Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

Yeah, I like 'em. And for that price can't beat 'em. I don't have them at this time; mine are Hartke 410s.

That's good to know. My drummer has an old "Hartke Systems Transient Attack" 410 he said I could use. Seems like my GK MB500 would drive it well.

 

[JIO]

@JIO came to my band's show in Pacifica tonight, which was rad. Even brought his vintage bird and let me play a little on it... no wonder those old basses fetch such high prices.

@Sartori was gettin' medieval on his bird

 

[RikiP]

Hmm.. people say spend more money on amp rather than on bass, but i can buy a used GK 700RB II for like 300$ and a used 410RBH cab for 600$ and probably i will never need any bigger in my whole life.

 

[RikiP]

How did you find out about the color? The ad does not call out cherry?

That headstock looks enormous.

 

[Count Bassie]

Hmm.. people say spend more money on amp rather than on bass, but i can buy a used GK 700RB II for like 300$ and a used 410RBH cab for 600$ and probably i will never need any bigger in my whole life.

I always say that for amps, speakers/cabs is where to spend your $. Then amp... bass is first, of course.

 

[Count Bassie]

Got (edit) my Acoustic 136 combo yesterday. Jury's out til I can go play it somewhere. Tell you what, that's the loudest 100 watts I've ever heard.

 

[Haji]

Hmm.. people say spend more money on amp rather than on bass, but i can buy a used GK 700RB II for like 300$ and a used 410RBH cab for 600$ and probably i will never need any bigger in my whole life.

Maybe it's just because I'm near Music City and there's just TONS of gear available in this town, but I have very little money in amplification. My gig rig is an SVT-3 Pro through a Hartke 410XL and and a 410T with a GK 800RB as a back up. The Ampeg I got for $299, the GK for $259, the XL for $199 and the Transporter for $60. One of these days I wanna replace that Transporter with another XL, but the cab and the money haven't been in the same place at the same time yet.

Come to think of it, I don't have much in basses right now, either. My TBIV, a cosmetic second, was on clearance for $199, my Goff was $150 and I traded for my Charvel 4B. The Sterling was a victim of unemployment, but I prawned it for more than I paid for it, so I was OK with letting it go. There's no telling what that Goff is gonna end up costing me, but it was always meant to be a project piece anyway. Its gonna get ridiculous metalflake paint one day.

 

[Gaolee]

For my Acoustic 136 combo yesterday. Jury's out til I can go play it somewhere. Tell you what, that's the loudest 100 watts I've ever heard.

Probably the heaviest, too, but those things are a law unto themselves.

 

[TBird1958]

Ok, here's a question for our collective brain trust here, yes I could pose this in the Amps forum but it'll turn into a useless crapfest........

I need to replace two speakers in one of my GK SBX cabinets, the original spec is 8 ohms with 400 watt power handling. The amp is a 700RBII, which is at 320watts @8 ohms.
So, would something like this work? Eminence Legend BP102 Legend Series 10" 200-Watt Replacement Bass Speaker 8 Ohm

It's only rated at 200 watts, am I going to push it harder than the remaining speakers and thus fry it?

Thanks!

 

[Haji]

I'm not sure, but your question raises another question: Can replacement speakers be had from the various manufacturers? IOW, will GK sell a direct replacement driver for their cabs? Do other manufacturers do that? Musicians seem to always go to the aftermarket for everything and never contact the factory to see about a direct replacement part.

 

[JJR58]

Ok, here's a question for our collective brain trust here, yes I could pose this in the Amps forum but it'll turn into a useless crapfest........

I need to replace two speakers in one of my GK SBX cabinets, the original spec is 8 ohms with 400 watt power handling. The amp is a 700RBII, which is at 320watts @8 ohms.
So, would something like this work? Eminence Legend BP102 Legend Series 10" 200-Watt Replacement Bass Speaker 8 Ohm

It's only rated at 200 watts, am I going to push it harder than the remaining speakers and thus fry it?

Thanks!

Also T, you need to know if these speakers will work with how the SBX cabinets are tuned.
And how they will gel with the remaining two GK speakers in the cab.

 

[TBird1958]

I'm not sure, but your question raises another question: Can replacement speakers be had from the various manufacturers? IOW, will GK sell a direct replacement driver for their cabs? Do other manufacturers do that? Musicians seem to always go to the aftermarket for everything and never contact the factory to see about a direct replacement part.

In my case aftermarket is the only choice as GK doesn't make the speaker anymore.

 

[JJR58]

I know Eminence states for sealed or ported, but, you need an expert to chime in here to be of more help.

 

[JJR58]

In my case aftermarket is the only choice as GK doesn't make the speaker anymore.

Oh, ok, got it.

 

[Korladis]

I always say that for amps, speakers/cabs is where to spend your $. Then amp... bass is first, of course.

I'd go even further.

Cheap basses through great cabs and amps sound better than great basses through cheap amps and cabs, in my experience.

Ok, here's a question for our collective brain trust here, yes I could pose this in the Amps forum but it'll turn into a useless crapfest........

I need to replace two speakers in one of my GK SBX cabinets, the original spec is 8 ohms with 400 watt power handling. The amp is a 700RBII, which is at 320watts @8 ohms.
So, would something like this work? Eminence Legend BP102 Legend Series 10" 200-Watt Replacement Bass Speaker 8 Ohm

It's only rated at 200 watts, am I going to push it harder than the remaining speakers and thus fry it?

Thanks!

I would ask GK what they would recommend.

I'm not sure, but your question raises another question: Can replacement speakers be had from the various manufacturers? IOW, will GK sell a direct replacement driver for their cabs? Do other manufacturers do that? Musicians seem to always go to the aftermarket for everything and never contact the factory to see about a direct replacement part.

Yeah.

Also I'd give the cab measurements to various speaker manufacturers and ask them what they have that would work in that box.

 

[Korladis]

@Sartori was gettin' medieval on his bird

Thanks for the action shot.

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[Gaolee]

Ok, here's a question for our collective brain trust here, yes I could pose this in the Amps forum but it'll turn into a useless crapfest........

I need to replace two speakers in one of my GK SBX cabinets, the original spec is 8 ohms with 400 watt power handling. The amp is a 700RBII, which is at 320watts @8 ohms.
So, would something like this work? Eminence Legend BP102 Legend Series 10" 200-Watt Replacement Bass Speaker 8 Ohm

It's only rated at 200 watts, am I going to push it harder than the remaining speakers and thus fry it?

Thanks!

If I answered your question, it would be disinformation. Meaning I don't know what I'm talking about.

In the past, I have found these guys to be a fantastic source of information and advice about that kind of thing:
http://www.usspeaker.com/

 

[kat888]

I always say that for amps, speakers/cabs is where to spend your $. Then amp... bass is first, of course.

My amp was half the price of my cab but then it was built in 2004 and has had an unknown number of previous owners.

 

[PillO]

I'd go even further.

Cheap basses through great cabs and amps sound better than great basses through cheap amps and cabs, in my experience.

For some of us, talent is the limiting factor.

 

[PillO]

Ok, here's a question for our collective brain trust here, yes I could pose this in the Amps forum but it'll turn into a useless crapfest........

I need to replace two speakers in one of my GK SBX cabinets, the original spec is 8 ohms with 400 watt power handling. The amp is a 700RBII, which is at 320watts @8 ohms.
So, would something like this work? Eminence Legend BP102 Legend Series 10" 200-Watt Replacement Bass Speaker 8 Ohm

It's only rated at 200 watts, am I going to push it harder than the remaining speakers and thus fry it?

Thanks!

Does GK have a recommended replacement?