I'm thinking about having a Bassman 100 4x12 cab modded into a 4x15, as it would be awesome to play my Pbass, and Bassman 135 through a 4x15. 
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Anyone using four 15's?
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looking that this pic. It looks like there might be enough room to put 15's in the two side 12's, and I could just upgrade the top and bottom 12's to better speakers.
or an Acoustic 408 cabinet as shown below. The fourth 15 is firing downward into the port...
I don't know that the Bassman 100 4x12 with its angled baffles has enough cabinet volume for four 12s much less four 15s...
I don't know that the Bassman 100 4x12 with its angled baffles has enough cabinet volume for four 12s much less four 15s...
Back in the day I had a Kustom 200 with 2 2X15 cabs. That was the amp to have until the 360's came out and then the 360's with 2 18's was the amp to have and then we all lost our hearing!
BassGreaser said:looking that this pic. It looks like there might be enough room to put 15's in the two side 12's, and I could just upgrade the top and bottom 12's to better speakers.
That is awesome! If you have nothing to lose - do it!
just don't call me when you need to move it.
Back in the 70s in my touring rig I ran a rack amp and preamp into 3 2X15" JBL cabinets. Absolutely huge. I'm sure glad I didn't have to carry it. The cabinets were designed for the JBLs and that makes a big difference.
I remember Phil Lesh used 3 Kustom cabinets with 2X15s for a while. His pantlegs would flap in the breeze when he stood in front of them.
I remember Phil Lesh used 3 Kustom cabinets with 2X15s for a while. His pantlegs would flap in the breeze when he stood in front of them.
in a band I was subbing in, the stage rig was a 2000S with two cabs, each had 2-JBL's in them It handled school gymnasiums and amories and such relatively well. My last gig with them, we also used the 200S that was from our practice space. Six JBLl 15's.
The guitarist had all Sunn also. very impressive stage to a 16 year old plow boy in 1970.
Best of Luck,
Wes
The guitarist had all Sunn also. very impressive stage to a 16 year old plow boy in 1970.
Best of Luck,
Wes
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Is that an actual pic of your cab? If so 15s would be a waste of money and time, but you could gain a lot by replacing the existing 12s with modern drivers and venting the box. You could lose a lot too, Deltalite II 2512s would lop off perhaps 20 pounds.
Matamp makes a 4x15" cab.
The bassplayer in OM uses (i think) two of them!
I used to play in a band where i sometimes used 1x bassman2x15" + 1x orange(clone)2x15" and 1x laney4x12".
Yes, it was massive and only in rehearsalspace. But i did(and still do) love that sound.
The bassplayer in OM uses (i think) two of them!
I used to play in a band where i sometimes used 1x bassman2x15" + 1x orange(clone)2x15" and 1x laney4x12".
Yes, it was massive and only in rehearsalspace. But i did(and still do) love that sound.
Yeah, in the 70's for me it was two Fender Blackface
Showmans into two Fender JBL 2 x 15 D140F cabinets
stacked horizontally together. Maybe not the pant flapping
bass response modern cabinets deliver, but at the time
it seemed like a good idea <grin>.
Can you say "crunchy"??? Especially when turned up?
I knew you could!
PA
Showmans into two Fender JBL 2 x 15 D140F cabinets
stacked horizontally together. Maybe not the pant flapping
bass response modern cabinets deliver, but at the time
it seemed like a good idea <grin>.
Can you say "crunchy"??? Especially when turned up?
I knew you could!
PA
Sunn made a 4x15, with two pairs of drivers angled inwards at 90 degrees. It was the same size as a regular 2x15. I want one.
Back when those Bassman 100s came out I bought the head and cabinet for my first new amp.I had a pair of JBL D 120Fs from a regular Bassman and tried to put them in the Bassman 100 cabinet but they wouldn't fit because the magnet was too large and hit the back of the cabinet,so I imagine there isn't enough room for a 15".Bills Idea of the Deltalite neos would probably work though since the magnets are smaller.I ended up trading in the Bassman 100 cabinet on a new Fender Dual Showman cabinet with JBL D 140Fs because the Bassman cabinet would fart out at higher volumes on low notes.The Showman cabinet handled the low end much better.
am I missing something? by running a 4x15 off of 135 watts each speaker will be getting slightly less than 34 watts each......is it more benificial to run more speakers off of less power or to more efficiently drive 1 or 2 speakers such as a single 15, 18 or even a 2x12????
