12's?!! For Bass?!! Oh come now! Really?!!

[Turn Em Loose]

They're making bass cabs with 12's??

What'll they think of next??!!

 

[NortyFiner]

This thread needs a pic of that monster 3210 cab Ampeg made as a showpiece.

Oh and by the way, my GK MB212-II says hi.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Crazy. Next thing you know they will be recommending an octet of 10" drivers as a good bass cab.

 

[NortyFiner]

Feast your eyes... 12's are the new 15's
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I've been thinking for a while now about trading in my combo for a small stack like that.

 

[selowitch]

I play through a Markbass Mini CMD 121P 1x12 Bass Combo Amp for most gigs and I receive compliments on the tone and punchiness of it all the time.

 

[Ellery]

Yes..12" works just fine...

1965 Alamo Paragon II

• Ellery
• Jul 28, 2016

1965 Alamo Paragon II

 

[Kahrmine]

True story: I ran my bass into a Peavey Butcher tube amp into two low-end Fender 1x12 PA cabinets and it sounded awesome.

I then presumed it would sound awesome with an Avatar 2x12 bass cab, but it wasn't awesome.

 

[blubass]

What do you mean guns no longer use hand-packed powder and primer charges with spherical rounds and unrifled barrels!?!?!

Cars no longer use distributors for igintions, and bags come out of the roof, dash, doors and pillars to protect you in an accident!?!?!?!

Yes, technology does advance.... but hang on to those phonographs, vinyl is making a strong comeback.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Uncool Old Farts are *not* playing Coachella this year.

They are, however, appearing daily on TB for your reading pleasure

Somebody paged me??

 

[otp57]

So you're trying to tell ME, that a 2x12 cab. is gonna be deeper, punchier, warmer and clearer than a 1x15? (or two 1x15's)? I'm a firm believer that 15's are the ultimate cones/cabs for Bass guitar, and now someone comes along and tells me that 12's are where it's at for Bass! Are you serious?

Ok the key this speaker thing is to find the speakers that sound good to you.
I am running one 15 with four 10s and that is the best sound for me.
Not all speakers and amps sound the same so find amp and or speakers that YOU LIKE.
Oh! some 8 inch speakers have a very deep and snappy sound.

 

[eyeballkid]

Berg NV412 was one of the best cabs I've ever had

 

[darwin-bass]

I like my 15 because it's divisible by 3.
Wait. Oh, crap.

15's divisible by 3? That's odd.

 

[BassLover668]

12's , sad but true.

 

[bassboysam]

someone once even suggested roundwound strings....what is the world coming to

 

[levis76]

12s? Nah, 1/2" is where it's at:

 

[gpx1200]

It's all about 12's and 6's

 

[LUCE]

Use your ears, not a tape measure.

 

[Ric5]

So you're trying to tell ME, that a 2x12 cab. is gonna be deeper, punchier, warmer and clearer than a 1x15? (or two 1x15's)? I'm a firm believer that 15's are the ultimate cones/cabs for Bass guitar, and now someone comes along and tells me that 12's are where it's at for Bass! Are you serious?

Actually the sealed 4x12 cabs are low mid monsters ... they sound great for a bass guitar

 

[PWRL]

My Ampeg 212AV cab produces a very nice low end, and I can pick it up with one hand.

 

[Watchootognbout]

For the last 14 years I've played through a Carvin B500 head with a 212 cab.

 

[wmhill]

I have used every size & combination. I was always a 15 guy, usually with a 2x10 cab.
I switched to 2x12 (Tecamp S212) and I am sold. I only use the second cab for bigger outdoor gigs.
40 pounds of thunder that smokes any 4x10 i've ever used.