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Low Down Sound Club: V2

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#441
Red Planet said:
That is some serious attention to detail. Someone knows what they are doing.

I'd like to have two 8 ohm 1x15 (no tweets/no mids) Cabs to match my 72 V4B. Something that is wide enough to fit the head without it hanging off.
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I'd look into a pair of 1x15s with 3015s (non-LF) with a profile to match your tastes. The TL-606 style is nice.

Also, ask about having an adjustable tuning system - I believe a higher tuning will make the cabs sound a little more vintage with low wattage tube heads (e.g. 50hz or so).
 
#443
Don can do the ampeg look;
the line around the grillframe was me siliconing it down to keep it from flapping at stupid volumes.
it had the pulltab too.

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#445
tuning the priginal TL606 design was a matter of blocking off the center or the three shelf ports, IIRC; which I believe took it from 60hz to 80hz...

rpsands said:
I'd look into a pair of 1x15s with 3015s (non-LF) with a profile to match your tastes. The TL-606 style is nice.

Also, ask about having an adjustable tuning system - I believe a higher tuning will make the cabs sound a little more vintage with low wattage tube heads (e.g. 50hz or so).
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#446
Chef said:
Don can do the ampeg look;
the line around the grillframe was me siliconing it down to keep it from flapping at stupid volumes.
it had the pulltab too.

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As the current owner of that cab I can tell you that the silicone definitely did the trick.

But in the interest of full disclosure I had those pull tabs too and they broke off fairly easy. You have to be gentle with them.
 
#447
Hello all you awesome LDS users (and lusters like me :hiding:). I'd like some of your opinions on my current predicament / quandry.

Part One: I currently play through an Ampeg 8x10e in a loud indie rock band. I can't say that I'm "dissatisfied" with the way that the cabinet is performing, but it is big and heavy. I'm really going for a super clear, low-end-of-a-piano type sound. I need to be able to hear the notes articulately all the way down. I do a lot of tapping, and I play on a six string, and I have a relatively high gain sound. I've found that the low B on my six string isn't quite as full as it should be and there is a slight volume drop when the full band is going (two volume -war driven guitarists, and a drummer who likes to beat his drums severely). I still can't believe it. Basically I need a cabinet that will allow me to fulfill my duties as a bass player (hold a solid low-end and fill in the sound) while also allowing my more melodic parts to be present in the mix.

Part Two: In recent weeks, I have made the decision to try and supplement my income with more and more bass playing (being in a stary-eyed rock band doesn't quite pay the bills). With that in mind I have taken to the old bass player stand by of joining a wedding/bar/cover/party band to take in some extra cash, along with teaching. Obviously I can't take my mammoth 8x10 rig into a small band setting like that, so I have been thinking more and more about getting a medium sized rig (around 500w) that would be easy to transport to a wedding or bar without much hassle.

Part Three: Throughout these meandering explorations of cabinet/amp possibilities that I think most bassists have gone through at one point or another I have stumbled upon the idea of getting a "smaller" cabinet that I could bring for smaller gigs with the possibility of adding another cabinet on to the rig for larger gigs.

So, the conclusion/idea that I came up with would be to have a smaller cab (like a fEarful 12/6 or 15/6) and be able to add it to another, larger (or similarly sized) cabinet for my gigs with my full band. Would I be able to add one of the cabinets mentioned above to another LDS cabinet and get the kind of sound that I am looking for? I was also looking into getting two fEarful 15/6s and using them with my QSC PLX 1602, but that would be runnign them in stereo at 8 ohms each, and I'd like to run my amp at 4 ohms to get more power (refer to "volume driven guitards" as mentioned above :rollno: ). The main stumbling block is that I am not sure if they would be able to have the same presence and authority in the full band setting if they were not being given their due power.

The other option is to get another power amp (definitely a QSC), but I think that might be more trouble than its worth. Please let me know what you guys think.
 
#451
Cool.

My V4B is 26.75" wide which makes it a hanger over. :D

I know Don would make cabs at any width.

What would be cool is have two of them that fit that head with the look of the Ampeg gear. Not sure about which direction to go cab design wise though. Might get one then another later. I do not need a tweeter or midrange driver so one built like that with no holes I think would look odd.

Perhaps not as tall and wider would carry OK.
 
#454
Beautiful cab, guy. Don assembled my box (fEarful 15/6) on Friday and is waiting for tolex and grillcloth from Mojo now. I originally also ordered tweed, but recently decided to match the blond tolex that Steve Azola put on the custom case he made for the Eden VT-300 I bought from him a couple of months ago.

Your cab is certainly a good looker. Can't wait to hear how it performs.
 
#455
metalinthenight said:
I was also looking into getting two fEarful 15/6s and using them with my QSC PLX 1602, but that would be runnign them in stereo at 8 ohms each, and I'd like to run my amp at 4 ohms to get more power (refer to "volume driven guitards" as mentioned above :rollno: ). The main stumbling block is that I am not sure if they would be able to have the same presence and authority in the full band setting if they were not being given their due power.
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If you go this route, you definitely will want to bridge the PLX1602 to run at 4 ohms - yielding 800 watts @ 8 ohms for each cab. Running in stereo mode @ only 300 watts per cab makes no sense: at that level, you will not begin to realize the potential of these cabs.

You do realize that you'll be able to blow away everybody else in the band, don't you? :hmm:

MM
 
#457
metalinthenight said:
Hello all you awesome LDS users (and lusters like me :hiding:). I'd like some of your opinions on my current predicament / quandry.

Part One: I currently play through an Ampeg 8x10e in a loud indie rock band. I can't say that I'm "dissatisfied" with the way that the cabinet is performing, but it is big and heavy. I'm really going for a super clear, low-end-of-a-piano type sound. I need to be able to hear the notes articulately all the way down. I do a lot of tapping, and I play on a six string, and I have a relatively high gain sound. I've found that the low B on my six string isn't quite as full as it should be and there is a slight volume drop when the full band is going (two volume -war driven guitarists, and a drummer who likes to beat his drums severely). I still can't believe it. Basically I need a cabinet that will allow me to fulfill my duties as a bass player (hold a solid low-end and fill in the sound) while also allowing my more melodic parts to be present in the mix.

Part Two: In recent weeks, I have made the decision to try and supplement my income with more and more bass playing (being in a stary-eyed rock band doesn't quite pay the bills). With that in mind I have taken to the old bass player stand by of joining a wedding/bar/cover/party band to take in some extra cash, along with teaching. Obviously I can't take my mammoth 8x10 rig into a small band setting like that, so I have been thinking more and more about getting a medium sized rig (around 500w) that would be easy to transport to a wedding or bar without much hassle.

Part Three: Throughout these meandering explorations of cabinet/amp possibilities that I think most bassists have gone through at one point or another I have stumbled upon the idea of getting a "smaller" cabinet that I could bring for smaller gigs with the possibility of adding another cabinet on to the rig for larger gigs.

So, the conclusion/idea that I came up with would be to have a smaller cab (like a fEarful 12/6 or 15/6) and be able to add it to another, larger (or similarly sized) cabinet for my gigs with my full band. Would I be able to add one of the cabinets mentioned above to another LDS cabinet and get the kind of sound that I am looking for? I was also looking into getting two fEarful 15/6s and using them with my QSC PLX 1602, but that would be runnign them in stereo at 8 ohms each, and I'd like to run my amp at 4 ohms to get more power (refer to "volume driven guitards" as mentioned above :rollno: ). The main stumbling block is that I am not sure if they would be able to have the same presence and authority in the full band setting if they were not being given their due power.

The other option is to get another power amp (definitely a QSC), but I think that might be more trouble than its worth. Please let me know what you guys think.
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I'd go for two 15/6 cabs. Two for the loud band and one for everything else. Just make sure whatever amp you end up using will put out at least 500w at 8 ohms.
 
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