Low Down Sound 15/6.5 Cab

[Chef]

The Berg NV215 sounded good from about 20 feet away; and did a decent job out in the room.
But I typically have to be happy with filling the room, and my stage sound. I couldn't make it sound good to me, personally, from the 6-8 feet I'm usually away from my rig on stage.
Everyone liked it, except me...

 

[joegeezer]

I'm probably way out of touch on this thread, but has anybody thought about using a Carvin/Celestion 6" Neo driver for mids?? 50 bucks, 200 watts 90-8000hz, 2.5lbs. Looks like one I may try, on the next build.
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[rpsands]

No specs and no graphs, and it's about the same price as an Alpha 6a. Answer is: No reason to.

You can get an established solid mid driver (6md38) from Beachaudio for about 80 bucks, also, if you want to cheap out some.

 

[Type-55]

Is there too much low end from this cab?
Play finger style with jazz bass. Looking for tight, smooth and fat low end.
Would this cab work?

 

[rpsands]

Yes. IF there's too much low end, roll it off at the amp or play closer to the bridge. The cabinet is /capable/ of lots of low end.

 

[bassplace]

Do these lightweight cabs walk across the floor at gig volume? Any tricks like rubber feet or ? to keep them under control?

 

[billhilly66]

My cab stays put but the rack wants to walk off. I'm heading to the hardware store to see what kind of rubbers I can find for it.

 

[rpsands]

I put a non skid kitchen mat in between my rack and cabinet top, 9.29 or so from Costco. Works great. You can see it in my rig pic

They do not walk at all, rubber feet on the bottom + the excellent bracing.

 

[honestjohnny]

Is there too much low end from this cab?
Play finger style with jazz bass. Looking for tight, smooth and fat low end.
Would this cab work?

Too much LOW END?! Are you MAD?!!

 

[dug dog]

Too much LOW END?! Are you MAD?!!

Honest Johnny being himself.

 

[koobie]

next , i tried it with my Stewart 2.1 { 1300 watts bridged @ 8 ohms...} and Aguilar DB659 ,
and have been using this combo for the past three gigs ...

awesome .

excellent bottom end , and the 6" driver really adds to the mid-range punch .
tight and light .

it's making me think about selling my old Berg cabs ...

That looks like a real giant-killer rig there. 1300 watts into 8 ohms, dang...

 

[rpsands]

Here's mine with 1500w into 8 ohms Course, I don't use anywhere near that to be fair.

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[Type-55]

This cab sounds perfect.

 

[bassplayer7770]

I've noticed some buzzing with my LDS 15/6.5 cab when I turn up a bit. It seems to only be an issue when I play in the B to C range. I can't seem to pinpoint where the buzz is coming from. The head is securely fastened. The speakers seem securely fastened as does the grill. Could it be something inside the cab?

 

[Chef]

do you have grill cloth, or, grill metal screen?

 

[bassplayer7770]

do you have grill cloth, or, grill metal screen?

I have the standard metal grill.

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[Type-55]

I got one of the first Epifani T-112's and the crossover network came loose. Just needed some silicone and it was fixed. You might have to take the grill off and do a process of elimination.

 

[Chef]

take the head out as well. if you've got flip out side handles, those can be a problems as well.

 

[rpsands]

I've noticed some buzzing with my LDS 15/6.5 cab when I turn up a bit. It seems to only be an issue when I play in the B to C range. I can't seem to pinpoint where the buzz is coming from. The head is securely fastened. The speakers seem securely fastened as does the grill. Could it be something inside the cab?

Take the grill off and see if you still have it. I switched my grill to 1 1/4" standoffs per don's recommendation and there is no longer any noise or grill thwackin etc.

Because it's on the low notes I'd think grill is the most likely, unless it resonates to B/C on the higher strings too. So check that as well.

 

[billhilly66]

Hey rpsands, can you go into detail on what you did to fix your grill? My 15 whacks the grill when I get on the B string too. At least that's what I think is happening. It makes a loud "click" when I hit it hard.