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$200.00
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9.0
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Description:
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2X15 speaker enclosure. Loaded with Black Widow speakers.
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BillyRay
Registered User
Registered: January 2008
Location: Quebec
Posts: 1354
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Review Date: Mon September 22, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $200.00
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Pros:
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Great tone, easy to work on in the field due to BW speakers, very cheap
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Cons:
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Bulky, grill cloth, crappy handles, only one1/4" jack
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I have this amp paired with a GK 400 RB and it is a match made in heaven. This cab is rugged and can take a punishment: it has seen the back of the van numerous times without any tears in the covering, the casters are holding up even after years of abuse (previous owner toured with it) and the original speakers are still going strong without any cone rubbing, dry rot or faulty wiring.
Great low-end that is tight. This thing does not get boomy since it's a sealed enclosure. I have the Deep version wich is the preferred one since it goes lower. Do not expect the same extension that you would get from a ported/vented enclosure: it won't happen. But on boomy stages and playing a 4 strings in a rock setting, I don't need killer 40hz response. Or even killer 80hz response.
The low-mids are very good and it is a bright cab, without being clanky or harsh (it has no tweeters or mid drivers). You can also have access to the sensitivity graphs on Peavey's website wich is a plus if you want to check out the overall freq. response. I'd describe the tone as throaty and warm. It's certainly not hi-fi or cold, but it's not a muddy or compressed sounding like many old cabs. It makes my p's cut like butter through the mix. It's also easy to mike the couple of times I've done it.
In itself, it's not heavy, but it is bulky and the handles will cut your hands. The lack of a metal grill also makes loading in/out more than a hassle than it should be since you have to watch out for drum stands or guitar cases ripping the cloth or damaging the drivers. In a smaller enclosure, it's not such a problem since you can strategically place it where it won't be harmed. But barring your guitarist using a 8x12 or your drummer having a monstruous kit, this is most likely the biggest piece of equipement that goes in the van and you thus need to make do with it.
It also has only one input (and no output) and no speakon compatibility. In a world wehre speakons and piggybacking from the cabs are becoming more and more the norm, this could cause problems in the future.
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