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Mystery speaker

1bassplayinfool

1bassplayinfool

-Nowhere Man-
Feb 16, 2003
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#1
I was on CL today and found a $35 bass cab made by Miller Sound Productions. Asked the seller a few questions about the speaker that was in it.
He took a picture and I have no idea who made the speaker. Any ideas? I'm getting it for the practice room and won't be gigging with it. Thanks in advance.

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#4
If it's a 15", it will be either an EVM-15L or B. The B has a smooth cone and the 15L has 5(?) rings molded into the paper.

Be sure it works, but factory recone kits are still available.
 
#8
I used to gig some time with two 215, both loaded with EVM 15 L. A hell of all speaker, no need of a tweeters. Nice high mids that cut through real good.

It is a perfect match with GK-amps, my 215" got fired up by a GK 800 RB, one for each cab. Great sound, no problems together with 4 Marshall full stacks.

Sold all the stuff when the band broke up, but I often listen to the old records, still amazed of the sound we had.

I think that the Mesa Road Ready 215" had the speaker inside.
 
#11
I saw the same unbelievable ad on CL. $35?!? I Googled Miller Sound Productions and this page was the only thing that came up. I have an EV 15B speaker that this cab was made for and I was pretty disappointed to see that it was sold, as I've been looking for an affordable one for a while. Then I checked CL again and it was still listed after 5 days. So I made a quick 140 mile round-trip run to pick it up. Sorry, you snooze, you loose.

It's a clone of the EV TL606 / Mesa cab that was designed for the EV 15 speaker. It's in great shape, save for a few scrapes in the tolex on the back. Solid construction. And the included speaker is in perfect shape, so I didn't need to use my spare. Even the casters work. It's a perfect match for my Mesa/Boogie Diesel. I'm using it for Reggae, so all I need is a big round bottom.

And, they both fit in my small car. A 2x15 wouldn't. They weigh about 50lbs. each, and that's a piece of cake compared to the 4x10 I was using.

Still can't find anything on Miller Sound Productions, though. The serial number is 28, so there might be at least 27 more of these floating around.
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#12
How the heck does a $35 EV cab last for 5 days on CL in California? Crazy.

I almost had a $50 Peavey 4x12 a few weeks ago but I had to wait like a day to get paid and then the guy stopped responding and then the ad disappeared a few days later. Boo.
 
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There is/was a Stanley Miller that was involved with live audio, that would make that cabinet a compact "sub" or low frequency component in an older component PA.

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Omega Monkey said:
How the heck does a $35 EV cab last for 5 days on CL in California? Crazy.
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If it said "Mesa" on the grille, it would have been gone in seconds. I guess no one, including the owner, knew what it was. I've had TL606's on the brain for weeks and I recognized it right away. I was about to build one myself and I figured if it was in bad shape I could use the parts.
 

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