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I always saw the NV215 bringing what I might call old school fundamental lows with modern performance..........meaning didnt break up or crackle? I always prefer the low tones of a bass. I played modern rock for a long time. Unfortunately what I learned is that with dual guitarists and modern music, that low fundamental that I loved would get walked on by the mesa guitar amps and sometimes lost. Now I understand 10's/12's more and midrange. That is why my current rig has been the db 112's and the thunderfunk.
I am anxious to try this new cab, NV115, or the hd212 with the tfunk and the mesa m6. I think that might do it for me? Although one could always argue not to fix something that isn't broken............
I always saw the NV215 bringing what I might call old school fundamental lows with modern performance..........meaning didnt break up or crackle? I always prefer the low tones of a bass. I played modern rock for a long time. Unfortunately what I learned is that with dual guitarists and modern music, that low fundamental that I loved would get walked on by the mesa guitar amps and sometimes lost. Now I understand 10's/12's more and midrange. That is why my current rig has been the db 112's and the thunderfunk.
I am anxious to try this new cab, NV115, or the hd212 with the tfunk and the mesa m6. I think that might do it for me? Although one could always argue not to fix something that isn't broken............
Because we were swapping through so many amps and cabs, we stuck with the two basses Steve brought along - his alder/maple Sadowsky JJ 5-string and his ash(?)/rosewood Mbass JJ 5-string.
The amps we used included Steve's three Genz-Benz heads (Shuttle 9.2, ShuttleMAX 9.2, Streamliner 900), Fender Super Bassman 300, Mesa/Boogie Titan V-12, Mesa/Boogie WalkAbout, Aguilar DB750, Kern IP-777 (through the DB750's power amp section), Orange Terror Bass 500, and GK MB Fusion 500.
A few of these amps did seem to prefer the 15/6 (Kern IP-777 and Titan V-12), and - when pushing a heavily overdriven tone - the Super Bassman and Orange seemed to really shine with the NV215. Note, we probably could have achieved equally good results with these amps pushing the NV115, but they seemed to click a little more quickly with the 15/6 and NV215, respectively.
That being said, the overall impression was that with most of the other comparisons, the NV115 (particularly the one with the newer Eminence driver) stole the show. I can see where some folks would prefer either the ML-112 or the Hathor, but IME/IMHO, the day belonged to the NV115. My initial skepticism that it would be too small (for a sealed enclosure) to get very loud or hit very hard down low was pleasantly dismissed.
Jim told me to not be afraid to push the NV115 with some serious power (which several of these amps can really deliver, and which the NV115 soaked up without complaint), but what really impressed me was how well they responded with the relatively modest powered WalkAbout. Even driving one 8-ohm cab, the WalkAbout was able to generate an impressive amount of volume. Two NV115's and a WalkAbout could cover a LOT of gigs, and the tone was glorious!
I would also like to point out that the Terror Bass 500 (set to 8 ohms, and cranking out 500 watts) into one NV115 was also amazing! Crazy volume, big tone, TIGHT lows, man, that was a rig that sounded a lot bigger than it looked!
The Super Bassman sounded great through the NV115. The Vintage channel sounded decidedly "right" with either the NV215 or the NV115, with the tonal differences as mentioned above.
These cabs would go great with a 100T, for sure.
you are very lucky indeed!
The thunderfunk works well with the NV215, however I use the Carvin B1500 with the NV215 to give it alot of juice!
Odd, I had the NV412 and liked it the least of the three....it took pedals well but did'nt have the low end of the NV215 to my ears.......
Being a single driver in a sealed cab, there's only so much SPL you are going to get; I'd expect a majority of folks would want to run a pair, but admittedly my volume wants/needs are a bit skewed towards the louder side of things. Going from a single cab to a pair always seems to be much more than the sum of parts though. Three would be even better...
