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11/30/2011 7:56:34 PM
Any GK owners out there? I have a MB115 bass amp and love it. It's got 200 amps watts, great tone, and weighs less than 40 pounds 
Edit: Fixed the 200 amps thing I hope no one got the impression it could double as a welder.
Edit: Fixed the 200 amps thing
I hope no one got the impression it could double as a welder.12/1/2011 6:56:21 PM
Originally Posted By flyguync:
Any GK owners out there? I have a MB115 bass amp and love it. It's got 200 amps, great tone, and weighs less than 40 pounds
Any GK owners out there? I have a MB115 bass amp and love it. It's got 200 amps, great tone, and weighs less than 40 pounds
200 AMPS??? Man....that thing sure does draw quite a bit of power. LOL.....think you mean 200 WATTS......
Seriously, GK makes some sweet bass rigs. I played for years with a guy that used a small GK head that powered a 4x10 cab and a 1x15 cab. Quite the stack that had some sweet tones. One of the few bass rigs that made me question why I owned an old Ampeg SVT tube head....
12/2/2011 7:40:06 PM
Yeah, I own a couple of G-K bass heads - a 700rb-II and a Backline 600... I also had another 700rb-II, but traded one off when I bought my 1st Mesa bass amp... I really like G-K heads, but don't care much for their cabs - oddly enough, I usually like SWR cabs, but don't like their heads... I had that pair of 700rb-IIs for a couple of years, and gigged them atleast once a week for that whole time, besides rehearsals - they always sounded great, and never gave me any troubles...
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12/9/2011 2:38:46 AM
I don't own a G-K amp right now but after picking one up and walking around with it
it is the only bass amp my back will let me buy.
it is the only bass amp my back will let me buy.
12/16/2011 7:59:27 PM
I have a GK Goldline 500 bass head. Still not sure what to make of this line. Some say it was strictly made for GC. That's where I got mine. I got it at a good price , but did have some issues. I sent it back to GK, they repaired it at no cost & the thing sounds great. I've heard it's similar to a Backline. If you do have problems, GK customer service steps up. 
12/28/2011 11:46:10 AM
I've used GK amps for bass before, and I like them. I prefer a little bit of a grungier, slightly overdriven sound, so GKs are not my preference, but if you're looking for a modern, clean and articulate sound, they'll do the job.
I'm using a modified '67 Fender Bassman head through an old Traynot 2x15 cab, and running my bass through a Bass Driver DI to go to the board. The combination of the DI and mic'ed cabinet gives me as much volume as I could possibly need, as well as a great mix of clarity and grunge.
I'm using a modified '67 Fender Bassman head through an old Traynot 2x15 cab, and running my bass through a Bass Driver DI to go to the board. The combination of the DI and mic'ed cabinet gives me as much volume as I could possibly need, as well as a great mix of clarity and grunge.
12/28/2011 12:13:40 PM
I've been running GK heads since 1986, and GMT heads before that, back to about 1974. (Yeah, I'm an old fart. 
) I own some other heads for times when I want a "tubey" kind of sound for a particular track, but for the great majority of my playing I run the GKs–– usually a 400-watt head and a pair of JBL K145 speakers (I think they're called E145 now–– I know they've changed the names a couple of times since I got my first pair in 1976) in an old Sunn 200S cabinet. The JBLs have a 10-kilogram magnet (22-1/2 pounds +/-) and a cone excursion of about 8 inches, and the stack sounds absolutely monstrous. The speakers reproduce every snap and pop effortlessly. I loves 'em. 
) I own some other heads for times when I want a "tubey" kind of sound for a particular track, but for the great majority of my playing I run the GKs–– usually a 400-watt head and a pair of JBL K145 speakers (I think they're called E145 now–– I know they've changed the names a couple of times since I got my first pair in 1976) in an old Sunn 200S cabinet. The JBLs have a 10-kilogram magnet (22-1/2 pounds +/-) and a cone excursion of about 8 inches, and the stack sounds absolutely monstrous. The speakers reproduce every snap and pop effortlessly. I loves 'em. 