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Acoustic B200 Combo
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08-07-2011, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alpharetta, GA | |  Acoustic 200W Combo or Stack? Help please...
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I'm interested in the 200w Acoustic models. I've found the B200 combo on Craigslist for $300 but I also found the 200w head and 15" cab being sold together for the same price ($300).
I'm a hobbyist so I don't have lug my gear around too much. I've always had combos. Should I get the head/cab rig? What are the advantages of each?
Thanks!
Alex
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08-07-2011, 09:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, Tx | | | I say go towards a fender or ampeg combo. Acoustics always kinda sounded dull to me. |
08-07-2011, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alpharetta, GA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommygunn  I say go towards a fender or ampeg combo. Acoustics always kinda sounded dull to me. | I had an Ampeg BA115 but it just wasn't loud enough for me. I was really disappointed. I've never tried a Fender though. Thanks for the input though.
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08-07-2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by insurance guy I'm a hobbyist so I don't have lug my gear around too much. I've always had combos. Should I get the head/cab rig? What are the advantages of each?
Thanks!
Alex | If you get the combo it's more convenient but you'll always have that tone.
If you get the head/cab you can change the head if you do t like it or use the same head on a different cab.
I'd get the head/cab. It just seems better to me...more pro. |
08-07-2011, 09:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alpharetta, GA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by alexbassman If you get the combo it's more convenient but you'll always have that tone.
If you get the head/cab you can change the head if you do t like it or use the same head on a different cab.
I'd get the head/cab. It just seems better to me...more pro. | That makes sense to me. I'm leaning towards the stack. Thanks!
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08-07-2011, 09:36 AM
| | | | get the stack. i had that head with the acoustic 4x10 for a while and loved it. i got a VT bass and REALLY loved it. then i eventually got a Markbass head. i still have the acoustic cab and couldnt be happier. go for the stack. it leaves room for upgrade. youre stuck with the combo
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08-07-2011, 09:43 AM
|  | And I went BING BOP. BINGA BINGA BING BING BOP. | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin | | | Unless it's a second rig for little coffee shop gigs, always go for the separate head/cab. If you don't, sooner or later you're going to wish you had. The extensibility and modularity of separates makes them much more versatile. |
08-07-2011, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota | | | My $0.02: I have never played an Acoustic amp that I liked
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08-07-2011, 11:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alpharetta, GA | | | For those that said "neither", is there anything in the $300-$400 range for a stack that has 200w or more that you would recommend? I like to play classic rock and classic alternative and some country. My basses are a Sterling Ray34ca and a Fender MIM Jazz V.
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08-07-2011, 11:14 AM
|  | Sometimes it's one more note than what was needed! | | | | | I don't know what the big fuss is about Acoustic products lately. I'd tried the new models a couple of times lately and I'm not impressed. They weren't that good back in the day and they're not much better now. Eden or SWR has much better gear in and around the same price range for their entry level offers.
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08-07-2011, 11:16 AM
|  | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Get the stack and later you can add a second 115! It always look nice with a stack of 2 115 behind you and volume shouldnt be a problem any more. |
08-07-2011, 11:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA USA | | I like my GK MB115's (side-by-side).  |
08-07-2011, 11:35 AM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Dont take my word for it but it has been coverd on talkbass many times that it is better to stack speakers than set side by side. You get better dispersion stacked. |
08-07-2011, 01:11 PM
| | | | Just because Acoustic is a less expensive brand does not mean they sacrifice quality. The aesthetic components of the amp are cheap (the tolex rips very easily, the metal corners are weak and can be bent, the feet can be easily knocked off, etc.) so yes, they cut costs there.
But the parts that actually matter, like the speakers, the design of the baffling, tweeters, etc. are excellent quality for the price. I use two of the B410s as an 8x10 and get a very tight, punchy tone with emphasis on the low-mid. The tone is outstanding for rock. These cabs easily stomp others in the price range and many that are more expensive.
As for the combo, the B200 is one of the loudest 1x15 combos I have ever played. It can handle a lot off low frequencies without farting, much louder than the MarkBass and Ampeg equivalents, but not as good of tone. (Of course, they're twice as expensive).
But yes, as had been said, get the head and cab separate. This will leave you options in the future. If you decide you want more volume down the road, add another 1x15 cab (not a 4x10) and you will have a sweet 2x15 rig with the same tone, and way more volume. |
08-07-2011, 01:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, Texas | | | I'd go with the stack personally because you can always upgrade from there.
That said the last show I played the 3 opening bands all used the same Acoustic amp so I heard it for quite a while, it just sounded low and buzzy.
Try and find a used Ampeg 210 combo at a pawn shop. I got my old one for 400 a few years back.
220 watts and plenty of tone options.
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08-07-2011, 02:11 PM
|  | It's all in the reflexes. | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA | | | I always opt for the amp/cab because of what Alex said- you can always change something in that configuration and it does look more "professional" (if you're into that kind of thing)
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08-07-2011, 02:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Spokane, WA | | | I have the B200H/B115 and LOVE IT! I think the tone is incredible, the price can't be beat for new, and if you want to expand later you can. I will say that it is a little on the heavy side, and I wish it came with casters, but no complaints about the tone or volume here. I'm not really an Acoustic fanboy or anything, actually I'm not personally crazy about the 4x10 they offer, but I think they are decent products for the price. I say go for the stack.
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08-07-2011, 04:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | If I were going combo, I'd bypass the Acoustic and go for a GK MB115. Same wattage, a little better tone, and roughly 1/2 the weight.
As for the seperate head/cab, it does give you more flexibility and decreases the weight per load to carry in and out your gig. The Acoustic rig would would do fine for that. |
08-07-2011, 04:20 PM
|  | Thunder-Bringer...annnnd Brony | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX | | | Given those two choices, I would go with the head/cab setup. Not only can you expand later, if you decided to get a larger head or even switch to different cabs and keep the same head, you have that option. Since you are a hobbyist and won't have to move it around, for the same price the head/cab option is definitely the way to go IMO.
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08-07-2011, 07:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alpharetta, GA | | | Thanks for the help gentlemen. I'm going to start testing some stacks and maybe put off the purchase a while.
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