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Combo advice.
- Thread starter THESUV79
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GC's house brand is Acoustic.
Try the GC Acoustic 450: 2x10's and HF horn @ 4-ohms@400 watts rms.
Reasonably priced, reasonable weight. 6-band semi parametric tone bank, with DI-out to PA. No B-string issues.
I own the smaller B200 and I love mine. The 450 has the wattage you require. You won't be disappointed.
A friend bought a 450, later had soome uiissyue with it. Brought it in to GC and got it replaced..NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
Try the GC Acoustic 450: 2x10's and HF horn @ 4-ohms@400 watts rms.
Reasonably priced, reasonable weight. 6-band semi parametric tone bank, with DI-out to PA. No B-string issues.
I own the smaller B200 and I love mine. The 450 has the wattage you require. You won't be disappointed.
A friend bought a 450, later had soome uiissyue with it. Brought it in to GC and got it replaced..NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
I would go with a 1x15 combo with an extension cab of the same configuration. Genz or MB maybe GK I am thinking. Add on a Tech21 BDDI or VT Bass to give you the tonal range you need.
my vote's for the Mesa Boogie Walkabout Scout. with me money you make off of your resale's (maybe some extra cash) your choice of a 12" or 15" could be yours. They sound great, come with a horn, downward firing speaker and a 6 tube/3 semi-parametric EQ. And if in the future you feel like you need more sound the head portion can be removed and used as, well, a head. just my .02
Yeah if you like the Ampeg sound, portaflex isn't a bad option. The updated GK combos will be out in Mar/Apr if you like their sound.
I think you would be better off losing the 410hlf (around 96lbs) and getting a decent Avatar 210 or Ampeg PF 210. I am not sure of your stage requirements for tone/volume, but a 210 should do you well if you don't boost low end through the roof and like to use at least low mids.
I feel many combos fall short of delivering at shows. The more expensive models do much better, but I think they are a waste of money for shows.
I am using an Ampeg PF500/PF115HE combination and love it. before I bought it I read everything I could about it on TB. I really liked it last Saturday when I used it live for the first time. Sold one of my other amps. Research all you can and then go and hear some and play through them. I was on the fence about getting one and then a couple of the good guys on Talkbass kinda set the fence on fire, so I had to choose which side to jump. I love the new Portaflex. Of course if you like the 10's they have the PF210HE
- Oct 7, 2000
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I've gone through countless combos and finally realized the advantages to a micro head plus cabs. In short, you can throw a micro head in your bag without even knowing it's there, and you can get a cabinet that's a lot smaller, lighter, and easier to transport and fit in a trunk than a combo. It also gives you the ability to just take your head and not even have to carry and amp as most clubs these days (at least in NY) have bottoms and tell us to bring our heads. Most importantly you're not limited in terms of power, nor speakers. You can have as much power as you want at under 3 lbs., and any speaker combo, size and weight you can imagine. And with the speakers you can and add, stack, swap and subtract to your hearts content. Combos are big, heavy, and limitied, and when they're not they sound like crap, they rattle and they fart.
Check out this thread for lots of micro-gig-rigs that your TB brothers are pounding out the hits with... Micro-rigs of doom
For your tone, a couple of 1x12's should do it for you.
