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Making the 1x15" sound more articulate?

#21
JimmyM said:
There IS a reason speakers are different sizes, and it has nothing to do with drinks ;) It's efficiency. For example, it's easier to build very efficient and loud subs using a couple 18"s than several 10"s. Phil Jones cabs are a perfect example. They use a bunch of 6" speakers, and they do sound good and have good low end, but it takes a whole buttload of them to do what a single 15" and a tweet can do. But just taking a look at the different specs of Eminence's different speakers proves that there's no such thing as a signature 15" sound or a signature 10" sound. If there was, all cabs using the same size speakers would sound identical.
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Yes, but the problem with sensible explanations like this is that they make too much sense. It's a lot more fun to believe falsehoods :woot: .
 
#22
Cut out some bottom. Punch isn't in the lowest part of the lows.

If you're scooping your mids, stop doing that. That's where definition is.

Also, put your amp on a chair, or stand, or something. I find it very hard to hear myself well with a small cab, because most of the useful frequencies for that are blowing past my knees.
 
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Beaten to death but.... Speaker size makes no difference in tone. Its all about the box its put in. My 15 has much better punch and definition and clarity than my 410. However my 15 is in a much better designed box.

If eq cannot fix your issue then it sounds like you just have a junk cab. If you post your EQ settings we can probably give you some help on what to do to fix it.
 
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Technotitclan said:
Beaten to death but.... Speaker size makes no difference in tone. Its all about the box its put in. My 15 has much better punch and definition and clarity than my 410. However my 15 is in a much better designed box.

If eq cannot fix your issue then it sounds like you just have a junk cab. If you post your EQ settings we can probably give you some help on what to do to fix it.
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Yes. And the characteristics of the specific driver itself.
 
#35
A Eminence Legend is a not very articulate 15" driver whatever cab it's in.
Well that's if you are comparing it against something like a JBL K140 or indeed the K130 which sounds like it out agiles quite a lot of modern 10" drivers to me, not much low end before fart out though.
In between the K140 and the K130 you can have a look at the brilliant old Altec 418 alnico magnet version of the 421.
It has better fart resistance in comparison with a K130 but not quite as much as a K140 though the Altec pulls off some very impressive sweet upper mid helped by its slightly smaller aluminium voice coil cap.
Other ones to consider are the older 200watt EV15l in a diesel TL type cab, they can be very good if the Lansing tin can top end don't float your boat.:-)
I floats mine because I can get away with a couple of extra gigs before I write off a set of strings.:-)
My 418 Series two drivers are in their original Ampeg Altec option SVT 115 cabs with the funky 70's Sunn like angled shelf port.
The twangs the thang!.:-)
 
#37
isky said:
Hi,
Somewhat of a layman question - I plug my Ibanez RB850 straight into a Kustom III and I use a 1x15 cab. I do like Kustom's punch and warmth and those RB850 pickups are also a hell of a factor and yet the big speaker seem to sound a bit too wide and sloppy and lacking detail. (I owned a Kickback 12 before).
My question is - can I make it sound more focused (like a 10" or 12" speaker) by using a compressor?
Let me know, thanks.
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Best ways to improve the tone IMO thru this or any other cab:

1) Learn good right hand technique. Learn how to rotate you index and middle fingers.

2) Set your EQ Flat - and after blow steps are tried...season to taste

3) Try favoring the Bridge pup over the neck pup if you have 2 pickups

4) If you play with your right hand over the neck pup, try playing over the bridge pup
 
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faulknersj said:
Best ways to improve the tone IMO thru this or any other cab:

1) Learn good right hand technique. Learn how to rotate you index and middle fingers.

2) Set your EQ Flat - and after blow steps are tried...season to taste

3) Try favoring the Bridge pup over the neck pup if you have 2 pickups

4) If you play with your right hand over the neck pup, try playing over the bridge pup
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Agree all, including it's a dead topic, but bridge pup are usually thinner of the two, so favoring diminishes overall tonal quality? Agree where the rotating fingers strike make a dif, over bridge pup or closer to the metal in the bridge.
 
#39
Interesting comment JimmyM on 18's. There were a bunch around in early 70's, some reverse mounted, like ventriloquist trick, throwing the bass wave, 30-50 feet out front, while not being deafening on stage
 
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StyleOverShow said:
Interesting comment JimmyM on 18's. There were a bunch around in early 70's, some reverse mounted, like ventriloquist trick, throwing the bass wave, 30-50 feet out front, while not being deafening on stage
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That's another myth... speakers 'throw' at the source and that's where they're the loudest. There may be reasons you can't hear it up close, but its not because of any 'throw'...
 
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