Two important questions(GK and Avatar owners read here!!!)

I would definitely do the GK/Avatar rig since I think GK sounds really good and I've also heard nothing but great things about the Avatars.

As for the B string sounding fizzy on the Avatar, I couldn't help you there because im not a 5 stringer sorry.

 

The avatar B210 is an efficient can with high power handling, but it does not go especially deep.

Avatar also make larger cabs with 15's and 12's which reports say are deeper (as one would expect). If you downtune and want rumble, don't get a 210!

I have the b210, its loud, but not trouser flapping at those low freqs.

 

I run a GK-1001RB head threw 1 4x10 8khm Cab and 1 2x12 8ohm Cab ( both avatar)

must say it sounds pretty damn good, the 4x10 cant quite handle the deep lows like i would want. I know im rigging up a bass block to keep the deep down lows from hitting the 4x10 and staying all in the 2x12. ( i really dont have much of a problem with it, just when i really dig in hard on the E )

So for a rock/metal player that wants that deep down thunder, go with 2 2x12s

Also, i would save your money and get the 1001RB, its super powerfull for the extra money, and deffintly worth it.

feel free to contact me with any questions ya got reguarding this rig, either here, PM, Email ( zfield@sonic.net ) or on AIM- URBANxSTRIKE

Cheers
Pb

 

I think the GK is a better bang for the buck head, at least in terms of the volume/price ratio. The tone is subjective, but I much prefer it to SWR, though admittedly I don't know much about the workingman's series.

I used an Avatar 410 at a gig and the B string was great on my 6-string, however, I had a 1300-watt amp powering the cab, so the surplus headroom might have made for a better sounding B. That said, my brother's GK 800RB sounds awesome through the Avatar, and no troubles with the low B with that rig either.

Not sure if any of this helps -- but that's been my experience. If it was me, I would definitely pick the GK/Avatar rig, but maybe save up for the 1001RB ($650 @ Riks Music), and get a 4ohm Avatar B410 to run it at 700 watts.

 

iwouldnt go with a 4ohm cab..........get an 8 ohm so you can expand to 2 cabs running out of it.......480 watts in 8ohm mode is more then enough for that cabinet : )

 

That's definitely true -- as my bro's 300 watt 800RB + B410 rig can attest. On the other hand, the 410 alone was more than enough sound for me at a pretty big venue, with a loud rock band, so if it was me I'd go for the headroom for the B-string. That's just me though

 

For $630 you can get the more powerful 1001RB-II from ww.riksmusic.com

 

Is anyone else confused by this?

My older (rear-ported) B2x10 sounds decent with 150 GK watts, even down to B at moderate volumes. Like any non-high-end 2x10, though, it breaks up a bit louder from the E string's F# downward.