On both, I usually run the master between fairly and very high, say 2-3 o'clock, the input gain on the low side and use the boost to finesse my stage volume. I like a tone that is warm but still crisp and mostly clean. Again, these gk's are great working class amplifiers, and for the $150 paid for the backline i could not be happier. The only things I've heard that really trumps these is an SVT CL or II, or some of the super pricy WW or tecamp stuff. I recently played the 700rb-ii while my 800 was being serviced, and while it's a step up in power and response, it did not make a huge difference in my overall tone happiness. I own an 800rb and a backline 600 and think they are both truly great. Which is why I wanted some opinions on where to start.
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Or maybe an upgrade would work wonders as some posters above have said? Definitely lots of variables going on here and lots to mess around with, which is kind of daunting. I have an intuition that it may be the pickups/lack of preamp on my bass but I'm hesitant to do anything because I have no experience with that kind of stuff. I play mostly in Drop-D so maybe it's an issue with the set up? That said, if my overall tone would just be a little bit more up front and aggressive all around, it would be killer. Everything on the A,D, and G strings sounds amazing but when I play on the E the sound starts to fade in the mix.especially when playing around 7-12 fret range-kinda sounds like I'm trying to play with blankets covering the cabs and muffling the sound if that makes any sense. I just need something to push it over the top.mostly on the lower notes. When I play just one cab by itself, I end up missing a lot of my tone - ie the punch without the 10s and the low end without the 12s. The hissing is noticeably decreased when I roll the mids back. Other than the hissing out of the 2X10 I think the cabs sound great.I was originally playing through a GK Backline 1X15 with the Avatar 2X10 and it sounded like complete mud. Play in channel B (no distortion) around 1/8-1/4 by my self and 1/2-3/4 with othersĬabs are both 8 ohm.so together they should give out 4 ohm.which is what the amp is rated at. I've also thought about putting a pre amp into my bass to see if that would help.
I like the sound of Gallien Kruegers a lot and am wondering if bumping up to a 700/800 RB would noticeably improve my tone. Also, the amp is really noisy through the 2X10, lots of hiss when turned up - not sure if this is an issue with the cab or the amp. I tried using an equalizer before the Turbo Rat, but all I could get out of it was a highly distorted sound (I use the Rat for a slight overdrive). I'm thinking my main problem may be with the amp, it seems like I don't have a wide range of frequencies on the amp with which to really sculpt my tone. My set up right now is a passive Warwick bubinga corvette into a Turbo Rat played through a Gallien Krueger Backline 600 split between an Avatar 2x10 and a 2X12. If I can just push my sound over the edge, I'd be an extremely happy guy. To my ears, it sounds a little muffled and doesn't stand out quite like I'd like it to.I want something that's really punchy and prominent, and my tone right now just seems a like it's missing that aggressive quality. But I feel like it's missing a certain presence.
Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so hopefully this forum is appropriate.Ĭurrently, I have a pretty decent overall bass tone that I'm happy with.
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