Gallien-Krueger Bass Amps - All Your Favourite Bass Players Use Them!

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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    » 1:52 First Look at Gallien-Krueger Bass Amps
    » 3:18 Quick Look at the Gallien-Krueger Legacy & Fusion
    » 5:23 Who Plays these Amps?
    » 6:18 Let's Start with the Fusion 112!
    » 9:50 Thoughts
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  • @MicahTischler
    @MicahTischler Рік тому +37

    I feel like a "Can @Cici Bass comfortably carry it?" test might be a good thing to include in videos going forward. So enjoying the whole Andertons team these days - everyone seems so wholesome and wonderful, with so many good combinations of personnel. Lovely work, Captain, or whoever's making the staffing decisions (which would probably still be indirectly the Captain, I suppose). Oh, and "the thing" is emphatically "liked."

    • @CiciVonStrangelove
      @CiciVonStrangelove Рік тому +5

      Haha I like your thinking! And that makes me very happy to hear :)

  • @samiam5557
    @samiam5557 Рік тому +19

    I hope Nathen is still with Anderton's, I enjoy seeing Nate & Lee, maybe do a Nate & Cici video too.

    • @andrewcasey7023
      @andrewcasey7023 Рік тому +2

      I was just thinking the same thing. Haven't seen him in a few bass Videos.

    • @thewaldfe9763
      @thewaldfe9763 Рік тому

      Yed, especially him playing guitar or bringing in drum loops. Listening to Bass just on its own doesn't work that well.

  • @justinc246
    @justinc246 Рік тому +12

    When I was just starting out I saw Duff and Flea played GKs and as soon as I could afford it I got a 400RB and eventually a MB500 which is so much tone and power in such a small package. GK heads are just consistent and sound great. Really cool to see what GK has designed since I last took a look at the range. GK has always been synonymous with very present and focused tone without losing too much bottom end

    • @nothingEvil101
      @nothingEvil101 Рік тому

      @Wayne Green Which gear isn‘t overpriced? The only amp I can think of that really impressed me in terms of price/performance is the TC Electronic BQ500 which is priced at around 250€ for 500 Watts

    • @405zx
      @405zx Рік тому

      @Wayne Green it’s worth it though if you want a great sound

  • @jessedax7333
    @jessedax7333 Рік тому +9

    You are making me want to play bass! Great vid! Cheers

  • @ReprobateMind
    @ReprobateMind Рік тому +9

    Great intro riff guys killin it! I'm mainly a guitar player, I own a thunderbird but just play simple basslines with it. Really interesting to see what happens when you throw two bass players in a jam and don't just restrict them to holding down the song and keeping the band together.
    Not normally into the lower end of the spectrum more than a tool to fatten up songs (mainly because it's really difficult and I'm bad) but just the passion you guys have makes me interested! Well done guys!

    • @AverageSneedEnjoyer
      @AverageSneedEnjoyer Рік тому

      Check out The Omnific, prog metal band with two bassists and a drummer. Good source of inspiration

    • @ReprobateMind
      @ReprobateMind Рік тому

      @@AverageSneedEnjoyer not massively into proggy stuff, too ADHD for that but I'll give em a go on the weird factor haha

  • @matzer8846
    @matzer8846 Рік тому +2

    GK ... a standard in bass amplification ... for a long long time ... still craving for an MB150 ...
    Thanks a lot for sharing❗

  • @dorianclini
    @dorianclini Рік тому +10

    Loving the Cici and Lee combo (Can't say it enough)!! Keep it up :D

  • @lexiloufaith547
    @lexiloufaith547 Рік тому +1

    Been a subscriber for years!!!

  • @mrskint55
    @mrskint55 Рік тому +2

    They sound great 👍 nice playing too

  • @Bobby-wn5yr
    @Bobby-wn5yr Рік тому +1

    Nice one! GK are one of those brands I see all around but but curiously know nothing about. Really liking that little 800w tube practice amp lol.

  • @Mark_Ocain
    @Mark_Ocain Рік тому

    This things kick! Good sounding amps!

  • @vintagevinylvets1187
    @vintagevinylvets1187 Рік тому +3

    I’m a Hartke guy these days but have used GK over the years and I would stack them up against any amp. They’re a great bit of kit!🎧

  • @dogsbodyish8403
    @dogsbodyish8403 Рік тому +6

    The 6 valve stages are down to the 3 12AX7's (aka ECC83's) - because each contains 2 triodes (they're double-triodes).

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 Рік тому +9

    I’ve always loved the sound of GK amps, they just have such an awesome punch to them and are just great in general

    • @dingushussey4100
      @dingushussey4100 Рік тому

      I nearly bought one about 20 years ago, but I realised it was just tooooo loud haha, phenomenal, but too loud for my old place, I had the same problem with my Mesa Boogie Mk2C, which I just could not use, which I finally sold to a more appropriate home.
      Much better now many amps have inbuilt attenuators.

  • @stickplayer2
    @stickplayer2 Рік тому +2

    Just got the MB410 combo. Been using GK since about 1982.

  • @DevilsFourString
    @DevilsFourString Рік тому +6

    I love tube amps, but I think ilove these just as much. They have such a characteristic tone.
    That Schecter P was sounding killer!

  • @4unkb0y
    @4unkb0y 2 місяці тому

    In addition to their meticulous quality control, one of the reasons the pros use them is GK's class H power amplifier designs react more quickly to input so they feel more "crisp". (Tube amps are pretty much the opposite of that...)
    Bob Gallien was a signal electronics engineer for HP before he started designing solid-state amps.
    Which is why I sold my cheap Ampeg...

  • @adrianadrian255
    @adrianadrian255 Рік тому +3

    Every few years I'll go and buy another bass amp - tube, tube/solid state, digital. Combos and heads/cabs. I always go the store having watched video reviews of all brands. I always come home with Traynor gear. Canadian made, with origins and history similar to Marshall - started by single amp repair/designer Pete Traynor. Many innovations from this company, including virtual invention of the PA system. Andertons should take a look at stocking them!

  • @billytrance6893
    @billytrance6893 Рік тому +1

    I have the GK Legacy 800 combo (2x12) and its AMAZING! Plus, you get the FULL 800 watts without a cab! HIGHLY recommend GK NEO IV's!

  • @kobalt_ren01
    @kobalt_ren01 Рік тому +1

    To this day my dream bass rig is a GK Backline 600 and 2x10 with neodymium speakers. Though, I'm not sure if any of my bass idols used them (though, one of my favourite guitarists used them - Billie Joe Armstrong used a GK 250ML or maybe RL, whichever was the head I think, for the first two Green Day albums)
    Love the video!

  • @TheAsrgrant
    @TheAsrgrant Рік тому +2

    This is great!

  • @lawrencegrobelny8497
    @lawrencegrobelny8497 Рік тому +2

    Cool Krueger amp I haven’t tried one I like it

  • @basslockdownandbeyond4225
    @basslockdownandbeyond4225 Рік тому

    Just got the legacy, very powerful amp.... traded in my mark bass after lots of issues with them which was really surprising ... but love my GK !!

  • @EsseaMusic
    @EsseaMusic Рік тому

    I’ve had a GK 2x10 cab for years powered by a hartke head usually. everyone always compliments the sound of it

  • @ToLiveistoDie
    @ToLiveistoDie Рік тому +13

    I love this team. It works and is fresh. Keep up the great work.

  • @Gallien-Krueger
    @Gallien-Krueger Рік тому +1

    Cheers team!

  • @davidturner7863
    @davidturner7863 Рік тому

    Fabulous playing and run through. Is it me or was there a popping sound when the fusion dials where pressed?

  • @warrenfloyd1484
    @warrenfloyd1484 Рік тому +1

    Nice, I play blues harmonica, was jamming with ya!

  • @leighwilsonartist
    @leighwilsonartist Рік тому

    These are pretty nice amps that’s for sure, very tweakable especially the valve combo. Great vid, keep it up👍

  • @phnelson033
    @phnelson033 Рік тому +6

    800-RB going through 15" speakers using a J-bass with a pick and a Rat pedal is responsible for 2 of the most superior bass tones in history:
    Jesus Lizard's David Wm Sims (see Monkey Trick, Then Comes Dudley, or anything else off Goat)
    Johnboy's Tony Bice (see Chair, Short Stack, etc)
    The Legacy you can tell has a GK feel to it. It doesn't quite have the same chunky punch of the real old school 800-RB though.

    • @vinvenal4243
      @vinvenal4243 Рік тому

      For some reason I had it in my head it was a Traynor TS50 on GOAT, and GK live, but happy to be corrected.

  • @dennismullins4930
    @dennismullins4930 Рік тому +1

    Excellent ☮️

  • @ObraBass
    @ObraBass Рік тому +10

    You need to turn Trim all the way on until the red light does not shine, otherwise you will not get the sound of the tubes from the preamp, which is so important with these amplifiers. Mr. Robert Gallien explains it nicely on their YT channel in a demo of these amps. You should have at least read the instructions before recording a video for something so sophisticated and not just ''play with the lights''. The Bass Channel made the same mistake, which they corrected with a new video. Would be great to do the proper demo of Fusion again!

  • @ehmmmjay9907
    @ehmmmjay9907 Рік тому +4

    When I hear Gallien-Krueger, the bass line from Rancid's "Holiday Sunrise" plays in my head. ALso fun fact, the first two Green Day albums used a G-K as the guitar amp!

    • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
      @MrSpeed-lt8gr Рік тому

      Guitar amp! Wow I didn’t know that. Do you know what they used for the overdrive sound?

    • @ehmmmjay9907
      @ehmmmjay9907 Рік тому +1

      @@MrSpeed-lt8gr AFAIK they just used the onboard overdrive.

    • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
      @MrSpeed-lt8gr Рік тому

      @@ehmmmjay9907 wow…I always thought it was just a Marshall. Thank you for that info. Just another example of “if it sounds good it is good.”

  • @TheProgGuy
    @TheProgGuy Рік тому +1

    I avoided GK when I was looking to buy my first big, powerful bass amp because I wanted a bit of grit, so I went Ampeg Portaflex. I switched last year to Quilter (which is the cleanest of cleans) because I own two Darkglass drive pedals and that gives me enough drive...and now here I am sitting, thinking I should've just gone with a G&K and it would've avoided me to spend money "upgrading" (because my PF-500 circuitboard fried).

  • @themigwel6185
    @themigwel6185 5 місяців тому

    Anderton’s Bass team is killing it.

  • @rl-ub9hx
    @rl-ub9hx Рік тому +11

    Congrats to Cici on the gig! I love her groove.

    • @CiciVonStrangelove
      @CiciVonStrangelove Рік тому +5

      Thank you very much! :)

    • @oblate777
      @oblate777 Рік тому +1

      I don’t play Gallian-Kruger but she is a very good player.

  • @Fonkemman
    @Fonkemman Рік тому +1

    🤞for the Klon! 😁

  • @mustbampeg
    @mustbampeg 16 днів тому

    Man, @Cici I know you got a deal with Warwick now, but damn those Schecter Xotic basses are 🔥!!

  • @I.M.Guitar-Nerd
    @I.M.Guitar-Nerd Рік тому +9

    Loving Cici, but wondering what happened to Nathan?

  • @jameslewis2635
    @jameslewis2635 Рік тому +1

    At first I thought the combo was a bit too clean and sterile. However, when the tone controls were pressed it really brought home how much flexibility there is with the tone controls and using them seemed to effectively warm up the sound.

  • @lilian896
    @lilian896 Рік тому

    I don't play Bass, but l love watching you both!💟

  • @floppytnarwal1641
    @floppytnarwal1641 Рік тому +2

    I must admit I've always enjoyed Norm Stockton's bass tone with GK although I think the MTD might have something to do with it.

    • @rl-ub9hx
      @rl-ub9hx Рік тому

      The MTD has a lot to do with it but there is definitely a lot of MTD artists who use GK. I saw somewhere GK said their magic is at stage volumes. By their own admission they're not great bedroom amps.

  • @Venoms60
    @Venoms60 8 місяців тому

    Hi. I need to know about GK Blackline 112, and his Hagstroem bass guitar... from my late father who was a jazz bass player

  • @pricc-om
    @pricc-om Рік тому

    Wait so were they running the Legacy head through the Fusion combo speakers? How is that possible?

  • @leomonster1973
    @leomonster1973 Рік тому +1

    The First great bass player I ever saw live had a GK 800RB I just remember being blown away by how deep yet present his jazz bass sounded, This was in a small bar type of environment. It was the first time that I realized that Bass is a "Musical" instrument with its own voice and role to play. Not as I was so informed "the bass player is the guy that wants to be in a band that couldn't hang on guitar." I grew so much as a player... Never forgot that GK tone.
    Ive had:
    Fender (80's BXR Combo)-
    Peavey (Combo and heads including TNT MarkVIII and Megabass)
    Ampeg Kick back style combo (Never owned a a tube one)
    SWR Super Red Head Hated this for live use never recorded with it. This is not a fair use for this Combo as Its really a recording tool...and a Workingmans 15 Combo coolish amp I didnt get along with SWR's at all which broke my heart because I am a HUGE Marcus Miller Fan
    Hartke HA 5000 and 4X10XL Cab & Kick back 15 combo
    Trace Elliot Early 90's GPX SM-12 I think was the model of that head.
    but I stopped searching for Amps when I got my GK its just "the Sound".
    My Mesa Engineering M-9 Carbine is the only thing that's come close without being a GK

  • @hairychris444
    @hairychris444 Рік тому +1

    I've got an MB-800, paired with a Barefaced 1x15 it's stupidly loud and can be carried with 1 finger!

  • @inturprit9481
    @inturprit9481 Рік тому

    Whoa!!!

  • @MattJewell
    @MattJewell 9 місяців тому

    What chairs are those?

  • @WyattLite-n-inn
    @WyattLite-n-inn Рік тому

    Love that Sire 5 string he’s playing..Is that an M7?

    • @barondavis5692
      @barondavis5692 11 місяців тому

      2 single coil pick ups; pretty sure it’s a V? Jazz bass

  • @Emariess
    @Emariess Рік тому

    Sooo how do we win the centaur pedal???

  • @doobie8425
    @doobie8425 8 місяців тому

    many of our favorites use Ampeg and Sunn o)))

  • @ziggybongwater7915
    @ziggybongwater7915 Рік тому

    Partial to the hartke stuff too

  • @CathodeRayNipplez
    @CathodeRayNipplez Рік тому +3

    Liking that Schecter bass Cici has. What models is it?

  • @BassRacerx
    @BassRacerx Рік тому +1

    the DI output sounds hissy and .. bad. Better to have it than not have it but thats my only criticism. I'm very interested in downsizing to the Legacy 115 combo. good to see that "pro" combo amps are making a comeback. They used to be more available in the early 2000s and then seemed like they stopped making them relegating combo amps to just practice amps but 400w single 15 and power to drive an extension cab for 800w total output is awesome!

    • @thewaldfe9763
      @thewaldfe9763 Рік тому

      Yes, I wonder why they don't load IRs into the DI out. It's 2022!

  • @nicolaveronese9273
    @nicolaveronese9273 Рік тому

    Yes, but they actually use the 700RB (old/new) or the 1001RB.
    With Ampeg cabs!

  • @SpeedometerfunkbandUK
    @SpeedometerfunkbandUK Рік тому

    We're is Nathan?

  • @daywalker091
    @daywalker091 Рік тому

    Did Nathan leave Andertons? or just not doing bass videos anymore?

    • @stationlightyears1532
      @stationlightyears1532 Рік тому

      He's on tour with Level 42 at the moment, not sure if it's related, though.

  • @a.j.garrett9639
    @a.j.garrett9639 Рік тому

    GK a Jazz bass. Can't go wrong.

  • @CathodeRayNipplez
    @CathodeRayNipplez Рік тому

    Ooooh.. a 1 in 784,000 chance of winning. I'm feeling lucky!

  • @cchavez248
    @cchavez248 Рік тому +2

    Cici, the Queenie is in the house!!!

  • @JoJoDo
    @JoJoDo Рік тому +2

    What bass is Cici using?

    • @CiciVonStrangelove
      @CiciVonStrangelove Рік тому

      Schecter Exotic P-4 :)

    • @JoJoDo
      @JoJoDo Рік тому +1

      @@CiciVonStrangelove Thanks! It look insanely awesome!

    • @CiciVonStrangelove
      @CiciVonStrangelove Рік тому

      @@JoJoDo It definitely is! I think I have the only bass demo of it on UA-cam (for some reason) if that helps 🤣

    • @JoJoDo
      @JoJoDo Рік тому +1

      @@CiciVonStrangelove oh! i'll watch it.

    • @JoJoDo
      @JoJoDo Рік тому

      @@CiciVonStrangelove I actually found one lol! ( ua-cam.com/video/h7MMJdXnC50/v-deo.html )

  • @oblate777
    @oblate777 Рік тому +4

    Rumor has it that many bassists (including myself) play Ampeg and even like it!

  • @vrsoriano
    @vrsoriano Рік тому

    #trim please

  • @Thurgor_Supreme
    @Thurgor_Supreme Рік тому

    What is with the comically oversized bass?

  • @randommishaps
    @randommishaps Рік тому +4

    What happen to Nathen?

    • @barkinstarfish
      @barkinstarfish Рік тому +2

      Yeah… where’s Nathan?

    • @smoothgroover00
      @smoothgroover00 Рік тому

      I think Nathan is on tour with Level 42.

    • @rl-ub9hx
      @rl-ub9hx Рік тому +1

      I would imagine he's out on tour. This is a fun duo though

    • @randommishaps
      @randommishaps Рік тому +1

      @@smoothgroover00 I didn’t think Level 42 was on tour, that’s explains it

    • @jcout25
      @jcout25 Рік тому

      He probably wasn't at work the day they filmed this...

  • @bartalexherbherb8286
    @bartalexherbherb8286 Рік тому

    Ampeg was using this tube
    Very expensive and only to ship from US

  • @RonRichman22
    @RonRichman22 Рік тому

    Very smart Cap’t. Hiring Cici. Good move.

  • @madgebishop5409
    @madgebishop5409 Рік тому

    what happened to the other bass guy, has he gone for good???

  • @javiacustico
    @javiacustico Рік тому

    adding the microphone makes the difference..

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h Рік тому +2

    This girl plays a hell of a fuzz-bass.

  • @paulcrosby7419
    @paulcrosby7419 Рік тому

    Cliff Burton uses these?

  • @Escapetosea
    @Escapetosea Рік тому +1

    Wow.. I have more product knowledge after an hour of casual investigation

  • @kuriousoranj
    @kuriousoranj Рік тому

    😵😵😵

  • @NikkiWonka
    @NikkiWonka Рік тому +2

    Please for the love of Satan make more videos with Lee & Cici!
    Can watch this duo for hours!

  • @michaeldutill9921
    @michaeldutill9921 Рік тому +1

    Ci ce a cutie

  • @whiteninja2006
    @whiteninja2006 Рік тому +1

    Funny, all my favourite Bass players play Ampeg... 😅

  • @CNick75
    @CNick75 Рік тому

    Wasted demo because you didn’t have the trim knob set correctly

  • @JEG69
    @JEG69 Рік тому

    too much treble, high frequencies, clanky sound.

  • @alexdenton6586
    @alexdenton6586 Рік тому +16

    It’s good to see more of Cici and less of that weirdo Chapman

    • @AmericanNationalist852
      @AmericanNationalist852 Рік тому +1

      Is he even still around? Lol I didn't think he recovered from that whole debacle that went down a few years ago

    • @kcrknp
      @kcrknp Рік тому +3

      We all miss him shilling his own company on the channel.

    • @alexdenton6586
      @alexdenton6586 Рік тому +2

      @@AmericanNationalist852 For those who are interested, the UA-cam channel "KDH" has released a short video that sums up pretty well how a weirdo Chapman is
      I prefer to watch Cici, she seems to be a simple girl, in a good way

  • @xophersmith
    @xophersmith Рік тому

    No they don't.

  • @Fraizz
    @Fraizz Рік тому +1

    Prefer the old dude call him back

  • @JakeAikens
    @JakeAikens Рік тому

    I've thought about it and NONE of my favorite bass players use this garbage. I had one once, paid a fortune and it broke almost immediately. Took 9 months to get it fixed under warranty. Never again. Didn't sound all that great either. Not compared to what I've used since.

    • @jcout25
      @jcout25 Рік тому +8

      Sounds like you're not a very good bass player.

    • @ronmexico1975
      @ronmexico1975 8 місяців тому

      Ok, tough guy

  • @1rondark
    @1rondark Рік тому +1

    A bit irritating this guy

  • @michaelyolch79
    @michaelyolch79 Рік тому

    Seriously? How do you NOT use better bass players to showcase these amps?!?!

  • @beamlarochelle5001
    @beamlarochelle5001 Рік тому

    No one uses them. It was my 1st bass amp when I was 13 years old. They still sounds just as crappy as they did in the 90’s