List the best cabs from each brand!

[mrhankey87]

Hello there! I’m currently developing a top-secret product and don’t want to spoil too much, but I’m positive it will be something every bassist would love to play with.

Could you help me gather a list of the most iconic cabs from each brand? The ones that would be more representative, or more associated with a known sound, or more “sellable”.

This is not related to any specific genre.
I’ll start with:
- Ampeg 8x10 Heritage
- Ampeg 4x10 HLF
- Markbass 104HF

Could you help me with the following brands:
- Hartke
- Gallien Krueger
- Orange
- Fender
- Mesa
- Aguilar
- EBS
- Ashdown
- Darkglass
- Others I’m missing? (Perhaps Barefaced)

Thanks for your time!

 

[Flowj]

For me, the “ drop the mic” bass cab that exists right now is the Mesa Subway 1x15…

 

[abarson]

Acme B2 Series II

 

[H Nighttrain]

Iconic, "more representative", and "more sellable" per brand would probably be three separate lists....

FWIW, (and I'm sure others will disagree, but in my head iconic means old enough to stand out over time), my personal list of "iconic" bass cabs is pretty short (some are combos):
Ampeg 810 frig, old flip-top 15
Acoustic 2x15
Kustom tuck and roll 215
Fender Bassman 212
SWR Henry 8x8, red head 210
Eden 410XLT (maybe?)

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

Orange OBC115

This is really an "iconic" design and sounds great!

 

[seamonkey]

IR's have already been invented.

 

[WoodyJ]

Mesa Subway 1x15.

 

[D to the C]

Are the ones listed the only cabinets you are interested in? Not knowing what your working on, there are other great cabs like Fearful and Audioklnesis that sound awesome.

 

[mrhankey87]

IR's have already been invented.

Never to the level we intend to make this

 

[mrhankey87]

Orange OBC115
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This is really an "iconic" design and sounds great!

Any reason why you’d pick the Orange 1x15 as opposed to the 4x10?

 

[mrhankey87]

Iconic, "more representative", and "more sellable" per brand would probably be three separate lists....

FWIW, (and I'm sure others will disagree, but in my head iconic means old enough to stand out over time), my personal list of "iconic" bass cabs is pretty short (some are combos):
Ampeg 810 frig, old flip-top 15
Acoustic 2x15
Kustom tuck and roll 215
Fender Bassman 212
SWR Henry 8x8, red head 210
Eden 410XLT (maybe?)

Interested about the Bassman 212. Similar question as above: why 212 and not 210/410/610 etc?

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

Any reason why you’d pick the Orange 1x15 as opposed to the 4x10?

Size, weight and actual cost.

This is basically an old EV 1x15" cabinet design that is tried and true. It works. Mesa used it in the past and does have a vintage vibe to it. Not an unpopular cab...

 

[mrhankey87]

Size, weight and actual cost.

This is basically an old EV 1x15" cabinet design that is tried and true. It works. Mesa used it in the past and does have a vintage vibe to it. Not an unpopular cab...

If size/weight wasn’t an issue, which 1x15s would you still pick against their bigger brothers?

 

[Zooberwerx]

If going Epifani, the 3x10 series 2 is a best buy IMO. Great sounding, under 50 lbs, and will cover any venue. They're also seriously under-valued on the secondhand market which makes it a great value.

Riis

 

[Chris_will_do]

I personally like my GRbass 112 cab.

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

If size/weight wasn’t an issue, which 1x15s would you still pick against their bigger brothers?

RevSound has a 400 watt @ 8 Ohm - 115"X" cabinet that I've played that is really nice. The designer was a speaker designer for Celestian or Eminence IIRC. It works well. This is NOT a BIG cabinet.

I have wanted to checkout one of the Warwick Helborg 115CC (Club Cabinet) 250 watts @ 8 Ohms with a coaxial 15" speaker. It's ported as is the RevSound or Orange but has an extended response. Just curiosity.

For myself, the Orange checked most boxes for me so I grabbed it. I've owned, played or checked out a bunch of Bass gear. There are great sounding cabinets out there in all size, shapes, performance specifications, tonal characteristics and price ranges.

Try before ya buy, if at all possible.

 

[Goatrope]

Bergantino NV610 or CN212

 

[mrhankey87]

Are the ones listed the only cabinets you are interested in? Not knowing what your working on, there are other great cabs like Fearful and Audioklnesis that sound awesome.

Interested in anything, as long ad it’s at least decently known and popular - And good sounding, of course

 

[basscooker]

Like it or not there are probably many hundreds of us on here that can blindly identify an old Peavey in half a second. Iconic? Subjective, but we all had them. Not much that cut like those TKO and TNTs, among what most of us could afford.

 

[bassdude51]

Acme B2 Series II

I've had Carvin cabs. Avatar. Kustom. Fender. Bergantino (loved it! but too big). Bought an Acme Low B 2-10........DONE!

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