Loudest cab I can carry with 1hand?

[medievalrhyme]

I'm having a real tough time deciding what bass cab to go with and hoping you fine folks I've been reading for for years can help me out here on my first post.

I'm looking for a single cab that I can comfortably (?) carry with one hand that is loud enough for a 4piece progressive metal band with a loud drummer. I lift weights so weight is not an issue as much as box size.

I play a 4string Roscoe Century Standard, have Epifani 1000w head ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]) and here's the hi fi grit tone I'm after, an original bass piece recorded in local studio plugging into board with Line6plugins: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

I welcome your feedback so far on my research re how loud and how 1 carry-able these or other cabs might be:

1. Greenboy Fearless F212 or F210
1. Audiokinessis Hathor 1533
2. Barefaced Big Twin II
3. Revsound RS 210
4. Schroeder PL 212
5. Anything else you think I may be missing?

Rich

 

[kringle77]

Bag end s15d. Most efficient single cab there is.

 

[bradd]

I see you have the Big Twin on your list. It's pretty bulky to carry one handed. The Super Twin on the other hand is about 10lbs lighter and easier to move. I wouldn't want to try a much bigger cab one handed.

 

[sstillwell]

Bag end s15d. Most efficient single cab there is.

Great cabinet, and tiny for a 15, but may not meet some people's definition of "one hand carry" (including me). You CAN, it's just not any fun.

That said, though, I'm not sure how the OP's list of considerations fall into "one hand carry" camp, so go get two S15-D and scare people. Bag End says they have neo drivers for that cab now (Which I guess would make it S15N-N (neodymium driver instead of ceramic, nebula coating instead of deep red rat fur) which would cut about 6 lbs off the weight.

 

[BogeyBass]

I can push a 810 with one hand....

Wut? Lol just saying

Bass Player mag did a 1x12 shootout likewise other press. But for most part I'd say there is another 10 to 20 plus choices if not more. Seems to have boo teek bias to it

 

[two fingers]

Wow. 2 posts since 2011. Welcome out of the shadows!

Is your goal a small footprint or a one-trip load in?

 

[Downunderwonder]

It's quite odd to put a 1 hand carry specification onto a ''gimme sumthin' to kill small animals'' requirement.

All the Uber 12 cabs are an easy 1 hand carry. 1 in each hand with bass and amp on your back.

 

[medievalrhyme]

Thanks so much for your responses thus far: goal is a 1trip load, bass with head in 1hand, bass cab in other.

 

[jeff7bass]

Revsound RS210 - 650W, 34 pounds. Nice side handle for one hand carrying.

RS210 Bass Cabinet | RevSound

 

[wave rider]

Seems like single loudest might be @DukeLeJeune ’s Thunderchild or Hathor 18 inch model…

 

[interp]

I’ve owned both the Fearless F212 and the F210. Either would meet your needs, I believe, and in my experience the F210 would be a bit easier to carry with one hand.

I cannot comment on the others, as I have no experiences with them.

 

[bherman]

Revsound RS210 - 650W, 34 pounds. Nice side handle for one hand carrying.

RS210 Bass Cabinet | RevSound

I would second this but for the fact of pushing this cab (which I own) with a 1,000 watt head in a loud band, might be asking too much from 210s. Maybe look at RevSound 212 which is only a few inches taller and a few pounds heavier than the 210....

 

[vvvmmm]

About 130dB:

 

[mmbongo]

Hathor 212, Mesa Subway 215, or Mesa Subway 212

This. Perfect list. The Audiokinesis Hathor design is the easiest one hand carry on the market.

 

[RumbleMan3]

Mesa subways, Aguilar SL, Fender Rumble V3s, and GK mbp cabs.

 

[medievalrhyme]

I can push a 810 with one hand....

Wut? Lol just saying

Bass Player mag did a 1x12 shootout likewise other press. But for most part I'd say there is another 10 to 20 plus choices if not more. Seems to have boo teek bias to it

lol! what does "boo teek bias" mean anyway?

 

[Medicine Man]

Hathor 212 blows up a medium sized club with no PA support, two 100watt stacks, and a drummer who thinks Keith Moon hits like a %$#@!. Mine weighs like 46 lbs. It will have that nice "straight to the board" sound with the Eden head. Getting on the wait list is my recommendation. Most can likely get by with the 1203 which weighs in even lighter. My cab gas is just gone.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Revsound 212.

 

[FirewalZ]

A GK MB212-ii combo, its light enough for a one hand carry and is capable of tremendous volume if needed.

 

[AdamR]

I haven't used any of those heads but I just replaced my 810 with a pair of GK CX210s and couldn't be happier. 35lbs each. I can carry one in each hand.