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Big E Speakers Part 4 - Quadraphenia
- Thread starter kesslari
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So, I'm compelled to report an embarrassing moment that happened to me the other day.
My MAS112 and my MAS26 were sitting (right) next to each other in my big practice area and I had it on my reminders list to label the MAS112 switches as I had never gotten around to it. It's only been a couple of years or more...
So I turn everything on and hook up a bass to a really long instrument cable and walk across the room & start jamming to a Bass Buddy drum track. Rich, full & deep sound engulfed me. All good so far - oh, and did I mention that it sounded really good?
Anyway, I walk back to the 112 and start flipping switches to confirm the mid boost, mid off & caire tweeter on/off. No change in the sound. I'm wondering WTFO - what is going on. So I ratchet up the gain & volume on the amp - still nothing (i.e. no hiss from the tweeters or mids) and I'm now starting to become more than a bit worried as again - as again, it still REALLY sounded good!
Anyway LSS, I lean the MAS112 forward and (embarrassingly realize) that the whole time, the Speakon from the amp is plugged into the MAS26. Now I feel like a total idiot...
That MAS stuff around sound being everywhere - well, it does really work. Even when I was across the room from the MAS26, sound was everywhere. I could tell the "direction" from where it was coming but only just. Sound everywhere I walked while I played with my 30'+ instrument cable - everywhere.
Like a good boy, I moved the MAS26 to my other rig setup and reconnected the MAS112. Oh, I also labeled the switches while I was at it.
Gosh, the MAS26 is still one of my favorite cabs... I can only imagine how good the Bodai sounds.
John
My MAS112 and my MAS26 were sitting (right) next to each other in my big practice area and I had it on my reminders list to label the MAS112 switches as I had never gotten around to it. It's only been a couple of years or more...
So I turn everything on and hook up a bass to a really long instrument cable and walk across the room & start jamming to a Bass Buddy drum track. Rich, full & deep sound engulfed me. All good so far - oh, and did I mention that it sounded really good?
Anyway, I walk back to the 112 and start flipping switches to confirm the mid boost, mid off & caire tweeter on/off. No change in the sound. I'm wondering WTFO - what is going on. So I ratchet up the gain & volume on the amp - still nothing (i.e. no hiss from the tweeters or mids) and I'm now starting to become more than a bit worried as again - as again, it still REALLY sounded good!
Anyway LSS, I lean the MAS112 forward and (embarrassingly realize) that the whole time, the Speakon from the amp is plugged into the MAS26. Now I feel like a total idiot...
That MAS stuff around sound being everywhere - well, it does really work. Even when I was across the room from the MAS26, sound was everywhere. I could tell the "direction" from where it was coming but only just. Sound everywhere I walked while I played with my 30'+ instrument cable - everywhere.
Like a good boy, I moved the MAS26 to my other rig setup and reconnected the MAS112. Oh, I also labeled the switches while I was at it.
Gosh, the MAS26 is still one of my favorite cabs... I can only imagine how good the Bodai sounds.
John
Speaking of the 6’s, my 2x16’s carried the church service with aplomb, with syrupy lows, taut mids and peekaboo highs from my Bongo Special 5.
- Dec 21, 2007
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And following up Coyoteboy, I just did a rehearsal with drummer, guitar, and keys/sax. Nobody was playing face-meltingly loud (which was nice) and my MAS 1,8 carried it off without breaking a sweat.
Amazing sound, teeny package.
Amazing sound, teeny package.
Dang! Like your command of language. Great cabs!
Speaking of the 6's, I'm thinking a pile of four 1x6's would make for a very versatile rig (with the right amp).
It would for sure. Depending on your intended use(s), though, I might go with two 18s.
2 really carries my medium gigs. For more I now have 1 or 2 MA109’s. The right amp is a pjb of course. 
I've been drooling over getting an 18 and wondering if someone could please describe the tone. I'm familiar with the 16, 46 and the 110S, and wondering if the 18 tends more toward the open/woody cab tone I hear from the 16 vs. the more "regular" speaker cone tone from the 46, if that makes any sense. Thanks for any thoughts, DM
I use my MAS18 for 90% of my gigs in town, and like all of the MAS stuff, you've got to put some juice into it to get it doing "that magic thing." When you do get it to that point, I find it to be very punchy, defined, and articulate. The punch does not come at the expense of lacking in low end, though. The MAS18 can put out a deceptive amount of air for its size, and I've slammed it pretty hard with my 5-string and AG700 amp in the past and it has yet to really fight back on anything.
I like the description above. I have the MAS-28, which can get loud, but that clarity and definition remain. It's a very pleasant thing - smile inducing.
I have no need, but I, too, am now itching to order one to stack underneath.
I have no need, but I, too, am now itching to order one to stack underneath.
Played a large old community hall with truss vaulted ceiling and an actual 4 steps up wood stage. The whole place was hardwood floors. The MAS 28 was not even challenged in our blues/swing etc quartet. A friend suggested at the break that we turn down a little because some of the older folks were going out on the decks to converse as we were too loud for them. Mas 28 is a powerful light package. I brought PA gear. It weighs about the same as my Behringer 12" power monitors but has way more output, Easy carry with headroom I have yet to challenge.
I stay subscribed to this thread with the hopes that one day I'll own some MAS goodness (Flex 210...?) and it is harder and harder to narrow my choice down. It will probably come down to whatever it available in the classifieds at the time, but still - so many great options.
My Mesa 400/Ampeg PR810H rig belongs to my church now. I have an Ampeg B-1r rack pre/amp (150 watt internal amp) but route it through a QSC USA 900 that I run into this low-budget Steel Sound 212 cab that does 90% of what my PH212 cab did - so I'm content. My band hasn't been out much so I have no need for this rig other than the off chance I might require it on my own, which is rare.
The footprint would be odd but my B-1 into a 16 or 18 would be neat and compact, but I really want to push a Flex with that QSC - bridged at 4 ohms - and take that rig out instead of the fridge (and bring some cardboard cutouts of it instead).
And when I'm able to make my road trip with my son up the east coast (headed to MN by way of Niagara Falls) I'm going through Chi-town to meet Mike and see what he is working on. One can dream...
Raz
My Mesa 400/Ampeg PR810H rig belongs to my church now. I have an Ampeg B-1r rack pre/amp (150 watt internal amp) but route it through a QSC USA 900 that I run into this low-budget Steel Sound 212 cab that does 90% of what my PH212 cab did - so I'm content. My band hasn't been out much so I have no need for this rig other than the off chance I might require it on my own, which is rare.
The footprint would be odd but my B-1 into a 16 or 18 would be neat and compact, but I really want to push a Flex with that QSC - bridged at 4 ohms - and take that rig out instead of the fridge (and bring some cardboard cutouts of it instead).
And when I'm able to make my road trip with my son up the east coast (headed to MN by way of Niagara Falls) I'm going through Chi-town to meet Mike and see what he is working on. One can dream...
Raz
Let me just say, I have thoroughly enjoyed using Mike's powered cabinets! The Bodai 112 with the built in 1,000 watt ICE takes me back to my Bergantino IP days (but better!) and the 45.5 is the perfect scaled down solution for electric or upright. Plenty of air in that smaller box as well! Studio Slips did a great job making some double padded covers for both of these, so they should still have all the dimensions if you're looking for covers of your own.
Bodai 110 on top MAS109. Powered by Markbass SD1200. HUGE sound. Small foot print.
