Members Goofball Jones Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 I already know what cab I want...a 4 ohm Avatar B212 Delta. http://www.avatarspeakers.com/b212.htm Now, what head to drive this baby? GK 800RB? GK 700RB-II? I'm looking to keep this under a grand as I'm using my tax refund for part of this. Or should I get in my car and drive the 200 miles round trip to the GC in Illinois and look into Markbass? (It's the closest GC to me that carries them). No effects...straight into the amp then to cab into the people's ears. Small to medium clubs. Rock, British blues, Jazz. All through my Stingray HS you see in my avatar to your Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 GK makes a nice head. Do you have any way to try them out before you buy? I would say go and try whatever you can to see what you like the best. If MB is a contender...make the trip. It works for some, but not all... There are other choices as well, but ti depends on what you're looking to do. If you are planning on a GK 800RB, go used. They can be had for like half the price of a new one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 if you buy GK, get the 1001RBII... you can drive whatever cabs you want with it, have bulletproof tone, and volume to play mostly any gig you can think of... check out the thread i started... for my budget, i strongly believe i purchased the best cabinet i could... if you live in a america you can definitly get an Avatar and a GK 1001RBII for under a grand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 I've done a ton of gigs with a 400RB and a 212neo and never had to worry about lack of volume, you'd be surpirsed at how loud that combo will get. The 700's cool but 1001 would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Givati Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 I went for a GK from the advice of many here at HCBF and I'm very happy with it. I got the 700RBII. The deciding factor for me was price. Check out this site. I didn't order from here, only because GC matched the price. http://www.rmcaudio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 I already know what cab I want...a 4 ohm Avatar B212 Delta. http://www.avatarspeakers.com/b212.htm Now, what head to drive this baby? GK 800RB? GK 700RB-II? I'm looking to keep this under a grand as I'm using my tax refund for part of this. Or should I get in my car and drive the 200 miles round trip to the GC in Illinois and look into Markbass? (It's the closest GC to me that carries them). No effects...straight into the amp then to cab into the people's ears. Small to medium clubs. Rock, British blues, Jazz. All through my Stingray HS you see in my avatar to your See, if you came to Chicago GTGs, you'd already know how the Little Mark II sounds. Anyways, I like the 800rb, and I like the LMII. I ended up buying the LMII, but the 800rb is definitely on my list. They're both great amps that'll drive that Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted December 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 if you buy GK, get the 1001RBII... Yeah, just noticed that the price of the 1001RBII are the same as the 800RB I also noticed that coming out in Spring 2008 GK is coming out with the Fusion 550 which they describe as a "six stage tube preamp paired with a 500 + 50 watt version of the high current solid state power amp used in the 1001RB-II". Sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 I also noticed that coming out in Spring 2008 GK is coming out with the Fusion 550 which they describe as a "six stage tube preamp paired with a 500 + 50 watt version of the high current solid state power amp used in the 1001RB-II". Sounds interesting. That thing also has two channels...and motorized knobs to switch between them. It's really pretty cool...but you have to see it. More moving parts might mean more problems, but they make a good product. I think that Dan (willsellout) ordered one a while back...PM him. I saw it at Bass Player Live...it was pretty cool. I didn't play through it though...Stew Hamm was jamming next to the GK booth, so I wasn't about to play over him and embarrass myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted December 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 That thing also has two channels...and motorized knobs to switch between them. It's really pretty cool...but you have to see it. More moving parts might mean more problems, but they make a good product. I think that Dan (willsellout) ordered one a while back...PM him. I saw it at Bass Player Live...it was pretty cool. I didn't play through it though...Stew Hamm was jamming next to the GK booth, so I wasn't about to play over him and embarrass myself! Yes, just noticed that...moving parts don't really impress me as you're right, more things to break on it. I like to keep everything nice and simple. Which is why I freaked out when Gibson came out with the Robot Les Paul ...which itself is breaking on many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just chiming in to say the 212 setup is where it's at. I'm sure those GK's will sound great through 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 Which is why I freaked out when Gibson came out with the Robot Les Paul ...which itself is breaking on many people. Cool concept I guess...but I really see no need for it. I like to tweak and turn knobs...even if it's just for tuning. How much does that thing cost anyways? EDIT: $2499 msrp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 Cool concept I guess...but I really see no need for it. I like to tweak and turn knobs...even if it's just for tuning. How much does that thing cost anyways?EDIT: $2499 msrp thats absolute insanity... and yeah, so do i... i'm always fiddling around with my pedals, bass knobs, etc... that's one of the reasons i actually love, not just for the sound, pedalboard made out of single-effect pedals... i actually like to have all that stuff in there, and turn and stomp them......multi-effect pedalboards just have no.... charisma! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 if you buy GK, get the 1001RBII... you can drive whatever cabs you want with it unless you want to drive two 4 ohm cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 thats absolute insanity... That's right there with Les Paul Standards...so I don't see how that's insanity at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 27, 2007 Members Share Posted December 27, 2007 That's right there with Les Paul Standards...so I don't see how that's insanity at all. that is insanity as well... IMO, a standard epiphone les paul with some good pickups sounds about as well as any gibson ive heard... so with about 500/600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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