goonieman Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Hi All, I love a nice deep low-mid growl tone. I have a Sterling SB14 - which is a wonderful piece of kit. Covers the low-mids very well, and loads of growl. However, my Gallien Krueger 150 MBE-III head seems a little lacklustre to me on that front (i'm not greatly experienced in heads - I had a small Eden combo before this). Maybe i'm just over-familiar with it... but anyway, I've tweaked the boost knob, and adjusted the gain to where it juuuust starts to breakup (AKA 'hitting the rails' on a GK amp?). It sounds good, but I'd like to know if there is another way i'm missing. Let me define MY idea of growl (YMMV): low-mids grind, not affecting the low bass or highs, especially not the highs. So we are not talking overdrive or distortion here. Of course I know it is also about playing dynamics and strings - but let's please exclude those for now. I'm concentrating on the amp. It does not need to be mega gigworthy. My little GK 150 is about the right ballpark. Any thoughts on a little amp head? - maybe MB200, or Aguilar, or Ampeg? cheers Quote
discreet Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 G-K MB500 Fusion - it has extensive mid EQ facilities. Mine growled like a bear. Wish I hadn't sold it. Quote
goonieman Posted June 7, 2016 Author Posted June 7, 2016 ooh, tempting. But I don't suppose I could use with a TC RS112?! Quote
discreet Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Why not? It's a 1X12 with a tweeter, isn't it? Quote
Lozz196 Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Yep mgood recommendation on GK MB Fusions, they def growl. Quote
goonieman Posted June 7, 2016 Author Posted June 7, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1465327346' post='3067253'] Why not? It's a 1X12 with a tweeter, isn't it? [/quote] yes, but its a 200w cab...?! Quote
discreet Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) [quote name='goonieman' timestamp='1465332729' post='3067341'] yes, but its a 200w cab...?! [/quote] Is it 8ohms? If so you'll be getting a maximum of 300W from the Fusion. And you won't be running it anywhere near maximum volume levels, that's for sure. Your ears will tell you if you're overdoing it. I doubt you'd want to play that loud. I'm using a 300W@8ohm amp with my BF One10 and it's perfectly fine. Just don't go nuts. Edited June 7, 2016 by discreet Quote
Jus Lukin Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) - Edited February 28, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
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