Rack Ears for Gallien-Krueger 400RB (original RB series)?

[louloomis]

Hi. Is there source (aftermarket or otherwise) for rack ears which will fit the plain old 400RB (the original RB series - not the II, III, IV)?

Thanks in advance.

LL

 

[SunnBass]

Definitely a hard to find item.
You may have to have someone machine some, or figure out a way to rig it.

 

[tjh]

The original 400RB does not use just rack ears, the entire side is replaced for ones that have the ears built in ... as SUNN says, VERY hard to find, other than on a head being sold that has them ... I have had several, but only one set left (currently installed on the best lil'old 400RB I have ever played through) ... you could certainly take your sides off, and go to Menards/Home Depot and grab the shortest piece of aluminum angle iron you can find and cut/drill/bolt to your sides ... I have seen it done a few times, probably easiest too, just have to notch around the handle on the one side ...

 

[tgriley62]

Don't know if this helpful but, when I had a rack I bought a 1U shelf with perforated holes in the bottom & removed the feet on my GK200 head & mounted it on the shelf

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

I have made rack ears with Home Depot angle aluminum.
Take your time and think about what you are doing and you should be just fine.

 

[funkytoe]

I have a spare set sitting around here somewhere. PM me if you are looking to buy a set and we can see if we can reach a deal.

 

[HarveySpaceBass]

It was a few years back but I had to call GK directly to get them for my 400RB (Original). You might want to try giving them a call. Perhaps they still have some laying around.

 

[The Regulator]

You could try a store that sells computer components. I got lucky and found rack ears laying around in my old job that belonged to an old Ethernet hub that was not being used. They're not perfect but they get the job done.

 

[louloomis]

Thanks, everyone. Great suggestions!

LL