Gallien-Krueger Amps Deep Dive with Bob Gallien

Gallien-Krueger has continued to create and produce top-quality bass gear for over half a century, with founder/president Bob Gallien being an integral part of this process since day one. In this video, Sweetwater‘s Mitch Gallagher sits with Bob for a look at some of GK‘s current offerings, demo’d beautifully by Bob‘s son, Forest Gallien. Check it out!

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[sweetwater]

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[SigmundQuadros]

A Graphic EQ is used to EQ a room not an instrument! - Bob Gallien ...
Spoke like a true engineer! 😍😍😍😍
Bob's dropped some Gold in this interview, for sure!

[garycook]

Thank you for having Mr. Gallien in for an interview. It makes me appreciate my GK equipment even more.

[swiftymcgarnagle]

He’s the only original owner left of all the big name bass amp companies of the last 40 years....
Hats off to you Sir! Never sold out to a bigger company, still hands on designing his own product that bears his name.

[PaddyMacNabh]

The best sound I've ever heard was from a GK 2000RB head. Big thank you for Mr. Gallien for his dedication and knowledge

[BartFunkBass]

This video is 2 years old and I've watched it at least 10 times.

[stephenpwilson]

Thank you Mr Bob Gallien. Iv'e enjoyed my MB150S 111 now for many years, and I appreciate the hard engineiering work that's gone into developing my amp. Now that I've watched this video, I'll think of you, every time i'm on a stage with my bass "The Count".

[Starcrunch]

This was quite possibly the most informative interview with anyone in the music business. Still have my 1984 400RB, still going strong.

[scottlapier]

"The port develops as you get further away from the cabinet"

I've noticed this effect with my Neo IV 2 x 12. It feels like it gets louder and deeper the further away I stand. It's perfect. I get a nice presence midrange to clearly hear myself and the audience gets the feel. It's the best investment I've made in music equipment

"Country is our weakest area"

I'm playing a country gig this weekend after my stoner rock gig and I'm brining a GK to both.🤘

[joellane]

This man is a genius! I’ve played through every bass amp you can think of but none of them can touch my 400rb/800rb. Perfection 40 years strong!

[guitarhackr]

What a fantastic interview! I loved every minute of it. Amazing questions, and Bob is just a true wizard. My next bass amp will definitely be a GK!

[joaniepeters]

That amp is amazing, there’s only a few top amps/cabs out there right now and that new gk line is one of them

[Grumdot]

This was very informative. And to be honest, all that technical "stuff" makes me feel better about shelling out the money for the product. Hard to beat when the manufacturer goal is a lightweight amp that sounds great and is built to last.

[MrSparks]

I've been playing bass for over 50 years and have found GK amps to be what suits my style best. I also have two Fender amps but for gigging, I only use the GK. Thank you for hosting Bob Gallien, awesome interview!

[shadowhouse-uk]

As a former professional audio technician I understand Bob Gallien's technical descriptions 100% and admire his drive to produce a fantastic sounding amp and speaker combination. As a bass player of 40+ years I spent my formative years searching for the 'perfect' bass, which I found in a Bartolini equipped 1989 Warwick Dolphin Pro 1, which I bought new. Then followed 25 years of trying to find an amplifier that could compliment its sound and ability and only ever managed about 80% success. You name it - I tried it - until I stumbled upon GK completely by chance and discovered that 'elusive' sound I was searching for. I now only use GK gear, including a Plex pre-amp for those occasional festival gigs where I am forced to use supplied backline.

I find it interesting that Mr Gallien mentioned that their amplifiers are 'neutral' sounding. Yes, I agree with this, but I have also used several amplifiers throughout the years that could be considered 'pure' sounding, and to me they possessed no character whatsoever. There is something about GK amps that sets them apart, be it the EQ shelving, or the boost (growl) sound, I don't know. My second favourite amps are Orange, and they too have a distinctive sound (but are too damn heavy!) Curiously, during the recent mixdown of an album of songs I had played on, the engineer commented he couldn't get my bass to sit well in the mix. I sent him the technical EQ parameters of my RB700-II amplifier and he emailed me within the hour to tell me he was going to have to go through the entire album again to change all the bass EQ settings to match GK's. Mr Gallien's ream of hand-written calculations was obviously way ahead of its time! <3

[geepers]

Excellent interview! Well done for letting the man speak. Bob Gallien is just an amazing, inspiring guy.

[BartFunkBass]

Great interview with the man himself! Thanks for not chopping in into dozens of small pieces like other channels do. GK 4 life!

[FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Very rare interview. Thank you Sweetwater.

[marsmediapro]

I have owned a GK 212G guitar amp for over 30 years. It's the loudest, cleanest amp I've owned. Band mates constantly request that I turn down the volume! 😊

[danielirvine]

Great interview I love GK have been using them for the last 25 years exclusively