Accugroove El Whappo, anyone using/used one?

Dr Funk · #1 04-29-2010, 07:10 AM

If you have any experiences with an Accugroove El Whappo would you be kind enough to share your experiences? I am particularly interested in how it stacks up against a 410 or 610 high quality cabinet. Thanks for any thoughts you can share. I have done searches here resulting in very little available info.
Thanks for sharing!

johnk_10 · #2 04-29-2010, 08:50 AM

don't have the EL Whappo, but i LOVE my El Whappo Jr.
its probably the best sounding cab that i own (and i own alot of them-see my profile

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tombowlus · #3 04-29-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by johnk_10

don't have the EL Whappo, but i LOVE my El Whappo Jr.

+1 I used to own both, but I ended up selling the El Whappo and keeping my Whappo, Jr. Personally, I preferred the tighter and more controlled lows from the Jr. I could see where others may prefer the EW, though.

Tom.

ad9000 · #4 04-29-2010, 08:57 AM

I had a Whappo Jr. and eventually got rid of it. It was just too dark sounding for me, and nothing I did EQ-wise totally overcame that (with various amps). On the plus side, it had great projection, very articulate low mids and a thunderous, pant leg-flapping bottom end, without getting boomy. That is just my take though, it might be perfect for others.

MikeBass · #5 04-29-2010, 08:57 AM

I had a Tri112 and a Tri115 (basically an ElWhappo split in half).
LOVED it.
It's a different way of hearing your bass. You WILL hear more of yourself. Not necessarily just in volume, but in overall distinction.
Like playing through a big pair of studio monitors.
You'll hear EVERYthing.

Just don't let your keyboard player ever plug into you rig. You my never get it back!

BassGreaser · #6 04-29-2010, 08:59 AM

I used the EW for a year straight and it has a HUGE sound, but ended up selling it and going back to vintage gear

Sliderbass · #7 04-29-2010, 09:02 AM

I've got a newer El-Whappo and an older Whappo Jr. Tom & John hit the nail on the head. The El-whappo moves so much air I had to keep checking the cab early on to see if something was wrong. The Jr. is a bit tighter as stated but I kinda like the larger cab a bit more. Either of them will be all one would need.

I wonder how both of them would sound????

Sounds like I need to try that...

johnk_10 · #8 04-29-2010, 09:05 AM

yeah, my EW Jr. is the newest version with the neos (and it's pretty lightweight too at only 56lbs) unfortunately i haven't ever had a chance to try any of the older ones or the larger EW.

Sliderbass · #9 04-29-2010, 09:16 AM

my two are in two different locations right now or else I would try this little experiment sooner rather than later. Its added to my "to-do" list.

btw John, LOVING your preamp comparisons! Very well written!

sorry for the hijack, and now back to your regularly scheduled program...

rockstarbassist · #10 04-29-2010, 09:50 AM

I've had both and I gotta concur with the EW Jr. sentiments. More focused and tighter lows, not as darkly voiced from what I remember.

BIGREDSIX · #11 04-29-2010, 09:58 AM

+1 on what has been said. I owned both - they are both stellar and both sounded great with whatever amp I used with them (GBE1200, SD800, Tfunk 550B), but if I had to choose just one, it would be the Jr.

Dr Funk · #12 04-29-2010, 10:13 AM

Wow thanks so much for all this info! Please keep it coming.

Bassman7PM · #13 04-29-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tombowlus

+1 I used to own both, but I ended up selling the El Whappo and keeping my Whappo, Jr. Personally, I preferred the tighter and more controlled lows from the Jr. I could see where others may prefer the EW, though.

Tom.

Curious, I'm looking to pick up a Whappo Jr. in a couple of months and was wondering how it would pair with my Carvin B1500. Tom, any thoughts?

johnk_10 · #14 04-29-2010, 10:34 AM

well i'm not Tom, but i can say that my EW Jr. pairs up beautifully with every bass head and preamp/poweramp rig that i own. and that;s everything from an SVT,to a V4b, to a GK1001RBII, to an Eden, to a Genz Benz, to my channel strip/poweramp rigs.

Dr Funk · #15 04-29-2010, 10:56 AM

I'm not Tom either, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Select last night.
I will let you know how the ElW sounds with my B2000 soon. I'm getting warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.

ElMon · #16 04-29-2010, 11:10 AM

Absolutely LOVE my DB750 thru my Whappo Jr. Hands down best rig I've used. To me, and to echo all the above statements, the El Whappo was a little TOO much for me in the low end and overall volume. Of course, if I REALLY wanted to kill small rodents on stage I could pair my Whappo Jr with my Tri112 and Tri115 at 2ohms thru my DB750. Haven't had the courage, or adult diapers, to try it yet.

johnk_10 · #17 04-29-2010, 11:16 AM

if i owned all of those accugroove cabs, i'd definitely try running multiples of them, of course whether you'll need some adult diapers, all i can say is, 'depends'

ElMon · #18 04-29-2010, 11:17 AM

I just might!!!!

tombowlus · #19 04-29-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by johnk_10

if i owned all of those accugroove cabs, i'd definitely try running multiples of them

The Whappo, Jr. and Tri 115L pair up really, really nicely!

Dr Funk · #20 04-30-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ElMon

Absolutely LOVE my DB750 thru my Whappo Jr. Hands down best rig I've used. To me, and to echo all the above statements, the El Whappo was a little TOO much for me in the low end and overall volume. Of course, if I REALLY wanted to kill small rodents on stage I could pair my Whappo Jr with my Tri112 and Tri115 at 2ohms thru my DB750. Haven't had the courage, or adult diapers, to try it yet.

Better give homeland security a courtesy

heads up!