Please Help Me with your opinion! Gallien Krueger 400rb Fullstack

[AMILCARARG]

Hello Everybody, i´m from argentina. Please sorry my english. Ive just registered al Talkbass and this is my first post.

I need help to take a decision. I have a bass amp. Gallien Krueger 400 RB Mark IV (280 watts 4ohms, 180 watts 8 ohms) with a cabinet, Gallien Krueger 410RBX (800 watts, 8ohms).

Actually the amp is working at 180watts because i´m using a 8 ohms cab.

I want to buy another cab, and i need opinions between two options. First, buy another 4x10 8ohms cab to use the 280w, or boy a 1x15 cab.

Please if enyone can give me an opinion that help me to make the decision.

Thanks!
Amilcar.

[glivanos]

You should search this site on opinions about this. With that said I would consider either a 15" cabinet or a 4 10" cabinet. The cabinet should be rated for 8 ohms. Most 8 10" cabinets are rated for 4 ohms IMO. Good Luck.

[BurningSkies]

Buy another 4x10. More speaker area, matching speakers, and you'll get better lows with cabinet coupling. The 15 won't do much but limit you to it's output.

[AMILCARARG]

Thanks BurningSkies and glivanos !!! Can i hear more suggestions???

[Kink Rimson]

It's really down to personal preference, as long as it's 8ohm! My choice would be another 4x10, but I'd still happily use the 1x15.

[Caca de Kick]

Yeah 4x10 would be best. Throwing a single 15 to try keeping up with four 10's is a pretty bad match. Those 10's are pretty much all you're going to hear.

[Sifl]

Get a 2x10!

[danomite64]

Originally Posted by AMILCARARG

Actually the amp is working at 120watts because the 8 ohms of the cab

According to the manual, your amp puts out 180 watts at 8 ohms, not 120.

[AMILCARARG]

Originally Posted by danomite64

According to the manual, your amp puts out 180 watts at 8 ohms, not 120.

It´s true! i´ve just correct my post.

[AMILCARARG]

Originally Posted by glivanos

You should search this site on opinions about this. With that said I would consider either a 15" cabinet or a 4 10" cabinet. The cabinet should be rated for 8 ohms. Most 8 10" cabinets are rated for 4 ohms IMO. Good Luck.

Thanks for the reply!!

[RickenBoogie]

A matching 410 is the BEST choice, where a 15 would be one of the worst choices.

[cableguy]

I have a 400RB-IV and I found it to be not enough power for me. Now I run a fEarful 2X12 so it's a little less speaker area than a 4x10. If you're just wanting more volume maybe you could upgrade your head to a 700RB-II or a 1001RB-II into your existing cab. I don't know if that would cost more or less than adding another cab. If you just want another cab to make a stack I would go with the 4x10.

[AMILCARARG]

Originally Posted by cableguy

I have a 400RB-IV and I found it to be not enough power for me. Now I run a fEarful 2X12 so it's a little less speaker area than a 4x10. If you're just wanting more volume maybe you could upgrade your head to a 700RB-II or a 1001RB-II into your existing cab. I don't know if that would cost more or less than adding another cab. If you just want another cab to make a stack I would go with the 4x10.

Yes! good suggestion but i live in argentina, and these products are difficult to get here. I think my best chance is boy another similar 4x10 cab! Thanks!