I don't agree at all. The 15 in my rig will handle 700W continuous (AES1984) which will never happen in a bass rig and move at least as much air as 4 10s with lower Xmax capabilities. Driver design has come a long way since the 60s.
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How to you load an 810 alone?
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I move whatever, whenever, however I can. Depends on the gig. And me. I love big cabs and loco rigs. Physically moving air with many drivers does a physical thing. It's a different performance than that created by a small combo amp. Not any better or worse, just different. For doom metal (or country), I'm gonna geek out and bring the crazy. For an acoustic instrumental, a single driver or maybe pa only. Time tells tales of terror. My body still humors my requests. Though my doc tells me I ignore pain... What I ain't tellin him is pain is never very far from the pleasure that helps an animal keep waking up... Having said that, one should have an idea of good form and physical limitations if one is interested in avoiding the avoidable. ;-)
With one of these, tip it sideways and push it right in, I've gotten two of them in this thing along with an upright a, SVT head, electric and my wife in the front with room to spare. Slide up and down stairs on it's side, not fun though, much easier to carry it with some help.
I have a 410 cab and find these easier to load and move around
I had one of those Roadmasters! Great car, not even much rattle - I threw a rod on the Xpwy on mine while going thru a divorce - never hauled any gear but did hall groceries.
I feel like you could haul 2 8x10's innit.
I feel like you could haul 2 8x10's innit.
I used to regularly load an ElectroVoice B215-M (117 lbs) by myself.
It has wheels, but of course that doesn't help getting it in the hatch of my car or up and down stairs.
That cab sounds amazing to me but I haven't used it in about 8 years. It's just too much hassle and I don't want to risk hurting myself.
It has wheels, but of course that doesn't help getting it in the hatch of my car or up and down stairs.
That cab sounds amazing to me but I haven't used it in about 8 years. It's just too much hassle and I don't want to risk hurting myself.
I had a 90+lb Genz Benz 4x10. I hated moving that thing. It had to go. Best sounding cab I ever owned though.
I had a Berg AE410. It was a bear to move as I had to pick it up to move it. My NV610 is simple to move and with the cooperation of my band mates, it's not difficult to move up and down stairs.
From my cold dead hands... yadda yadda yadda...
Fishheadjoe
From my cold dead hands... yadda yadda yadda...
Fishheadjoe
Dude likes to put fish sticks in his mouth, I'm not gonna judge, you do you brah.
In my years of playing, I never EVER understood the logic of an 8x10 vs a 4x10 plus a 1x15 or even 2 4x10s. There is so much more versatility in the two box setup, after years of seeing sorry dudes humping their 8x10s around, I have come to the conclusion it must be a penis thing.
Like most I saw skipping around ….. tilt, lift, push. Now that both of my cabs look like we’ll, ya know, I bought covers for them. They slide much easier and if there was much tolex left, they would also help keep the looks too. I still have a 4x10 hlf and I’ve not used it in 10+ years. Just bending over to “push / pull” is not comfortable, plus I can’t do the tilt, lift , push.
I could go into my loading 4x10 / 1x15 rig……….
I could go into my loading 4x10 / 1x15 rig……….
Depends on the speakers & cab construction. I had an 18" folded sound reinforcement cab with no handles or wheels that required help to carry. Bandmates never complained, always helped! I've been using 1-15" Harke cabs since the 90's. I have an Ampeg 410HLF & a Hartke 4-10 which stay at home. I've never needed a larger cab (although I DID have an 8-10 SVT rig in the 80's).
That sounds like me or perhaps a stunt double.
If it was me, the 8x10 was crated up on the patio of my home with a walk-out basement. The crate was dragged up the hill on a hand truck (fortunately the yard was very dry at the time). Like the video someone linked, the crate was tipped over against the cardboard protected bumper, tilted in and slid in on a sheet of cardboard.
At the freight depot, I lifted it up and pulled it out to the point where I could (somewhat) easily stand it up and let them pallet jack it from there.
While we're on the subject...I used Forward Air which was, by far, the most reasonable carrier at the time. Chicago to Southern CA was something like $50 (back in the early part of this Century).
