Need help with new cab!

[Jjdhawg]

Hey folks. Right now in our stoner/sludge/doom band I'm using my traynor dynabass 800 and a traynor 8x10 cab. It's heavy and horrible to lug around and I want to downsize to a 4x10 cab. This band plays loud. The drummer plays louder then anyone would believe, and the guitarist plays his jcm 800 full stack at it's limits. Most of the bars around here where we play don't have PA's and we rely on our gear to fill the venue. I don't have a problem at all being herd, but like I said I want to switch to a 4x10 cab and I've noticed a fair number of them are 400-600w. Will a 600w cab be enough or am I going to risk blowing it up?


edit: When I say pushes his jcm to its limits, I mean to the point it doesn't get any louder, just fuzzier.

 

[scottfeldstein]

Well, you're in for trouble no matter what. Guys like that will always--always--be able to bury you with a twist of a knob. But on the assumption that anything less than an 810 cab can deliver what you need...

I would not go with a 410. It's too low to the ground and on top of having only half the speakers you once had, you'll be left with the ones blowing your pants cuffs around instead of the ones that might have been elevated enough for you to hear them.

Consider a 610. Or maybe a 412--especially if you get a pair of 212 cabs and stack them for more elevation.

Were I in your shoes and I had the budget for it, I'd solve it with some Greenboy-designed "fear" cabs. I'm sure a 215 or a pair of 212s would deliver more than your 810 cab ever did, provided you had enough watts to push them hard.

Also, note: the watt ratings on bass cabinets are probably best ignored. They refer to thermal limits, not mechanical ones. That is, you're going to blow a cone way, way before a voice coil melts. Just ignore it.

Another note: wear ear protection for goodness sake. I'm 46 and have been doing this for 30 years. My hearing loss is noticeable.

 

[The Regulator]

Go for something in between a 410 & 810 that is not so heavy such as :

GK Neo 412 - 90 lbs.
Bergantino 610 - 100 lbs.
Fender Neo 610 - 90 lbs.