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Bag End cabs
- Thread starter CosmicRay
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2 S15-D's and Eden WT405. Was told to turn down for the first time in rehearsal. Stuff was falling off the walls!
I have a S15D/S15XD stack and am thrilled with it. I played a small club on NYE with just the S15D (200 people). The single 15 was plenty for my stage volume and the mains picked up the rest. If there had been no PA support for me, the pair would have been plenty. I agree with much of has been said here. They are the most musical little cabs I have had. I really like the small size and the weight on these aint bad. I sold my Aguilar GS212 for these cabs. I liked the Aggie alone but it was dark and (at least for me) got lost in the mix too easy. It is also easier to take the single BE then the Aggie was (though Aggie makes single 12s which are easy to carry). They just sound so sweet. To my ear, much more musical and balanced than any other cabs I've had (Ampeg, SWR, Aguilar). I like the S15D alone better than the the S15xd. The xd is too bright as a stand alone for me. I like the punch and thickness of the small 15s. I'm playing an American Jazz 5 string and a Genz Benz GBE750 in to them.
Ditto on the "not boomy"! I've had two Carvin 15" cabs and I just couldn't get the boominess out of them. I like deep and tight which the Bags deliver.
MikeBass
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Don't most of us.........
Used my S15D-X on NYE.
Killed on the gig.
Would love to add another sometime soon.
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I am blessed this NAMM to have a D12-D sitting on top of a 21" Infra as my booth rig - both of them powered cabs. I'll need it as one of my display basses will be tuned to G# (13Hz) and I suspect no other rig would be capable.
The left pair is long gone:
A late 70's S15-B (or whatever the equivalent model # was back then--my dad had them built and picked them up at the factory with still-wet oil finishes):
A late 70's S15-B (or whatever the equivalent model # was back then--my dad had them built and picked them up at the factory with still-wet oil finishes):
The left pair is long gone:
A late 70's S15-B (or whatever the equivalent model # was back then--my dad had them built and picked them up at the factory with still-wet oil finishes):
OMG that white Pedulla is killing. Not to pull it off topic but that is one of my dream basses, down to the color!
Yeah, I wish I never sold it! I sold it to fund my first EUB, and now the jerk refuses to sell it back...
'87 MVP Standard.
'87 MVP Standard.
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I heard a band last night live and their bassist was using 2 BE 1x15 cubes stacked driven by a GB amp (don't know the model). His tone was amazing.
I once owned a Bag End D12-D 2x12 cab that ruled every mix, a very muscular sounding cab. It was only 70 lbs., but it was the clumsiest 70-pound thing in history. It was just a pain to move, even if you had help. Still, it fit perfectly in the trunk of a Corolla. If you get a good deal on one, it's a great cab.
This was my bliss at the time:
It was baad!
This was my bliss at the time:
It was baad!
The D10X-BD is a pain to move as well. Weighs 75 lbs, is very deep, front heavy, almost broke my toe when it fell off the two wheeler loading in to a gig once. But boy did it sound awesome!
A question for all the bag heads. S12b's or S15b's
I have been on the fence about getting either two s12b's or s15b's for quite some time now. I don't like tweeters, I like matched drivers, controlled low end, strong mids, and wooden highs. But I am afraid of the 15's for some reason. Probably because I have only played 15's by Peavey, Hartke, SWR, etc. The reviews I have read lead me to believe that the S15b's are a better choice but I am still afraid.
For reference I have been playing an ancient sealed Peavey 4x12 cab for the last few years just because I love the sound. But it is big and heavy!
Is this video a fair representation of the sound of two S15b's. Skip ahead to 1:15 or so.
I have been on the fence about getting either two s12b's or s15b's for quite some time now. I don't like tweeters, I like matched drivers, controlled low end, strong mids, and wooden highs. But I am afraid of the 15's for some reason. Probably because I have only played 15's by Peavey, Hartke, SWR, etc. The reviews I have read lead me to believe that the S15b's are a better choice but I am still afraid.
For reference I have been playing an ancient sealed Peavey 4x12 cab for the last few years just because I love the sound. But it is big and heavy!
Is this video a fair representation of the sound of two S15b's. Skip ahead to 1:15 or so.
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I think it does, but hey, it's my video so I may be biased. A lot of my videos were shot with that pair, so hopefully you can get a good idea of their tone going through a few of them since various levels of OD and EQ settings were used. Don't be afraid of the 15's - they sound more like twelves in their quickness, rich midrange, and great top end. The Bags are very musical - warm, with some nice grind to them. They handle a lot of power, and stay tight even when you crank the bass way up.
The beginning of these have the preamp set flat
A lot of my videos were shot with that pair, so hopefully you can get a good idea of their tone going through a few of them since various levels of OD and EQ settings were used. Don't be afraid of the 15's - they sound more like twelves in their quickness, rich midrange, and great top end. The Bags are very musical - warm, with some nice grind to them. They handle a lot of power, and stay tight even when you crank the bass way up. The beginning of these have the preamp set flat
