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Is the Ampeg SV212 AV loud enough for a small-medium/large gigs?

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FunkMetal

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I'm in the market for a ''one size fits all'' bass cab. I have a 500w promethean amp head. Do you think the Ampeg SV212 AV would give me plenty of power in most situations? I'm leaning towards a 2x12, since I currently have a single 2x10 and I want a tad more power to cut through the mix and get a more aggressive bass tone.

Thanks!

EDIT: Most likely it will be used for practice, small local bars/venues and potentially large gigs with PA support. I would like to have one amp for all three scenarios.
 
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FunkMetal said:
I'm in the market for a ''one size fits all'' bass cab.
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No such thing. The cabinet that works if you play with a loud drummer, two guitarists with Marshall stacks, and no PA support doesn't work so well at a coffee house gig.

If you ALWAYS have PA support, or you don't play too loudly, 2X12's should be fine. Get in a loud situation with no PA support and you won't be able to keep up.
 
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FunkMetal said:
I'm in the market for a ''one size fits all'' bass cab. I have a 500w promethean amp head. Do you think the Ampeg SV212 AV would give me plenty of power in most situations? I'm leaning towards a 2x12, since I currently have a single 2x10 and I want a tad more power to cut through the mix and get a more aggressive bass tone.

Thanks!
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If all you need is a tad more, I think it would work fine. It takes a pretty good pounding.
 
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I use my BA210V2 combo for small places, my 212AV for medium places (mostly with a V4B) and my 215 for loud places (mostly with an SVT). If your 210 is almost loud enough for you - you should be good with just the 212. I have pushed mine pretty hard with an SVT and the speakers have held up - for about three years now.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
It's about portability these days but given the size of the 212, I'm surprised that Loud hasn't released a 412 with two drivers per chamber, no horn.

Two stacked would be an 810 killer. I suspect that metal players would flock to them.
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An SVT 412AV would be killer! As I said in my post above, I think Ampeg has done a great job with their 12 based cabs. SWR did a 412 no tweet non-vertical align several years back, IIRC. I've never actually heard one but it looked good on paper. I'm not sure why those didn't catch on.
 
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johnpbass said:
An SVT 412AV would be killer! As I said in my post above, I think Ampeg has done a great job with their 12 based cabs. SWR did a 412 no tweet non-vertical align several years back, IIRC. I've never actually heard one but it looked good on paper. I'm not sure why those didn't catch on.
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I had two 412 Mesa cabinets. They sounded great. They were also very heavy. Heavy doesn't go over well these days.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
It's about portability these days but given the size of the 212, I'm surprised that Loud hasn't released a 412 with two drivers per chamber, no horn.

Two stacked would be an 810 killer. I suspect that metal players would flock to them.
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Man would i love to see a release of an Ampeg 412AV!,
Or whatever it would be named.
And designed as you described Beans.
 
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Yes, I think the 212av would be great for medium/large gigs. I ran one hard at a GC earlier this year looking for a lighter weight single cab solution. It got loud but the tone wasn't what I was after.

Ran it with a PF500, SVT7Pro, and a V4b.
 

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