Less than 30 pounds cabinet?

[dawind99]

bigdaddybass12,

Your budget is $5-600 per cabinet, right?

Also, I didn't see a mention of what head you use. Be aware that most or all of Revsound's cabinets are 4 ohms.

They are all available in 4 or 8 ohms for clarification.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

Have you tried using the "mid-cut" Contour button and then changing the mid controls to bring the lo-mids/hi-mids back up as needed? The Rumble does has a rather "boxy" (cheap in your words) sound as part of the stock, "baked in" tone. I find that to be true.

If (and when I used to) run directly into my Rumbles directly, using the Contour button is what I did (before I got the Zoom). Just my opinion of course, but the lo-mids are the most problematic frequencies with almost any speaker cab. Of course a lot of these issues tend to be born out of a desire to address the all too typical "cut through the stage mix".

Perhaps I've just gotten wiser, but I no longer wish to play at stage volumes where players are competing for sonic space. Most guys I play with now prefer to play at a more beneficial, tone friendly volume.

And I'm definitely thrilled to have a combo I can literally pick up with one finger (I can, but I don't carry it that way). 22 lbs. is insanely light for a giggable (amp and cab) combo.

Thanks for contour advice. I need to try that. But I have to admit. I just want another amp! This week i am using my 12” cab & class d head at my small gig. I need to use this a couple of times before pull trigger on new cab.

 

[wjcstp]

When i got my 112 cab i was really waffling on whether it would be enough. The shop i got it from had second 112 and a 212 that also sounded great, but they said they've had a few people buy a pair of 112 cabs and return one because one was enough for the job. That's been my experience too, on several gigs this year, including 2 where my rig served as the backline. When FOH is doing the heavy lifting, why bother hauling more?

 

[Bob McAlister]

I was on the same quest a couple of years ago. I kept wanting to get lighter and lighter, so I bought a Markbass 210 P. I took it to a gig, along with my GK mb500, where I sat in with 2 guitar players doing the soft 70’s thing. I thought those speakers were trying to eject out of the cabinet!!! Horrible experience. Yes, it was super light, but…….ugh

 

[NigeJ]

Probably outside your price range, but the GRBass At212 is 9kg. Have a look at those.

 

[Gervais Cote]

I was on the same quest a couple of years ago. I kept wanting to get lighter and lighter, so I bought a Markbass 210 P. I took it to a gig, along with my GK mb500, where I sat in with 2 guitar players doing the soft 70’s thing. I thought those speakers were trying to eject out of the cabinet!!! Horrible experience. Yes, it was super light, but…….ugh

I witnessed about the same when a friend bass player had a gig I attended and bought two GK Neo IV 112 cabs instead of that same 210.

 

[Bob Coldwell]

Th

They are all available in 4 or 8 ohms for clarification.

Thank you. My mistake.

 

[SJan3]

Ok, yes, I have read many posts on lightweight cabs on TB dating back 10 years. This is more of a discussion! I have turned into a older bass player. This will happen to us all! Plus previous back injury. I have ben looking for lightweight 112 cabs. The older you get the heavier the cabs will get! For cabs in the $500-600 price range less than 30 lbs is a hard find! Excluding fender rumble. Not crazy about Markbass rear ports. Any other old bass cats in the same boat?

 

[bassplace]

A RevSound RS115 (25lbs) is definitely on the short list for My Next Speaker Cabinet.

Wait, let me clarify: A pair of RevSound RS115 is on the short list for My Next Speaker Cabinets

...but for OP's sake, I will mention that the other cabs in consideration were:
- GR Bass AT115 (22.5lbs...but those are lots more money than OP's desired pricepoint...like, 2x the price of the RevSound)
- Flite Sound 115B (16lbs...but those are built by a guy who's an *******, so A) I don't trust the weight or frequency response specs, and B) I can't in good conscience endorse giving that man money. And I say that as someone who already owns two Flite Sound cabinets.)

My rig in the 80’s was a GK800RB on an old Acoustic 402 (2x15) cab. Sounded glorious. I have a RS210 but 2 RS 215’s would be great. Plus I could use a 2nd rig as I have 2 projects going on right now and I don’t like to tote gear when I don’t have to

 

[brianrost]

I've never met a cab I couldn't get a great tone out of. I used to design and build bass cabs. My main concern is it's ability to handle the volume I need to play at. Tone? That's what tone controls, preamps and such are for.

I sort of agree. When I’m using supplied backline with bass guitar, at a gig, rehearsal space, etc., I can always get a usable sound. That doesn’t mean it’s the sound I want!

Not long after getting my Berg, I picked up a used GenzBenz 1-12 for my daughter to use. The GB wasn’t as clear as the Berg, not by a long shot. EQ didn’t really help. I could mess with the upper mids and treble, open up the tone control on the bass, etc. but it still wasn’t there. It just sounded like there was blanket over the cab. Fender Rumbles sound like that to me, too. I assume it's the actual drivers used as much if not more than the box design.

That’s not a big surprise, I’ve owned a lot of different home stereo speakers over the years and the ones I own now expose more fine details in the sound than any speakers I’ve onwed before. The fact that they cost me four times as much may have something to do with it A Berg Reference 1-12 (probably the closest to my older NT112) and the NXT112 are both $1179 list. There’s no Rumble 1-12, but the 1-15 only costs $420.

If I go over to Sweetwater, they have two Ashdown 1-12 cabs that are 26 and 27 pounds for $359 and $299, an Orange cab that’s 26 pounds for $549, Ampeg Venture 27 pounds at $799, Aguilar 25 pounds for $809, Darkline 28 pounds for $809…and then nothing under 30 pounds for any price.

I played through the Aguilar SL112 on one gig and really liked the sound, but without putting them side by side I can’t say it matches or beats out the Berg NXT112 (which I’ve played through many times at rehearsals) for $370 less. You get what you pay for. Buy used!!!!!

 

[DJmtd]

I was just telling a coworker how much I love my Orange OBC112s. I think I got one for $325 and another for $400ish... if you're patient and you have some stores in your area that deal in used gear, you might get lucky.

 

[dawind99]

Th

Thank you. My mistake.

No worries! Thank you for bringing it up.

 

[Relsom]

27lbs. each. They're not made any longer, but you should be able to pick up a pair close to your budget for the STL-2-112T-EXT shown here, even more within your budget for the 1st gen STL-112T-EXT.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

Aguilar SL112 is 25 lbs. Can find used at the top of your price range.

I had a pair and personally found them awkward to carry one handed, and the location of their feet vs the handle meant you were setting them down on the tolex. YMMV.

 

[SJan3]

I had a pair and personally found them awkward to carry one handed, and the location of their feet vs the handle meant you were setting them down on the tolex. YMMV.

Matt, you're right. Aguilar should have used a recessed handle and put feet on the opposite side. I bought mine recently because I do like it's tone and it is light at 25lbs. But in the past I've had 2 GS112s, 2 DB112s, a DB210 and now this. If you think the SL112 is awkward, you should try moving the DB112s! They are Bricks! All this to say I sold all of them eventually because I hated the weight and loading in/out was a definite PITA. Regarding the SL112, I got a nice cover for it and it's weight is much more manageable for me, unlike the others.
So, for me, it's tone trump's it's awkwardness, for now. But I appreciate your input.