+1 on GK Neo 112 II I find it full range. Capable of very loud, but clean. The nice part being light.I hear a lot of people are happy with the DB cabs for the TH, and I imagine that a th500 and a db112 would make a killer coffee house rig(Disclaimer: I've only played the db112, not the th500. That will change shortly)
Edit: But I guess it doesn't completely fulfill the "cheap" criteria... or light for that matter. I think I'd check out a GK NEO 112. It's light, the voicing should make it come across as relatively loud, and it's cheaper than the DB I initially thought of.
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112 - light, small, loud and cheap ;-)
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I have the TC Electronic BG250 combo - and I love it. It's about 33lbs and sounds huge. The EQ is useful. It's the 1x12 version, but they have a few new sizes available. I think either Guitar Center or Musiciansfriend have the 1x12 combo as an exclusive. It's $300 too.
I run a pair of these with a Rumble 350 head. For smaller gigs I just use one. They're fabulous! Discontinued due to poor sales. The GK Neo 112's are almost identical to the Rumble 112's in size; weight, and Eminence Neo 12" woofer.
From what I've read, your coffeehouse gig could easily be played with one of the new version 3 Rumble 100 combos with one Eminence 12" ceramic magnet driven woofer. It would be worth your while to audition one even if you have to travel to a decent music store to do so. I've played some quiet restaurant gigs in a guitar/bass jazz duo with my Rumble 75 1x12 combo with ease. Great tone with more than enough volume. I think you'll be pleasently surprised.
How about an Epifani PS112??? They're light and sounds great!!! I have 2 and they're working out great for me!!! At $400 they're cheaper than most 112s on the market.
Thought I would throw my $0.02 in.
Since you live somewhere far, far away, we are basically just guessing since we (I) don't know what you have to choose from. Second is the budget thing. That is always subjective. Third is weight, that is subjective too.
With that said, the first thought that came to my mind is the Aguilar GS112. They are great little cabs (I have three). Plus you have a couple of GS cabs so you should be somewhat familiar with them. Light? ~44 pounds with the tweet and ~40 pounds for the NT. Cheap? About $600 new and 3-350 used. They are certainly loud, however they are scooped in the mids a little.
Another good, low cost suggestion would be the GK 112 Neo. They get rave reviews on the forum and are light and relatively low cost.
On the higher priced end, you have Baer, Bergantino, AudioKinesis (Thunderchild, Hathor), Barefaced, Mike Arnopol, & Fearless/Fearful. These will cost more but they are quality cabs. It would be hard to go wrong with one of these.
Like I've read many times and some have suggested, pick two or three of your options (light, small, loud cheap), you can't have them all.
I will be interested in what you finally choose.
Since you live somewhere far, far away, we are basically just guessing since we (I) don't know what you have to choose from. Second is the budget thing. That is always subjective. Third is weight, that is subjective too.
With that said, the first thought that came to my mind is the Aguilar GS112. They are great little cabs (I have three). Plus you have a couple of GS cabs so you should be somewhat familiar with them. Light? ~44 pounds with the tweet and ~40 pounds for the NT. Cheap? About $600 new and 3-350 used. They are certainly loud, however they are scooped in the mids a little.
Another good, low cost suggestion would be the GK 112 Neo. They get rave reviews on the forum and are light and relatively low cost.
On the higher priced end, you have Baer, Bergantino, AudioKinesis (Thunderchild, Hathor), Barefaced, Mike Arnopol, & Fearless/Fearful. These will cost more but they are quality cabs. It would be hard to go wrong with one of these.
Like I've read many times and some have suggested, pick two or three of your options (light, small, loud cheap), you can't have them all.
I will be interested in what you finally choose.
Pull the heaf form the SWR, rig up a shelf to put the Aggie in where the SWR head was, and solder a 1/4" plug onto the SWRs internal speaker wire. Presto! The same size cab with a more powerful head! AND only about 2 euros out of pocket for the plug!
