Has anyone got expeirience with this cab? It is an ampeg 412, you dont see that every day. It lists for $949. What do you think the store price is? Why do now online stores have and and why are there no reviews or and why is it this is the ONLY thread made specificlly about this cab??? Anyone?
I didn't know such a beast existed. Then again I'm no Ampeg expert. I did a search of "Ampeg SVT412HE" and came up with some sites selling these cabs. They are running anywhere between $659 and $759. Hope this helps.
"beast", I like that. I found it for like $660 I wonder if thats the normal price. No, it's a bass cab. http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM03/Content/Ampeg/PR/SVT412HE.html
I've played one in a music store. It was used, they wanted around $500 for it. 4 Ohms, I forget the wattage. It sounded great, very full, and powerful. Couldn't really put it through its paces in the store. I ended up buying an old 8X10 instead, it was cheaper and I was on a tight budget. Seemed like a great cab from what I could tell though.
Played one at GC a few times. It's got the typical ampeg sound and everything. To me it sounded about the same as the svt410hlf. I didn't really get to turn it up too loud, but it's ampeg, really cant go wrong there.
That cab actually sounds like a good deal. I mean it is a cheaper alternative the 410HLF(30-40 bucks less anyway) yet a beefeir more low, powerful version of 410HE. I liked the 410PRO's sound. I like 12's over 10's. I actually might think of considering this.
Frequency Response (-3 dB): 50Hz - 18kHz Maximum SPL: 125dB Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms Program Handling: 800W RMS Handling: 400W Sensitivity: 98dB SPL 1w/1m Usable Low Frequency (-10dB): 40Hz these are some of it's specs. I'm not a total "efficent" master can someone tell me if these are good or not? Take notice I like to DETUNE on my 4. (B,C#,F# D)
I've posted before about the ampeg 412 that I have. I've had it for about 6 months now. It's a great cab. Goes really well with my vintage svt. I chose this cab over the 410hlf because it is a sealed cab, making it sound more like an older ampeg sealed 810 vs. the modern sounding 410hlf. My only gripe is that it is a little more boxier, making it more difficult to transport and pickup alone.
Are you sure that it is a ported cab? When I bought it from the guys at bassnw.com they told me otherwise. The told me that it was a sealed cab. Hmmm. Still sounds great though!
is it back-ported? cuz I dont see any holes or anything the pics. It just looks like the 410HE and thats a sealed cab.
the 810E is a sealed cab. the 410"HALF"E is also sealed. I was sure the 412 is is sealed wheres the of otherwise?
I played through one of those this past week at Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center. They have about 15-20 cabs on a rotary dial--Ampeg, Aguilar, Eden, Peavey, Fender, Genz Benz, etc. All you have to do is play and twist the knob to compare cabs. Any 412 cab and this Ampeg in particular are relatively lower on midrange punch and relatively higher on low end boom. This is a good cab for a rocker with a tube head. It is NOT the cab to choose if you play fingerstyle funk and like to dig in for a midrange burp. The cab is large and square, as opposed to the GS412, which is narrow and tall. The Ampeg reminded me a lot of a "supersized" 410.
Thats cool. It's good to know there are some people who like the sound. I would really like an answer to post #9 though.
Those aren't the best specs you'll find on a cabinet....but given the wide variance among manufacturers in the way this data is tabulated, you're best off playing through the cab to see if you dig it. That's what really matters.
