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Gallien Krueger MB200 , can I gig with it?
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Depends on the gig and the other musicians. A 210 is not much speaker displacement for 140 watts (roughly a 115). Two 210's would likely cover most needs (4 10" and 200 watts).
Ditto. Depends on how loud you need to be, and how loud the guitarist and drummer are. An old Fender Rumble 60 combo was just enough for me to to be able to play with the first band I practiced with, but in another band nobody could hear me with a 500W pushing a 410 until we fired the earbleed guitarist.
I can get just loud enough with that plus a fifteen under it vs 18 piece jazz band with a mess of trombones.
Matching 210 vertical for the win. Plenty to keep up with unamped drums, just don't play with gui****s.
Matching 210 vertical for the win. Plenty to keep up with unamped drums, just don't play with gui****s.
No you shouldn't use it.
People wont be able to see all your awesome gear from the back row.
This is why SVTs are standard.
People wont be able to see all your awesome gear from the back row.
This is why SVTs are standard.
I’m taking a wild guess that he won’t be starting out with the luxury of a pro-PA/engineer/monitor setup.
and I’m taking a not-so-wild guess that, with that head and a 210 cab he won’t even be heard at a typical band rehearsal he’ll get stuck with
Imo, at minimum he needs an additional or larger cab just for starters.
I would have advised him to start with at least 400 watts and an 8-ohm 212 cab with the idea of adding another same cab.
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I've gigged and rehearsed with an MB200 many times, so it can be done if your band and venues will work with that volume level. The problem with talking about a typical gig or typical rehearsals is that we all have wildly varying notions of what that is. The MB200 with a 1x10" has always been enough to rehearse with for me, including with two guitarists and a drummer, but I'm not working in any of the heavier genres. I used my MB200 with a pair of 1x12" cabs in a large room with no PA reinforcement on Saturday and had enough volume (although it wasn't a rock gig), but that was at the limit of the MB200s power as I could hear the limiter working on louder passages. It's worth noting that the limiter on the MB200 is quite musical sounding, so you can get away with pushing it if you need to.
My last band had a 100 watt Peavey head from the 70's and unbranded 8ohm 112,think it was a stereo speaker honestly and I never had one single issue being heard at rehearsal. I take my Fender Bassman 150 and play without pa support at my local church on occasion and it holds its own just fine with drums and a guitar player. Just speaking from my own personal experience. Most suggestions for required wattage are grossly overrated.
I use the MB200 with a 1x15 cab fairly often for gigs and it works well. I imagine the 1x15 would be fairly comparable in volume to the 2x10. For louder gigs, the MB200 and (2) 1x15's does an excellent job.
That head and a 4 ohm 2x10 has been my gig rig since they first came out.
99% of the time I line out into the PA, but I've also kept up with a drum kit and 40W guitar tube amp with no PA support just fine. Volume never went past noon.
99% of the time I line out into the PA, but I've also kept up with a drum kit and 40W guitar tube amp with no PA support just fine. Volume never went past noon.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
As others have said, it depends on the band and whether there is PA support.
In most cases, without PA support, you will need at least 4 10s, or 2 12s.
In most cases, without PA support, you will need at least 4 10s, or 2 12s.
My bass hero gigs with one into a 1-12 cab. If it's good enough for him I may look into getting one.
I've been gigging a MB200 with a GK CX115 for several months now. We are plugged-in acoustic folk rock play and play mostly smaller rooms. The 125 watts at 8 ohms is plenty. I've never had the volume above 2:00.
If I have no PA support in a larger room or outdoor park type setting I have a 4 ohm 2x15 JBL cab that brings the amp to 200 watts and works fine.
If I have no PA support in a larger room or outdoor park type setting I have a 4 ohm 2x15 JBL cab that brings the amp to 200 watts and works fine.
I've been gigging mine for a few years now. Mated to a 4ohm Eden Nemesis 212. I haven't had it past noon on the volume knob. But my gigs aren't notoriously loud either. I don't play rock music. Mostly R&B, Funk and Jazz.
