NAD: Hartke LH1000, cab suggestions?

[BillyIVbass]

So I gigged with an LH500 into a Hydrive 1x15 for about a year and loved it, but did notice there was that 1 out of every 10 gigs where I couldn't cut through. (Outdoor gigs or a band I was playing with had 2 guitars, drums, keys/loops)

So I'm doing the local guitar store tour haunt and see an LH1000 for a deal. I phone a friend for a price check and a good priest and a rabbi joke and he says it's a deal.

Get the amp home, it's great, same tone just double the power into 1 8ohm send. I realize I'm not going to need two LH heads, my LH500 sells in less than 2 hours. The guy who picked it up, dug it so much he bought my Hydrive 1x15 too.

So this brings me to a new cab quest.

My thoughts:
1 Hydrive 4x10 $600 street
or
2 Hydrive 1x12s. $700 street

Price comes within $100.

Any opinions? My gigs are pop/rock originals and party rock bar covers. 2 1x12s would give me more options like bringing one out with a smaller head, but 1 4x10 would be less bulky than 2 1x12s and give me more power.

I'm all ears for more suggestions, but there probably isn't much that can compete with the weight, power, price and service of the Hydrive.

[BillyIVbass]

Also, my bass selection is pretty classic: passive P-basses or Jazz basses. Finger style. Pretty flat EQ, maybe a light overdrive if I'm feeling frisky.

[genstormbringer]

410

[sleepytime]

Originally Posted by genstormbringer

410

+1

[jjk2007]

410

[genstormbringer]

I had the same setup LH1000 and Hydrive HX410 but I got rid of the head. Don't get me wrong it is a great head but here is why I did before you decide to call me a wuss please read the thread below and you will know:

This one goes out to my very best friend here on TB mb94952

lightweight stuff makes it easier hopefully I can get going w stuff like Markbass heads and Hartke Neo cabs I have the 410 and will never sell it it is a great cab.

[EpiRipper]

I've got a LH1000 and run it bridged into 2 x 410's. I've never had a problem with not being heard. Why run it into an 8 ohm cabinet when it will only deliver 225 watts... the LH500 gives 350watts into an 8 ohm load! Better to run your LH1000 into a 4 ohm load, bridged, so it can deliver the full 1100 watts

[genstormbringer]

Originally Posted by EpiRipper

I've got a LH1000 and run it bridged into 2 x 410's. I've never had a problem with not being heard. Why run it into an 8 ohm cabinet when it will only deliver 225 watts... the LH500 gives 350watts into an 8 ohm load! Better to run your LH1000 into a 4 ohm load, bridged, so it can deliver the full 1100 watts

even into the Hydrive 410 you can cook a lot of things cause even at that wattage and 8ohm rating it is UBER loud and punchy.
U can always get the 410 and buy a 112 so you can have about 1350 watts at 4ohms talk about cooking

[BillyIVbass]

Originally Posted by genstormbringer

I had the same setup but I got rid of the head it is a great head but here is why before you decide to call me a wuss :

This one goes out to my very best friend here on TB mb94952

lightweight stuff makes it easier hopefully I can get going w stuff like Markbass heads and Hartke Neo cabs I have the 410 and will never sell it it is a great cab.

Yikes! Feel better. Are you at least able to rest and play some bass?

Put your band to work and make them carry your rig. Even the greatest of guitar player's are gonna sound like sh*t with no groove behind it!

I hear good stuff about the new GK heads. There are also some very reasonably priced lightweight power amps too. I can only guess Hartke will eventually come around and do the lightweight amp thing.

[BillyIVbass]

Originally Posted by EpiRipper

I've got a LH1000 and run it bridged into 2 x 410's. I've never had a problem with not being heard. Why run it into an 8 ohm cabinet when it will only deliver 225 watts... the LH500 gives 350watts into an 8 ohm load! Better to run your LH1000 into a 4 ohm load, bridged, so it can deliver the full 1100 watts

The 12s can be ran at 4 or 8ohm. I don't have the manual in front of me, but with 1 4x10 I can get something nuts like 700watts bridged!

I'm leaning more towards the 4x10. It can handle 1000 watts so I can be less concerned about damaging vs. the 12s are rated at 300 watts.

[EpiRipper]

Originally Posted by BillyIVbass

The 12s can be ran at 4 or 8ohm. I don't have the manual in front of me, but with 1 4x10 I can get something nuts like 700watts bridged!

I'm leaning more towards the 4x10. It can handle 1000 watts so I can be less concerned about damaging vs. the 12s are rated at 300 watts.

I've got the manual in front of me... 750 watts bridged into 8 ohms! FWIW I don't like the sound of my amp in dual parallel mode, it lacks grunt. Bridging it is the way to go, especially if your cab can handle it!

[BillyIVbass]

Yeah I'm getting more and more psyched about the 4x10. What I liked about the LH500 into the 1x15 is that the cab was definitely working hard, but not too hard.

[dbase]

+1

[genstormbringer]

Originally Posted by BillyIVbass

Yikes! Feel better. Are you at least able to rest and play some bass?

Put your band to work and make them carry your rig. Even the greatest of guitar player's are gonna sound like sh*t with no groove behind it!

I hear good stuff about the new GK heads. There are also some very reasonably priced lightweight power amps too. I can only guess Hartke will eventually come around and do the lightweight amp thing.

I wish I want a lightweight class D LH1000 that would be the ultimate bass head for me.

[genstormbringer]

Originally Posted by BillyIVbass

The 12s can be ran at 4 or 8ohm. I don't have the manual in front of me, but with 1 4x10 I can get something nuts like 700watts bridged!

I'm leaning more towards the 4x10. It can handle 1000 watts so I can be less concerned about damaging vs. the 12s are rated at 300 watts.

U definitely want to run the amp bridged anyway and yes you will get roughly 700 watts which is nothing to sneeze at this amp is very powerful and very highly configurable. Don't let anyone fool you about that. This amp is a beast and ranks very high as far as construction, tone, sound, and durability. It's built like a tank. Hartke hit a home run w this amp. I would love to have one around but I gotta go light the cabs however, yes the Hydrives are winners too get em if ya can they are superb I don't leave home w/o one

[genstormbringer]

Originally Posted by BillyIVbass

Yikes! Feel better. Are you at least able to rest and play some bass?

Put your band to work and make them carry your rig. Even the greatest of guitar player's are gonna sound like sh*t with no groove behind it!

I hear good stuff about the new GK heads. There are also some very reasonably priced lightweight power amps too. I can only guess Hartke will eventually come around and do the lightweight amp thing.

Thanks I cannot lift any weight yet 5lbs is my limit aka a gallon of milk so I can't jam for a while.

[Rob Doane]

It's been my experience that cutting through a mix is more about sound quality than it is volume. I would suggest the HyDrive 4x10 to get the crisp highs and mid punch that will cut through without blowing your cones across the stage. If you need more than 750 watts (that's what you'll get bridged into this 8ohm cab) you must be playing arena's. If that's the case, you have options. If you like the sound you get from the 4x10, add a second one to get the desired 4 ohm load. If you need more bottom, add the 1x15 instead. I've heard just about every configuration of LH1000 head and various HyDrive cabs. They all do a great job and it just comes down to what kind of sound you're going for. I play my LH1000 bridged through a 200 watt GK 4x10 and I've never had trouble hearing myself on stage. There will be a HyDrive stack but, until I come up with the cake, the rig I have serves me well.

[gary mitchell]

LH1000 plus Ampeg 810 blow your guitar player off the stage

[Floyd Eye]

Originally Posted by gary mitchell

LH1000 plus Ampeg 810 blow your guitar player off the stage

Add a SansAmp and it will shear the top of his head off on the way to the floor.