Speakers : When Do You Realize You Might Have Too Many

Fendbassfan · #1 04-29-2011, 12:42 PM

I have 3 Bass Head/Cab rigs (and one practice amp)

1) When your wife comes in the music room and says "look at all those speakers" (hey, two are for Guitar and one is for the keyboard). My son plays bass, guitar, and keyboards.
2) When you start using them to put things like lamps, fans, Xbox360's, etc. on them.

chucko58 · #2 04-29-2011, 12:43 PM

3) When you can no longer get into a room because it's full of cabs.

MuzikMan · #3 04-29-2011, 12:48 PM

When you get as many as Tombowlus !!!

Bowlus Bass Blog

Cabs:

Accugroove Tri 208 (for sale/trade)
Accugroove Tri 115L
Accugroove Whappo, Jr.
Ampeg SVT-210AV (four)
Ampeg B-40
Ashdown Mini115 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Ashdown Mini48 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Azola Super Wizzy 2x12 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Bag End S12E-D (ELF sub; for sale/trade)
Bergantino custom 1x15 sub's (two; in HT Large boxes)
Bergantino AE112 (two)
Bergantino AE210
Bergantino AE410
Bergantino EX112
Bergantino EX115
Bergantino HS210
Bergantino HS410
Bergantino HT110 (two)
Bergantino HT112
Bergantino HT112 ER (two)
Bergantino HT115 (two)
Bergantino HT210 (two)
Bergantino HT212
Bergantino HT310 (two)
Bergantino HT322
Bergantino IP112
Bergantino IP153
Bergantino IP212
Bergantino IP310
Bergantino IP322
Bergantino NV215
Bergantino NV412
Bergantino NV610
Carvin LS1503 (two)
EA CX-112 (en route)
EA iL-110
EA NL-210 (three, one 4 ohm)
EA NM-410 (two, one on hold)
EA VL-108 (two)
EA VL-110 (four)
EA VL-208 (five, one 4 ohm)
EA Wizzy (two)
EA M-line Wizzy (two)
EA Wizzy 10 (two)
EBS Neo-112 (two) (possibly for sale/trade)
Epifani UL-310 (Series 1; two)
Epifani UL-410 (Series 2; early version)
Gallien-Krueger Neo112-II (two)
Gallien-Krueger Neo212-II
Gallien-Krueger Neo410
Genz-Benz Shuttle 1x12 extension cab (possibly for sale/trade)
Glockenklang 6-Box (two)
Glockenklang Double (German version; two)
Glockenklang Duo (German version)
Glockenklang Duo Wedge (German version)
Glockenklang Space Deluxe (German version)
Glockenklang Take 5 4x10
Glockenklang Tedd
Hevos Midget (4 ohm)
ISP Technologies Bass Vector 115 (powered)
Markbass CL108
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 4x10, “Deep”
Mesa/Boogie Diesel Powerhouse Jr. (1x12, 4x8)
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 215 EV
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P212
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P210
Music Man HD-210
Music Man HD-212
Orange OBC 410
Orange OBC 115
Patterson Audio/LDS 2x8 (two; 2-way, w/ titanium Selenium tweeters)
Peavey 1820 (for sale locally)
Phil Jones Bass 4B )two)
Phil Jones Bass Neo-Power 8B (two)
Raezer's Edge Bass 10 (for sale/trade)
Raezer's Edge Bass 12-400 (for sale/trade)
Sadowsky SA210
Sadowsky SA410 (two)
SWR Henry the 8x8 (possibly for sale/trade)
Trace Elliot 1028H
Trace Elliot 2103H
Trace Elliot 2103x
Trace Elliot 1518C
Trace Elliot 4052H 4x5 Bright Box
Trace Elliot 1048
Trace Elliot 1513 (two)
Trace Elliot 1x10 (two; one with tweeter)
Trace Elliot custom 1x12 (made by Steve Azola from the cab portion of a Twin Valve Combo)
Wayne Jones 2x10 (two)
Yamaha BBT110S (two)

Sliderbass · #4 04-29-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MuzikMan

When you get as many as Tombowlus !!!

Bowlus Bass Blog

Cabs:

Accugroove Tri 208 (for sale/trade)
Accugroove Tri 115L
Accugroove Whappo, Jr.
Ampeg SVT-210AV (four)
Ampeg B-40
Ashdown Mini115 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Ashdown Mini48 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Azola Super Wizzy 2x12 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Bag End S12E-D (ELF sub; for sale/trade)
Bergantino custom 1x15 sub's (two; in HT Large boxes)
Bergantino AE112 (two)
Bergantino AE210
Bergantino AE410
Bergantino EX112
Bergantino EX115
Bergantino HS210
Bergantino HS410
Bergantino HT110 (two)
Bergantino HT112
Bergantino HT112 ER (two)
Bergantino HT115 (two)
Bergantino HT210 (two)
Bergantino HT212
Bergantino HT310 (two)
Bergantino HT322
Bergantino IP112
Bergantino IP153
Bergantino IP212
Bergantino IP310
Bergantino IP322
Bergantino NV215
Bergantino NV412
Bergantino NV610
Carvin LS1503 (two)
EA CX-112 (en route)
EA iL-110
EA NL-210 (three, one 4 ohm)
EA NM-410 (two, one on hold)
EA VL-108 (two)
EA VL-110 (four)
EA VL-208 (five, one 4 ohm)
EA Wizzy (two)
EA M-line Wizzy (two)
EA Wizzy 10 (two)
EBS Neo-112 (two) (possibly for sale/trade)
Epifani UL-310 (Series 1; two)
Epifani UL-410 (Series 2; early version)
Gallien-Krueger Neo112-II (two)
Gallien-Krueger Neo212-II
Gallien-Krueger Neo410
Genz-Benz Shuttle 1x12 extension cab (possibly for sale/trade)
Glockenklang 6-Box (two)
Glockenklang Double (German version; two)
Glockenklang Duo (German version)
Glockenklang Duo Wedge (German version)
Glockenklang Space Deluxe (German version)
Glockenklang Take 5 4x10
Glockenklang Tedd
Hevos Midget (4 ohm)
ISP Technologies Bass Vector 115 (powered)
Markbass CL108
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 4x10, “Deep”
Mesa/Boogie Diesel Powerhouse Jr. (1x12, 4x8)
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 215 EV
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P212
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P210
Music Man HD-210
Music Man HD-212
Orange OBC 410
Orange OBC 115
Patterson Audio/LDS 2x8 (two; 2-way, w/ titanium Selenium tweeters)
Peavey 1820 (for sale locally)
Phil Jones Bass 4B )two)
Phil Jones Bass Neo-Power 8B (two)
Raezer's Edge Bass 10 (for sale/trade)
Raezer's Edge Bass 12-400 (for sale/trade)
Sadowsky SA210
Sadowsky SA410 (two)
SWR Henry the 8x8 (possibly for sale/trade)
Trace Elliot 1028H
Trace Elliot 2103H
Trace Elliot 2103x
Trace Elliot 1518C
Trace Elliot 4052H 4x5 Bright Box
Trace Elliot 1048
Trace Elliot 1513 (two)
Trace Elliot 1x10 (two; one with tweeter)
Trace Elliot custom 1x12 (made by Steve Azola from the cab portion of a Twin Valve Combo)
Wayne Jones 2x10 (two)
Yamaha BBT110S (two)

..Can have as many as Tom! He IS the gold standard!

Marginal Tom · #5 04-29-2011, 01:54 PM

If you have to sleep in the back yard because there's no room in your house, you either have too many cabs or you need a bigger house.

Hutzbordello · #6 04-29-2011, 01:54 PM

when your the bans Sleep, and you get i think 100k+ for an album.

and you spend it all on amps lol

thislifeishard · #7 04-29-2011, 01:58 PM

I am new at playing bass and still don't understand all the watts and ohms.....does anyone know if my ampeg svt-vr 4 ohms 300 watts...will be ok to power an ashdown 414h 4x10 4 ohms 1050 watts? Thanks.

Fendbassfan · #8 04-29-2011, 02:33 PM

Man that tombolus guy is crazy! Even if I was a Billionairre I wouldn't have anywhere that many.

So I count each of my speaker cabs (counting the 3 combo amps as speakers) in my music room and I have.

4- Bass Cabs 1 (15") 1 (2x12") 1 (2X10") 1 (8")
2- Guitar Cabs 1 (2x12") 1(10")
1- Keyboard Cab 1 (12")
2- PA Cabs. 2 (10")
------------------
total is 9 so actually I see where my wife is coming from.

Kwesi · #9 04-29-2011, 02:35 PM

Where is God's name does Tom keep all his gear?! Jealousy aside, I need to know whether or not he's discovered technology capable of stabilizing dimensional wormholes and using them for storage purposes.

BurningSkies · #10 04-29-2011, 02:43 PM

IIRC, Tom's collection has slimmed down quite a bit.

MuzikMan · #11 04-29-2011, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fendbassfan

Man that tombolus guy is crazy! Even if I was a Billionairre I wouldn't have anywhere that many.

So I count each of my speaker cabs (counting the 3 combo amps as speakers) in my music room and I have.

4- Bass Cabs 1 (15") 1 (2x12") 1 (2X10") 1 (8")
2- Guitar Cabs 1 (2x12") 1(10")
1- Keyboard Cab 1 (12")
2- PA Cabs. 2 (10")
------------------
total is 9 so actually I see where my wife is coming from.

From my perspective that is not an unusual amount of speakers at all but I guess from a non-musician point of view it seems like a lot. Let me ask you something, how many shoes does your wife have?

wcriley · #12 04-29-2011, 03:48 PM

Not as impressive as Tom's collection, but here's what I had a year ago:

**Chef** · #13 04-29-2011, 03:52 PM

winner!
Thread's done folks, move along...

(just kiddding, i'm not closing it!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MuzikMan

When you get as many as Tombowlus !!!

Bowlus Bass Blog

Cabs:

Accugroove Tri 208 (for sale/trade)
Accugroove Tri 115L
Accugroove Whappo, Jr.
Ampeg SVT-210AV (four)
Ampeg B-40
Ashdown Mini115 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Ashdown Mini48 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Azola Super Wizzy 2x12 (two; possibly for sale/trade)
Bag End S12E-D (ELF sub; for sale/trade)
Bergantino custom 1x15 sub's (two; in HT Large boxes)
Bergantino AE112 (two)
Bergantino AE210
Bergantino AE410
Bergantino EX112
Bergantino EX115
Bergantino HS210
Bergantino HS410
Bergantino HT110 (two)
Bergantino HT112
Bergantino HT112 ER (two)
Bergantino HT115 (two)
Bergantino HT210 (two)
Bergantino HT212
Bergantino HT310 (two)
Bergantino HT322
Bergantino IP112
Bergantino IP153
Bergantino IP212
Bergantino IP310
Bergantino IP322
Bergantino NV215
Bergantino NV412
Bergantino NV610
Carvin LS1503 (two)
EA CX-112 (en route)
EA iL-110
EA NL-210 (three, one 4 ohm)
EA NM-410 (two, one on hold)
EA VL-108 (two)
EA VL-110 (four)
EA VL-208 (five, one 4 ohm)
EA Wizzy (two)
EA M-line Wizzy (two)
EA Wizzy 10 (two)
EBS Neo-112 (two) (possibly for sale/trade)
Epifani UL-310 (Series 1; two)
Epifani UL-410 (Series 2; early version)
Gallien-Krueger Neo112-II (two)
Gallien-Krueger Neo212-II
Gallien-Krueger Neo410
Genz-Benz Shuttle 1x12 extension cab (possibly for sale/trade)
Glockenklang 6-Box (two)
Glockenklang Double (German version; two)
Glockenklang Duo (German version)
Glockenklang Duo Wedge (German version)
Glockenklang Space Deluxe (German version)
Glockenklang Take 5 4x10
Glockenklang Tedd
Hevos Midget (4 ohm)
ISP Technologies Bass Vector 115 (powered)
Markbass CL108
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 4x10, “Deep”
Mesa/Boogie Diesel Powerhouse Jr. (1x12, 4x8)
Mesa/Boogie Diesel 215 EV
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P212
Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse P210
Music Man HD-210
Music Man HD-212
Orange OBC 410
Orange OBC 115
Patterson Audio/LDS 2x8 (two; 2-way, w/ titanium Selenium tweeters)
Peavey 1820 (for sale locally)
Phil Jones Bass 4B )two)
Phil Jones Bass Neo-Power 8B (two)
Raezer's Edge Bass 10 (for sale/trade)
Raezer's Edge Bass 12-400 (for sale/trade)
Sadowsky SA210
Sadowsky SA410 (two)
SWR Henry the 8x8 (possibly for sale/trade)
Trace Elliot 1028H
Trace Elliot 2103H
Trace Elliot 2103x
Trace Elliot 1518C
Trace Elliot 4052H 4x5 Bright Box
Trace Elliot 1048
Trace Elliot 1513 (two)
Trace Elliot 1x10 (two; one with tweeter)
Trace Elliot custom 1x12 (made by Steve Azola from the cab portion of a Twin Valve Combo)
Wayne Jones 2x10 (two)
Yamaha BBT110S (two)

**Chef** · #14 04-29-2011, 03:53 PM

"If you've run out of rationalizations for buying another cab, you're not trying very hard."

Sundogue · #15 04-29-2011, 03:57 PM

When you build a fEARful and the rest are in permanent storage.

Hey, you asked!

Metal Matt · #16 04-29-2011, 04:14 PM

Never, because there's no such thing as too many?

That's what I'm going with.

BurningSkies · #17 04-29-2011, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundogue

When you build a fEARful and the rest are in permanent storage.

Hey, you asked!

Sort of.

-My Bergantino HT115 sits in the practice room and works as one of my guitarists' amp stand for his 2x12 combo.

-My Avatar SB112 is on end and acts a a PA speaker stand.

-My Schroeder 1212 acts as a keyboard cab, with a Motionsound leslie on top of it...

See...they're all still useful!

Sartori · #18 04-29-2011, 04:59 PM

Too many speakers?

Don't be silly, that's impossible. There's no such thing as too many speakers, rather, if you think there might be too many, the problem is actually that the space is too small for them.

georgestrings · #19 04-29-2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sartori

Too many speakers?

Don't be silly, that's impossible. There's no such thing as too many speakers, rather, if you think there might be too many, the problem is actually that the space is too small for them.

Agreed - currently, I have:

(1) 115
(1) 215
(1) 610
(1) 810
(4) 15 + horn PA tops
(4) 118 PA subs
(4) 15 + horn PA monitors
(1) guitar 412
(1) 112 guitar tube amp combo
(1) 115 bass combo
(3) bass amps

That's just off the top of my head - I'm probably missing a few things... I'd say if you're using it, you don't have "too much"...

- georgestrings

Sartori · #20 04-30-2011, 12:49 AM

Indeed. Currently I've got a 1x15, a 2x15, a 2x10 (sadly for sale), a 1x15 combo, a 1x...8? guitar combo, a guitar 4x12 and six guitar 12" speakers laying around (going to put them in a homemade 4x12 and 2x12).

I plan on building at least one more 2x15. Not because I actually NEED to be louder. Just because of sonic megalomania.