Tradfusion Posted October 15, 2010 Posted October 15, 2010 Some of the newer GK heads like the MB 200 Ultra Light and the MB Fusion 500 etc are getting good reviews across the pond so I'm wondering where the best deals are this side of the Atlantic. I'm stuck out on the west coast of Ireland and this country is notoriously poor for decent bass gear suppliers so I'm thinking UK being the closest port of call for me.... I like Mark at Bass Direct but he doesnt stock GK... Quote
shaundixon666 Posted October 15, 2010 Posted October 15, 2010 (edited) [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/categories~manufacturer~Gallien-Krueger~ID~146.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/categories~man...eger~ID~146.asp[/url] Sounds live are good, I have used them in the past. Edited October 15, 2010 by shaundixon666 Quote
Musicman20 Posted October 15, 2010 Posted October 15, 2010 The Bass Merchant are GK specialists. Quote
Delberthot Posted October 15, 2010 Posted October 15, 2010 I bought my 700RB II from Soundslive earlier this year - very good service, quick to respond to questions I actually spoke to Darren at the Bass Merchant before buying and he said they weren't stocking them as they'd had a lot of faulty ones recently Quote
AttitudeCastle Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 I'm After The MB212 combo but only Thomann seem to stock it =/ Quote
Delberthot Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 Thomann are pretty good as well - bought loads of stuff from them - bought a bass a few months ago that was faulty and they arranged pickup as soon as I told them about it and refunded as soon as it was back at their warehouse Quote
AttitudeCastle Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 Ah thanks Delberthot! Sounds like no worries then xD Quote
Tradfusion Posted October 16, 2010 Author Posted October 16, 2010 The two heads I'm interested in the MB200 ultralight and the MB Fusion dont seem to be in European retailers yet... unless I'm missing something.. Quote
ThomBassmonkey Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 afaik there's about 5 dealers in the UK. Soundslive in Newcastle. Electro Music in Doncaster GAK in Brighton and a couple of smallish shops in Wales. There might be more but they're the ones I know of. Quote
AttitudeCastle Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 Thom is easy for you to get your hands on GK gear! We all have to trawl the net for the best deals and cheapest delivery and what not! Haha, Thanks though Thom! I'm thinking if looking at Soundlive, closest to me like Quote
Tradfusion Posted October 17, 2010 Author Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Yeah trawling the net is grand but GK amps are single voltage, otherwise I would have bought one out of the States already...but 110v there 220 here... Edited October 17, 2010 by Tradfusion Quote
ThomBassmonkey Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 [quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='991053' date='Oct 17 2010, 01:01 PM']Thom is easy for you to get your hands on GK gear! We all have to trawl the net for the best deals and cheapest delivery and what not! Haha, Thanks though Thom! I'm thinking if looking at Soundlive, closest to me like[/quote] haha, you say that, but there's limited stock in the whole country. I've got to wait for my 2nd 410RBH to be shipped over even with the endorsement. I did spend a lot of time looking about though when I bought my 700 stack (which is for sale in the for sale section, /shameless promotion). I ended up buying the head and one cab from GAK (who gave me horrible service and I'd never use again) then got the 2nd cab from Thomann. Quote
Merton Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 I spoke to Polar Audio (GK disti over here) about availability last week, they said to contact them direct and they'd order the amp from GK, it'd take 6-8 weeks to arrive... Needless to say you won't get any decent shop deal from them but it may be the only way at the mo Quote
AttitudeCastle Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 [quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='991394' date='Oct 17 2010, 06:19 PM']haha, you say that, but there's limited stock in the whole country. I've got to wait for my 2nd 410RBH to be shipped over even with the endorsement. I did spend a lot of time looking about though when I bought my 700 stack (which is for sale in the for sale section, /shameless promotion). I ended up buying the head and one cab from GAK (who gave me horrible service and I'd never use again) then got the 2nd cab from Thomann.[/quote] Haha! No offence meant btw Thom in case you took any =S Are GK amps really Single Voltage?? Might tilt me in my Hartke or GK rig dilemma haha, anyone shed any light on this? Quote
ThomBassmonkey Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 Not sure how I'd be offended mate. but no, I'm not. All the manuals for the GK stuff are online. Check here: [url="http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_manuals.html"]http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_manuals.html[/url] Quote
Delberthot Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 [quote name='Tradfusion' post='991388' date='Oct 17 2010, 06:15 PM']Yeah trawling the net is grand but GK amps are single voltage, otherwise I would have bought one out of the States already...but 110v there 220 here...[/quote] not true of the digital stuff - you just need to open it up and adjust one of the parts inside - can't remember which one but someone on here posted that they'd done it a year or so ago The solid state RB and backline stuff is single voltage AFAIK Quote
Tradfusion Posted October 19, 2010 Author Posted October 19, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='991820' date='Oct 17 2010, 11:49 PM']not true of the digital stuff - you just need to open it up and adjust one of the parts inside - can't remember which one but someone on here posted that they'd done it a year or so ago The solid state RB and backline stuff is single voltage AFAIK[/quote] Yeah but in the small print opening it up and fiddling with it will void your warrenty!! I prefer the dual voltage switch that alot of recent amp designs have... I'll just wait it out until they start stocking them in 220v this side of the pond... Quote
gelfin Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 [quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='990983' date='Oct 17 2010, 11:33 AM']afaik there's about 5 dealers in the UK. Soundslive in Newcastle. Electro Music in Doncaster GAK in Brighton and a couple of smallish shops in Wales. There might be more but they're the ones I know of. [/quote] The shops in Wales may be listed as GK dealers but they either have no stock or only limited stock. I live in Wales but buy direct from Polar audio the importers. Quote
markorbit Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) Speak to Dave at Electro Music. It will likely need to be ordered but if he can beat a price he will. Edited October 20, 2010 by markorbit Quote
ThomBassmonkey Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 [quote name='gelfin' post='995346' date='Oct 20 2010, 09:39 PM']The shops in Wales may be listed as GK dealers but they either have no stock or only limited stock. I live in Wales but buy direct from Polar audio the importers.[/quote] That's probably the case (seems to be even with the bigger dealers in the UK), but I'm just going off what someone at Polar told me. Quote
GRAHAM SG1 Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 Has anyone managed to get a GK MBE 210 extension cabinet yet ? Quote
GRAHAM SG1 Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 Has anyone managed to get a GK MBE 210 extension cabinet yet ? Quote
outsider70 Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 [quote name='GRAHAM SG1' post='1009114' date='Nov 1 2010, 10:53 PM']Has anyone managed to get a GK MBE 210 extension cabinet yet ?[/quote] I was looking into these myself, but availability is an issue. Soundslive never replied to my emails but Thomman have them down as in stock 26 Nov [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/gallien_krueger_210mbe.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/gallien_krueger_210mbe.htm[/url] Quote
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