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Bergantino NV158? ???

#641
JGR said:
Great to hear Ken! It's cool you now have a smaller NV option that works. Really looking forward to giving it a whirl. You might want to try the Stewart bridged and just watch the master - based on my experiences with the bigger NV's, you should be fine.
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I never saw the clip light flash, but yeah, I should just go ahead and bridge the Stewart and be gentle with the master.

And again, I'll also use my favorite SS rounds so I can hear the mid driver in its full glory. If anyone cares, it'll be DR Lo Riders or Rotosound RS-66. I also have some LaBella Hard Rockin' Steels and Ken Smith Taper Core steels on the shelf, those are nice too.
 
#642
tombowlus said:
Yes, it sounded full, warm and woody, but it was a pretty "big" tone, which might be a problem on some stages, but would likely sound great in many gigging environments.
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+1 here. I do an every-Thursday 4-hour upright gig, & have had the NV115 out twice now with that group. It's great - full and rich, really accentuates the "woody" and natural sounds you expect/want from the upright. The NV115 replaced an Aguilar GS112, which was also nice, but the Berg is warmer, fuller, disperses more evenly around the room, and actually has a smaller footprint on stage (it's shallower and a wee bit narrower than the Aggie, albeit taller).

EQ-wise, I had to dial back the "low" and "low mid"'s to even it out, as it got a little boomy, though the room I'm playing in there contributes to that. The amp is/was an LMII.

All in all, it's a great cab for upright. Totally load-in-able with one hand, too!
 
#643
nutdog said:
I foresee something like this in my future.:bassist:
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Resistance is futile.

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#646
So, I had a chance to audition one of these at the Atlanta Bass Gallery yesterday. The short of it...I almost pulled my wallet out on the spot!

Personally, I have generally not been a fan of sealed cabs nor have a been a fan of 15s. When I was doing some playing of some other gear at the Bass Gallery I saw the Berg there but really just ignored it because of my preconceived notions on 15s even though I have owned almost all the other Berg cabs in the past 4 or 5 years. Anyway, I finally decided to sit down with it and plugged up a GK MB Fusion 800 along with my Marleaux Consat. Wow! It definitely had some of that Bergantino "character" that made just thing..."Oh yeah, that's it" But at the same time, it had a lot more upper mid character and punch (yes, I hate that term too, but it fits here) than I was expecting. With the form factor and weight and can definitely run head to head against a 2x12. Yes, it is not going to be quite as loud. But, pretty darn close and be easier to move around.

As far as the pairing with the MB Fusion 800, it actually worked REALLY well. If you consider the Berg as "new vintage" like Jim does. Then you kinda have to look at the MB Fusion line as "vintage modern" If that makes sense...The GK is a modern sounding amp with vintage twist. The Berg is a new twist on vintage. IMO, that actually paired very well. Jim at the Bass Gallery had not tried the two of them together yet either but agreed that it worked very well. We also tried it with a Mesa M6 and that was killer too.

Now, looking for an extra $850 in my bank account. ;)
 
#648
kringle77 said:
Fuzzbass, how would would compare the nv610 to the nv115 tone wise? Can it get the same type of character only with a brighter top end?
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I haven't yet done an A/B, but here are my thoughts:

The NV115 is most definitely brighter on top, because of the mid driver of course. Edit: by "brighter" I mean higher frequency response... very noticeable.

Jonathan and I were talking about arrays of 10" awhile back, and I agree with him that they typically have a bit of a notch in the high mids. Regardless, the NV115 is either brighter in the high mids, or doesn't have the notch.

The NV115 seems to have bigger low end, whereas the NV610 seems to have better low mid punch.

While they are definitely not clones, the two have their similarities, and the NV115 still retains the tight sound of a sealed box: it's punchier than the typical 1x15 cab, and my recollection is that the NV215 was not as punchy.
 
#649
So, last night at rehearsal I used my Sadowsky MM-style bass strung with not-fresh-but-not-dead Rotosound RS-66. Again, I switched between the Reiner pre and SWR IOD, clean and dirty.

I started by placing the NV115 vertically on top of a horizontal HS210, without plugging in the HS210. On a side note, it's a cool looking rig. The NV115 is slightly deeper, so when the front ends were aligned only the front feet of the NV115 touched the HS210. That said, the slight angle wasn't really noticeable. I snapped a couple of pics but didn't get a chance to upload them last night.

Anyway, when stacked, I could hear the NV115 better, and it wasn't that high off the ground so I didn't lose any low end. Again, my rock band rehearses louder than some bands gig, so I was pushing the NV115, even when I bridged my power amp. As before, I could hear compression but no speaker breakup.

Of course when I combined NV115 and HS210, I got plenty of oomph. A neat thing is that the HS210 added some low end (or just additional volume, arguably), but aside from that, my overall tone was still that of the NV215. I like the HS210 cabs, but I was auditioning the NV115. I did not try putting an HS210 on top of the NV115 for that reason.

Anyway... I definitely like the idea of using an HS210 as a speaker stand. Better to have it and not need it... :cool:

Oh... the Sadowsky MM sounded great, and the Rotosounds sounded appropriately bright and snarly through the mid driver even though they were slightly stale.

Next step will be using my Sadowsky P-bass strung with flats. It currently has Fender flats, which are on the bright/hi-middy side (for flats). But I'm in the process of trying various flats and halfs to see what I prefer for Motown/blues.
 
#653
Texan said:
Is that the STL-600 or 900?

I'm gonna need a serious report on that rig, as I have the 900 and I am torn between a new Lakland 5 string or a NV115. Currently using Aggie DB212 for comparison....
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It's a 900. It seems like the extra power would benefit this cab. In theory the sealed berg with the mid driver, big creamy, open tone of the STM and the bright EMG's with the sweepable mid would be a nice combination for my oldies do-wop band. So far only basement time but diggin it so far. Got some gigs in the next few weeks so time will tell.

One difference I'm noticing since my first 900 (which I used with an AE210 with great joy) is the bass knob at noon doesn't sound like too much low end. Perhaps it's the sealed cab taming it. I got this one from a TBer that put new tubes in it including a 5751 in V1, so that could be making a difference also.

I have no experience with the DB's so I can't help there.
 
#654
Fuzzbass said:
I haven't yet done an A/B, but here are my thoughts:

The NV115 is most definitely brighter on top, because of the mid driver of course. Edit: by "brighter" I mean higher frequency response... very noticeable.

Jonathan and I were talking about arrays of 10" awhile back, and I agree with him that they typically have a bit of a notch in the high mids. Regardless, the NV115 is either brighter in the high mids, or doesn't have the notch.

The NV115 seems to have bigger low end, whereas the NV610 seems to have better low mid punch.

While they are definitely not clones, the two have their similarities, and the NV115 still retains the tight sound of a sealed box: it's punchier than the typical 1x15 cab, and my recollection is that the NV215 was not as punchy.
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+1 That jives with my observations, as well. :cool:
 

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