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Low Down Sound 15/6.5 Cab

#521
If you used a bunch of these, you could come out with an array about 6" wide - so at the very least if you used just a head, you could fit it there. Alternatively, you could set it next to the cabinet on the floor.

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Anyway, it probably wouldn't be pretty any way you sliced it, but it might sound cool and cost less than a whole nother cab.
 
#523
That is one if the issues, these drivers are not identified on the back at all so unless you notice the ribs (easy to miss if you're not looking for it) it's tough to tell. According to Don he got a box that were not really labeled on the outside either.

He's apparently having drivers dropshipped to us which is cool :)
 
#527
If yours is xover'd at 800, yeah it should be fine :)

There's a 3db pad even before the lpad, on the mid signal, which is dropped to 0db if you crank the lpad all the way to the right. Noon is the standard 3db pad in the xover and it goes down a bit more as you dial to the left.
 
#528
I've had some cabs where the Lpad only adjusts from 10:00 - 2:00. The LDS Lpad adjusts from 7:00 - 5:00, nice.

Here's a flash shot so you can see the mid. Don't like flash shots but here ya go.

I turned the caster mounts 90 degrees and that gets the wheels 1.75" closer to the edges helping very nicely to not be so tippy. Also simply moving the rack back 2" helps too. You should be able to see the 1/8" rubber gasket between the slide out mounts and the cab.

I'm just amazed at the sound of this cab.

The ports make really nice handles too.
 

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#529
To get all the volume I wanted at practice tonight I had to turn up pretty high; but had no issues, everything sounded amazing. I wouldn't have to turn up quite so high if I didn't scoop a good bit and then boost the lows :) But they sound so darned good.

Live, I might take the lows back a little and add some mids I think. I may also try plugging the 3080 in also ;) Kind of ridiculous though, sticking 1000 watts into 3 3015LFs though, heh.
 
#530
rpsands said:
He's apparently having drivers dropshipped to us which is cool :)
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Yup, I got my 3015LF yesterday. It came from Parts Express. I didn't get a prepaid label to return the non-LF speaker, so I'll have to check with Don about how I should go about returning it.

On a side note, it wasn't terribly difficult to replace the speaker, but finding the screw holes for the grill wasn't the easiest task. Plus, I managed to scrape the grill in a few places... Oh well, it's Rock 'N' Roll!!! :bassist:
 
#533
Bumping this one so I don't lose it, and cos I have some more comments.

I finally got around to changing my strings, doing a setup and re-foaming my pickups so I can get the treble/bass balanced. WOW! That made such a difference. This cabinet is amazing with zingy new strings. The trebles are so bright!

Also, raising the treble side of my pickups sure helped too, and lowering the bass. I can slap now without woofy bass, and it sounds pretty epic. I'll try to do some more recording when I can work myself up to posting slap samples (My slap-fu is weeeeak).
 
#535
Yes. I hear an amazing amount of it, especially with distortion. I almost always have a pretty good cut at 1khz, so I increased that a little and it got rid of most of it.

I think a little technique adjustment is in order as well. I used to do some exercises for this involving holding your fingers as close as you can to the strings and moving around and fretting stuff with one finger without moving the other fingers, helped a lot when I went to a more evenly voiced composite neck.
 
#536
1khz is a good cut for that kind of noise.
The solution that works best for me is just to raise saddle height little bits at a time until I find the point where I'm still getting some of the grind I want; but! string noise created by my hamfisted right hand technique is minimised;)
 
#537
Yeah, the noise I'm talking about is all fingers sliding on the strings. My right hand technique is one thing that's actually good :P

I used to have a modulus bass that had an overly bowed neck and no truss rod, so in order to get low action you had to play really carefully if you did anything on the upper frets or it would clack and clack and clack. And that thing was so treble-heavy it was nuts. Forced me to develop a lot of right hand control.

My left on the other hand :P SLIDE SLIDE SLIDE SLIDE SQUEEEEEEEK.
 
#538
that noise falls in the same khz realm, I find.

only two really good ways to quell that:
move to less aggressive strings
better your technique-which in this case is easier than right hand technqiue as all you really have to do is "get off the strings between notes."

one is vastly easier than the other;)
 
#539
rpsands said:
Yeah, the noise I'm talking about is all fingers sliding on the strings.

My left on the other hand :P SLIDE SLIDE SLIDE SLIDE SQUEEEEEEEK.
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Yeah, that's the problem I'm referring to. I tried my Peavey Pro Bass 500 through the cab and compared to the BX1200, and the Peavey was definitely less shrill at 1kHz and had a good deal more low end. The Carvin is a brighter amp no doubt.
 
#540
This is an excellent testimony for those who think the mid won't reach high enough. It'll give you as much high/mid detail you need with the Lpad.

I was experimenting last night with the B1500 drive cranked and the Lpad at 3:00. Very revealing technique-wise. :help:

I now understand what guys are talking about when they mention the punch you get from a HQ mid, especially on the D & G string.
 

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