Yes............the displacement (ability to move air) is on par with most commercially available 4X10's
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Carvin BX500: Pt. 3
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Yes............the displacement (ability to move air) is on par with most commercially available 4X10's
- Dec 18, 2000
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- greenboy designs: fEARful, bassic, dually, crazy88 etc
- Dec 18, 2000
- 13,201
- 340
- Disclosures
- greenboy designs: fEARful, bassic, dually, crazy88 etc
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See link at bottom of each and every one of my posts if you want to read up on every aspect of fEArfuls. That connects up to a bunch of megathreads here on TalkBass as well... usually one of them is on the front page here in the AMPS section.
See link at bottom of each and every one of my posts if you want to read up on every aspect of fEArfuls. That connects up to a bunch of megathreads here on TalkBass as well... usually one of them is on the front page here in the AMPS section.
Generally, no.
A 4x10 is no competition for a fEarful in my experience.
Typical 4x10's fall far short of executing the bottom of the frequency band compared to a fEarful [though there are exceptions that come close IMO]. No 4x10 will function off-axis with comparable mid-range clarity and detail.
yes, a 15/6/1 would compete
you make them. Leeland at speakerhardware.com has started making flatpacks and kits for them.
you make them. Leeland at speakerhardware.com has started making flatpacks and kits for them.
- Dec 18, 2000
- 13,201
- 340
- Disclosures
- greenboy designs: fEARful, bassic, dually, crazy88 etc
Hey everybody, wondering if you can help me with a problem. Just picked up one of these a few days ago, love the sound. Without something plugged in there is a lot of noise, but when i hit mute it all goes away, so this doesn't bug me. The real problem is with my upright bass. The sound is great and shapable with my jazz, but when my upright is plugged in, I just get the same hiss and noise, without any signal from the bass. I have a realist on it, going to the bx500 into a 112 golight, which is 8 ohms i believe. I have the head set with the 4/2 ohm button out. Has anyone had this problem? It is definitely not the bass, pickup, or cable, as I play through other amps all the time.
Thanks,
Furlong
Thanks,
Furlong
Hey Furlong,
Did you pick this up used? Reason I ask because mine is on its way back to carvin with similar issues, but didnt surface until a little after a year of service. They were kind enough to extend my warranty being it was only up a couple of months ago. My problem originally stared with noise when the tube was engaged, and the mute wouldn't fix it. Then, it just turned to loud hiss where the mute did have an effect, but tube bypass, not. Passive basses would sound dead and muffled, while active basses still had some clarity, but the loud hiss was always in the forefront. I think I read a bit back where there are a handful of folks who are experiencing problems right around that one year mark. I know the board in mine is about four revisions behind what is being currently shipped. Good luck...
Thanks prokfrog, that sounds the same to me and is kind of bummer. Not only did I buy it used, but the Carvin website says they do not accept repairs from outside the US. Seems like a silly policy to me, since they ship there, but i guess Im kind of up against a wall.
Definitely worth a phone call to Carvin to see if they'll do your repair. Crying might help. I do know that the warranty is non-transferable.
Crying will help. My exact words. .. " my warranty expired about two months ago and i'm calling to humbly beg for an exception....."
hey Jarrett: "Not picking a fight, just curious, what amps have you found handle that work load well"
I have for the previous 15 yrs to this amp used a Glockenklang Soul head with multiple spkr applications depending on the gig. Before that I was a SWR user for over 10 yrs.
I also have lower powered tube amps such as Sunn, Guild, Ampeg-B15 etc.
I play hard rock and blues gigs a lot as well as jazz/cocktail gigs on upright. I want a warm natural / neutral sounding amp as I do a lot of different styles.
I really did like the BX500 just not the issues.
peace Kirk
I have for the previous 15 yrs to this amp used a Glockenklang Soul head with multiple spkr applications depending on the gig. Before that I was a SWR user for over 10 yrs.
I also have lower powered tube amps such as Sunn, Guild, Ampeg-B15 etc.
I play hard rock and blues gigs a lot as well as jazz/cocktail gigs on upright. I want a warm natural / neutral sounding amp as I do a lot of different styles.
I really did like the BX500 just not the issues.
peace Kirk
