I was thinking about two of these daisy chained together to make a 4 ohm setup to go with the Ampeg 810e. The amp I am using is a SVT-II (non pro) is can push 2 ohm loads...but I was going for that BOOM! Factor....for no other reason than boredom.
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You could get four of these, wire each pair in series(they're 4 ohms so 8 ohms is the result) and have quite the modular air mover and back massage stack. Yes cheap but light weight, thrash-able, and they work. We put a review on their for using them with BOSE systems to push more air(under the JC name). There are 3 of these here that, when stacked, make a very nice wall of sound. 4 rubber feet were added to one end to allow it to be used standing on end for a smaller footprint when needed. The review is using one. They're 60+ pounds but with a hand truck and correct lifting methods, even a 60 year old(me) can handle them with no problem.
2x15" Bass Guitar Speaker Cabinet | 215 Bass Cab | Dual 15" Speakers
2x15" Bass Guitar Speaker Cabinet | 215 Bass Cab | Dual 15" Speakers
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Yes the best 4x15 bass cab all round is my old Acoustic control Corp 408,
it was originally wired all 4x8 ohm drivers in parallel for 2 ohms but is now rewired in
series parallel for 8 ohms total.
it's an easy job to convert and while you are at it, fit a speakon socket in place of the Jack.
It's not much bigger than an 8X10 has great built in tilt back wheels and is very loud and
goes lower than most cabs out there.
There is no replacement for displacement as they say in drag racing. Imagine that with 4 Fital PR 400's
stroking nicely down to 40Hz, that slight sense of disorientation and vision blurr as you pound a low B.XXXXXX
it was originally wired all 4x8 ohm drivers in parallel for 2 ohms but is now rewired in
series parallel for 8 ohms total.
it's an easy job to convert and while you are at it, fit a speakon socket in place of the Jack.
It's not much bigger than an 8X10 has great built in tilt back wheels and is very loud and
goes lower than most cabs out there.
There is no replacement for displacement as they say in drag racing. Imagine that with 4 Fital PR 400's
stroking nicely down to 40Hz, that slight sense of disorientation and vision blurr as you pound a low B.
XXXXXX
Yes the best 4x15 bass cab all round is my old Acoustic control Corp 408,
it was originally wired all 4x8 ohm drivers in parallel for 2 ohms but is now rewired in
series parallel for 8 ohms total.
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it's an easy job to convert and while you are at it, fit a speakon socket in place of the Jack.
It's not much bigger than an 8X10 has great built in tilt back wheels and is very loud and
goes lower than most cabs out there.
There is no replacement for displacement as they say in drag racing. Imagine that with 4 Fital PR 400's
stroking nicely down to 40Hz, that slight sense of disorientation and vision blurr as you pound a low B.
That is EPIC!!
That is awesome. I know 10's are the thing now. But I do love some ole school 15 movers.
Don't forget about the Hiwatt(SE4151)4x15 of the early 70's, configured like 4x12's. As seen in Entwistle's Isle Of Wight 1970 era rig(scroll down to the skeleton jumpsuit pic)...
John Entwistle Gear: 1968-1971 | John Entwistle Bass Gear | Whotabs
or Marshall's take, as seen in AC/DC's late 70's back line on the left...
more info....
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John Entwistle Gear: 1968-1971 | John Entwistle Bass Gear | Whotabs
or Marshall's take, as seen in AC/DC's late 70's back line on the left...
more info....
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The Marshall 1979L is 8ohm-4X15......Lemmy's bottom cab.
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The two by 12" mid cab has a pair of JBL 2206h and the horns are JBL 2380a with 2445 2" compression drivers.
I run it active with crossover points at 120Hz and 1.2KHz, all time aligned via a JBL 260dsc crossover.
It's too loud really so now works more as a triggered kick drum monitor in the rehearsal studio these days though.
I have gone down to no more than about 200w of all tube power these days.
i ran 2 2x15 cabs back in the 70's ... 1 loaded w/JBLs , the other with Cerwin Vegas ... heavy crap ... !!
in the back of most bars we played all you could hear was the bass .. !! ha ...
1 was a Yamaha cab with the port running down the whole side ... then i made a copy of that so i could have another with the vents together .. ! back in the Sunn Concert / Coliseum head/slave amp days ... then went to an Acoustic 370 , like the other stuff wasn't heavy enough ... !!
these days ... i'd leave the low low bass to the PA subs ...
in the back of most bars we played all you could hear was the bass .. !! ha ...
1 was a Yamaha cab with the port running down the whole side ... then i made a copy of that so i could have another with the vents together .. ! back in the Sunn Concert / Coliseum head/slave amp days ... then went to an Acoustic 370 , like the other stuff wasn't heavy enough ... !!
these days ... i'd leave the low low bass to the PA subs ...
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I used two of these and two PF500s master/slave as a backline once. It sounded surprisingly good.
OP is saying they want to run TWO 8 ohm 415's in parallel with the 810 for a 2 ohm system impedance.
Driver size/impedance mismatching issues should be considered.
OP, Ampeg made a 215 in the EXACT same size box as- and indistinguishable on the outside from- the 810.....SVT-215E.
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my Peavey 215 is too big for one person to get it down stairs, if you doubled it it would be too big to move, even with two people.
That's mostly because most tanks wish they were built as tough as a Peavey, but feel less self conscious because at least they aren't as heavy
.That said, the one vintage 215 I owned briefly weighed more than I do, I haven't seen a modern 415, but a vintage 415 must be a BEAST, even IF it were a marshall-style sealed box that had a low internal volume per driver.
Peavey 415SUB. I used to rock a pair of these with a pair of Carver PM1200s running them. Usually for show with a direct box taking care of business, but certainly operational and fully functional when an idiot guitarist with a "cute" stack decided he was the most important thing on that stage. And, yeah, 162 lbs each.
Not mine, but these were they:
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