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moosers
Published on 03/28/11 at 19:01
The Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is a two channel, 300 watt each bass guitar amplifier head. It's a pretty in depth head with a lot of controls and routing options for the recording and gigging bass player. It's a solid state amplifier and it has 1/4" connections for your input, an effects loop, a tuner out, and a foot switch. It also has a direct XLR output which is a great feature on any bass amplifier as it allows you to get a direct signal from the head right into whatever you're recording with.
UTILIZATION
The make up of the Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is actually pretty easy to follow, but there's a lot of control possible here. For starters it has a four band equalizer, along with some built in overdrive and further controls for counter, level, boost, and a master control. In my opinion it's definitely a good amount to work with as you should have your hands pretty full with these controls. Even so, I don't think the manual is a necessity.
SOUNDS
The Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is overall a really full sounding amplifier. I haven't actually used the amp with a speaker cabinet as I've only plugged it in direct into my Digi 002R audio interface for monitoring and recording purposes. It sounds great through this and I can only imagine that it would translate well when used with a speaker cabinet. The overdrive on here is cool but it's not too heavy so if you like distortion a lot you'll probably need an external device. Overall it's a versatile head so you shouldn't have problems getting a nice array of tones here...
OVERALL OPINION
The Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is a great choice for any bass player looking for a quality head on a budget. It's not the best of the best, but it's great for the price! GK has a number of nice heads that are inexpensive including the Backline 600 that I'd recommend checking out. At the price of only around $300 US dollars, the Backline 600 is one of the best bang for your buck bass heads around.
UTILIZATION
The make up of the Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is actually pretty easy to follow, but there's a lot of control possible here. For starters it has a four band equalizer, along with some built in overdrive and further controls for counter, level, boost, and a master control. In my opinion it's definitely a good amount to work with as you should have your hands pretty full with these controls. Even so, I don't think the manual is a necessity.
SOUNDS
The Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is overall a really full sounding amplifier. I haven't actually used the amp with a speaker cabinet as I've only plugged it in direct into my Digi 002R audio interface for monitoring and recording purposes. It sounds great through this and I can only imagine that it would translate well when used with a speaker cabinet. The overdrive on here is cool but it's not too heavy so if you like distortion a lot you'll probably need an external device. Overall it's a versatile head so you shouldn't have problems getting a nice array of tones here...
OVERALL OPINION
The Gallien Krueger Backline 600 is a great choice for any bass player looking for a quality head on a budget. It's not the best of the best, but it's great for the price! GK has a number of nice heads that are inexpensive including the Backline 600 that I'd recommend checking out. At the price of only around $300 US dollars, the Backline 600 is one of the best bang for your buck bass heads around.