What,s the best bass cabinet ?

sonictnt · #1 03-16-2011, 04:12 PM

Hi ,

I want to buy the best cabinet for bass , no limit in money ,
I,m looking for a deep low end and a hi-fi sound ,
I play with an Aguilar DB750 with 2 x GS212 , sounds good but I,m not happy , in the lower zone of the bass is boomy , no matter how I compress or eq the bass sound .

What,s the best cabinet for bass in the market in your opinion ?

Thanks for your help

**jlepre** · #2 03-16-2011, 04:18 PM

The Genz Benz Uber Quad 1288T
JMHO

madmatt · #3 03-16-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonictnt

Hi ,

I want to buy the best cabinet for bass , no limit in money ,
I,m looking for a deep low end and a hi-fi sound ,
I play with an Aguilar DB750 with 2 x GS212 , sounds good but I,m not happy , in the lower zone of the bass is boomy , no matter how I compress or eq the bass sound .

What,s the best cabinet for bass in the market in your opinion ?

Thanks for your help

Try a GK NEO 410.
Also it may not be your cabs, it may be your amp.

Marton · #4 03-16-2011, 04:21 PM

If you find the GS212 too boomy, stay away from the Epifani UL410. I have both and the Epifani is more boomy, but I like that very much.

sonictnt · #5 03-16-2011, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the answers ,

Maybe is the amp , I go to try more heads with the 2 x GS212 ,
What,s your opinion about Accugroove El Whappo or Acme B4 ?
Is true that they are so hi-fi for bass ?

CTC564 · #6 03-16-2011, 04:27 PM

Look at Bag End...

Bassmec · #7 03-16-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by madmatt

Try a GK NEO 410.
Also it may not be your cabs, it may be your amp.

Or maybe its just his fat boomy fingers? anyway there is no best bass cab it depends what you want from a bass cab.
Some will love Fearfuls for the hi Fi Vibe others will want full range 4x12" and 4X15 with 100 tube watts growling fat distorted motorhead midbass.
Others want to mix Clean and FX/dirty rigs.
Doom stoners want rumbling muddy grunge with little definition.
What do you want?.

BigOldHarry · #8 03-16-2011, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonictnt

Hi ,

I want to buy the best cabinet for bass , no limit in money ,
I,m looking for a deep low end and a hi-fi sound ,
I play with an Aguilar DB750 with 2 x GS212 , sounds good but I,m not happy , in the lower zone of the bass is boomy , no matter how I compress or eq the bass sound .

What,s the best cabinet for bass in the market in your opinion ?

Thanks for your help

The problem you have is that that cab is NOT a great match for that head. If I put that head on my Epifani nyc 4x10, it would *kill*. I actually have a GS 2x12 that I need to sell - not my fav cab by a long shot.

sonictnt · #9 03-16-2011, 04:51 PM

this is the sound that I,m looking for ....

Download ColourMyXTC.mp3 from http://lexilyn.be - Filestube.com - download everything

Bassmec · #10 03-16-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sonictnt

this is the sound that I,m looking for ....

Download ColourMyXTC.mp3 from http://lexilyn.be - Filestube.com - download everything

It sounds like what I would expect from a hard driven fender bassman 100 tube amp with an Ibanez ts 808 tube screamer via a JBL K145 or probably old Altec 421 15".

MVE · #11 03-16-2011, 05:17 PM

I am using a Schroeder 210Pl. It is very quick and tight, not boomy at all.
But everyone else is right, you should probably try a different amp first.
If you are looking for a more hifi sound, a pre amp and power amp configuration may work better for you. A Demeter 201, michael pope, or a kern or reed purity (if you can find one) and any high quality power amp might get you closer to a hifi sound and less like a "bass amp"
Have you tried plugging directly into a mixer connected right to studio monitors?

Calaverasgrande · #12 03-16-2011, 05:23 PM

That sound would pretty much exactly be what you get if you ran a Traynor YBA1a or YBA3 into an EV loaded 2x15. The mesa 2x15 cabs do that tone for days.
IIRC the GS series Aguilar are kind of know to be a bit mid lean and bass heavy. The DB series are supposed to be more mid forward. Maybe try some of their DB series 2x12 and 4x10 cabs?

RickenBoogie · #13 03-16-2011, 05:27 PM

+1 for the Aguilar DB series. I never liked any GS cabs I tried.

Gizmot · #14 03-16-2011, 05:37 PM

If I was buying cabs, and size and price weren't factors, I'd go for an SWR Henry the 8 x 8. The size and weight is less than many 6 x 10 or 2 x 15 boxes - and it rocks. The 8 drivers give you lots of cone area for solid lows and they're small so they have really good transients.
If you've never heard one, you'll be floored.

Munjibunga · #15 03-16-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

+1 for the Aguilar DB series. I never liked any GS cabs I tried.

Get a GS410. I can't stand that boxy sound of the DB series.

BassGen · #16 03-16-2011, 07:54 PM

I'm personally in love with my 2 Mesa Powerhouse 410's but that's not the sound that I play (Loved that track by the way). It's a cool sound but wouldn't suit my band.

But anyway with limited experience I can say the Mesa's make the best sound of any that I have played through. I would think they are very versatile at handling what ever tones you want to feed them.

Also FWIW I've read more than one place that running 2 different cabs (15's, 10's, 12's - whatever mix) off the same feed will not produce good results as the response time of the various size speakers are not the same and you will get sound that is out of phase. Short of running a fully bi-amp set-up that is.

Best bet is to go try out a bunch.

vin*tone · #17 03-16-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Get a GS410. I can't stand that boxy sound of the DB series.

To me, boxy means lacking in low end. DB's are not that.

bassnat · #18 03-16-2011, 07:58 PM

Schroeder and Bergantino. Play before you buy anything else.

Bassist30 · #19 03-16-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonictnt

Hi ,

I want to buy the best cabinet for bass , no limit in money ,
I,m looking for a deep low end and a hi-fi sound ,
I play with an Aguilar DB750 with 2 x GS212 , sounds good but I,m not happy , in the lower zone of the bass is boomy , no matter how I compress or eq the bass sound .

What,s the best cabinet for bass in the market in your opinion ?

Thanks for your help

I use the Thunderfunk 750A and 550B with 2 Aguilars DB 12. Also with a Berg AE 410 and Accugroove whappo Jr. The Thunderfunk to can get a pretty close to the sound of the DB750. Any of these would do nicely. But some say the Aguilar cabs are not good with it. The DB12's sound great with the Thunderfunk and i think it would do the same with your 750.

Scatterblak · #20 03-16-2011, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonictnt

Hi ,

I want to buy the best cabinet for bass , no limit in money ,
I,m looking for a deep low end and a hi-fi sound ,
I play with an Aguilar DB750 with 2 x GS212 , sounds good but I,m not happy , in the lower zone of the bass is boomy , no matter how I compress or eq the bass sound .

What,s the best cabinet for bass in the market in your opinion ?

Thanks for your help

JMHO - DNA DNS-410. 1400WRMS, 2800 Peak. Screams and warm at the same time, very punchy. If you're anywhere near NAshville, you're welcome to come play with mine; or if you're in FL, I'll be bringing a couple of them into Disney World in July for the Sounds Like Summer concert series. Got rid of my aggies and SWR stuff as soon as I heard one.