intime-nick Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Bit of history - i bought a new (USA made) MB800 last year and whilst i liked the sound and form factor it had the most appalling build quality (it went back immediately) loose control knobs (2 came off when i pulled them very, very gently to check) and a volume pot that was not properly tightened on the front panel missing case screws stripped case screws dents / scratches on the front panel a speakon connector that was so tight you could hardly get a connector in it apart from that - top notch stuff..... i like the form factor because i can rack it in a 1U space and i do like the sound and therefore am contemplating giving them another go. sooooo....my question is - has anyone else had similar quality issues with recently bought GK MB800's ? - their supposed move back to 'made in the USA to control quality blah blah blah' didn't seem to work in this instance - indeed my older (Chinese made) MB200 was flawless in comparison the other amp i'm mulling over is a Carvin BX700 - different sound altogether i would think and a bigger rack space (2U) but might be worth a try.... all opinions welcome cheers. Edited January 28, 2015 by intime-nick Quote
BanditSid Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I have two MB800's, one from late 2013 and one from 2011 as well as an MB200 of unknown age - all of them are solid with no missing screws or loose bits......that sounds more like a returned/repaired unit rather than a brand new one. Quote
MikanHannille Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Have the recent MB500. So far so good. Quote
intime-nick Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) To the best of my knowledge it was a new unopened one from sounds live (if I remember correctly) - might have been a Friday afternoon/Monday morning special but it was awful. Edited January 28, 2015 by intime-nick Quote
cybertect Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 [quote name='MikanHannille' timestamp='1422479735' post='2673319']Have the recent MB500. So far so good.[/quote] I bought an MB 500 about 18 months ago and it's doing sterling work. The only problem I've had was they changed the specs in manufacturing since the tech data was published and it no longer had a 1/4 inch socket nestled inside the centre of the Speakon connectors on the rear. Solved by GAK sending me a Speakon to 1/4 inch cable FoC. Quote
MOSCOWBASS Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I've had a new MB800 for a few months now and it has totally reliable so far.....hope it stays that way, really enjoying it Quote
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