I used mainly 15s when I first started playing, but never owned a 2-15. My brief period with a Fender 4-12 taught me that multiple single speaker cabs are better than a huge cab with multiple speakers. In 1980 I had a 60s Bassman and a Peavey 1-15. I switched to a Traynor 1-15 combo with a matching 1-15 extension for louder gigs. They were on casters so I never gave much thought to the weight. Sometimes I'd use the Bassman with the extension cab instead of the combo.
In 1988 I got an A.M.P. BH-420 head and an EV-loaded EAW 1-15. A few years later a coworker told me was building some 1-12 cabs to EV plans and that one 4x8 sheet of plywood was enough to build three but he only needed two. I agreed to pay him $30 to build it, loaded it briefly with the 12” speaker from a Lowrey organ and then an EVM-12L which was what the cab was designed for.
In the late 90s I decided to try an Epifani T-112 cab after reading glowing reviews, liked it and bought a pair. A year later I was seduced into the world of Bergantino, ending up with a pair of HT112s. I finally sold the EAW after keeping it around for years as a backup (never needed it, though). I was still rocking the BH-420 head and had bought the lower powered BH-260 to use as a spare. I was now doing a lot of gigs doubling BG and DB, using an A-B box in front of the amp. I'd set the EQ for DB and leave it there for the BG.
I accidentally went class D about 25 years ago when I bought a Walter Woods amp. I didn’t know it then, but apparently all but his 100 watt model (I had the 225 watt model…his most powerful was 1200!) were class D and weighed 8 pounds. I only bought it because it had two full preamp channels so I could finally have different settings for BG and DB on my doubling gigs. It made my two A.M.P. heads (16 and 25 pounds respectively) feel like boat anchors, though they were featherweights after a Bassman and a Mesa D-180. I have experienced even lighter class D heads (isn’t the ELF only 2 pounds?) but I don't need anything lighter than the WW.
About 15 years ago I picked up an Acoustic Image Coda class D combo (10” woofer, 5” midrange, tweeter) for my DB only gigs. The Coda is tiny and weighs less than 25 pounds. It does make my Bergantinos at 38 pounds each feel heavy although they seemed like featherweights compared to that EAW. I now have a second combo as well as an extension cab. Sadly AI closed it’s doors in early 2023 when it’s founder passed.
I’m sitting pretty with what I have for now, although I have gotten interested in GR amps. They make a two channel 1-12 combo designed for DB. 800 watts and 20 pounds. Too bad it costs over $1600
In 1988 I got an A.M.P. BH-420 head and an EV-loaded EAW 1-15. A few years later a coworker told me was building some 1-12 cabs to EV plans and that one 4x8 sheet of plywood was enough to build three but he only needed two. I agreed to pay him $30 to build it, loaded it briefly with the 12” speaker from a Lowrey organ and then an EVM-12L which was what the cab was designed for.
In the late 90s I decided to try an Epifani T-112 cab after reading glowing reviews, liked it and bought a pair. A year later I was seduced into the world of Bergantino, ending up with a pair of HT112s. I finally sold the EAW after keeping it around for years as a backup (never needed it, though). I was still rocking the BH-420 head and had bought the lower powered BH-260 to use as a spare. I was now doing a lot of gigs doubling BG and DB, using an A-B box in front of the amp. I'd set the EQ for DB and leave it there for the BG.
I accidentally went class D about 25 years ago when I bought a Walter Woods amp. I didn’t know it then, but apparently all but his 100 watt model (I had the 225 watt model…his most powerful was 1200!) were class D and weighed 8 pounds. I only bought it because it had two full preamp channels so I could finally have different settings for BG and DB on my doubling gigs. It made my two A.M.P. heads (16 and 25 pounds respectively) feel like boat anchors, though they were featherweights after a Bassman and a Mesa D-180. I have experienced even lighter class D heads (isn’t the ELF only 2 pounds?) but I don't need anything lighter than the WW.
About 15 years ago I picked up an Acoustic Image Coda class D combo (10” woofer, 5” midrange, tweeter) for my DB only gigs. The Coda is tiny and weighs less than 25 pounds. It does make my Bergantinos at 38 pounds each feel heavy although they seemed like featherweights compared to that EAW. I now have a second combo as well as an extension cab. Sadly AI closed it’s doors in early 2023 when it’s founder passed.
I’m sitting pretty with what I have for now, although I have gotten interested in GR amps. They make a two channel 1-12 combo designed for DB. 800 watts and 20 pounds. Too bad it costs over $1600
but I think it is good enough for stage). Acoustic Image Doubleshot. I also have EA 1X10 and 2 1X12s. Whizzy's
