Epifunky Club.............Let's Get It Started!!!!

[Laredo]

Did well for sure.

I'm really loving this cab. and do feel that I might just order another to go with it for the louder gigs.... but the 210 is pretty tempting as well....

loving the depth of the cab as well as the tightness that it has. now with my Tech 21 VT Bass pedal in front of my iAmp micro 300 and it's the FlipTop of the new aeon.

..............Work great together, I can vouch for that! I have only played the 210 version as a stand alone, but it would probably be just fine paired with the 115!

 

[Supertanker]

 

[Supertanker]

If you're wondering, these sound great!

Modern, smooth sound with a very natural tweeter.

Lotsa controlled bottom.

They don't sound so good with the Promethean, but they sound awesome with my channel strip and 500 watts per cab...

 

[BobWestbrook]

I'll be soon picking up my new Epifunky 210 at Bass Specialties in Bensalem PA!

Woohoo!!!

 

[Supertanker]

I'll be soon picking up my new Epifunky 210 at Bass Specialties in Bensalem PA!

Woohoo!!!

Tell Glen I said Hi!

 

[BobWestbrook]

I'll be soon picking up my new Epifunky 210 at Bass Specialties in Bensalem PA!

Woohoo!!!

I picked it up today, and my first impressions are very favorable. First, it's very light physically to carry around. Second, the sound is crystal clear, and well-formed. (I'm playing a five-string SX J bass through a GK400RB head.) I didn't get to really crank it yet, because my wife is working (on the phone) upstairs.

 

[Supertanker]

I picked it up today, and my first impressions are very favorable. First, it's very light physically to carry around. Second, the sound is crystal clear, and well-formed...

Congratulations!

I concur with your assessment.

Also keep in mind the speakers will require some break-in.

They'll sound even better after that...

 

[Blah114]

why is the UL line, etc so much more expensive? I am considering by one.. a 4x10 for $400.. is this REAL? too good to be true? lol.. can someone let me know?

 

[bass4worship]

why is the UL line, etc so much more expensive? I am considering by one.. a 4x10 for $400.. is this REAL? too good to be true? lol.. can someone let me know?

Can handle more power, better speakers and better cabinet.

 

[Supertanker]

is this REAL? too good to be true? lol.. can someone let me know?

It's for real.

These are easily the best low cost cabs on the market.

I have two 2x10's.

The sound, features and performance just don't add up...

 

[4StringTheorist]

It's for real.

These are easily the best low cost cabs on the market.

I have two 2x10's.

The sound, features and performance just don't add up...

I've got a Little Mark II amp, 350W @ 8 ohms , 500W @ 4 ohms

That's a little above the rating on the Epifunky 2x10s. Could these cabs handle that kind of wattage without worry, or would I have to be ginger on the master volume for fear of blowing a cab?

 

[Blah114]

It's for real.



The sound, features and performance just don't add up...

meaning.. they measure up.. but it's crazy the price is good?

 

[Supertanker]

I've got a Little Mark II amp, 350W @ 8 ohms , 500W @ 4 ohms

That's a little above the rating on the Epifunky 2x10s. Could these cabs handle that kind of wattage without worry, or would I have to be ginger on the master volume for fear of blowing a cab?

You have nothing to worry about.
The cabs are conservatively rated with a peak at 600 watts.

I regularly drive mine with 500 watts into 8 ohms.
I don't go crazy with the volume, but it's more than enough to get the job done, in my opinion.

 

[Supertanker]

meaning.. they measure up.. but it's crazy the price is good?

The price is great!

 

[4StringTheorist]

The price is great!

I'll say!

Same price as Avatars with carpet covering, but these have a nicer, tough finish! Similar weight. I am impressed!

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edit: Just in case anyone thought I was loopy:

Epifunky 210 @ ThePerfectBass: $349.00 incl. shipping , 39 pounds
Avatar B210 NEO w/ carpet covering: $354.00 incl. shipping , 44 pounds

The Avatar wins on power handling though.

 

[Blah114]

I am really intrigued by these cabs.. I am torn.. shouldn't I just upgrade and get used ULs? I think so.. anyway.. I love epifani..

 

[BobWestbrook]

I used mine at a live gig for the first time the other day, and it was great! And my back especially appreciated it when I had to carry it up two flights of stairs.

 

[Supertanker]

The Avatar wins on power handling though.

But I'll ga-run-tee the Epi sounds better!

 

[Irishbass]

I own the 410, its a great sounding cab for the money, more old school than modern, a warm rounded tone rather than crisp and snappy is how I'd describe it... but with good low mid punch coupled with my Markbass LMII head.... I did'nt realise it would be so physically big as I bought it online from Germany at a great price, weight is no problem at about 58lbs, but bulk certainly is a consideration so dont be like me and check those dimensions.. Any other Epifunky 410 owners out there? so far seems like I'm the only one on the thread...

 

[4StringTheorist]

There's been a fair amount of variability in how people describe the tone of these cabinets here on TB. "Modern" gets used by one person and "old school" by another.

The takeaway, I think is that those two terms get used differently (almost in entirely opposite ways) by different members of the bass-playing population. Snappy, treble-rich bass tone was revolutionary in its time, but is several decades old now, enough so that while some will still call it 'modern', for others that crispy-bright thinned-mid big-booty Marcus Miller-eque sound is now 'old school' while rounder, treble-attenuated mid-oriented tones are the new 'modern.'

Everything old is new again, as they say.

Not a big concern for me right now, as I'm still in the funds acquisition phase. Still subbed to this thread, and if a clear consensus has emerged about these cabs in the direction of my preference when the time comes, then great!