Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
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Sounds to me like you could use a good conventional 410, as long as it really kicks when needed, and a second cab to add to it when needed.
You have what I take to be a 2 ohm capable head, which can also two 2 channels with separate input attenuation. Get two cabs that play well together.
My approach was at first to use a 4 ohm Epfani UL1 410 (a superb 410 that weights less than 64 lbs), to which I would add an 8 ohm Epifani 210. The 8 ohm cabinet had different brand drivers which sounded a lot darker, so I ran each cabinet off of it's own power amp channel and "mixed" them (see below).
I improved that by switching the 210 to an Epifani UL1 218 ohm, which had exactly the same drivers and x-over as the 410. The make a great 610 that presents a 2.67 ohm load—to much to bridge, as 4 ohm is the limit when my Crest CA6 is bridged.
However, they were very happy with only one channel of a Crest CA6—which is after all a very strong clean 750 watts! that also left the other channel for other things, like driving a monitor, or whatever.
You could do the 4 ohm 410 + 8 ohm 210 using any good quality cabinets from the same builder as long as they have the same drivers and essentially the same cabinet geometry. You can bring 410, 210, or 610. Yeah, the 610 was always more than enough.
BTW, I have moved on to fEARful 15/6/1 cabs, which slay everything I have ever used for 4-string, 5-string, and upright. Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Loud Modern Country, Latin, Rock, and yes, Bluegrass!
Old image of modular 610 with Crest power amp (note attenuator settings):
My first fEARful — it was the first one in Hawaii!
You have what I take to be a 2 ohm capable head, which can also two 2 channels with separate input attenuation. Get two cabs that play well together.
My approach was at first to use a 4 ohm Epfani UL1 410 (a superb 410 that weights less than 64 lbs), to which I would add an 8 ohm Epifani 210. The 8 ohm cabinet had different brand drivers which sounded a lot darker, so I ran each cabinet off of it's own power amp channel and "mixed" them (see below).
I improved that by switching the 210 to an Epifani UL1 218 ohm, which had exactly the same drivers and x-over as the 410. The make a great 610 that presents a 2.67 ohm load—to much to bridge, as 4 ohm is the limit when my Crest CA6 is bridged.
However, they were very happy with only one channel of a Crest CA6—which is after all a very strong clean 750 watts! that also left the other channel for other things, like driving a monitor, or whatever.
You could do the 4 ohm 410 + 8 ohm 210 using any good quality cabinets from the same builder as long as they have the same drivers and essentially the same cabinet geometry. You can bring 410, 210, or 610. Yeah, the 610 was always more than enough.
BTW, I have moved on to fEARful 15/6/1 cabs, which slay everything I have ever used for 4-string, 5-string, and upright. Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Loud Modern Country, Latin, Rock, and yes, Bluegrass!
Old image of modular 610 with Crest power amp (note attenuator settings):
My first fEARful — it was the first one in Hawaii!
