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Originally Posted by acmmisfit  i have a Acoustic B100 1x15 combo amp, its pretty powerful but i need more power to hear that E string so im considering getting Acoustic's 4x10 cab to hook up to my amp untill i can afford the head, what do you think?? will the cab help? |
Before you go buying anything, always try messing around with what you already have! How long have you been at trying to get the sound out of the E to your liking? Truthfully, lower frequencies take much more power to put out there, so you may end up buying another cabinet after all. However, if you're looking for a wall shaking, gut-busting low E, no matter what speakers you use, you'll never get it out of 100 watts. 100 watts is good for rehearsal levels or small gigs...but it just won't get you far if you need to be loud and earth shaking. Which is why yes, down the road you need to consider getting an actual head. I would suggest a Gallien-Krueger with a 5/4 string voicing, one of these will handle a low E and even down below that with supreme ease (take a look at the 700rb-II by them. Their amps are practically worshipped in the world of bass). Let's see...the sound of your amp actually changes as you move farther away. Try getting a ways back from your amp and listening. Also, the acoustics of the room could be against you here. You should try the amp in a room with much different dimensions and see what you get. With that specific amp, I would leave the frequency knob all the way down, have the bass around 3/4, the low mid at about half, and the high mid a little above half. Put the gain a little above 1/4 and then use the volume for the rest of the output you need. Let me know how it goes
