Which Ampeg Cab?

[santucci218]

I just traded my Markbass LMII for an Ampeg SVT 3PRo and I need a new cab to accompany it. Im a bit torn on which cab to get though. I dont NEED an 8x10, but sometimes they are stupid cheap..the 6x10 seems great, but I cant find any used around here, and when I do, they are more than then 8x10s! Everyone on here seems to not dig the 4x10HLF, and I dont hear much about the 4x10HE. Even more of a headache, some of them only come in 8 ohms, and some only come in 4, and that's a pain.

I will be using it in a post hardcore type setting. It needs to be LOUD. New, used, what are your suggestions?

[rodl2005]

You answered this yourself. If you NEED LOUD, you need an 8x10, or perhaps a Berg NV610......
but the Ampeg 810 will give ya the most the 3 pro has to offer imo

[JMac4strngr]

SVT 810 E's can be found all the time for under 500 bucks on CL.
IMO, they are the best big cab bargain around. Most any year You'll find will sound good (even the OSB ones aren't bad), and they aren't as hard to move as some will lead You to believe. The only way I'd think You wouldn't be able to move on around, is if You had a bad back, or drove a "smart car".
+ If You bought a used one and hated it, You can always sell it for what You paid for it.

[JimmyM]

Ya, LOUD = big cab.

[grendle]

8x10 is a PITA to move around, but its loud and has the tone.

[santucci218]

Lol you guys are nutty! I guess I should get the 8x10 while I'm still young.

[JimmyM]

Nutty but correct

[fourstringburn]

The 810 isn't as bad as most people make it to be, Moving around that is. The newer cabs are built for portability by it's design. A convenient grab handle (towel bar), Casters that easily roll in the tilt back position, ( like having a built-in handtruck dolly), A skid panel (kick plate) for loading to prevent damage from a truck's tailgate.
I do suggest covers so the cabs Tolex don't get that ratty worn out look and less that's what you like. (the road worn look seems to be a desirable asset in the vintage market, to each their own)

I used lighter multiple cabs in the past but then I made more trips loading and unloading. While these cabs were smaller and lighter, I was still lugging around more gear and stacking cabs onstage where as the 810, I can only lug in 1 cab and wheel it where I want it and I'm done!

The sound and volume definitely make up for any hardship lugging around you think you might endure, it is definitely worth it.

I suggest any Bass player or band members should own a p/u truck or van or a 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham if you want to safely load and haul your gear.

[klejst]

Big cab for the loudness and like you said you can find some pretty good scores in the used department. Just test it out before you pass your cash though.

[lokikallas]

I dig the 410 hlf for a smooth r&b and hip hop jam, but it may not be the ideal cab for your tone. I use it for metal too, and it works, but I'm getting the avatar 153 for a more transparent tone. The 810 is a good cab for the 3 pro, but I got sick of relying on someone to help me. You might look into a pair of 410he's. Or if you have the money the 410 neo looks cool.

[santucci218]

8x10 it is. Ill post pics when I find it!

[Mastermold]

Originally Posted by santucci218

...Everyone on here seems to not dig the 4x10HLF ...

I will be using it in a post hardcore type setting. It needs to be LOUD. New, used, what are your suggestions?

I love my 410 HLF --- it's tuned for 5 string so it's not as middy as some like but I just adjust my EQ. It's a great sounding, all purpose workhorse 410 IMO.

[Mastermold]

Originally Posted by santucci218

8x10 it is. Ill post pics when I find it!

If you've got the vehicle to haul it -- it is a great cab.

[DBTOYS]

610 hlf is nice and easy to move with wheels and a rear handle and the sound is good

[Sartori]

Get the 810. For a young guy, they're not as hard to move as a lot of people think, especially if you're in a band where everybody helps move everyone's gear.

They're also tall enough that you can lever them into vans and truck beds. The only crappy bit for cabs that big is stairs, IME.

Also, about the 410HLF... it's not that everyone hates them, it's just that they do a much different sound than the typical "Ampeg sound" (which is pretty much the 810), which doesn't necessarily work for everyone's situation. They're also quite large and heavy for a 410.

If you're really not liking the idea of moving an 810 around, what you could do instead is get two 410HE cabs. They're essentially half of an 810 but with an adjustable tweeter.

Another nice thing about an 810, though, is that they're pretty common on the used market, for pretty good prices.

[dukeisdog]

Originally Posted by santucci218

I just traded my Markbass LMII for an Ampeg SVT 3PRo and I need a new cab to accompany it. Im a bit torn on which cab to get though. I dont NEED an 8x10, but sometimes they are stupid cheap..the 6x10 seems great, but I cant find any used around here, and when I do, they are more than then 8x10s! Everyone on here seems to not dig the 4x10HLF, and I dont hear much about the 4x10HE. Even more of a headache, some of them only come in 8 ohms, and some only come in 4, and that's a pain.

I will be using it in a post hardcore type setting. It needs to be LOUD. New, used, what are your suggestions?

I'm running an 810 and a Peavey Tour 700. This setup kills. The 810s aren't that bad to move (the cab weighs more then me), but with the wheels and towel bar it's pretty easy. The tone you'll get will be worth lugging it around.

[countrybassist]

Originally Posted by rodl2005

You answered this yourself. If you NEED LOUD, you need an 8x10, or perhaps a Berg NV610....

+1... I own one of each and they are both great cabs!

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by fourstringburn

The 810 isn't as bad as most people make it to be, Moving around that is. The newer cabs are built for portability by it's design. A convenient grab handle (towel bar), Casters that easily roll in the tilt back position, ( like having a built-in handtruck dolly), A skid panel (kick plate) for loading to prevent damage from a truck's tailgate.
I do suggest covers so the cabs Tolex don't get that ratty worn out look and less that's what you like. (the road worn look seems to be a desirable asset in the vintage market, to each their own)

I used lighter multiple cabs in the past but then I made more trips loading and unloading. While these cabs were smaller and lighter, I was still lugging around more gear and stacking cabs onstage where as the 810, I can only lug in 1 cab and wheel it where I want it and I'm done!

The sound and volume definitely make up for any hardship lugging around you think you might endure, it is definitely worth it.

I suggest any Bass player or band members should own a p/u truck or van or a 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham if you want to safely load and haul your gear.

Great post, IMO - I used to use multiple cabs to get the volume I need, without stressing drivers by pushing my cabs too hard.... then, I figured out that I'd rather make one trip for a single big cab than two trips for a pair of smaller cabs...

I probably won't be going to smaller cabs until I'm too old to move the ones I have - FWIW, I'll be 50 next year, and I gig with an 810 for the most part...


- georgestrings

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Ya, LOUD = big cab.

Yup...


- georgestrings

[jkleban]

I have an SVT-CL with a 410HLF and it sounds great but it is not that LOUD but man does it sound good mic'ed up with a 47.

Jim