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Mr. Jim Bergantino, 'Happy you joined this thread because it gives me an opportunity to tell you how much I have enjoyed your cabs. I have a 2x10 and 1x15 from maybe 10-15 years ago (memory fades). I mainly use the 2x10 with a Mesa M-Pulse 360 and am amazed how big the sound is; even...

J Wilson, You pretty much hit the nail on the head for why I went the amp/preamp route and most likely many others also. We forget that in the 60's/70's that there were nowhere near the choices that are available today (at least I forget; I'm old).

Ha! This is good info! I just remember the deep bass sounds I got from that rig. But, as I stated before, maybe the smooth tone I liked came from the Bassman 100 head. I did not use it long enough to have it fall apart as it was just not loud enough. Thanks for your responses on this. I do...

Redbrangus, thanks for the insight. Now that you bring up those limitations, I can see it. I will search for the other references. I didn't know or had forgotten that it was referred to as the "pyramid cab". It was a huge cab for what you got inside of it. The cab had screw down posts on...

Redbrangus, can you elaborate a little on what you know about the "bad design" of that inverted 4-12? No challenge here except to learn why it was considered a bad design; I always thought it was a weird design but thought it sounded good. Perhaps it the Bassman 100 was such a good head that...

2saddleslab, was your Fender 135 to keep up with the your bands volume (assuming you used it in a band setting)?

The 4-12's I had were in a single cab, about the size of the Ampeg 8-10. I thought that inverted diamond shape was unique but never really understood the theory of pointing those speakers to converge a given point. But it sure sounded good. A lot to move around for such low volume. Went to a...

So, Redbrangus, did you ever go the power amp/preamp route or did you have a favorite amp head and if so, what was the best thing about it. For a while in the 70's I used a Fender Bassman 100 with the 4-12 cab that had the inverted diamond shape. It was one of the best sounding amps that I used...

That's slick. Sideways thinking to a traditional approach!🤙

2saddleslab that is in interesting rig. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that before. (Although I am in G.E.M. ((gear elimination mode)) instead of G.A.S at this stage of my journey and don't research gear much). What does something like that weight and what are the best and worst...

I now use a Mesa M-pulse 360 that I will be buried with but back in the day I used Carvin then a Cerwin Vega head. Looking back, these heads were real noisy and I was looking for a more refined/silent on-stage presence. The amp/preamp satisfied that itch. But, it was more gear to carry and...

Who has put together a bass rig based on just components; i.e. somebody's amplifier i.e Crown, (or any body else, I only used Crown so I don;t know the names of any other brands), with a pre-amp either generic or high end, as opposed to just an amp head; regardless of the brand, which there are...