Should I pounce?

TeeAre · #1 10-25-2011, 08:03 PM

Behringer BA410 Bass Cabinet

1000 watts for $40? I have been looking to move up from an Eden combo to a bigger rig. Any thoughts, providing I can find a decent head for the right price ... Yay or nay?

Any idea what the issue with the buzzing could be / likely is? Is it an easy fix?

Thanks

silky smoove · #2 10-25-2011, 08:10 PM

For $40 it's hard to go wrong, but don't think for a second that it can actually handle 1,000 watts.

**B-string** · #3 10-25-2011, 08:13 PM

Or that that is a "move up" from any decent piece of bass gear?

majortoby · #4 10-25-2011, 08:15 PM

Might be worth it just to have a box for putting actual speakers in.

TeeAre · #5 10-25-2011, 08:16 PM

Haha I know what you mean Bstring. I need some extra volume in my arsenal.

Silkysmoove, I figured as much. If I can get 300-400 watts with some semblance of tone, I wouldnt be too upset for $40.

pbd · #6 10-25-2011, 08:16 PM

too good to be true usually is

my 2 cents

TeeAre · #7 10-25-2011, 08:21 PM

Two cents I definitely appreciate, pbd.

majortoby · #8 10-25-2011, 08:21 PM

I've heard those things in action, and Im really no tone snob in the least, but "some semblance of tone" MIGHT be an optimistic goal with this...IMHO

Muzoid · #9 10-25-2011, 08:21 PM

I use one the odd time for rehearsals...they are "OK" at best, nothing spectacular, that's for sure.

Wow $40 is cool, but at the same time seems fishy.

Hard to tell sight unseen if the rattle is fixable...but like mentioned, might be a good cab to stock with some other 10's.

Any rattles, buzzes, noises would eventually drive me nuts.

**B-string** · #10 10-25-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeAre

Haha I know what you mean Bstring. I need some extra volume in my arsenal.

Silkysmoove, I figured as much. If I can get 300-400 watts with some semblance of tone, I wouldnt be too upset for $40.

If you have $40 that aint doing anything?

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Originally Posted by majortoby

Might be worth it just to have a box for putting actual speakers in.

But the box could be the trouble?

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Originally Posted by pbd

too good to be true usually is

my 2 cents

And you don't know if it is blown speakers, cracked cab, loose mounting, wires miss-routed and dancing on a speaker cone, air leaks, if the cab got wet and is swollen in bad places.....

TeeAre · #11 10-25-2011, 08:33 PM

Yeah I was thinking the same thing about moisture. Could very well be responsible for the crappy covering on it. We get enough rains, floods, and watermain breaks here that it shouldn't come as a surprise.

Thanks for all your input everyone! This is exactly why I come to TB.

Eminor3rd · #12 10-25-2011, 08:34 PM

Moving UP from an Eden to a Behringer?

$40 is cheap, but in my experience, when I buy cheap gear, I end up dissatisfied and wishing I would have spent a bit more to be happy. Then I usually try to cut my losses and get something I like, which ends up costing me more money in the long run.

So, unless you're very broke AND in desperate need for a 4x10, I'd advise considering that $40 to be $40 put toward something better.

Another way of putting it is this: if you've only got $40 to spend on a cab, can you really afford to spend money on a cab?

waleross · #13 10-25-2011, 08:34 PM

Pass on it .

modulusman · #14 10-25-2011, 08:36 PM

Well it is a Behringer, $40.00 is probably all it is worth.

**B-string** · #15 10-25-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeAre

Yeah I was thinking the same thing about moisture. Could very well be responsible for the crappy covering on it. We get enough rains, floods, and watermain breaks here that it shouldn't come as a surprise.

Thanks for all your input everyone! This is exactly why I come to TB.

Always good to bounce the ideas off some people.

TeeAre · #16 10-25-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by B-string

Always good to bounce the ideas off some people.

Especially the bad ones!

dannylectro · #17 10-25-2011, 10:43 PM

No. Avoid. Save the $40 and put it towards a good product.