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Double Bass BERGANTINO CABINETS WITH DOUBLE BASS
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Not a direct answer to your question but I am using Bergantino NXT 212 with my EUB.
It sounds great. Has excellent clarity and provides very full and rounded bottom.
I am using it quite a bit for a Jazz Guitar and Bass duo most of the time in lower volume settings but I have used it in outdoors and in large rooms.
I have played my DB through it (sounds great) but I am really not gigging with my DB right now.
I have also used it with a couple of Rock Cover bands using an EB… it definitely works with that too.
I am using the Bergantino Forte HP amp. It works really well to plug in with Piezo pick up (the impedance is not an issue).
Hopefully this helps.
B | Amp and one or two Ref 112’s for me. Best system for electric or upright I’ve ever used.
My HDN 210 looks like overkill, but it actually weighs about the same as my cocktail jazz cab (Acme Low-B1). I like the height with the vertical configuration (middle aged tall guy, tired of crouching down) and the exceptionally shallow depth (because a lot of my stages are shallow).
The fidelity in the midrange is really special - especially when running the speaker profile in the B|Amp.
I'm surprised Bergantino hasn't caught on more with double bass players - the hi-fi philosophy seems more relevant here than for magnetic bass guitars. A neo 1x10 by them would destroy for this application.
The fidelity in the midrange is really special - especially when running the speaker profile in the B|Amp.
I'm surprised Bergantino hasn't caught on more with double bass players - the hi-fi philosophy seems more relevant here than for magnetic bass guitars. A neo 1x10 by them would destroy for this application.
Calling me a DB hack is an insult to actual DB hacks, but I've been hacking on a B|AMP into an IP112 and/or an EX112 for many years.
I own a pair of the original HT112 cabs. I've been using them now for over two decades so I guess I like them 
I use them for doubling gigs or BG only gigs. For DB only gigs I usually take my AI Coda out.
I think I was already using a Walter Woods head when I got them. For BG only gigs I sometimes used my A.M.P. heads instead.
From a blues gig in Maine back in 2019:
Boston Blues Festival at the Hatch Shell in Boston…also my avatar picture.
Believe it or not, the original Bergantino factory was around the corner from a restaurant where I was host bassist for a blues jam. When jammers asked about the cabs (they weren’t very common then) I’d tell them they were made here in town, you could see the old mill building from the front porch, walk there in less than five minutes.
I use them for doubling gigs or BG only gigs. For DB only gigs I usually take my AI Coda out.I think I was already using a Walter Woods head when I got them. For BG only gigs I sometimes used my A.M.P. heads instead.
From a blues gig in Maine back in 2019:
Boston Blues Festival at the Hatch Shell in Boston…also my avatar picture.
Believe it or not, the original Bergantino factory was around the corner from a restaurant where I was host bassist for a blues jam. When jammers asked about the cabs (they weren’t very common then) I’d tell them they were made here in town, you could see the old mill building from the front porch, walk there in less than five minutes.
I have been using an older HT112ER for the last decade - for both electric and upright.
a couple years ago, I bought a HDN112 to complement it. the HDN is about 20 lbs lighter! and nearly the same full rich sound. Most gigs, I bring both and place them apart from each other - one by the drummer and one by the keys or guitarist. When I'm rich, I'll want to get a newer NXT112 to replace the HT heavy weight.
a couple years ago, I bought a HDN112 to complement it. the HDN is about 20 lbs lighter! and nearly the same full rich sound. Most gigs, I bring both and place them apart from each other - one by the drummer and one by the keys or guitarist. When I'm rich, I'll want to get a newer NXT112 to replace the HT heavy weight.
I don't have to drag them around, but I love my UB and EUB thru my Berg NV115 cab(s) with various ss and tube heads. Sealed, 6" midrange, no tweeter. Got a Berg preamp recently and can't wait to here it with the NV115 stacked IR's.
I have played upright through a couple of different Bergantino cabs, and they worked well.
I love my HT112’s — I have the later grill than yours. I have yet to find a cabinet I like more. And like yourself, I’ll use em with BG and/or upright.I own a pair of the original HT112 cabs. I've been using them now for over two decades so I guess I like them
I think I was already using a Walter Woods head when I got them. For BG only gigs I sometimes used my A.M.P. heads instead.
From a blues gig in Maine back in 2019:
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Boston Blues Festival at the Hatch Shell in Boston…also my avatar picture.
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Believe it or not, the original Bergantino factory was around the corner from a restaurant where I was host bassist for a blues jam. When jammers asked about the cabs (they weren’t very common then) I’d tell them they were made here in town, you could see the old mill building from the front porch, walk there in less than five minutes.
Funny how tastes change. When I got the Bergs I was very happy with how light they were! Way lighter than the two EV loaded cabs and Traynor extension cab I had been using, lighter than any of the combos I had used…SWR Baby Blue, Traynor BassMate, Traynor TS120B...lighter than my Community PA mains, lighter than tube amp heads, etc. Now they only feel heavy because compared to my AI combos, they are
Funny how tastes change....................Now they only feel heavy because compared to my AI combos, they are
Amen to that, my B-15N(C) was a lightweight at 65 lbs when I got it. Compare that to any current bass amplifier and cabinet now. The GR AT Acoustic, weighs 1/3 of that with lots more features. Just
my take.
I fully endorse a 12" spkr for DB. The long scale has enough bottom for 12", but a 15" would probably boom unevenly.
I used a reconed EVM12S for years, fitted in a Polytone Minibrute. It made the Polytone preamp come alive, producing a clear firm sound. (Underwood + impedence matcher)
The Ext Spkr socket was rewired so that the combo could also be used as a spkr only. I paired that with a EVM15L cab and a bigger dedicated head for EB gigs. The shorter scale needs a 15" to reproduce a good bottom end IMO, and the 12" enhanced it.
That 12" combo/spkr was the lynchpin of a flexible system, clear & solid whatever the venue or instrument. So much from just three items. Smallish but heavy.
Today spkrs/cabs are lighter and more powerful.
I suggest the same combination is still useful for doublers.
Has anyone else used their combo as a spkr as well?
I used a reconed EVM12S for years, fitted in a Polytone Minibrute. It made the Polytone preamp come alive, producing a clear firm sound. (Underwood + impedence matcher)
The Ext Spkr socket was rewired so that the combo could also be used as a spkr only. I paired that with a EVM15L cab and a bigger dedicated head for EB gigs. The shorter scale needs a 15" to reproduce a good bottom end IMO, and the 12" enhanced it.
That 12" combo/spkr was the lynchpin of a flexible system, clear & solid whatever the venue or instrument. So much from just three items. Smallish but heavy.
Today spkrs/cabs are lighter and more powerful.
I suggest the same combination is still useful for doublers.
Has anyone else used their combo as a spkr as well?
The only combos that can be used as a speaker cabinet are ones that an exposed cable connection. Unplug it from the combo and if needed get a female-to-female connector to connect another speaker cable going to the other amp.
SWR Baby Blue combo can be easily used as a cabinet. Having jacks on both the amp chassis and the cabinet isn’t very common.
Acoustic Image Coda S4. A fixed cable to the cabinet is more common. A speakon coupler and a speaker cable would be needed to connect the cabinet to another amp. The only AI combos like this were the ones with the removable “Cabrio” heads.
Ha! And also, the bergs are physically deeper than my midget, which I find important factor in the cramped spots I sometimes find myself in.
I've used a baby blue, the 8" speaker version, I really liked it, and I thought the tube pre added some nice dimension to the sound. Seemed like a dense box, heavier than it should have, however.
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I have older Bergantino HT112ER and EX cabinets and they work very well for upright amplification. They aren’t light by today’s standards.
If the newer Bergantino models possess some of the same characteristics of the older models then they would make an excellent choice. They can go deep, but are not characteristically boomy. I use a HPF set between 40-50Hz when using my Mesa D-800+ for louder gigs
If the newer Bergantino models possess some of the same characteristics of the older models then they would make an excellent choice. They can go deep, but are not characteristically boomy. I use a HPF set between 40-50Hz when using my Mesa D-800+ for louder gigs
