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12's or 10's, it never neds!

#21
Current: 2x15 + 4x12 mmmmmm
Upcoming: 8x10 and 2x15 (maybe mix in the 4x12 when I wanna kill myself and the audience).

Why you might ask?
Well, for one, I'm getting a much better (IMO) amp, and want that 10" punch, without losing the 15" thunder. I love feeling the rumble in my feet and seeing stuff on tables shake...but feeling it in my back is also wonderful. So I'm combining the two. :eyebrow:

I'd say go around, take your amp, and try EVERYTHING, and see what comes out on top.

Cudos!
Ray
 
#24
If you really want to hear what 12's are all about get an Aguilar GS 412. Is loud, punchy, warm and has low end that will knock down houses. It is one of the best cabs out there IMO. It is pricey, and heavy, but worth its weight in gold.
 
#26
thanks bassist god
i got to use the whole setup pictured at a gig on friday (today being sunday)
you woulda swore there was an 18 somewhere when i added that 210, but i think it wsa just using that many cabinets that made the increase in low end apparent
when it was all said and done the 112 was still the punchiest and most cutting of the group
all goes to show ya - ya gotta try em for yourself

fwiw, i would never go with huge cabinets again - modular can cost more and be more of a pita when you bring everything, but no having to lug around a 2x15 or 8x10 to every gig more than makes up for it
 
#31
I'll stick by my 4x12 2x15 original stack. It seems that some people believe you need 10s to "feel it in your back" etc. etc., certainly not true. My Peavey (the 4x12) is about 11 years old, but when I set it on top my 2x15, I definitly feel it in my back, more so than any 8x10 I've played through. I think mostly it's just having the speakers raised such that the sound is directed at you.
I still like having the thunder under my feet, and that's where the 2x15 comes in. It rocks, and my feet always feel a lil funny after gigs :D, and the people who are 15'+ out, really feel that cab.
Recently though, I've decided I want to redo my whole rig (going for a valve amp, serious cabs, new basses, see sig), and 10s are going to be included (mostly for the brightness they can bring out from my bass, something the 12s I've played, that I can afford, can't do), but I'm keeping 15s. I'm going with an Ashdown 8x10 cab actually as well, which is kindof unusual it seems, but I like it, and it's prettttty cheap as well!
For me though, I think my heart will lie with the larger speakers, the 12s, 15s and 18s. There's just something to them.

Ray
 
#32
Of course each type of cabinet has it's own tonal colorations that may be desireable. However, owing to phase response differences between the cabinets, they don't always add together well. You can get unexpected peaks and dips in the response, as well as uneven dispersion. So mixing cabinet types is not always a win-win situation. You should carefully audition each cab by itself, and the cabs paired.
 
#33
hey, im runing a solo 2x10 avatar right now and want to add another cab, at first i was looking at the 15 by avatar. but then i thought about how much i like the sound of my 12" hartke practice amp, so im looking into getting a 2x12 to go under my 2x10.

i think that should rock the house pretty well especailly with a nice QSC power amp.

i know someone on here uses 2x12 and a 1x15 by avatar and i always thought that would be a LOW END bass rig.
 

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