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4-Ohm 410?

#42
KyleSerlington said:
I've played out of 2 4ohm 410s. i had an Ampeg SVT 410HLF for about half a year a long time ago. It was ok, it had a lot of low end but there was something a little off about it to me. I sold it to a friend because i needed money and didn't have a band at the time. the next one i had was quite the opposite, it was a Carvin BXR10.4 NEO cab. I owned that for 4 years and never got a sound i totally loved out of it, i thought it was actually lacking a lot of low end. i did like that it could handle a lot of power and it was a very tough cab too, if it had more low end I probably would have kept it, but i sold it last year because i needed the money...

I now only own a Fender 8ohm Rumble 410, it sounds very good and i haven't run into any issues with it yet, i may add another cab to it down the road but for right now it's not needed
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I'm pretty much the same - the Ampeg is very meaty, but has a hole in the midrange. I like the beef, but when I go into higher notes - meaning anything on the D or G strings - it gets lost. Until I slap, then it's tweeter city.

I too had Carvin, but years ago when they were doing the red thing. There was nothing right about that equipment. The cabs sounded weak and the amp let out the magic smoke. I played through the BRX once and it gave no reason to change my opinion.

I have a bunch of Rumble stuff and like it a lot. If the 410 was 4 ohm I'd be on it. I may try one anyway.
 
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#43
wpc1996 said:
Markbass does
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Not a fan of markbass cabs; not sure why, they pretty much invented the lightweight bass cab. They're bass-heavy IMO, but not in a way that I like. I think markbass cabs sound great with markbass heads (as the markbass heads are light on the deep bass anyway). But that's not where I'm going with this. I want something that's deep in bass and has a very clear midrange. Not so interested in the tweeter sound, in fact the less the better as long as there is good upper midrange. perhaps flatter is a good way to put it, but with extended useable low end.

Maybe this is why the cab makers seem better at this, as someone hinted - they're not designing the cab to "fit" with an amp, they're aiming for a cab that sounds really good on its own. Maybe that's why the only Berg I ever played through sounded so good.
 
#47
LiquidMidnight said:
On the other hand, the most iconic bass amp built is not (officially) 8-ohm capable. Then again, I don't know if companies who aren't Ampeg are necessarily building cabs with the idea that bass players may be using them with SVTs. On the other hand, maybe cabinet-focused companies like Berg and Epifani are. :cigar:
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A fair enough point I suppose. I have owned a lot of SVT amps over the years. Pretty much all of them except a 4 and a 5. Even still, I don't think in this day and age of literally hundreds of amp builders from cheap stuff to boutique that cab manufacturing would be tugged in one direction or the other over one amp... the vintage SVT and its modern reissues.
 
#49
bdplaid said:
I'm doing a survey to find out who makes a 4-ohm 410. Top of my current list are two cabs not out yet: GK CX410-4 and Aguilar SL410x. Feel free to comment on those and also add to the list, but it has to be 4-Ohm. Thanks.
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The GK CX410 definitely is out in 4ohm, I've had one for a year.
 
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#50
I have the Markbass 104HR, 4ohm 4x10. Love it! Best 4x10 I've played through.
Very lightweight and portable too! (Can hold it with one hand while opening a car door for instance.)

They also do the 104HF which is a slightly bigger, front ported version. Also a very nice cab, but IMO has a less "focused" sound.
Both cabs are rated at 800w and you can actually get either one in a 4ohm version or an 8ohm version.

As the OP mentioned a few posts above "I think markbass cabs sound great with mark bass heads" and I do pair mine with a Markbass head (the LM3) so that's what I'm judging it with.
 
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#56
My Epi 310's are ~5 ohm so, like you, I'm using a dedicated power amp channel for each channel. Their PS410 was (is?) available in 4 ohm. My brother has 2 and uses the Epi PS1000 (2 separate power amps / 500 watts each) to light 'em up. Loudest rig in Coastal Virginia...I hate him.

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