What do you think of this rig?

[dbase]

I just about made up my mind on this but want to run it past the experts on here.
Buying a Mesa Powerhouse 2x12 cab and stacking on a Hartke 2x10 and power both with my Hartke LH500.
Dont have any idea of how it will sound. So what do you think?

[JimmyM]

eh, i'm not feeling it. i'm feeling the mesa by itself and i'm feeling your two hartke 210's. but i can't imagine combining them sounding good. i could be wrong, but science is on my side in this one, so i don't think i am.

[dbase]

The reason I ask is because my wife says if you buy anything new, you have to get rid of something. I have two 2x10's and would get nothing for them if I traded them in on the Mesa, but I would trade in one cab and keep the other for looks or as a spare plus the amp would see 4ohms with the two 8 ohm cabs and give me 500 watts. On smaller gigs I would use one cab at 250 watts. Are you saying that the 10's and 12's dont mix?
Or is there no real difference between them?

[JimmyM]

i'm saying that the 10"s and 12"s have a possibility of causing destructive interference with each other. doesn't always happen to a noticeable degree, but it's happened enough in rigs i've played where the cabs weren't matched that i would never do it.

as for whether you should do the hartkes or the mesa cab, i can't answer that for you, but if it were me i'd probably keep the hartkes, especially if they're hydrives.

[PSPookie]

Mixing driver sizes and cab brands sounds like trouble. You might not like the results.

I understand you predicament. I also have a "sell before you buy" agreement with Mrs. Pookie.

You mention trading in one of the 210s; have you tried selling it on your own?