Yorkville XC808, Traynor TC808 with tube head

[beardedclam]

I am interested in all your thoughts on Yorkville XC808 and the Traynor TC808, what do thet sound like with a tube head?

I have a Mesa Boogie Bass 400+ and I am considering buying one of these cabs, it is smaller than a 810 and seems to have a reputation for good quality and focused mid-range.

Does it sound "flabby" with a tube head?

I use a 5 string Jazz bass, I play many styles, I love that growly tone. I almost never use a distorted or broken-up tone, I prefer a clean sound or clean with a smidgen of break-up.

I'd love to hear your thoughts

[RCCollins]

i can't tell you i've played those cabs and compared or anything, but it seems to me that Traynor/Yorkville stuff should be more than fine for the "rock" sound you seem to be going for. But the prices I saw online are not budget - are there no Boogie cabs north of the border?

[beardedclam]

nah - I can't seem to find any boogie cabs, there is a powerhouse 212 about two hours from my house but I am not too sure about 2x12"s

[RCCollins]

hehe 2 hours is a long way but you can be sure about that one!

[beardedclam]

have you ever tried the powerhouse 212?

[Daniel Piper]

I used to XC808 for a few years. Great cab. Ran it first with a GK 700rbII (an amazing pairing) and then a YBA200 (not my favorite head).

The cab seems very even to me. Doesn't have the biggest low end out there, but again, sounded very even through the mids.

Build quality very high.

In all honesty, the 700rbII is probably more tonally similar to your mesa 400 than the YBA was. That head was almost instant overdrive/grit - even with KT88's and 12at7's in the preamp.

Very loud. Sold for a lighter, modular setup. Miss that cab though.

[beardedclam]

I agree, I find there are similarities between the GK700RBII and the Mesa 400+, I used to have a 700. When you ran the yba through the 808 did you find any issues with the speaker cones extending?, did the low end sound flabby with the yba?

[bommer]

i currently have an XC410 and a yorkville 115 and i think they sound great

[Daniel Piper]

No, not flabby at all. The YBA (to my ears) was scooped with quite a bit of treble content (though not super high SWR sizzle), which the XC808 dealt quite nicely too, bringing the midrange more into perspective. With the GK, it just slammed the upper mid growl home beautifully. Great cab. Never got the cab to distort/fart/flub with either of those heads.

I struggled big time to get 'my sound' using the YBA's cut only passive tone stack. Which I totally admit was my problem - not the amps.

[beardedclam]

That is good info thanks - I think I am going to buy the cab and see if it works out.