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2 AMPEG 810e's????
- Thread starter RootNoteRadical
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Why do people stack them on there sides? Is it not the same standing up side by side?
Good question...I'm going to go with "it's the cool way to do it"
Kudos on the mega rig...sometimes you just want to feel some low end enveloping your entire body at a gig
Kudos on the mega rig...sometimes you just want to feel some low end enveloping your entire body at a gig
But it's like swimming in it.
I can't wait to go swimming!!! I expect delivery Friday or maybe early next week... I will post the results!
Way back in the 80s I played 2 Traynor cabs loaded with 215 JBLs each...honestly, for most things it was massive overkill......but then again.....who gives a sh&$&!!!!!
Really! How many times have I played with a guitar player using a 1oo watt marshall and two 412's!!!
I guess I was lucky...back then, our guitar players (2 of them) both used Marshall, but only one cab per.....still, I always LOVED the sound of the 2 cabs loaded with the 215s....I know, I know...they aren't as "efficient" as 10s......but damn, they sounded good!!!
Now, if needed, I can put together a 810 and a 610...rarely happens, but if necessary.....I CAN cut loose!!
I guess I was lucky...back then, our guitar players (2 of them) both used Marshall, but only one cab per.....still, I always LOVED the sound of the 2 cabs loaded with the 215s....I know, I know...they aren't as "efficient" as 10s......but damn, they sounded good!!!
Now, if needed, I can put together a 810 and a 610...rarely happens, but if necessary.....I CAN cut loose!!
Not a whole lot of 215's around nowdays, though the MESA/BOOGIE looks like it might be awesome.
I like the 8x10s as well, but I must confess that I am a 2x15's lover...I own one and it too rocks
It's not about the sound, size, or necessity of it all. It's about the weight. Period. Everything else can be accommodated. However, there is only one me to move that level of firepower.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
There really isn't any. If you have two stacked on side, it's more or less the same as two side by side. If you have one, then you decrease dispersion even more and make all the highs and upper mids blow past your ears.
I saw a band perform with two 810 on their side positioned end to end. They had props behind the cabinets so they wanted a low profile. It was more about how they presented themselves than the sound.
But it's like swimming in it.
Oh I get it, but that is a LOT of cab to move to swim in it.
+1
This is where the balance of volume and portability comes up. I myself enjoy a good bass bath, but I wouldnt enjoy moving two 810 cabs. I accomplish my bass bath with a single cab. But for anyone who wants to haul a $hit ton of cab, I say its time to punish the audience!
I think I posted this already but I did a show last year with an old 70's SVT, two SVT classics, and three 810 cabs.
Overkill? You bet. I only ran two and the other was for looks. ;-)
Overkill? You bet. I only ran two and the other was for looks. ;-)
+1. I did a few gigs with 2 SVTs and 2 810s years ago. ONLY because we were trying to impress the record company types. All looks but man did they move air!
