Back from my road gig. I tell you what, this little cab continues to amaze me.
I played with no PA support, large band (two singers, DJ, guitar, bass, drums, keys), in a moderate sized room (maybe 150 guests), with the volume equivalent to an unmic'd drummer slamming hard.... so 'loud but not stupid'.
I was using the F500 and Sadowsky J, and the rig just totally cruised through that gig. Plenty of real bottom (although more punchy than putting a pillow under the band), NO compression, even when cranking at the end of the night, and it even held up to a little bit of slapping on a few tunes that required it.
This was a nasty. downtown load-in venue. I parked a block away in a large parking garage, walked to the front door of the hotel with the bass on my back and the head, cab and stand on my Kart-a-bag, walked in and took the rig up the escalator to the 2nd floor main hall (ran into Kenwood Dennard and Stanley Jordan in the lobby on the way to their gig!).... piece of cake while the other guys had to load in at the loading dock, then move their cars, and reverse that deal at the end of the night. Nice!!!!
The only 'downside' to this cab for some is also its strongest feature... very even, neutral voicing through the upper mids and treble. This cab does not growl or grind. It is clean, and smooth and pure, which again, is a good thing in an absolute sense. However, for some tones (like a grindy J Bass with roundwounds, it can come off as a bit 'sterile' versus a more traditional cab with more of that 'rough upper midrange' coming off the top of the driver.
Perfect for many contexts though, and by far the 'king of the 112's' regarding stand-alone use in venues and contexts where most 112's (and even many 210's) would give up the ghost by the end of the first set.
I played with no PA support, large band (two singers, DJ, guitar, bass, drums, keys), in a moderate sized room (maybe 150 guests), with the volume equivalent to an unmic'd drummer slamming hard.... so 'loud but not stupid'.
I was using the F500 and Sadowsky J, and the rig just totally cruised through that gig. Plenty of real bottom (although more punchy than putting a pillow under the band), NO compression, even when cranking at the end of the night, and it even held up to a little bit of slapping on a few tunes that required it.
This was a nasty. downtown load-in venue. I parked a block away in a large parking garage, walked to the front door of the hotel with the bass on my back and the head, cab and stand on my Kart-a-bag, walked in and took the rig up the escalator to the 2nd floor main hall (ran into Kenwood Dennard and Stanley Jordan in the lobby on the way to their gig!).... piece of cake while the other guys had to load in at the loading dock, then move their cars, and reverse that deal at the end of the night. Nice!!!!
The only 'downside' to this cab for some is also its strongest feature... very even, neutral voicing through the upper mids and treble. This cab does not growl or grind. It is clean, and smooth and pure, which again, is a good thing in an absolute sense. However, for some tones (like a grindy J Bass with roundwounds, it can come off as a bit 'sterile' versus a more traditional cab with more of that 'rough upper midrange' coming off the top of the driver.
Perfect for many contexts though, and by far the 'king of the 112's' regarding stand-alone use in venues and contexts where most 112's (and even many 210's) would give up the ghost by the end of the first set.
Ah, I see the confusion. That is confusing. Yes, I was using TC to represent 'Thunderchild'.
