Your thoughts

[coreyzissou]

I'm new to bass guitar and recently purchased a Hartke 4x10 and a 1x15 bass cabinets, and I'm about to buy a crate B200XL head, would this head work with these two cabinets?

[bassteban]

Check your cabs' power handling & ohms, do the same for the head & then read this: AMPS FAQ!! Info on OHMS, Allsize RIGS-OverUnderPowerCabs DIY TechTalk-Links

[coreyzissou]

The 4x10 cabinet is 200W@8ohms
and the bass head is 200 watts.
im not sure about the 1x15

[bassteban]

Originally Posted by coreyzissou

The 4x10 cabinet is 200W@8ohms
and the bass head is 200 watts.
im not sure about the 1x15

The 1x15 is probably 8 ohms- assuming the head can do 4 ohms, plugging both into the amp should work fine.

Edit: Google-->ebay- pic of rear of head indicates 350 watts @ 4 ohm, which tells us that it can do two 8 ohm cabs & doesn't have a ton of power. Probably not a bad starter rig, depending on what it(the head)costs.

[Thor]

The specs on the bass head are incomplete. You will also need the specs of the 1x15, primarily the impedance -usually 8 or 4 ohm, before you can answer your own question.

[coreyzissou]

i can tell you the guy i bought the cabinets from was using a Ampeg V4BH head with them.

[Thor]

Check the speaker jack plate for rating. Any name on the cab
there, young jedi?

[coreyzissou]

The cabs are Hartke MX-Series
the 4x10 cab is 200 watts @ 8ohms
I'm not sure on the 1x15 cab
and the head i have is a crate B200XL 200 watts @ 4ohms.

[Sartori]

Without knowing what the 1x15 cab's impedance is, we can't really answer your question. If it is 8 ohms, it will work fine. If it is 4 ohms, it probably won't.

[coreyzissou]

I FOUND IT! the 1x15 is 175 WATTS @ 8 OHMS