fretmeister Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274476367261?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dffc40afdeb9b49ccb2912609fe5a1ae6%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D274476367261%26itm%3D274476367261%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DGallien-Krueger&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A698d63ea-2a8a-11ec-8d74-06cdf3adecfd|parentrq%3A6f370a3917c0aaf639377eecfff88e46|iid%3A1 Being sold by the official importers at £489 That's a good ton cheaper than most places and it has the full warranty. Somebody buy it before I get in trouble with the wife! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) So now you've flogged your MarkBass, you'll be needing a new third amp then😉 I was looking at the Gallien Krueger amps as an alternative to the darker MarkBass but then Musik Productiv came out with the deal on Ashdown kit and pairing my MarkBass with my Super Midget gives a great tone so I'm going to control myself. I notice Polar Audio sell the same GK heads directly from their website but are much dearer than their Ebay page. I suppose this is due to different return policies? I.e. buy it for £100 cheaper but forego the opportunity of sending it back within the first month. Edited October 12, 2021 by BillyBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, BillyBass said: So now you've flogged your MarkBass, you'll be needing a new third amp then😉 I was looking at the Gallien Krueger amps as an alternative to the darker MarkBass but then Musik Productiv came out with the deal on Ashdown kit and pairing my MarkBass with my Super Midget gives a great tone so I'm going to control myself. I notice Polar Audio sell the same GK heads directly from their website but are much dearer than their Ebay page. I suppose this is due to different return policies? I.e. buy it for £1200 cheaper but forego the opportunity of sending it back within the first month. Doubt it - the law is the law. Consumer Contract Regs (that replaced the Distance Selling Regs) allow for 14 days from receipt. Unless it's a custom made item it applies to all businesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 6 hours ago, BillyBass said: notice Polar Audio sell the same GK heads directly from their website but are much dearer than their Ebay page. I suppose this is due to different return policies? I.e. buy it for £100 cheaper but forego the opportunity of sending it back within the first month. I think the stuff they sell on eBay is mostly B stock of some sort. I've had an eye on them for a while and unfortunately I've been too sensible to indulge recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 That listing says 'brand new, unopened, undamaged' so not B stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 £489? For the £10 less you could get a brand new TC RH750 with several hundred free TC watts thrown in! This from TC about the sister amp, the RH450... "While a conventional amp shows higher peaks but also deeper valleys, our amp excels in a high average power output over time, by controlling peaks and pulling up the nitty gritty signals... In our subjective tests, this exact point clearly mattered more to bass players than the short term peaks. With these findings in mind we felt that a regular RMS power rating would never be able to express how the RH450 performs for bass players, hence we felt that it would be a more correct representation to rate the amp by its bass performance capabilities as opposed to the bench capabilities." Not sure how the GK could possibly compete? Sorry, that was a complete random thread diversion. As you were... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: That listing says 'brand new, unopened, undamaged' so not B stock. Fair do's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I don't get why they sell the same amp on Ebay and their online shop, but they Ebay prices are way cheaper. 13 hours ago, fretmeister said: Doubt it - the law is the law. Consumer Contract Regs (that replaced the Distance Selling Regs) allow for 14 days from receipt. Unless it's a custom made item it applies to all businesses. Their Ebay listing does say 30 day returns, so you must be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Wish I had the money. I've never had a GK but always like the recorded sounds from them. But I just ordered a new cab and marital harmony must be maintained! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I have a GK Legacy 1200, wanted an 800, but got a crazy deal on the 1200. The Legacy range are superb bass amps. I much prefer GK To TC Electronic. Love the tone and they are so loud. Never trusted TC wattage ratings. Of the TC amps I have tried they all sound processed probably due to built in compression. If this was an 800 I would snap it up, but I suspect the 500 is well loud enough for any application. My backup GK MB500 shakes the rafters at 9 oclock setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 12:40, Al Krow said: £489? For the £10 less you could get a brand new TC RH750 with several hundred free TC watts thrown in! Not sure how the GK could possibly compete? The GK has a GK tone (and a very, very good one), the TC does not. Case closed 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I just recently got the Fusion 1200. It absolutely kills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said: I just recently got the Fusion 1200. It absolutely kills. Damn! I really was hoping someone wasn't going to say that. Mind elaborating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I had the Legacy 800 when it first came out, amazing tone, but as i already had 2 GK heads i just couldn't justify keeping it, so sent it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Damn! I really was hoping someone wasn't going to say that. Mind elaborating? It's just really, really good. The EQ is great. Clean tone is immense and the dirt has to be heard to be believed. Not the Darkglass bin lid distortion, but beyond any level of brutal tube distortion you can imagine. I haven't used it at 2 ohms yet, but at 4 ohms and 800w it's devastatingly loud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 It's a hybrid right with three valves in the pre? One of my fav amp configs, I'll have to admit. Where would you put the clean tone on the sterile/clean/warm/coloured spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Al Krow said: It's a hybrid right with three valves in the pre? One of my fav amp configs, I'll have to admit. Where would you put the clean tone on the sterile/clean/warm/coloured spectrum? Depends how you set it really. I wouldn't say sterile though. With all the bump/contour/presence functions you can pretty much get anything you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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