Are your cab and amp the same brand?

[KohanMike]

Yes, a Carvin combo amp MB15 200w, with a matching 115MBE cabinet, 250w. Use the combo only most of the time, add the cabinet for larger and outdoor gigs. Compact, light enough and sounds great. (That's my custom Tele style 22" scale bass.)

 

[GreyBeard]

I power my Sunn Sorado 2x15 EVM's with a Ampeg pf-500
I power my Hartke 1x15XL-210XL with a Fender Rumble 500 head
So, no the only speakers that are powered by an amp of the same brand is my Rumble 500C

 

[dave64o]

No overlap at all between my heads and cabinets.

HEADS:
Mesa D-800+
Gallien-Krueger MB800
Genzler Magellan 350
Gallien-Krueger 1001RB-II

CABINETS:
Two Barefaced Big Baby 2’s
Two Hartke HyDrive HD210’s
Barefaced One10

The closest I come to having a match is in a combo - Gallien-Krueger MB150

 

[WillyW]

4 Ampeg cabs
1 Yorkville cab

2 Ampeg heads
1 Genz-Benz head

1 Ampeg combo

I was all Ampeg for a while, but there is too much cool stuff out there not to experiment..

 

[voodoobassist]

I've become a Berg fanboy. But with our current shipping delays, I took a chance on a used GR112H while I was waiting for my Berg NXT112 to ship. The combo works well I'm happy to say.

 

[MaxSpinrun]

Mesa and Genzler for me. 800+ head is very versatile, BA15-3 is a perfect cab for me and matches well with head. Both have been designed very well and reflect the current trend in amp design along with cabs that are now light weight, have smaller footprints, but still provide high performance. Thanks Andy and Jeff for these standout designs!

 

[logdrum]

No

 

[StringCanvas]

No matching for me: Ampeg into an SWR. Though I might try out a 115 instead, in which case I'll probably start with an Ampeg if I can find one.

 

[breen]

Mine don’t match. Anything goes good with a Barefaced.

 

[joel406]

Are your cab and amp the same brand?

Yes...

 

[Mosfed]

Absolutely not.

i love Ampeg Amps but they haven’t made a decent cab since the 810 and nah.

I love Barefaced cabs but they don’t make an amp.

Sooooo

 

[Topkat13]

No but does it count if my underwear and T shirts are?

 

[Ewo]

The past few years I've been running all-Mesa Subway rigs--but that's only because those are both my fave cabs and fave amps. I've used all sorts of combinations in the past.

 

[maddogsauce]

Currently running my Aguilar Tonehammer 700 into 2 Aguilar SL112s and a Phil Jones C4 for some added punch. I really love the tone, but considering trying a Bergantino B Amp or Forte HP to replace the Tonehammer and add some clean options

 

[bass.slinger]

Yes - Eden WT400 with 410XLT and Mesa WD-800 with Subway 210.

 

[rtav]

Yes.

Trace Elliot solid state back breaking cabs, amps and preamps.

 

[shoot-r]

Mesa 800+.....main gigging head.
G.K. MB500.....back-up head.

Gigging cabinets....."two", old, Avatar 210 Neo cabinets always stacked as a vertical 410.

Rehearsal cabinet that stays parked in band rehearsal room.....Ashdown 210T cab.

 

[QweziRider]

So I’m just sort of curious how prevalent it is for mismatches.

I have. Mesa head (TT-800 at the moment, other Mesa heads previously), and an Aguilar 4x10. I would've loved to go Mesa, but that would mean a loooooooong day to drive and hear one, where a local store told me they'd be happy to order a couple Aguilars to try in person, and if I didn't like it, no big deal, they'd still sell them.

 

[Lowendtech]

I would love to match an amp with my cabs but unfortunately, there is no Audiokinesis bass amp to be had. However if @DukeLeJeune ever decided to make one, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
So I went the opposite way with my amp. @juledude ‘s fantastic Simone and Simone 500. Coincidentally, Jule doesn’t make bass cabs so it’s a match made in heaven.

 

[1bassplayinfool]

GK

Mesa

Mix and match