John Wick

14 hours ago, Woodwind said:

For home use it's of absolutely no concern - you'll be too loud to get anywhere near damaging the cab.

 

At Gigs However, it will be entirely possible to blow the cab. I have blown several hartke 15" cabs when I was in a heavy band (two transpirter 15's and an early edition vx15) . However - these were cabs being used on their own and worked very hard.

I stuck with these cheaper hartke cabs as I loved the sound and they were light (for their day) so very easy to get to and from gigs.

 

I imagine you'll be very happy using just the 410. These double cab stacks are a great ego boost, but for the majority of gigs seldom necessary.

 

If I were you I'd buy the hartke rig, regard the 15" as effectively disposable and enjoy the 410

 

Well, I've read too many bad reviews on the VX115, and the false power rating, to still go after it. The HA5500 head however seems killer for the price. I may try to pry loose the head alone 

4 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

Well, this isn't going to help but the Hartke amp with the GK cab please!!!

Seriously though, the Hartke amp is bulletproof - I had one and it was built to last. Sounded great too, just too big and heavy for my requirements. I've got a MarkBass and it's fine but that one being advertised is WAY too complex, unless you need something that can store loads of settings so I'd go with the rest of the people here and say get the Hartke rig. 

But what about the power rating of the VX115? 

There's different customer reviews complaining that the VX115 isn't able to handle the said 300 watts. It's really buggin' me. I'm trying out the rig this Friday.

Found this in one of the reviews online about the VX115 on Zzounds... "The problem was this piece of crap had a 15" speaker in it on printed on the magnet it clearly stated 150watt"

There are a lot of users complaining the cab can't handle what it's supposed to handle.....

1 hour ago, agedhorse said:

Can’t open the pictures 

A pic of the Genz Benz cab => 300€

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And a pic of the Hartke rig => 500€

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3 hours ago, abarson said:

There have been a few iterations of the GB410T cabinet, with the biggest difference being port configuration. One characteristic in common is that they are all quite heavy. That said, I've yet to come by a Genz-Benz cabinet that didn't sound good. Here's a quick chart, oldest to newest.

• GB410T STD - 4 ohms, rear round ports.
• GB410T-XB2 - 4 ohms, front round ports.
• GB410T-XB3 - 4 ohms, front slot ported.

300€ would be a bit steep in the US market, I've no idea how that stands elsewhere.

 

Thanks Abarson! The seller says it's an 8ohm cab, could he be mistaken? As for the price I really can't tell. This the very first Gen Benz cab I've ever seen 2ndhand in Belgium. 300€ seemed a good price for a quality cab, but now you got me doubting! 😉

There also a Hartke rig up for sale, and the seller is willing to sell it me for 500€.... How do Hartke VX cabs compare to Genz Benz older 410's?

https://www.2dehands.be/a/muziek-en-instrumenten/versterkers-bas-en-gitaar/m1676261749-hartke-bass-stack.html?c=4dc4183dfac1254e7aa85845826d5acd&previousPage=mympBuyer

Hi guys,

In my quest for a new rig I came across a Genz Benz GB410T, in near mint condition, for 300€. Now there's little to be found on this type of cab, and I wondered who among you have any experience with it? 

As I'm on a tight budget I'm really sifting through just about anything available secondhand (haven't looked on Basschat though, will do so). In my imagination, pairing up a GB410T with a Hartke HA5500 could work wonders.....

What say you? 

Drooling now.... I'm from Belgium though, would you ship it? 

There's a Genz Benz GB410T cab up for sale in good condition, but I've never ever played anything Genz Benz. What's you guys idea on Genz Benz cabs in general?

33 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Beware @Teebs, the army is marching on.

Hi mate and welcome to BassChat.

Merci fellow Belgian! 😉

Hello from Belgium!

Started playing bass at the age of 13 up until I turned 35, then quit for 7 years and now I'm back. Got a Warwick Corvette $$ from '06, and still on the fence regarding an amp.... 

Glad to be here on the forum!

25 minutes ago, Doddy said:

What kind of playing are you planning on doing with the rig?  If you're just playing at home, I'd suggest something like a Fender Rumble or an Ashdown Session, because the 2 rigs you mentioned are both pretty big.

If you're set on wanting one of those two rigs, I'd edge towards the Hartke, purely because I'm not crazy about Mark Bass heads, but either will be good.

Mostly originals. Some friends and I had a band for quite a few years until we stopped in 2014. Our songs were heavily inspired by Queens of the stone age, Tool, Pixies, and so on....so pretty hard rock, sometimes verging on metal. Thing is I'm not rich enough to buy a practice-at-home rig and a jamming/performing rig. So I need 1 solution for everything. 

Markbass hasn't impressed me so far from the limited time I've played with one, though their quality is obvious, just not my taste I guess. But the Markbass Muti Amp is quite a different beast altogether, although yet again, my actual experience with one live is non existent. 

19 minutes ago, police squad said:

I used a Hartke HA3500 for many years, through a Hartke transporter 4x10. It was simply brilliant.

Then I went all lightweight, so sold the Hartke gear

Hey police squad, what style of music do you play?

Hi guys,

New here on the forum! I'm just gonna bombard you all with a brain splitting dilemma I'm struggling with the last few weeks. I've been on non-active for the past 7 years, and I sold all my gear, up to the last cable, mainly due to finances being too tight. A year ago I decided I could no longer live without playing the bass, and ended up buying a 2006 Warwick Corvette $$, in perfect condition, for a mere 700€. It's one hell of a bass! 

While it was relatively easy to pick the bass I really desired, the choice of an amp isn't.....

I've filtered the rigs locally available secondhand down to 2 choices:

First is a Gallien Krueger RBX 410 with a Markbass Multi Amp S

Second is a complete Hartke rig: HA5500 with a VX410 and VX115

The GK/Markbass solution seems by far the better, with the included effects in the head, and simply the quality overall, but the price is pretty steep for my budget.

The Hartke setup is quite cheap, just 500€ for the whole rig, and it's in perfect shape.

With the endless lockdowns going on it's impractical to go and test these heads/cabs at the seller's houses, so all I've heard/read comes from internet.

Can I ask you guys for all your experience with these heads/cabs? Hoping to finally pull the trigger on either of both!

Thanks in advance!