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A Just For Fun Thread - "Coolest looking cabs\stacks"

#361
Michael Favata said:
I wish they still made rack tuners. I think there’s still a place for them. A high quality tuner with a really clean pass through. Foot switchable. Silent when engaged. Doesn’t even have to be a full rack. Half rack would be fine. Doesn’t have to be a fancy display. I just need to be able to see it in the dark. And the manufacturer should throw in a 1’ high quality cable. Runs on some kind of lithium battery that I can charge through USB with mega hours of standby time. (I don’t want more things to have to plug in)
Is it just me?
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I still have my Korg rack mount tuner. Bought it when they first came out over 30 years ago. It doesn’t have a foot switch but it still works great. Super easy to use.
 

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#363
Jeffery Axthelm said:
Those look like TL-606 cabinets (what Mesa used for the 1x15). Wonderful sounding cabinets.
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They are that, loaded with Emi Kappalites.
This rig sounds really good, There's little I could do to make it better I think. Tubes would be the only move up, and even then the preamp on the Peavey is better than most, for my preference.
Anyway yeah, I like the cabs. Thanks for the good words, you guys.
 
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#364
Count Bassie said:
They are that, loaded with Emi Kappalites.
This rig sounds really good, There's little I could do to make it better I think. Tubes would be the only move up, and even then the preamp on the Peavey is better than most, for my preference.
Anyway yeah, I like the cabs. Thanks for the good words, you guys.
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I have a couple of TL-606 cabinets still loaded with EV-15L drivers. I'm 66 and they are a bit unwieldy for the weight. I use them for Subs for a small PA. You think the Kappas would do for that?
 
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#366
pjbassist said:
Put this together last summer for my Festival Rig. Cannot stop smiling when get to use it!! Behold...

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I KNEW I recognized the port shape of the new Genzler "classic" series cabs from somewhere!

On another note, I love the pickup config of that P-Bass! Maximizes the variation of tone on the lowest strings! Smart! Only way I would do it differently is to use traditional pole config on the front pickup and MM-style big poles on the rear pickup. Been looking for a potential modification for my old Korean P-clone and feeling inspired by this!
 
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Jeffery Axthelm said:
I have a couple of TL-606 cabinets still loaded with EV-15L drivers. I'm 66 and they are a bit unwieldy for the weight. I use them for Subs for a small PA. You think the Kappas would do for that?
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For subs? Maybe try the 3015LF, which is closer to that function. For a small room pa I'd figure.
I don't know that they're subs per se, but they're said to be good for the low end of a bi-amp system.
Mine are just full-range, though they do handle some nice low end.
 
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#368
Count Bassie said:
For subs? Maybe try the 3015LF, which is closer to that function. For a small room pa I'd figure.
I don't know that they're subs per se, but they're said to be good for the life end of a bi-amp system.
Mine are just full-range, though they do handle some nice low end.
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No, they aren't subs per se, but we bi-amp them with a pair of JBL 12" EONs. Yes, very nice for small-medium rooms, 150 people or so, and we don't play extra loud.
 
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Count Bassie said:
Winnowed down to budget, but it doesn't sound it.

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Back when that series of Peavey Bass was in production, I really, really wanted one. Then I was offered a great deal on a mint Marshall Major head, so I went that route.

Fast forward 40 some years and the band was auditioning singers at a local rehearsal studio. On the stage was that amp sitting on top of an Ampeg 8x10 (with only 7 speakers in it). Man it sounded great!

I often think that had I bought the Peavey, I could have avoided an insane amount of buying and selling over the years.
 
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BillyB_from_LZ said:
Back when that series of Peavey Bass was in production, I really, really wanted one. Then I was offered a great deal on a mint Marshall Major head, so I went that route.

Fast forward 40 some years and the band was auditioning singers at a local rehearsal studio. On the stage was that amp sitting on top of an Ampeg 8x10 (with only 7 speakers in it). Man it sounded great!

I often think that had I bought the Peavey, I could have avoided an insane amount of buying and selling over the years.
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I might be able to say the same... I've gone through an embarrassing amount of gear. After playing through this amp, I am quiet, in a good way. I'm happy with the sound, and finally, that's all I want. I don't know if less is more, but the right thing is definitely enough.

I'm bringing it to put through the Ampeg fridge next rehearsal. After your short review there I'm a little more enthused...
 
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BillyB_from_LZ said:
Back when that series of Peavey Bass was in production, I really, really wanted one. Then I was offered a great deal on a mint Marshall Major head, so I went that route.

Fast forward 40 some years and the band was auditioning singers at a local rehearsal studio. On the stage was that amp sitting on top of an Ampeg 8x10 (with only 7 speakers in it). Man it sounded great!

I often think that had I bought the Peavey, I could have avoided an insane amount of buying and selling over the years.
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I don't blame you one bit for going for the Marshall...
 
#379
Count Bassie said:
Yeah, the options available to combine the clean and the overdrive. I think my MK-III was part of the path to get there.
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It was a customization requested by Michael Anthony himself for this amplifier. The VB-3 specifically the overdrive channel can easily be dialed out to sound like a chainsaw. It is possible to EQ it correctly but Michael wanted the flexibility to blend the two channels together. I love it!! I'm told less than 50 were ever made.

The VB-3 with electro harmonix preamp tubes and 6CA7 power tubes really smooth out the OD channel IMO.
 
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