Need help choosing a cab. Please and thank you

[Rip Van Dan]

Ok I have a Ampeg pf-350 and a squire 70s jazz bass. My budget is $400. I have to order it from zzounds for the payment plan. Can't do used. No shops near me have these cabs in stock so trying them out is not an option. I like a loud, growly, punchy, yet deep tone via geddy lee/chris squire. Will occasionally have to be enough to keep up effortlessly with a loud drummer and guitarist. The rig will sit in my small studio and never be transported so weight is not a factor. I might be able to get a 2nd cab in the extremely far future but probably not. This one cab will be it for the foreseeable future. These are the cabs I'm considering:

Ampeg pf115lf, pf210he, pf115he.
Hartke 410xl
Fender rumble v3 4x10, v3 1x15
TC electronic 2x12
Eden ex410sc4 extended range

Any opinions, suggestions, thoughts? I'll be ordering very soon and could use advice on which of these cabs will be a great match for the pf-350 and will get me closest to the sound I'm hoping to achieve. Also would be great if anyone has heard or played this head with any of these cabs. Thanks a lot people!

That Eden EX410sc4 is a really sweet sounding cabinet. Power handling is 400 watts, and since it's a 4 ohm cab, you'll get all 350-watts our of your pf-350. No problem keeping up with loud drummer and guitarist.

 

[Liam Wald]

I am a recent convert to 1x12's. For many years I was a 4x10 player but made the move to 1x12's for flexibility as well as portability. I now have three matched 1x12 8 ohm cabs and use either one, two, or three of them depending on the situation. I power them with a Mesa D-800 so I can use all three 1x12's with the amps 2 ohm setting. I could actually add a fourth cab but I can't imagine ever needing it.
IMHO 12's sound really really good. I regret not having made the move sooner!

 

[HolmeBass]

Your volume requirements seem to me to rule out the 115 and 210 boxes. That leaves the one 212 (which I favor for various reasons that probably don't matter to you) and the 410s. I think you will most likely be satisfied volume-wise with a 410. Get the one with the highest sensitivity rating, or just get the Eden.

 

[versicolor]

Your volume requirements seem to me to rule out the 115 and 210 boxes. That leaves the one 212 (which I favor for various reasons that probably don't matter to you) and the 410s. I think you will most likely be satisfied volume-wise with a 410. Get the one with the highest sensitivity rating, or just get the Eden.

I agree. I like some loud bass guitar so I ended up ordering one of the Ampeg pf410 hlf cabs. Ended up spending $100 more than my budget limit but I think it will be a good decision. At least I hope so.

 

[versicolor]

I thought hard about the Eden because of the 4ohms, and I really was leaning towards the hartke stuff because I like the idea of those aluminum drivers, and that TC electronic was tempting because it seems like 2x12 would be pretty cool, the fender gets some amazing reviews. It wasn't an easy decision. I decided on the Ampeg for a few reasons but one was because I thought it would be good to keep it all Ampeg. I loved how the pf350 sounded with the puny ampeg 100 watt 2x10 so I figured I couldn't go wrong sticking with Ampeg but in a bigger, more powerful version. I guess I will find out if I made the right choice come Wednesday. Thanks again for all of you Guy's help.

 

[murphy]

More bottom isn’t automatically better.

One often overlooked cab is the Ampeg 212AV. Fridge’ tone in a smaller/lighter shell.

I would be looking at this cab as i love the SVT810 and @JimmyM says it sounds very similar

Anyway congratulations on your cab purchase and hope you enjoy it