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#221
VroomVroom said:
Bill, it's MASSIVE. I posted these earlier - can't remember which thread (imagine that). This was a pretty loud gig - definitely much louder than I expected going in. Shuttle 9.0 and a single HT112ER.

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Wow! My mind is completly at ease, that was powerhousin' loved the "Damn!" you know you got it goin' on when other members of the band can't contain themselves! :D

I'm pretty seriously thinking of selling my rig, and downsizing(in weight, it would be an upgrade in tone!), and I do believe, when I get around to it, this is *the cab* :cool:
 
#222
VroomVroom said:
Bill, it's MASSIVE. I posted these earlier - can't remember which thread (imagine that). This was a pretty loud gig - definitely much louder than I expected going in. Shuttle 9.0 and a single HT112ER.

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Hey man, Do you HAVE to keep posting such great clips?:smug:

Your frustrating at least one of us here. :spit::D

One cab? Unreal!

:D

God Bless, Ray
 
#227
RocketMusic said:
The AE410 has 4 rubber feet, no caster sockets :(

I'll ask Jim B. if that's something he can do as a special order, and I'll get back to you on that.
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Jim uses the same plate castors for the AE410 as Epifani. GREAT castors, and much better than the socket design, since you don't have to drill a big hole in the cab... just four simple wood screws to screw each plate in, and then the castor slides in and out. I assume you can order a set directly from Jim.
 
#228
Here is my AE410 with the castors installed. I took one off so you could see the plate. I believe you can order this as an option. If not, it takes about 5 minutes to install them with an electric screwdriver... no pre drilling needed! I actually ordered these from Epifani, but Jim said he now has them available a while back.

They are 2" castors, but that works fine on the lighter weight neo cabs.

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#233
FYI - the plate casters are $40 for the set of four. You can buy them after the fact and install them yourself, or Jim can install them at his shop if we have him drop ship the cab straight to you.

I'm going to order a few sets just so I have them on hand for anyone interested in the future. :hyper:
 
#234
RocketMusic said:
FYI - the plate casters are $40 for the set of four. You can buy them after the fact and install them yourself, or Jim can install them at his shop if we have him drop ship the cab straight to you.

I'm going to order a few sets just so I have them on hand for anyone interested in the future. :hyper:
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Cool. For those installing themselves, the only thing you need to be careful about is to get the 'release tabs' in the right location, which on the Berg cab, is to the side of the cab. They fit this way without having to move the rubber feet, which makes things very easy. You can see the release tab on the plate with the removed castor in my photo above.
 
#236
So tonight I got to play one of my Roscoes (ash/maple/wenge wedge/Nord DC/Aggie OBP-3) through an HS410 cab. Oh, man. What a cab! I rarely use my 410 these days, but all of a sudden I have an urge to sell it to fund an HS410.

Monstrous lows, crisp highs, and the bonus...very full, fat, and happy mids. If you're in the market for a 410...this is a must-listen.
 
#237
Virgil said:
Ken, how often do you use your AE410? Do you find that you use your smaller cabs more often? Curious!
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80%+ of my gigs. It is a relatively small 410, and with the castors, it is a great 'one trip cab' with one of my small heads and stand sitting on top and my bass on my back.(I most often use my RH450 with the AE410 and the Sadowsky now, although I like it with the Markbass F1 a lot too if you really want to grind and punch). It also is a cab that sounds fantastic at low volumes, due to its strong mid presence.

I have a hard time actually playing out of anything else at this point (although I still play my 410UL/F500 as my road rig... it stays in a remote location). The AE410 has a strong voice, and is kind of the opposite of the 410UL (which I know you are familiar with).... it is tight in the lows where the 410UL is big, it is punchy in the low mids, where the 410UL is a bit polite, it is very aggressive and grindy in the upper mids, where the 410UL is very smooth, and it is more 'lower treble aggressive' than the upper treble, airy 'click' of the 410UL... very, very different.

However, in a mix, it is just a HAMMER! It can get very burpy when digging in, and most importantly to me, the upper mid and treble are voiced to not get lost in the mix, which I hear happen SO often with many players' live tones... all low end, little articulation, and maybe just a little click up top in the treble.

I'm not a big fan of the HS410... nice sounding, much smoother than the AE410, and I guess if I was more into an old school tone.. more low mid push, more polite upper mids and treble, it would be great (it kind of sits between the AE410 and NV610 tonewise to my ear). However, the AE410 is just perfect for my tone goals, which you can hear on my Youtube clips. I need to hear those windings on the B string in a mix, and the AE410 totally will get you there. Of course, that kind of bright, aggressive articulation can be a bit much for some, so again, pure IMO there... the AE has a strong, punchy, forward voice that just speaks to me personally.

To oversimplify, I've described it many times this way:

AE410.... 'Flea'
410UL.....'Marcus'
HS410.... Joe Osborne'

Gross oversimplification... but a reasonable overview of the voicing of these popular 410's.
 
#240
VroomVroom said:
So tonight I got to play one of my Roscoes (ash/maple/wenge wedge/Nord DC/Aggie OBP-3) through an HS410 cab. Oh, man. What a cab! I rarely use my 410 these days, but all of a sudden I have an urge to sell it to fund an HS410.

Monstrous lows, crisp highs, and the bonus...very full, fat, and happy mids. If you're in the market for a 410...this is a must-listen.
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Nice Jerry. Those Berg 410s are pretty danged sweet. Now I wonder what your review will be when/if you get the chance to try the HT115 cabs?
 

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