A couple of my mini-rigs that are fun, sound great, and get pretty loud.
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The Carvin combo is a new thing. I swapped in a 1992 PB150-H head (much better than the PB100 Series II head that came with it) and an
Eminence BassLite CH2010 hemp cone neo. By itself, the combo is much sweeter and fatter sounding than one would think of a Carvin mini-combo. I really like the sound of the combo with the Bag End S15X-D. 150 watts into these two speakers makes a lot of sound. Big, loud, detailed, warm. The PB150-H is a very underrated small travel head. Really everything you'd want other than a built-in DI.
Then of course, to the right, there is the Eden CXC-110/CX-110 stack. What can I say, other than it's excellent in all respects other than perhaps ultimate volume levels? It's prettier than the Carvin/Bag End stack. Ah, that Eden tone.. smooth as silk, warm, punchy.
I will probably be taking the Carvin out to rehearsals more often because it's 2/3 the weight of the CXC-110, and has a cover. I've found it's always nice to have two combos. Keep one at home to rehearse with, and one at the venue or rehearsal space.
Comments and questions are invited.
I almost didn't play on this topic because of all the high-end stuff that inevitably made its appearance, but I do like these amps a lot, and I have less in this whole pile than those Epi stacks go for.
