My EBS 12" cabs fit the bill. More lighter midweights, but they just don't have the fullness of my Bag Ends.
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1X15: lightweight meets classic look & tone?
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Probably. But aesthetics do matter on a designed stage. They also matter in my studio.
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I replaced the stock Marslands with Eminence Delta Pro 15s
I was coming here to say exactly this.
Nice...how do you like that speaker in the Traynor box? Still something appealing to me about the quick breakup (and extremely light weight) of that sh***y Marsland 15" in mine. Records well too.
I don't think the Aguilar has the right look (leans modern muso boutique rather than vintage), though I'll bet it sounds great. Love this idea of a humble Fender Rumble. The Bassman would kinda be the one, but it's a bit heavy. I wonder how those two compare. And thanks to all of those who are encouraging about simply doing a mod to something like the Mesa. Food for thought, indeed.
+1 for the Barefaced 12"
I know you're looking for a 15" but their 12" have been designed to replace their previous 15" line.
Silver grill cloth come standard, and you can choose a lot of other colors as an option
I know you're looking for a 15" but their 12" have been designed to replace their previous 15" line.
Silver grill cloth come standard, and you can choose a lot of other colors as an option
As this is partly an aesthetic hunt, one small consideration is the Fender Rumble's width is 23 inches. Many tube heads will be wider which can look weird (an SVT is 24 inches). Best of luck with the hunt!
I tried their 2x12...was hoping I'd love it, but the tone just has too much of a 5k-6k bump as well as a "hardness" in the low mids...I just didn't find it very appealing. So if that's the same 12" driver you're talking about, it's probably not for me. I like their 2x10's better, of which I own two. They have a pretty great tonality that bridges the gap between new/old school well, even though there are some annoying buzzes and rattles at times. Giant, tacky logo doesn't come off on any of their cabs (it's glued on to the grills), but I used the 2x10's for a couple of local gigs and just got liberal with the black gaff. So anyway, yeah: sometimes only 15's will do.
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I'm sitting here looking at my Mesa Subway 115. Looks like there might be barely enough room to wrap some cloth around the metal grille. Maybe, 1.5 mm all around, or a smidgen less.
After the above, a spritz of 3M77 spray adhesive on the grille might help as well.
I "toned down" the look of some MarkBass cabs in a similar manner. In this case, the logo was simply taped on with double sided tape and a few dots of hot glue. It's all reversible when I sell them someday. I could have just as easily put the foam or cloth on the outside of the metal grille.
You can always build one. Here's a 3015 loaded 1x15 based on TL606 plans. Came in under 40 lbs if I remember correctly.
Sounded pretty good and vintage like.
Sounded pretty good and vintage like.
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Wait..... People actually care what the bass player's rig looks like?
Funny, yet sad.
More than once, I've come off stage and people commented to me "that band sounded good!" and I reply "thank you!" and get a puzzled look. They didn't even realize I was IN the band.
Peter Jackson once commented about arriving to a LOTR premiere between Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom; he said "I've never felt so invisible to women". Clearly, Peter Jackson has never played bass.
Despite all that, when the gig is Beck or St. Vincent, and a designer has specified an aesthetic for the stage, how the cab looks DOES matter.
For amateurs like myself, this is often reffered to as the "WAF" (Wife-Acceptance Factor) of a piece of gear -- and aesthetics matter there!
Went shopping for hi-fi gear with my wife because she said "it's all ugly and I don't want it taking over our living room" and we're walking around the store and I hear her say "well, this stuff looks cool!"
Of course, she's standing next to a rack of McIntosh gear...total value north of $25k...
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I know you said 15”, but the Bergantino NVX112 might tick a lot of boxes for you:
NXV112 ‘Neo X-Treme Vintage’ Series without Tweeter | Bass Loudspeaker | Bergantino Audio Systems
NXV112 ‘Neo X-Treme Vintage’ Series without Tweeter | Bass Loudspeaker | Bergantino Audio Systems
Current production Fender rumble 115 otherwise mid 60's wem ER30 head with the 1x15" cab (15 inch "Goodmans of England" speaker)
I care what my rig looks like. Not for the audience but just cause if I’m gonna spend the money on something, especially like a revsound where I have choices, I want something that looks nice to me.
This, right here. To me, not caring about the vibe of your rig (especially when it's your job and you're on stage 4-6 nights a week) is equivalent to turning 40, putting away your cool band shirts forever, and surrendering to dockers and a fleece pullover. But to each their own.
Bet they would leave the logo off if you told them before they built your cab.
The Delta Pros sounded great for my needs, a nice full range tone with plenty of highs. I never felt I was lacking in that area; I always got a good clear tone. Obviously, given the sealed design of the Traynors, there was not the deepest bottom end, but for gigging on a variety of stages they were perfect in that regard. No boominess to muddy the sound.
I sold the pair in 2009 to fund my first LDS cab.
Nice! US vintage rig with similar vibe is Guild Thunderstar.
or Thunderbass:
I like the Thunderbass because it sits upside down on top of its handle... a very odd arrangement. I played one of those from time to time in the early 70s.
