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#661
ed99999 said:
Here's my baby, I love the VBA400 and how it fits perfectly on top of the Ampeg, I've had it recovered in white now which looks beautiful!

BassStuff.jpg
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I'm lovin' the whole line up! I hope you don't grab the outlet strip when getting up out of the bathtub!
 
#662
Ah, I zoomed in and saw what you were looking at...that is our practice space. I see blue vic firth isolated drum headphones and some percussive instruments.

When my rents built this house 14 or so years ago that was actually the "play room", but we always had practice in there. We've been really lucky to always have that space :)

How do you like the Marshall stuff?
 
#663
It was a tall cab, rectangular, kinda like a 6x10 heightwise, but considerably wider than a cab housing 10s, probably 8-10" wider. It had no ports on the back of the cab, and it was maybe 15" deep front to back.

Yeah, I could easily fix it. Would wanna make sure all the 12s looked and worked first... so how do I get the front off?? Pry it w/ a screwdriver? Is it held on w/ velcro?

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BillyB_from_LZ said:
Is it a typical square 4x12 or is a great big 4x12? If square, it's probably a guitar cabinet. If it's the big one, I think they assumed it could go both ways (so to speak)...kind of like the Ampeg V2 cabinet (another large ported 4x12 cabinet).

$$$ wise, cheap. Tone-wise...your ears will tell you.

A good fix for the jack is to simply buy a metal jack cup from Parts Express or similar, cut a appropriately sized hole in the back and put all the parts together (might as well install a new Switchcraft jack while you're at it).
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#664
JEDI BASS said:
It was a tall cab, rectangular, kinda like a 6x10 heightwise, but considerably wider than a cab housing 10s, probably 8-10" wider. It had no ports on the back of the cab, and it was maybe 15" deep front to back.

Yeah, I could easily fix it. Would wanna make sure all the 12s looked and worked first... so how do I get the front off?? Pry it w/ a screwdriver? Is it held on w/ velcro?

,
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The ports should be hiding behind the grille.

It should be held on with those plastic snaping things (how's that for an accurate description?) similar to what Ampeg uses. The Aluminum trim is attached to the grille frame so you might be able to grab on to that an pull.

A screwdriver sometimes helps too but the cabinet can get dented from prying.

I was thinking that Phil Upchurch used one of those but looking that the Peavey ad that I could find, the cabinet shown here might be a smaller one than the ad I was remembering.

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#665
JEDI BASS said:
It was a tall cab, rectangular, kinda like a 6x10 heightwise, but considerably wider than a cab housing 10s, probably 8-10" wider. It had no ports on the back of the cab, and it was maybe 15" deep front to back.
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Something like this? Not sure if this is a bass or guitar version:

huilvt.jpg


Or this? I think this could be either as well:

VJand412F001.jpg


This one is said to be for guitar:

40095_u18168.png


This one is definitely for guitar, model "412S Guitar Enclosure":

2yw6at2.jpg
 
#667
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#670
JEDI BASS said:
It was a tall cab, rectangular, kinda like a 6x10 heightwise, but considerably wider than a cab housing 10s, probably 8-10" wider. It had no ports on the back of the cab, and it was maybe 15" deep front to back.

Yeah, I could easily fix it. Would wanna make sure all the 12s looked and worked first... so how do I get the front off?? Pry it w/ a screwdriver? Is it held on w/ velcro?

,
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I was summoned! I have one of these beasts and play through it all the time!

1st... it is a 4ohm cab, unless it has been rewired.

2ns they are LARGE. But they are square. It is much larger than a 412 guitar stack... MUCH larger. There should be a metal grille and no cloth. You should easily be able to see all 4 speakers.

They are fairly insensitive but once you push it.... holy moly, they REALLY open up. If you are going to juice it with anything less than 200W @ 4ohms... forget it. I run my Firebass 700 into it and it goes deeeeeeeeep.

With a Dynabass 5 or my TL5 the low B is pure bliss.

I wouldn't gig with it... practice only. It weighs ~170lbs. Too much to schlep around.

Is it worth it?! F-yes! This is the best cab I haver heard in awhile. Oddly enough though it is so deep that you want to put the tweeter attenuator at 8-10. It sounds odd, but you really need to jack it up to get definition on the top end.

Any other ???s... just let me know!

Ox.
 
#671
hrgiger said:
Something like this? Not sure if this is a bass or guitar version:

huilvt.jpg


Or this? I think this could be either as well:

VJand412F001.jpg


This one is said to be for guitar:

40095_u18168.png


This one is definitely for guitar, model "412S Guitar Enclosure":

2yw6at2.jpg
Click to expand...

None of those are like mine...

It looks like a 410 on steroids. My 212 has the old style cloth grill, but the 412 bass cab has a metal grill.

Ox.
 
#673
OxJohnson said:
I was summoned! I have one of these beasts and play through it all the time!

1st... it is a 4ohm cab, unless it has been rewired.

2ns they are LARGE. But they are square. It is much larger than a 412 guitar stack... MUCH larger. There should be a metal grille and no cloth. You should easily be able to see all 4 speakers.

They are fairly insensitive but once you push it.... holy moly, they REALLY open up. If you are going to juice it with anything less than 200W @ 4ohms... forget it. I run my Firebass 700 into it and it goes deeeeeeeeep.

With a Dynabass 5 or my TL5 the low B is pure bliss.

I wouldn't gig with it... practice only. It weighs ~170lbs. Too much to schlep around.

Is it worth it?! F-yes! This is the best cab I haver heard in awhile. Oddly enough though it is so deep that you want to put the tweeter attenuator at 8-10. It sounds odd, but you really need to jack it up to get definition on the top end.

Any other ???s... just let me know!

Ox.
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No, this one was tall and rectangular, not square. It was clearly marked as "2 ohm" on the back. It had a cloth grill and looked like hrgiger's 2nd pic, the one w/ the Les Paul and the Epiphone amp.

But thanks for the input :).
 
#674
BillyB_from_LZ said:
The ports should be hiding behind the grille.

It should be held on with those plastic snaping things (how's that for an accurate description?) similar to what Ampeg uses. The Aluminum trim is attached to the grille frame so you might be able to grab on to that an pull.

A screwdriver sometimes helps too but the cabinet can get dented from prying.

I was thinking that Phil Upchurch used one of those but looking that the Peavey ad that I could find, the cabinet shown here might be a smaller one than the ad I was remembering.

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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Thanks! But, that pic shows a slightly shorter cab than the one I saw.

And, thanks to everyone for the help. I may run back down to that pawn shop w/ my Carvin B800 on Monday, and see what that cab can do. Maybe I'll snap a pic or two.... maybe I'll leave with it, hehe.
 
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