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Old 02-24-2011, 01:46 AM
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About a year or so ago I posted a thread about a new company called Uncontained Sound. This company has been making "Powered Bass Cabinets" for a couple years now. They just came out with their new line and made some additions and improvements. They made the cabs lighter added wheels and now include a separate volume for the horn and one for the overall output of the cabinet (So bassists with passive basses can get some too!) I've been using the new 1000w BP410 cab for about 4 or 5 months now and it's the best thing I've ever used. My tone is my tone and I don't have to mess with any EQ other than whats on my bass. Bottom line is you're really gonna know what your bass sounds like. (Kinda like waking up with a girl the next day and seeing her without her makeup! Get it?) If your bass sounds like Poo it just sounds like Poo. If your bass sounds great it'll still sound great without any coloring. For a show all I take is my Roscoe SKB 3005 and 3006 and my EBS Multicomp. One trip in one trip out and the sound is amazing! I used to head out with two 410 cabs and a head, or two 212 cabs and a head and was Ok with the sound I had until I tried one of these cabs for the first time. After that I sold all of my cabs and heads. Powered cabs are nothing new, and I know it may take a minute to get used to the idea of just plug and play. But if you get a chance to check these cabs out you won't be disappointed. Ask Doug Johns, Jaquo III-X, Panel Johnson, Jimmy Earl or anyone that attended the 2010 NAMM Bass Bash. They can tell you whats up! http://www.uncontainedsound.com/unco...sound3_010.htm
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:54 AM
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That's awesome. But 3g's? Whoooweee.
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:58 AM
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Well if you think about how much it'll cost for a nice head and a couple nice cabs. It pretty much works out.
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So what we've actually got here is a combo without a preamp that costs much more than combos with preamps.
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Thats one way of looking at it I guess. But you get what you pay for.
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Old 02-24-2011, 02:23 AM
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I think the phrase 'you get what you pay for' means 'cheap items are usually low quality,' not 'over-priced gear sounds better.'

Neither the soundclips nor the features on paper suggest that these cabinets are superior to other set ups that cost less. They don't sound bad by any stretch, but you could get the same sound with more flexibility for less money in the form of a head+cab or combo amp.

Over pricing aside, I think powered cabs are really cool and hope we see more get made. I know GK is coming out with a series soon.
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Hey E, how much does the new lighter cabs weigh?
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If im paying 3 grand for an amp I generally want a poo sounding bass to sound like butta and a great sounding bass to sound like Thor's Hammer!
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