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Light-weight combo recommendations for small gigs

#43
Bass Momma said:
I'm now thinking that rather than a combo I should get a light cab and keep my Quilter head, which I love. I'm currently hovering between the Phil Jones C2, 200W, and the Trace Elliot Elf 1x10, 300W, and looking for others.
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Even at only 200W, a light 2X10 will put out considerably more volume than a 300W 1X10. Speaker area makes a big difference.

Your Quilter head would put out a whole lot of sound with an SVT-210AV or similar. If you can, take your Quilter and bass to a music store and try them out with light cabs they have in stock.
 
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gtirard said:
The big advantage of that answer is that you can through it for any post, regardless the question and the needs of OP. I suggest you copy it to your clipboard and paste it on all the threads of the Amps and Cabs forum. :) I'm only half ironic: I think this particular combination is universaly great, but also pricey and probably exceeds OP's needs. IMO she's got a great Quilter head already so she should keep it, and simply by any super light 10 inch cab (including a Barefaced One 10, as I already suggested).
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To be clear, The Big Baby 3 is a single 12" weighing in at only 26 LB. It will keep up with many other 4 x 10 cabs. The Quilter would be great paired with one. a single 10" may not be quite enough IMO. Even if it was a Barefaced.
 
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#45
Bass Momma said:
Facing some facts. I'm 70. I have a cracked vertebra. I still want to gig, but hauling my Ampeg cabs with my Quilter head is no longer realistic. HELP!
Can you please recommend a lightweight (less than 20lbs) combo that I could use for doing fairly small jazz gigs (coffee shops, small restaurants), as well as for band practice?
I've been looking at Phil Jones amps. The Suitcase Compact (BG-400) looks good but is 40lbs. The Bass Cub II is great at 15lb, but would it have the power for more than practice? Any other suggestions?
My suggestion - don't get older, and don't hurt your back!
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You might look into a used Phil Jones BG-150 @ 24 pounds. I have one and it would be perfect for your use case. The up-firing pair of speakers will let you hear clearly and the front-firing speakers take care of FOH.

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I prefer the simplicity of combos. Less stuff for me to forget!

If you can tolerate the noisy fan, the Elf combos are tiny, lightweight, and sound great.

As you’ve already got the Quilter, an ultralight cab also makes good sense.
 
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#51
Since now you are looking for a light cab, watch the classifieds for a MAS 16 or 18. I have the 16 and this thing sounds so good.

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#53
It really depends on the sound and volume level you want. Do you want deep, or midrangey?

I also have a Quilter BB800 and love it, too. That amp is 450 watts at 8 ohms, and 800 watts at 4 ohms. and that's at full volume. IMO you're good with it.

Don't get mixed up thinking that cab wattage numbers are going to express the volume of the cab. You may already know, it doesn't work that way.

You gotta hear the cab and decide from that. Personally, I never liked PJB cabs. Not loud nor deep enough.

Rumble cabs are decent. Too bad they no longer make the 112. It sounded deeper than most 112s and was perfect for you.

Markbass 121NY and the small 112s they make are midrangey with no deep bass. I had one and it was the Jaco tone.

For 20 lbs? I dunno, it's tough to get something that light with a full sound.

Probably the only two I would look at are Genzler and Barefaced.

Check this out: Ultra lightweight 12inch cabinet
 
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#54
Having graduated from a 1964 B/15N (C) to a Walter Woods MI/100/8 pretty early on, I was never captivated by the Acoustic 360, Ampeg SVT or SWR's. Fortunately, because my gigs
didn't really require those big main stage bass amplifiers. I had a Kasino 200 (refrigerator sized) amp that I got rid of pretty fast when I traded it in on the B/15N(C) For many
of my gigs I can take my bass and a Traynor SB 106. For the bigger ones I have a powered MAS 1/8 that I can pair with a preamp. Life's good! Just my take, if I were playing
more pop/rock on bigger stages then I'd own a Audiokinesis TC 112 (I sold mine) or one of the new GR Carbon Fibre line
 
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#56
You may also want to consider a RevSound 28, although when it is combined with your head, the weight is over your 20lb limit.
RS28V | RevSound
Give Dave a call at 603-651-9800 and let him know what you want to accomplish.
He is a reasonably priced custom builder who may have some ideas or proto types that are not on his website.
 
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