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

I use mine with tube amps in the 100-300 watt range but I've never wanted for volume. My 2x12 and 2x 1x12 setups have replaced my 8x10. YMMV.

 

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.

 

If all you need is a tad more, I think it would work fine. It takes a pretty good pounding.

 

I agree - I don't typically gig less than a 212, but it should be a good step up from your 210. I really like the 212av

 

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.

 

IMO, Ampeg has done a great job with their 12 based cabs. A 212AV would work fine for your situation I would think.

 

I agree. If you want a tad more than a 210, the 212 will likely provide it.

 

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.

 

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.

 

I had two 412 Mesa cabinets. They sounded great. They were also very heavy. Heavy doesn't go over well these days.

 

Man would i love to see a release of an Ampeg 412AV!,
Or whatever it would be named.
And designed as you described Beans.

 

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.

 

I'd buy one of those. I wouldn't need it, but I'd buy it.

 

Considering i have an 810E, which i don't need.
I'd get a newly designed Ampeg 412.

 

Yeah - I have two 212AVs and just bought a Heritage 810. The 412 would fit in nicely.

My name is Alex and I have a problem...

 

I would already have 2-212 AV's, but my amp does not run at 2ohms.

Oh the pain!

 

That means you don't have an SVT or V4B? Ouch is right!

 

That is correct.

I have the "other" white meat.