Does anyone have a 415?

[OOZMAN]

If so, is it awesome? Also, explain why you think it's awesome or not awesome.

Also also, lets randomly discuss 4x15s.

Thank you.

[JimmyM]

all the air movement of an 810 in an incredibly large box. pass.

[OOZMAN]

Don't understand 100% JimmyM, wouldn't an 810 be bigger if that's what your talking about?

[tom once dead]

I've seen a few TB'ers with them on here. Mostly stoner/doom players.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by OOZMAN

Don't understand 100% JimmyM, wouldn't an 810 be bigger if that's what your talking about?

bigger than a 415? i doubt it.

[OOZMAN]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

bigger than a 415? i doubt it.

Let's agree to disagree.

EDIT: WAIT, maybe you're right...

Originally Posted by tom once dead

I've seen a few TB'ers with them on here. Mostly stoner/doom players.

Hahahaa, why is that? I'm not 'stoner' or 'doom' at all.

[BBQV]

A friend of mine has one and it's totallt awesome! He uses it with a Marshall Major and the sound is massive.

[AuntieBeeb]

I didn't realise such a thing existed! I like the idea of it - though wouldn't it make life a heck of a lot easier if you just had a pair of 215s. Or, dare I say it, four 115s?

[OOZMAN]

Originally Posted by BBQV

A friend of mine has one and it's totallt awesome! He uses it with a Marshall Major and the sound is massive.

Massive as in loud or massive as in loud and good?

[OOZMAN]

Originally Posted by AuntieBeeb

I didn't realise such a thing existed! I like the idea of it - though wouldn't it make life a heck of a lot easier if you just had a pair of 215s. Or, dare I say it, four 115s?

Well yeah, same thing pretty much

[Sartori]

I made a thread on this subject a year ago or something like that. No major manufacturers currently make them... except maybe Marshall and theirs was a limited thing, I think.

You can get get Electricamp or Emperor Cabs to make one for you. I was thinking about going that route, but now I'm planning on having two monstrously huge 2x15"s instead.

A 4x15 would have to be about the same size as an 8x10, minimum. However, to those of us undeterred by cabs being comically large, they are pretty awesome.

[calypsocoral302]

Lemmy uses a 4x15 bottom cab with a 4x12 top cab-- all driven by a mere 100 watts.

The 4x15 really isn't THAT much bigger than an average 4x12 guitar amp cabinet.

Don't picture 2- 2x15 cabs side-by-side, as these cabs are usually made with the same dimensions as a 6x10 in order to save time and money, plus they are also more likely to stack with a 4x10.

If you build the cab so that the 15's are grouped tightly (like most cab makers try to do with their 4x10's), then it shouldn't be as big as some of you are making them out to be-- but they will be more square, as opposed to long and narrow, like an 8x10.

[Sartori]

They come in different shapes, certainly. The Electricamp one uses the same box as their 810"s, which is tall and skinny, with the drivers laid out similarly to the Mesa bass 412.

Marshall's look like bigger guitar 412"s, as did Hiwatt's. Not sure what the Emperor ones look like.

[Hellbastard]

Too expensive
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LemmyCab415/

[blab]

I played on a Marshall 4x15 two weeks ago in a small to medium sized club. The amp was an Ampeg SVT-3Pro.

The sound guy set it insanely loud - I could barely hear the guitarist who played a 100w JCM800 through 4x12 (I guess it was one of those 320w Marshall cabs) which was placed right next to the 4x15.

Wasn't really satisfied with the sound on the stage; really muddy and generally unresponsive to stingray's eq.

[ThunderousFunk]

What tonal properties do doom/stoner metalers look for to warrant that kind of cab? Just for the sheer volume, and massive low end? Or is their an actual "tone" that they prefer, like someone liking the tone out of 10's as opposed to 12's? I'm planning on building a 4x15, but don't play doom/stoner(although I do like Kyuss). If I made this cab, could I make it 4ohm, or would their even be an option TO make it a different ohm load. Def subscribed to this!

[AwkwardLoudness]

I don't have a 4x15, but I once rented four 1x15 Orange cabs and stacked them vertically for a few performances. I have a 400w tube amp with four speaker outs, so I wanted to get the most out of it. It sounded awesome.

[ampegfuzz]

I miss my acoustic 408, but being i found later it to be wired at 2 ohms pretty useless in a multiple cab setup.

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by AwkwardLoudness

I don't have a 4x15, but I once rented four 1x15 Orange cabs and stacked them vertically for a few performances. I have a 400w tube amp with four speaker outs, so I wanted to get the most out of it. It sounded awesome.

If you really need the output of four fifteens that's the logical way to do it.

[NecroticImbecil]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

I miss my acoustic 408, but being i found later it to be wired at 2 ohms pretty useless in a multiple cab setup.

Pretty easy to rewire it to 8. I got rid of mine because I only had room for 1 rig, and the Acoustic rig didn't handle a downtuned 5 string very well. Sounded great with a 4. That cab only sounded right with its matching head, which also only sounded right with its matching cab. IMO. I did find it easier to move than an 8X10. Not solo, but I wouldn't move an 8X10 solo either. The design made it more compact than the more conventional "giant 4X10" layout cabs are.

Similarly, the Sunn is relatively easy to handle. Doesn't have much low end, but sounds great. At 4 Ohms its easier to use with another cab to supply the low end. No good on its own with the 5 string either, but now i have enough room for another rig, and can just use this one when I feel like having some fun.