I think my Avatar 4x10 comes in at like 85 lbs. I couldn't imagine adding another 10 lbs to that.
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How to you load an 810 alone?
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Back when I had an Ampeg Heritage 8x10 I had to bring it down the stairs of my third-floor walk-up apartment and back up again each night I played it. The solution I found was to position it in front of the stairs, myself standing two steps down from it, and “bear hug” it to lift it slightly up and lower it on the first stair down from its current position. Repeat as necessary.
Seeing as how I’m a pretty big and built guy, and the Ampeg Heritage 8x10 was around 130 lbs as I seem to recall, it wasn’t a huge deal for me…in fact the only thing I hated was that it was so freaking slow and tedious to move that thing a step at a time. However, it was WAY easier and safer than my Aguilar GS410 which clocked in at 98lbs but I had to physically lift the entire thing then walk up or down the stairs without stopping.
Since moving to an elevator building and play my Bergantino gear exclusively I’m MUCH happier with loading my gear.
Seeing as how I’m a pretty big and built guy, and the Ampeg Heritage 8x10 was around 130 lbs as I seem to recall, it wasn’t a huge deal for me…in fact the only thing I hated was that it was so freaking slow and tedious to move that thing a step at a time. However, it was WAY easier and safer than my Aguilar GS410 which clocked in at 98lbs but I had to physically lift the entire thing then walk up or down the stairs without stopping.
Since moving to an elevator building and play my Bergantino gear exclusively I’m MUCH happier with loading my gear.
I have a 450 lb deadlift.
Going to the gym has its perks.
Going to the gym has its perks.
The ones I used had the dolly roller plate on the bottom.
1) You rolled and muscled it over the rough spots by straddle walking the sucker along.
2) Tilt on side over a scrap of carpet and lift the bottom while sliding it into the van.
3) Repeat with the other one.
4) That is the warm up exercise for moving on to the brain which has been waiting patiently to give you a hernia.
5) Call 911 for a ride to the hospital.
4) Never pay your roadies until all the gear is safely put to bed for the night.
1) You rolled and muscled it over the rough spots by straddle walking the sucker along.
2) Tilt on side over a scrap of carpet and lift the bottom while sliding it into the van.
3) Repeat with the other one.
4) That is the warm up exercise for moving on to the brain which has been waiting patiently to give you a hernia.
5) Call 911 for a ride to the hospital.
4) Never pay your roadies until all the gear is safely put to bed for the night.
I'd take my 610 HLF over my 410 any day, But admittedly I recently went to aan old plush 2x15 cab that cost me 20 bucks. Put a couple 3015s in it and it's the easiest thing ever to move around... I like the response from people that look at it as some kind of dinosaur. Originally it was a 150 watt cab... now it's closer to insane.
If I tried to lift 450 pounds dead might become the key word.
Before I got old I had a couple 215 Peavey cabinets and wrangled them pretty much on my own. Most times one was enough but every once in a while both would go. I was always happy to have help but sometimes it was just me at 2:30 am loading my stuff. Never had an 810 but from what I’ve seen they would be easier to handle since you can tilt them back and just roll.
I donated my 410 hlf to goodwill. Great cab but it’s too heavy. I paid next to nothing for it, it made me more than enough money over the years, but at some point I wanted something different and couldn’t justify hanging on to it because I got tired of lifting it. As for the almost 100 lb 810…imma take a pass. Great sounding of you have roadies.
I don’t know about the SVT but I had an Aggie GS412 that was easier to load in and out than my two Audiokinesis TC112’s. Wheels and leverage.
specs copied right from Ampeg on the 410 HLF. I used to own one and IMO it was the worst ergonomically designed cab when it came to moving the thing. The cabinet was too short to use a top rear handle and kick back wheels . A person was practically bent over while rolling the thing. Nice cabinet but hard to move. That's my opinion YMMV.
Handling Weight: 85 Pounds
Silly me, that’s nothing
I lifted a 410he the other day and it was a painful memory...
I had an Acoustic 408, Google it!, as well as an SVT and it never stopped sucking to move those freaking coffins.
Long live lightweight cabs and neodynium speakers!
I don't miss either of those cabinets for a moment.
Long live lightweight cabs and neodynium speakers!
I don't miss either of those cabinets for a moment.
I will admit that carrying my 98-pound Hartke 4x10 with the aluminum cones did suck ass, though.
Why in this day and age, would anyone use a 4x10, let alone an 8x10?
My 15 / 8 / 1 cab will play nearly as loud, and I've never really needed it to, plus I have a second 15 cab to add if I actually need more SPL. It was built many years ago and hasn't been used. My rig fits onto a cheap furniture truck and will fit into the back seat of a sedan easily, and I can lift it myself.
My 15 / 8 / 1 cab will play nearly as loud, and I've never really needed it to, plus I have a second 15 cab to add if I actually need more SPL. It was built many years ago and hasn't been used. My rig fits onto a cheap furniture truck and will fit into the back seat of a sedan easily, and I can lift it myself.
I've had almost every rig imaginable and have done many a gig as an FOH or monitor engineer, and I totally agree with you.
My current rig is a 2x10 and a 1x15 under either an 800 or 500 watt class D head, and it all sounds great and if needed, is incredibly loud. Sometimes I only use one of the cabinets. Any place I'd need to cover more area would include PA /monitor support.
