GK MBE 115 Damping

maniac mikej · #1 06-29-2011, 03:51 PM

hey all, so I got a GK MBE 115 to pair up with my MB 210 combo. Love the tone. I dampened the 210 combo, and was wondering if there would be a noticeable difference with damping the 115. Would it tighten up my tone a little bit more, or doesn't it really matter for this one?

billfitzmaurice · #2 06-29-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by maniac mikej

doesn't it really matter for this one?

Damping is a necessity for all cabs, assuming you don't want boomy lows and erratic mids.

maniac mikej · #3 06-29-2011, 07:31 PM

Word, thank you good sir. Does the back of the baffle need to have damping material on it as well, or can that be left bare?

will33 · #4 06-29-2011, 07:37 PM

Back, sides, top and bottom. Baffle doesn't need it. Couple sticks of bracing wouldn't hurt either. There's a fairly long thread about doing it to the mb210, same applies for the whole series of cabs......or anything else that isn't lined and braced as well.

Crabby · #5 06-29-2011, 09:13 PM

I just dampened my Schroeder cab and it sounds a lot better in every way. Smoother, richer tone without the gank that was bugging me before!

will33 · #6 06-29-2011, 09:21 PM

I can't believe how many companies get away with not doing it, some of them charging a pretty penny for their stuff. When we can do it for $10 in 15 minutes in a retail price diy build imagine how cheap it must be at wholesale bulk purchase prices and assembly line style building. Not an area I'd be cutting costs if I intended to maintain (or charge for) quality.

hermanmunster · #7 06-29-2011, 10:44 PM

Not trying to highjack but does anybody know if the neo 112II cabs have damping or are they empty like the others? I just ordered one so I dont have it here yet to look.