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Bergantino NV158? ???
- Thread starter David A. Davis
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Have you compared them with the Bag End 115? wondering how they sound in an A/B
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svtb15
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I'm sure the lows and highs are more extended, if my NV215 is any measure at least compared to the S-15D without the co-axial tweeter. They probably compare more closely to the bigger Bag End 15 cab, I've forgotten the model name of.
Knowing TB, that should be a week or two after they start shipping!
And lately about $25 less than new.
Im torn between this, an ml112 stack, and a fearful 15/6/1. Digging the mid driver dispersion concept but cant decide which flavor to try.
Good comment Munji.
I had a stacked pair of Berg HT115's, and I am still trying to locate the short circuit in my brain that convinced me to sell them. They were the best sounding 15's I have ever heard.
I have also owned a Berg NV215, and it sounded great as well.
If these NV115's sound as good (or better), then Jim will have a definite winner on his hands!
Plus, I like the cab dims of 24h x 18w x 15d and the feet on the side. Jim wisely anticipated bassists stacking a pair of these on their sides and being wide enough in that configuration (24") to accommodate most all-tube heads.
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Man I wish I could try my Fender 100T on a pair of these before I buy the matching 410 cab. It is intriguing (but twice the cost too).
I am loving the NV115 so far, and although I have yet to be able to play it at practice/gig volume yet, to help break it in, there is so much goodness in this box I can tell already.
I had the idea to put out some demos of this cab, compared to other Bergantino cabs that I own. Now for starters, I'm no Ed Friedland (or Tom Bowlus, for that matter), so the playing is only gonna be so-so. Now we got that out of the way, I started off with a classic P-bass with flats kinda tune. I intend to add a different format: jazz bass with rounds tune, perhaps tomorrow. I will let you all have some input here as to what works and doesn't work with this format. Just know I tried to play the tunes the same way, there were absoulutely no changes in the head or bass in between takes, just plugging the head into different cabs to hear the subtle differences.
Ok, enough jabber, let's get to it, shall we?
First Up: The NV115
Next: My venerable AE212 (well broken in)
Last: An HS210 (well broken in)
Thoughts, comments, critiques, all encouraged.
I had the idea to put out some demos of this cab, compared to other Bergantino cabs that I own. Now for starters, I'm no Ed Friedland (or Tom Bowlus, for that matter), so the playing is only gonna be so-so. Now we got that out of the way, I started off with a classic P-bass with flats kinda tune. I intend to add a different format: jazz bass with rounds tune, perhaps tomorrow. I will let you all have some input here as to what works and doesn't work with this format. Just know I tried to play the tunes the same way, there were absoulutely no changes in the head or bass in between takes, just plugging the head into different cabs to hear the subtle differences.
Ok, enough jabber, let's get to it, shall we?
First Up: The NV115
Next: My venerable AE212 (well broken in)
Last: An HS210 (well broken in)
Thoughts, comments, critiques, all encouraged.
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