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Good 4x10 bass cabinets?

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ImHereToAsk

Jul 12, 2018
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Hello,
I am looking for a good 4x10 bass cabinet that suits a vast variety of genres. I play in a local coverband and we play a mix of everything. But i'd say we mostly play jazzish to popish songs that have a lot of low end bass. For example Aint no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Valerie by Amy Winehouse.
The cab needs to be 4x10 because of the settings we play in (mostly bars, small concert halls and backyard parties) and also because transporting a big cab is a pain in the a**.
Do you guys have any suggestions to which cab i should buy? Should i really be getting a 4x10 or is it better to go bigger and ignore the transport pains?
I'm willing to invest quite a bit into this rig so price isn't a big issue.
Thanks for the support ^^
 
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Epifani UL410

I've got a first generation, which you can find for $300-$500 all day long. It's pretty light and ridiculously loud. And it thumps pretty hard and moves a ton of air. It sounds great as well.

I run mine with several amps and it likes all of them.

What's fun is running mine with an Ashdown LB30 (30W tube head). That combination gets stupid loud. I have done a ton of gigs with a 30W head. :D

However, with a Mesa Walkabout.... :wideyed: I can kill small animals within a few feet of that cab.
 
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two fingers said:
Epifani UL410

I've got a first generation, which you can find for $300-$500 all day long. It's pretty light and ridiculously loud. And it thumps pretty hard and moves a ton of air. It sounds great as well.

I run mine with several amps and it likes all of them.

What's fun is running mine with an Ashdown LB30 (30W tube head). That combination gets stupid loud. I have done a ton of gigs with a 30W head. :D

However, with a Mesa Walkabout.... :wideyed: I can kill small animals within a few feet of that cab.
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Agreed, my epi is insane at 1ooow and I think around 50lb. Ive been looking for a pf50t to go with it, so I'm glad to hear your experience with tube watts.

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Zooberwerx said:
I'd lean more towards some of the alternative configuration: two 1 X 12's, 2 X 10's, etc. Take a look in the classifieds and you'll get the idea. Since you're not on a tight budget, you could easily cobble together a rig which is transportable and would run circles around a conventional 4 X 10 enclosure.

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Yes -- the best 4x10 is a vertically stacked pair of matching 2x10s.
 
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It's a DB212, very very different sound. Actually had a lot of issues with one of the 12's rubbing and have since replaced with eminence delta lfa12s and the aguilar (by eminence) 12s into single pa cabs where they're shining. The epi really can kill squirrels. The agui gets really big. Both with their adjustable tweeters and my amps vle/contour they're both very versatile. The eminence lfa12 are better tonally than the agui were, to my ears.
 
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two fingers said:
Epifani UL410

I've got a first generation, which you can find for $300-$500 all day long. It's pretty light and ridiculously loud. And it thumps pretty hard and moves a ton of air. It sounds great as well.

I run mine with several amps and it likes all of them.

What's fun is running mine with an Ashdown LB30 (30W tube head). That combination gets stupid loud. I have done a ton of gigs with a 30W head. :D

However, with a Mesa Walkabout.... :wideyed: I can kill small animals within a few feet of that cab.
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Seems interesting, it is a 4 ohm 500watt cab right? Would it work well if you'd put a mesa boogie bass 400+ amp on it. Would the combination "fit" well?
 
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two fingers said:
Epifani UL410

I've got a first generation, which you can find for $300-$500 all day long. It's pretty light and ridiculously loud. And it thumps pretty hard and moves a ton of air. It sounds great as well.

I run mine with several amps and it likes all of them.

What's fun is running mine with an Ashdown LB30 (30W tube head). That combination gets stupid loud. I have done a ton of gigs with a 30W head. :D

However, with a Mesa Walkabout.... :wideyed: I can kill small animals within a few feet of that cab.
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Kriegs said:
I can't recommend these enough for amazing sound and durability: https://ampeg.com/products/classic/svt410hlf/
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The ampeg sounds interesting too, its compact and delivers quite a punch from what i've read. Thanks for the suggestion
 
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I really like vertical 410's so I mainly use 2 TC Electronic RS210 cabs. However when I just want to roll in a 410 box on casters, the GK NEO 410 was the best I auditioned back in 2014. At that time I auditioned Ampeg, Fender, Acoustic, Markbass and Eden and I greatly preferred the GK.

But if I was currently looking for a 410, I would definitely look for a great condition Genz Benz UBER 410.
 
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A 4x10 is fine. I've seen 2x12s that are just as loud. As for a good brand, take your pick. There are so many options, and pretty much everyone makes a decent 4x10 these days. I've been using two Hartke 410XLs for the past few years and they do an admirable job. Before that I was using a Hartke VX410 and that was fine as well. SWR makes a good 4x10, as does Ampeg. Honestly, the only reason I went with Hartke is that Sam Ash sells them, so I know I can buy a new one pretty much anywhere in the country if one dies on the road.
 
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ImHereToAsk said:
Hello,
I am looking for a good 4x10 bass cabinet that suits a vast variety of genres. I play in a local coverband and we play a mix of everything. But i'd say we mostly play jazzish to popish songs that have a lot of low end bass. For example Aint no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Valerie by Amy Winehouse.
The cab needs to be 4x10 because of the settings we play in (mostly bars, small concert halls and backyard parties) and also because transporting a big cab is a pain in the a**.
Do you guys have any suggestions to which cab i should buy? Should i really be getting a 4x10 or is it better to go bigger and ignore the transport pains?
I'm willing to invest quite a bit into this rig so price isn't a big issue.
Thanks for the support ^^
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I use the amped SVT HLF 4x10 cabs (I use two)..I also have two Hi Tone cabinets which are 4x12..so I am going to leave you this link for the Hi Tone cabs as I highly recommend these as some of the finest non mass produced handmade cabinets on the planet......HT412 Bass Cabinet - Hi-tone Amplification
 
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