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8x10 lack of highs?

Delapaz

Delapaz

Sep 30, 2010
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#1
I have a 8x10 cab from Basson, it is A MONSTER! it blows me away with the lows that it delivers, but i noticed it doesn´t give me the high tone i am looking for, i mean is it really a problem that it doesn´t have a Driver? i need to feel the sound of the steel strings!!! i get my tone on other amplifiers like fender bassmans and gallien. I have a Genz-Benz ShuttleMax12.0 a 1200 watts hybrid amp, FET and Tubes... i really need some help, tell me if the answer is getting another cab, or if changing the tone on my amp would be the answer, i really need help! :help:
 
#4
I played through different Basson cabinets for many years. I had the 8x10 and the 4x10's. The best response i was able to get tonewise from one was when i ran a Titan V12 head with the trebel knob cranked to about 3 oclock. That rig would cut through anything but when i got new cabinets (the weight killed me) i really discovered the differance.
 
#6
Lightthesky22 said:
I played through different Basson cabinets for many years. I had the 8x10 and the 4x10's. The best response i was able to get tonewise from one was when i ran a Titan V12 head with the trebel knob cranked to about 3 oclock. That rig would cut through anything but when i got new cabinets (the weight killed me) i really discovered the differance.
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The 4x10 basson have a driver on it, am i right?
 
#7
Delapaz said:
pretty big head the titan, but... Just with new Steel strings i heared sometime that sound that i always wanted... :/ what should i do? i know the problem about the cab, but can i fix it just by adding it some gear?
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of course! but what to add is the problem. you have a cab that goes so low and requires so much power that adding a regular bass cab would be useless. you could add a small cab with a couple mid drivers...but it would use a fraction of the power of the basson so you'd need to have a separate amp for it. the cheap thing is to add a tweeter box, but you'll end up with a big hole in your upper mids, plus i doubt you'd have bought that cab if you liked tweeters.

what i would add if i were you is a guitar combo and roll off all the low end on it.
 
#8
it's funny i read this thread today. i actually tried an 8x10 bassoon today at a guitar center. i noticed the highs were almost not even there. even when i did slap bass, it still sounded a little boomy. and i was playing through an ampeg head and almost had the treble all the way up! then i switched the head to an 8x10 ampeg while leaving it on the same setting as i had on the bassoon and the highs were unbearably loud on the ampeg! so yeah. through very recent experience, those cabs are designed for low end and then some.
 
#9
JimmyM said:
of course! but what to add is the problem. you have a cab that goes so low and requires so much power that adding a regular bass cab would be useless. you could add a small cab with a couple mid drivers...but it would use a fraction of the power of the basson so you'd need to have a separate amp for it. the cheap thing is to add a tweeter box, but you'll end up with a big hole in your upper mids, plus i doubt you'd have bought that cab if you liked tweeters.

what i would add if i were you is a guitar combo and roll off all the low end on it.
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So crankig up highs on my amp, and even adding a eq pedal, wouldn´t solve my problem right? btw thanks for all the info i bought this thinking on Motley Crue´s sound, but i noticed Nikki Sixx just goes loud as hell and punchy, i expected more Duff Mckagan like tone... that tells me i should have choosed Gallien or fender Bassman... anyway i´ll try with an active bass and using my tube channel overdriven
 

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