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It finally arrived... AND IT IS PURPLE!
- Thread starter Marko 1
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- Dec 21, 2007
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Glad that it arrived and that you dig it. Enjoy the purple beast!
Well, I owe you a special thanks for your sage advice when I first inquired about this cab... it's like you have this unique psychic ability to read a person's inner soul.
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It's not quite Barney purple anyway. Looks rad and I'm sure sounds great.Short version, just scroll down to pics.
Mine- they're offered in choices of colors and grills. Edit: these pics look more blue than the actual cabs.
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And I have two of these 5.5" stickers I might stick on it.
Short version, just scroll down to pics.
Brief backstory- July 13th I ordered this KRUNCH 4x12 cab, used from GC ($550, ~$630 w/tax and shipping) I think from New Orleans, and July 26th the wrong item was taken off the truck at my local Youngstown (Boardman OH) GC, and this baby went by-by for a while, ending up in Texas before being shipped back here.
I was gonna wait until I added the casters and side handles to post my NCD, but the urge to share overcame. (Seems someone added strap handles on the sides and one on the bottom, but I'll probably replace the side ones with the large new metal ones)
It's set up for tilt-and-roll, but I prefer to just roll it- I have no steps to deal with here, a trailer with a ramp, and with side handles and help I can just lift when needed at a venue. It's ~95lbs, so not bad for a 4x12.
First I took the grill off with the intentions of taking a speaker out and checking to see that they're correct, but I don't have the little square socket in my little case of what I thought would cover all of them, but they looked good, and didn't appear to have been messed with, so I figured I'd just go ahead and try it out.
So I put the bass through it, and I'm quite happy.
Yesterday for band rehearsal, just for the heck of it I broke out my little Peavey MiniMAX 600 that sits in the trailer as my backup, so since it was right there, I just moved it on top of this, and with the settings I was already using (may as well call it flat), little HPF there set at ~50hz, I instantly got the tone I want, and liked better than though 2x15 cab I was using. I LOVE THE VOICING OF THIS CAB!
I played with the EQ and it can get plenty deep while retaining clear, articulate notes, but flat, I know it's the tone I need for live.
And it does get LOUD- hitting it with 600-watts (assuming cab is 4-ohms), but only in this 16'x18' room with three open doorways. I've played all my cabs in here and live, and there's never been a notable discrepancy in tone.
Note that I never push any of my amps/cabs hard- I always bring more rig to the gig than necessary to reach the desired volume so nothing is every stressed.
Below I'll also post a video of one (well, actually two) of these in use (found by another TBer @MarkA in the initial thread where I was asking for any info on it)- they could be ordered in various colors and grills, but it's the same cab.
I planned to go to the hardware store and get the bolts/washers/nuts I need to install the side handles and casters, but the casters I have will raise it 5.5 inches, and I'm thinking that might look silly, so maybe I'll go get smaller ones.
During the time I was waiting I had three outdoor gigs where I could have taken it, but I happen to have one more next Tuesday... we'll see what happens.
The cab in action for the guy it was originally built for.
Mine- they're offered in choices of colors and grills. Edit: these pics look more blue than the actual cabs.
View attachment 5184496
View attachment 5184491
And I have two of these 5.5" stickers I might stick on it.
Oh, to be young again!
purple is fine with me.
an underrated color, if i'm being honest.
So what outdoor gig (when/where) can this purple monster be observed?
I’m a reasonable drivable distance away and would love to hear it shaking apples from the nearby trees
PM if ya want
oh and from your previous posts, I’m expecting you won’t be powering with that little tiny Peavey
I’m a reasonable drivable distance away and would love to hear it shaking apples from the nearby trees
PM if ya wantoh and from your previous posts, I’m expecting you won’t be powering with that little tiny Peavey
It's on Tuesday, I don't have exact address at the moment, but it's in New Middletown, a pavilion where they just started having bands this year.So what outdoor gig (when/where) can this purple monster be observed?
I’m a reasonable drivable distance away and would love to hear it shaking apples from the nearby trees
oh and from your previous posts, I’m expecting you won’t be powering with that little tiny Peavey
We mostly play indoors, but we get a handful of these outdoor gigs, which ('cept for car shows) are typically older folks with lawn chairs, we play a wide variety of covers from 60s-90s, and I won't really be cranking it that loud.
Probably fewer folks than this gig (pic is ~half the crowd), a nice gazebo in Canfield.
Might look more like this. Smaller crowd, I didn't even use subs, and just carried the area with my rig.
This would actually be my big rig, with my main gigging amp at 750watts. I have a rack rig which pushes 1000, but it's heavy and not really necessary. The top cab is what I typically use indoors.
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Short version, just scroll down to pics.
Brief backstory- July 13th I ordered this KRUNCH 4x12 cab, used from GC ($550, ~$630 w/tax and shipping) I think from New Orleans, and July 26th the wrong item was taken off the truck at my local Youngstown (Boardman OH) GC, and this baby went by-by for a while, ending up in Texas before being shipped back here.
I was gonna wait until I added the casters and side handles to post my NCD, but the urge to share overcame. (Seems someone added strap handles on the sides and one on the bottom, but I'll probably replace the side ones with the large new metal ones)
It's set up for tilt-and-roll, but I prefer to just roll it- I have no steps to deal with here, a trailer with a ramp, and with side handles and help I can just lift when needed at a venue. It's ~95lbs, so not bad for a 4x12.
First I took the grill off with the intentions of taking a speaker out and checking to see that they're correct, but I don't have the little square socket in my little case of what I thought would cover all of them, but they looked good, and didn't appear to have been messed with, so I figured I'd just go ahead and try it out.
Sweet! Congrats and let 'er rip!
So I put the bass through it, and I'm quite happy.
Yesterday for band rehearsal, just for the heck of it I broke out my little Peavey MiniMAX 600 that sits in the trailer as my backup, so since it was right there, I just moved it on top of this, and with the settings I was already using (may as well call it flat), little HPF there set at ~50hz, I instantly got the tone I want, and liked better than though 2x15 cab I was using. I LOVE THE VOICING OF THIS CAB!
I played with the EQ and it can get plenty deep while retaining clear, articulate notes, but flat, I know it's the tone I need for live.
And it does get LOUD- hitting it with 600-watts (assuming cab is 4-ohms), but only in this 16'x18' room with three open doorways. I've played all my cabs in here and live, and there's never been a notable discrepancy in tone.
Note that I never push any of my amps/cabs hard- I always bring more rig to the gig than necessary to reach the desired volume so nothing is every stressed.
Below I'll also post a video of one (well, actually two) of these in use (found by another TBer @MarkA in the initial thread where I was asking for any info on it)- they could be ordered in various colors and grills, but it's the same cab.
I planned to go to the hardware store and get the bolts/washers/nuts I need to install the side handles and casters, but the casters I have will raise it 5.5 inches, and I'm thinking that might look silly, so maybe I'll go get smaller ones.
During the time I was waiting I had three outdoor gigs where I could have taken it, but I happen to have one more next Tuesday... we'll see what happens.
The cab in action for the guy it was originally built for.
Mine- they're offered in choices of colors and grills. Edit: these pics look more blue than the actual cabs.
View attachment 5184496
View attachment 5184491
And I have two of these 5.5" stickers I might stick on it.
Short version, just scroll down to pics.
Brief backstory- July 13th I ordered this KRUNCH 4x12 cab, used from GC ($550, ~$630 w/tax and shipping) I think from New Orleans, and July 26th the wrong item was taken off the truck at my local Youngstown (Boardman OH) GC, and this baby went by-by for a while, ending up in Texas before being shipped back here.
I was gonna wait until I added the casters and side handles to post my NCD, but the urge to share overcame. (Seems someone added strap handles on the sides and one on the bottom, but I'll probably replace the side ones with the large new metal ones)
It's set up for tilt-and-roll, but I prefer to just roll it- I have no steps to deal with here, a trailer with a ramp, and with side handles and help I can just lift when needed at a venue. It's ~95lbs, so not bad for a 4x12.
First I took the grill off with the intentions of taking a speaker out and checking to see that they're correct, but I don't have the little square socket in my little case of what I thought would cover all of them, but they looked good, and didn't appear to have been messed with, so I figured I'd just go ahead and try it out.
So I put the bass through it, and I'm quite happy.
Yesterday for band rehearsal, just for the heck of it I broke out my little Peavey MiniMAX 600 that sits in the trailer as my backup, so since it was right there, I just moved it on top of this, and with the settings I was already using (may as well call it flat), little HPF there set at ~50hz, I instantly got the tone I want, and liked better than though 2x15 cab I was using. I LOVE THE VOICING OF THIS CAB!
I played with the EQ and it can get plenty deep while retaining clear, articulate notes, but flat, I know it's the tone I need for live.
And it does get LOUD- hitting it with 600-watts (assuming cab is 4-ohms), but only in this 16'x18' room with three open doorways. I've played all my cabs in here and live, and there's never been a notable discrepancy in tone.
Note that I never push any of my amps/cabs hard- I always bring more rig to the gig than necessary to reach the desired volume so nothing is every stressed.
Below I'll also post a video of one (well, actually two) of these in use (found by another TBer @MarkA in the initial thread where I was asking for any info on it)- they could be ordered in various colors and grills, but it's the same cab.
I planned to go to the hardware store and get the bolts/washers/nuts I need to install the side handles and casters, but the casters I have will raise it 5.5 inches, and I'm thinking that might look silly, so maybe I'll go get smaller ones.
During the time I was waiting I had three outdoor gigs where I could have taken it, but I happen to have one more next Tuesday... we'll see what happens.
The cab in action for the guy it was originally built for.
Mine- they're offered in choices of colors and grills. Edit: these pics look more blue than the actual cabs.
View attachment 5184496
View attachment 5184491
And I have two of these 5.5" stickers I might stick on it.
Yikes, it's purple and eats people's pant legs. Bet it sounds great!
Love the purple tolex. I have a Fender Custom Vibrasonic Amp 1X15 combo with a matching 1X15 cab done in purple tolex. You can see it to the left of the VOX New Guardsman in this picture.
