cetera Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Has anyone heard when these will be available in the UK? https://www.gallien-krueger.com/legacy-heads I LOVE my old 400RB & 800RB heads and I'm very interested to see/try/hear the new 800 Legacy head! 2 Quote
ianrendall Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 The best ‘legacy’ GK could do is restarting manufacture of the original 800RB exactly as it was. 3 Quote
wateroftyne Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Jazzmaster62 said: Class D! Oh no! It must sound terrible. I wonder how much of the love attributed to these is down to the power stage? Quote
casapete Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 22 hours ago, cetera said: Has anyone heard when these will be available in the UK? https://www.gallien-krueger.com/legacy-heads I LOVE my old 400RB & 800RB heads and I'm very interested to see/try/hear the new 800 Legacy head! Am liking the look of the new models. I love GK stuff, having started with a couple of 800RB heads (still got a very tidy one!) and then on to the 700RB ->1001RB (which is still my main amp) and also an MB800 with an MB200 as a backup. If the Legacy 800 captures any of the tone of my 800RB then I'll be very interested. $899 in the US, now shipping June 21st according to Guitar Center website. 2 Quote
cetera Posted May 16, 2019 Author Posted May 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, casapete said: Am liking the look of the new models. I love GK stuff, having started with a couple of 800RB heads (still got a very tidy one!) and then on to the 700RB ->1001RB (which is still my main amp) and also an MB800 with an MB200 as a backup. If the Legacy 800 captures any of the tone of my 800RB then I'll be very interested. $899 in the US, now shipping June 21st according to Guitar Center website. Yep, the 800RB is still possibly the finest amp ever made. I have 4 of them because they are rare as hens teeth over here.... lol! If they can make a lightweight soundalike then they can take my money... Sounds like late summer by the time we see them here then.... Quote
PatrickJ Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 These look really great! I really liked my MB500 head and GK gabs, I moved it on to give Mark Bass a go as I fancied a change and I could never get that GK grind from the MB that the old RB's were famed for. If the new legacy's reproduce it then I'd have no hesitation in grabbing one. 1 Quote
mxm Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Gear 4 Music have them listed: Legacy 500 Edited May 16, 2019 by mxm Quote
PatrickJ Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, mxm said: Gear 4 Music have them listed: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Gallien-Krueger-Legacy-500-500W-Bass-Amp/2YYW?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=138632d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=148483916678&gclid=CjwKCAjwlPTmBRBoEiwAHqpvhS7tdWoBLRB6_Z6hNW5IyjtcuYiqoIFAtKyxywyIQyiNuNe2isQAxBoCPOYQAvD_BwE G4M always do this, list items with an expected date that is completely unrealistic just to drive pre-order revenue. I first encountered this issue when I pre-ordered a GK Plex through them - was about 3-4 months after their estimated date that they were actually released in the UK but I've seen them do it with a number of products (including the new Tech21 Geddy pedal). Edited May 16, 2019 by PJ-Bassist 1 Quote
cetera Posted May 16, 2019 Author Posted May 16, 2019 They reckon the 800 is coming in the next fortnight. Wishful thinking I reckon.... Legacy 800 Quote
casapete Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, cetera said: They reckon the 800 is coming in the next fortnight. Wishful thinking I reckon.... Legacy 800 Yeah, definitely. Also was hoping they'd be more around the £700 / £750 mark too. 😕 Quote
Al Krow Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Anyone worked out what the three additional 'bump', 'contour' and presence filters do and what the EQ centre points on the 4 band EQ are? Quote
PatrickJ Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Al Krow said: Anyone worked out what the three additional 'bump', 'contour' and presence filters do and what the EQ centre points on the 4 band EQ are? IIRC from my old Plex pre-amp and MB head Contour is a mid-scoop filter Bump gives a bump to the low end frequencies Presence boosts the mids Edited May 16, 2019 by PJ-Bassist 1 Quote
PatrickJ Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 The manual for the Plex pre-amp gives details of the frequencies affected by the filters. I don't know if they will be the exactly the same for the Legacy amps as they seem to be either on or off but will share them for reference. 1 Quote
WHUFC BASS Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 They're due to be in the UK in late July according to Andertons: https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-amps/bass-amp-heads/solid-state-bass-amp-heads/gallien-krueger-legacy-1200-1200-watt-bass-amplifier Quote
Al Krow Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) I'm a bit confused by what it's stating as power output on the rear of the amp that Andertons are showing as the £989 1200W model? Full power 1040W 800W at 4ohms / 2 ohms 400W at 8ohms I guess I was expecting 1200W at 4ohms and 600W at 8ohms... Edited June 25, 2019 by Al Krow Quote
cetera Posted June 25, 2019 Author Posted June 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Al Krow said: I'm a bit confused by what it's stating as power output on the rear of the amp that Andertons are showing as the £989 1200W model? Full power 1040W 800W at 4ohms / 2 ohms 400W at 8ohms I guess I was expecting 1200W at 4ohms and 600W at 8ohms... They've posted the wrong rear photo. That must be the Legacy800 model.... Quote
Al Krow Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, cetera said: They've posted the wrong rear photo. That must be the Legacy800 model.... Numpties 😂 Quote
fretmeister Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 2 small and no doubt noisy fans. Bah. I like GK stuff but why doesn't anyone do proper passive cooling anymore with fins on the back? Do Class D amps get hotter than old iron amps? 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 Demo vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVYUA7iiew 1 Quote
Merton Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 Struggling with the 0% option on the 800 or 1200. Gah. 1 Quote
casapete Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 59 minutes ago, Al Krow said: I'm a bit confused by what it's stating as power output on the rear of the amp that Andertons are showing as the £989 1200W model? Full power 1040W 800W at 4ohms / 2 ohms 400W at 8ohms I guess I was expecting 1200W at 4ohms and 600W at 8ohms... Looks like the 1040w is to do with the power consumption, not speaker output. 😊 Quote
Daz39 Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 31 minutes ago, Merton said: Struggling with the 0% option on the 800 or 1200. Gah. One of each? I mean - you need a backup! 1 Quote
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