- Feb 16, 2008
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Since i have three of these cabs set up right now ( & they all have different types of speakers in them), i thought it would be a good chance for me to make some a/b/c comparison tests with them:
Cab #1- Loaded with four Eminence neo deltalite series II's (with JBL aluminum dust caps). a great sounding cab. extremely punchy in the mid bass. a little less highs than the vintage square mag cab, but tighter sounding overall. not quite as clear sounding as cab #2, but probably the best one for gigging with as the tight mid bass would help it cut thru the mix.
Cab #2- Original speakers (but reconed in '85) heavy duty Eminence w/square mags.results- this is an incredible sounding cabinet! full through the entire spectrum, punchy, with a beautiful top end. super clear sounding no signs of farting out before a V4 head will. without playing it in a live band situation, and for recording, this is my favorite sounding cab of the three. not sure if it has a little more subs than the deltalite cab, but it seems to. probably because it has a little less mid bass though. this is also the loudest cab (most efficient) of the three, but only by a small margin. it sounds more like an early straightback 8x10 SVT cab than any other cab that i've heard and its vintage tone brought a big smile to my face.
Cab #3= four original light duty (approx 30-40 watt) Ampeg 12's with original cones and small round magnets with small voice coils.
results- great tone with a very clear and smooth high end, but can get a little bit cloudy in the mid bass when pushed. i didn't allow them to fart out but they would if pushed a little harder. i was actually surprised how good these light duty speakers sound and probably are incredible for guitarists.
The most amazing sound was when i ran the V4B head thru cab#1 and cab #2 at the same time! it is easily as loud as my SVT with an 8x10. with a V4B and 8x12's, it has tons of headroom, extremely punchy & ballsy but clean. this is the most transparent and the best sounding rig of all of my ampeg setups.
just thought that i'd share my findings on these great old cabs.............
regards,
Cab #1- Loaded with four Eminence neo deltalite series II's (with JBL aluminum dust caps). a great sounding cab. extremely punchy in the mid bass. a little less highs than the vintage square mag cab, but tighter sounding overall. not quite as clear sounding as cab #2, but probably the best one for gigging with as the tight mid bass would help it cut thru the mix.
Cab #2- Original speakers (but reconed in '85) heavy duty Eminence w/square mags.results- this is an incredible sounding cabinet! full through the entire spectrum, punchy, with a beautiful top end. super clear sounding no signs of farting out before a V4 head will. without playing it in a live band situation, and for recording, this is my favorite sounding cab of the three. not sure if it has a little more subs than the deltalite cab, but it seems to. probably because it has a little less mid bass though. this is also the loudest cab (most efficient) of the three, but only by a small margin. it sounds more like an early straightback 8x10 SVT cab than any other cab that i've heard and its vintage tone brought a big smile to my face.
Cab #3= four original light duty (approx 30-40 watt) Ampeg 12's with original cones and small round magnets with small voice coils.
results- great tone with a very clear and smooth high end, but can get a little bit cloudy in the mid bass when pushed. i didn't allow them to fart out but they would if pushed a little harder. i was actually surprised how good these light duty speakers sound and probably are incredible for guitarists.
The most amazing sound was when i ran the V4B head thru cab#1 and cab #2 at the same time! it is easily as loud as my SVT with an 8x10. with a V4B and 8x12's, it has tons of headroom, extremely punchy & ballsy but clean. this is the most transparent and the best sounding rig of all of my ampeg setups.
just thought that i'd share my findings on these great old cabs.............
regards,
. at the ripe old age of 55, its more like a hobby for me to restore old amps. i must say that i'll miss them though, since i've had almost all of them for a long time (20-25 years). i'll probably list them in the talkbass classifieds in a week or so.
