Bergantino AE112 for sale

Tumeni Notes · #1 08-20-2010, 05:00 PM

HOLDING OFF SELLING UNTIL I CHECK SOME OTHER AMP COMBO's WITH THEM.

I have two mint condition Bergantino AE112 cabinets for sale. I purchased them new on 6/8/10 from Bass Central. They sound great, but I have come to realize that I need a lot more power in my cabinets.

These have never been gigged and have been in my smoke-free home since I received them. I am guessing that I have played through them about 10-12 hours total.

I have the original boxes and packing material.

kevbassman · #2 08-20-2010, 10:26 PM

ohms?

factorplayer · #3 08-21-2010, 01:56 AM

Pretty sure they are 8ohm cabs

**JxBass** · #4 08-21-2010, 04:43 AM

Wow, you were able to tell they didn't have enough power and they never left your house? You must have a pretty big house

Tumeni Notes · #5 08-21-2010, 08:28 AM

Either that, or my hearing is much worse than I thought.

When I practiced with them, they sound incredible. However, when the band comes over, I am drowned out and can't hear myself. I know the guitarist is playing too loud, but when I request that he turn down, the volume slowly creeps back up. I am using the cabinets with an RH450 head that is almost peaked.

With my older system, GB1200 with a 4X10 cabinet, I could hear myself perfectly in the band and the volume was only at 25%. However, I sold it in order to get an easier and more modular bass setup.

Anyway, I am concerned that if I can't hear myself playing with the band in the practice room, then there is no way I would hear myself through them playing live.

Also, the cabinets are 8 ohms.

rodneyat · #6 08-21-2010, 10:55 AM

You may want to try a different amp. 2 ae112s should be able to keep up with a guitar player in your house. The rh450 is pretty powerful but does not cut like some other amps like markbass, genz Benz, GK etc Also, try cutting the low mids a touch and maybe even boost the high mids a touch. Those are great cabs and It would be a shame to regret selling them later. I was using a single ae112 with a genz benz shuttle 6.0 head with my band...2 guitars, drums and keys and had no issues when we practiced. They were all stunned by how loud it was

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Originally Posted by Tumeni Notes

Either that, or my hearing is much worse than I thought.

When I practiced with them, they sound incredible. However, when the band comes over, I am drowned out and can't hear myself. I know the guitarist is playing too loud, but when I request that he turn down, the volume slowly creeps back up. I am using the cabinets with an RH450 head that is almost peaked.

With my older system, GB1200 with a 4X10 cabinet, I could hear myself perfectly in the band and the volume was only at 25%. However, I sold it in order to get an easier and more modular bass setup.

Anyway, I am concerned that if I can't hear myself playing with the band in the practice room, then there is no way I would hear myself through them playing live.

Also, the cabinets are 8 ohms.

Bass Junkie · #7 08-21-2010, 11:17 AM

It's the amp! I had 2 RH450's and got rid of them because they got lost in the mix. Look at how many RH450's are for sale on this board.

Tumeni Notes · #8 08-21-2010, 06:37 PM

Thanks for the information. I have tried various settings with the RH450 and they sounded great, then the band plays and everything changes. I might try a Genz Benz shuttle and see how that works and sell my RH450. I play in a progressive rock band and my style is a lot like Geddy's (shameless plug - check out Consult with Humans from our MySpace site - see below), thus I need to be able to cut through the mix.

Thus, I will hold off selling my AE112's until I check out some other amps.

rodneyat · #9 08-21-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tumeni Notes

Thanks for the information. I have tried various settings with the RH450 and they sounded great, then the band plays and everything changes. I might try a Genz Benz shuttle and see how that works and sell my RH450. I play in a progressive rock band and my style is a lot like Geddy's (shameless plug - check out Consult with Humans from our MySpace site - see below), thus I need to be able to cut through the mix.

Thus, I will hold off selling my AE112's until I check out some other amps.

That's probably a good call...If you are playing prog rock...the RH450/bergantino is probably not a good combination. Something along the lines of a Genz Benz, Epifani, Markbass is probably more what you are looking for. My own shameless plug..I have an Epifani PS1000 I am selling. More power than you would ever need and a way better match for the AE112s.

Tumeni Notes · #10 09-09-2010, 06:56 AM

Well,

I decided to keep my Bergantino AE112 cabinets. They sound great with my new Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0. I can hear myself perfectly in the band now.

Thanks for the recommendations!!!