1x12 vs 1x15

[estimated_eyes]

Really appreciating all of the feedback here! I'm leaning toward adding another 12 to the mix, but I've been to gigs where the bass player was using 115 and his tone was godly.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

[Evil Funk]

Go figure I played through that exact same rig about three weeks ago and it was pretty tubby sounding and not very articulate. I never liked the GK212, myself - I felt like that cab took far too much away for being a 2x12 driver cabinet.

If you found a Fender Jazz Bass into a Mesa D-800+ and SW115 to be "...pretty tubby sounding and not very articulate..." it is definitely NOT the rig's fault, but rather how it was used.

 

[gigetto]

I assuefacted my ears with Peavey 10" combo, it is rather hard now changing....with the Trace Elliott 15" i have only more punch but tone of peavey for Jazz bass or similiar is in my opinion unrevealled.

 

[Balog]

Judging a cab’s performance by driver size is like judging a vehicle’s performance by number of cylinders. A four cylinder could be a tiny mid 80’s econobox that won’t make it to 60 by the time you get across town, or a super bike that has to be artificially limited to not exceed 186mph.

 

[Rockbobmel]

15" is good as a sub, but can't deliver the articulation that a 12" can. There's too much mass to respond to the transients that add so much character. But if you just want boom or thunder a 15" is likely to be just the right badness.

Totally Wrong! You have not tried the Reeves 115. To go even further, I had a TL style cab with a 18" EV that had plenty of articulation!