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fEARFUL the solution to everything

#41
Do these cabs work well with low power amps. Like 250-300 watts?
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Yup - they are very efficient for cabs that can handle lows - so they will work as good or better as anything else you might be familiar with [that can handle lows]. I use a 400+ with a 15/6 occasionally and it works fine [right up to where the Mesa runs out of gas and won't play clean anymore].

But with only 250/300 watts you are leaving a lot of cab on the table [un-utilized]. A 15/6 is excursion limited to about 750 watts so assuming a bit of cushion for headroom you could bring over 1k watts @ 8 ohms before you could be accused of "over amping" the cab - you might however be accurately accused of burying the band if you play the volume game.
 
#43
I've switched from 10"s to a Nearful (tb153) and the transparency of the cab helps me get the most out of the tone knobs on my head. (7pro) I am of the mindset that the head should be the greatest influence on tone. The bass itself of course is a major factor, but pedals, cabinets, and speakers should be as transparent as possible. That's why I don't use pedals for altering gain structure, just for time fx occasionally. I do use a graphic eq, but only for subtle changes to correct for the room. Some people obviously use the cab to shape their tone, but micing the cab has its own issues. My DI out set to post sounds identically awesome to my sound out of my cab.
 
#47
R Baer said:
I played 410's for years and never thought it was a poor design. Same to be said for 810's , or God forbid... the dreaded 410 on top of a 115. IMO, whatever works for you is a good design... period!
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This. I'm not necessarily tired of hearing about the virtues of fearful cabs, but I agree it does get annoying when someone asks for example, what's a good 4x10, and the onslaught of "4x10s are inefficient/cubersome/outdated/bad design - get a fearful" etc ensues. That gets tiresome. I just went BACK to a 4x10 after using 2x10s and a vertical 2x12 for a long time, and couldn't be happier.
 
#48
Stingray5 said:
This. I'm not necessarily tired of hearing about the virtues of fearful cabs, but I agree it does get annoying when someone asks for example, what's a good 4x10, and the onslaught of "4x10s are inefficient/cubersome/outdated/bad design - get a fearful" etc ensues. That gets tiresome. I just went BACK to a 4x10 after using 2x10s and a vertical 2x12 for a long time, and couldn't be happier.
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Exactly
 
#49
Warwick Qc418 said:
Is there anyone like me who is tired of hearing about the fEARUL as the solution to every problem?
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It seems to me that the folks who express annoyance at the repeated mention of fEARful and fEARless designs are those who are financially invested in older cab configurations and designs. I have a sizable investment in these older designs too, but I welcome the new stuff being created by Greenboy, Alex Claber, and Duke LeJeune. I'll probably own one or more of these products in the future. But, let's face it. Some people just don't like the fact that their gear is out of date or can be improved upon. :bawl:

M. M. :)
 
#50
Bmorefoozler said:
So every large concert you've ever been to had boring bass tone? Becasue unless you are in front of the FOH speakers in the front row, and off to the bass side, directly in front of the bassists cabs, you are hearing hte tone through boring, transparent speakers.
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Most large concerts deliver a lousy bass tone. That's when you can actually hear the bass and not just a muddy mess...
 
#51
I love my fEARful. Partially because it feels amazing to gig with a cabinet that I built myself! But also because I love clean low frequencies and I could never really get that before from a single 50-ish pound cabinet. Because of the clean lows and mids, I can now turn up louder without interfering with other instruments. But at the same time, I can also turn down lower and still hear the notes I'm playing.

They aren't for everyone, but what is? They are one of the first of a new breed, something quite different from what people have previously had access to. As such, they will have some evangelists. Such is life.

Oh, and I love my iPhone too. :spit:
 
#52
Well the funny thing about the title is that greenboy DID design the fEARfuls to be a solution to the many problems/shortcomings of traditional bass cabs.

It doesn't mean you have to think they are the best, too.
But, to many people, they HAVE solved a lot of problems.
 
#53
Musicman20 said:
These cabs are now being built in the UK. OT, but what would people recommend for a 900W 4 ohm amp?

I was thinking if I didn't get Fearful, it would be a 2x12...so what Fearful does the 2x12 thing, but lighter weight and more volume? I also want very cutting mids...I absolutely love mid range.
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Best sign up on the fEARful forum for advice, you can discuss them without getting shouted down.

If you get down as far a York PM me if you fancy trying a 15/6 and/or 12/6 with lots of watts (and mids) and see if they are for you.
 
#56
blowinblue said:
It seems to me that the folks who express annoyance at the repeated mention of fEARful and fEARless designs are those who are financially invested in older cab configurations and designs. I have a sizable investment in these older designs too, but I welcome the new stuff being created by Greenboy, Alex Claber, and Duke LeJeune. I'll probably own one or more of these products in the future. But, let's face it. Some people just don't like the fact that their gear is out of date or can be improved upon. :bawl:

M. M. :)
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I've never thought that to be the case at all....
 

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