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Any low cost full range bass cabs?

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NOVAX said:
Hey y'all. Gently used SWR Triad. Series I or II. A good friend of mine told me Series III is kind of meh, and I tend to believe him.
Peace out!
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NOVAX, dig that T-shirt in your avatar. Hollywood will never find a better crazy man!

$300 is a pretty skinny wallet when shopping for a bass cab. I fear the list of requirements kind of go against each other. Maybe narrow it to the 2 most important of the three?

Then again, if you're seriously considering:
darwin-bass said:
Though the system I've considered is the JBL EON ONE so perhaps my budget is closer to $800 for speaker and amp.
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you have more like an $800 budget?

If your really wanting something decent for $300ish, I think used is your only viable option. Hit up local music stores that carry used stuff, Sam Ash, Guitar Center, etc. Sniff out the one that smells like stale beer and cigarettes, then talk them down :D Just make sure what you get is returnable for some reasonable period so you can take it back if it doesn't work out for your needs. That or DIY...

The easy one: Low-cost DIY practice/coffeehouse tweeterless 110 [long] (might not meet your definition of full range)

The harder one: Sealed 15/6 build (you just might sneak in under the radar with this if you get a flat pack from speakerhardware.com and have some of the smaller hardware at your disposal, then probably about $150 for drivers and crossover from PE)

In the context of bass gear, what do you consider full range?
 
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I'm curious as to why you want full range cabinets. Full range cabinets don't taper off that 12khz + range which is less than flattering for guitar or bass. Flat response is also really hard to come by. I would say start looking at studio monitors. Most studio monitors strive for even frequency response across a wide spectrum.
 
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FugaziBomb said:
I'm curious as to why you want full range cabinets. Full range cabinets don't taper off that 12khz + range which is less than flattering for guitar or bass. Flat response is also really hard to come by. I would say start looking at studio monitors. Most studio monitors strive for even frequency response across a wide spectrum.
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Two reasons:
1. The PA is a full range system and that is what carries the bass. I want to have my stage monitor be an accurate reflection of the PA so that I have a good reference for setting the tone of my instrument be it bass or e-guitar.
2. I would use the system at home for practice. It would be playing full-range music from the iPhone plus my bass or guitar.

I currently use a Roland CM-30 for e-gtr and iPhone music and a Rumble 40 with a hi-fi woofer for bass. The CM-30 also works for e-gtr on stage but I have no clean solution for bass on stage (though I live with it).
 
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leavetheconnoli said:
Why is that? They are great cabs, full lows, flatly voiced and a switchable tweeter.
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I have never heard a bass cab that was even remotely flat. Most are peaky in the upper mids, weak in true highs and sometimes, based on cabinet alignment, boomy in the lows but with weak response below 60 Hz.

Sure they sound great with bass but they are not flat and they color the sound so what you hear from the bass rig is not even close to what you hear out of the PA.
 
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darwin-bass said:
I have never heard a bass cab that was even remotely flat. Most are peaky in the upper mids, weak in true highs and sometimes, based on cabinet alignment, boomy in the lows but with weak response below 60 Hz.

Sure they sound great with bass but they are not flat and they color the sound so what you hear from the bass rig is not even close to what you hear out of the PA.
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Rumble is where its at IMO and considering his price point, no brainer
 
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Chris Cole design 2x12 slant top cab. Full range Beyma
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drivers. Loud as hell with great bottom. I don't even use the hf driver. Flat pack on speakerhardware site.
 
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#36
Depend how loud you want to be, I use an EV ZLX12P. Loud enough for me, can handle a B string surprisingly well. I use it also for my Avid Eleven Rack (guitar and bass). If you need more volume than add a sub.
 
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darwin-bass said:
Two reasons:
1. The PA is a full range system and that is what carries the bass. I want to have my stage monitor be an accurate reflection of the PA so that I have a good reference for setting the tone of my instrument be it bass or e-guitar.
2. I would use the system at home for practice. It would be playing full-range music from the iPhone plus my bass or guitar.
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Sounds like you should be looking for used PA cabs then.
 
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Good gear is not cheap. A well designed cab with quality drivers... I am not aware of anything cheap that fits that description. Your best bet is to buy good equipment used because you will get much more for $. A few scuffs on a cabinet does knock down the resale value a lot. It does not hurt the sound.
 
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#39
I've been gigging a lot with a 2X10 cabinet from Seismic Sound. I love it -- it's cheap and its survived a few rollovers as I hauled it across grass etcetera. No problem at all...I bought it several years ago -- so far back I don't quite remember, and it has held up just fine.

2x10 Bass Guitar Speaker Cabinet - 8 Ohms

I use it with a Gallien Krueger head to amplify my upright, piccolo bass, custom fretless and regular electric bass in many situations now -- music festivals, theaters, etcetera, and it sounds as good as the SWR Goliath Junior, and is way lighter (my SWR is older).

They cost $169 right now. Plus shipping probably. search around Amazon or ebay and you might get one cheaper.
 
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