1X15: lightweight meets classic look & tone?

[Janforth]

Hey man! I’m not bickering just bantering. I have nothing but the highest regard for @jmjbassplayer
Btw great gif

No judgement, just keeping it light, and boy did I hate those old dockers commercials.

 

[lermgalieu]

No judgement, just keeping it light, and boy did I hate those old dockers commercials.

It’s interesting because there was a moment in history when what we called “khakis” were co-opted by us skate youth. But it required a certain approach.

 

[Plain Old Barry]

Notice that the foam is becoming detached in the upper right part of the grille, this is not uncommon and it's harder than it looks to adhere foam to metal grilles and have it look good over a long time. In the pro audio world it's done, but it's a pretty expensive way to go when labor is factored in.

Good eye! It did take a second application of 3m77 to fully stick. Here's another shot about two years later. They live and travel in Tuki covers, so the grilles stay pretty nice. I'll add that a loose corner still looks better to me than orange cones.

 

[TheDialog]

I vote Ampeg.
I’ve taken a 2000’s cab and swapped the speaker for a 4ohm, eminence kappa many times to run with a svt. Also swapped the grill and took the logos off.

Sometimes you need a 15.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

I vote Ampeg.
I’ve taken a 2000’s cab and swapped the speaker for a 4ohm, eminence kappa many times to run with a svt. Also swapped the grill and took the logos off.

Sometimes you need a 15.

This is killer. Pretty heavy now though, yeah? How would you characterize the tone with the Kappa? And which Kappa specifically is ideal for one of these SVT 15E's?

 

[TheDialog]

On the heavy side compared to all the neo cabs around. ~70#.
Size wise, it's easier to move around solo compared to the 410HE or HLF. Casters help too.
I've always gone with the Eminence Kappa-15C 15" 4 ohm speaker, 450w. It's low-mid/mid focused.
I think it's the perfect compliment to a SVT. Not only is it great tonally, it checks all the aesthetic boxes too.

I've gotten away from the 15's recently and have been gigging Ampeg Micro 210's.
I have 4 of them to make a faux, 2ohm 810.
86'ed the logos. I typically run 2 at 4ohm for club shows and they sound fantastic.
I think people are sleeping on this combo.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Hey Friends,

Found a solution that I dig. David Luke at Revsound made me an RS115. No logo, silver grille cloth, black tolex, chrome corners. No tweeter, Celestion neo driver. It's a tiny little thing that weighs nothing. Sounds really good. Very tight, but everything you want out of a 15" and nothing you don't. Takes dirt/fuzz well, sounds good with tube or ss heads. Surprised how warm neo speakers can get, I think Celestion really nailed this.

That, alongside my other fave 115's (Sunn 115S, Mesa Diesel 115 w/ EV, Traynor 115, and four different B15's), I feel like I've got TOO many 15" options, but most obviously center around a vintage voice. But this new 115 is different, it's quicker, tighter, etc. I like it. And an easy recommendation.

Cheers,
Justin

 

[Hot Rats]

Hey Friends,

Found a solution that I dig. David Luke at Revsound made me an RS115. No logo, silver grille cloth, black tolex, chrome corners. No tweeter, Celestion neo driver. It's a tiny little thing that weighs nothing. Sounds really good. Very tight, but everything you want out of a 15" and nothing you don't. Surprised how warm neo speakers can get, I think Celestion really nailed this.

That, alongside my other fave 115's (Sunn 115S, Mesa Diesel 115 w/ EV, Traynor 115, and four different B15's), I feel like I've got TOO many 15" options, but most obviously center around a vintage voice. But this new 115 is different, it's quicker, tighter, etc. I like it. And an easy recommendation.

Cheers,
Justin
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That's cool you found what you wanted. I was going to suggest the Genzler NU classic 115.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

That's cool you found what you wanted. I was going to suggest the Genzler NU classic 115.

That seems like a sweet cab. Light, ferrite/ceramic magnet, decent aesthetics. I think I would just want to pull out the crossover, bypass the tweeter entirely, and then it would be up my alley.

 

[Wild Rice Chris]

That seems like a sweet cab. Light, ferrite/ceramic magnet, decent aesthetics. I think I would just want to pull out the crossover, bypass the tweeter entirely, and then it would be up my alley.

I believe the woofer runs full range and you could just turn the tweeter all the way down. @Jeff Genzler ?

 

[bherman]

Hey Friends,

Found a solution that I dig. David Luke at Revsound made me an RS115. No logo, silver grille cloth, black tolex, chrome corners. No tweeter, Celestion neo driver. It's a tiny little thing that weighs nothing. Sounds really good. Very tight, but everything you want out of a 15" and nothing you don't. Takes dirt/fuzz well, sounds good with tube or ss heads. Surprised how warm neo speakers can get, I think Celestion really nailed this.

That, alongside my other fave 115's (Sunn 115S, Mesa Diesel 115 w/ EV, Traynor 115, and four different B15's), I feel like I've got TOO many 15" options, but most obviously center around a vintage voice. But this new 115 is different, it's quicker, tighter, etc. I like it. And an easy recommendation.

Cheers,
Justin
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I use the same cab (RS115) and love it. I'm considering adding a second cab (maybe a RS112?) for bigger gigs, but honestly the 15 can handle anything I throw at it by itself.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

Rumble 1x15 cab

 

[Jeff Genzler]

I believe the woofer runs full range and you could just turn the tweeter all the way down. @Jeff Genzler ?

This is correct. If you want that 15 only tone, just turn down the tweeter. The 15 runs full range.