Needing a new 1x15

[musicman556]

Your best option would be to add another 12 that is the same model as the one you currently have. Adding another 12 will make a big difference.

This is great advice. Also, modularity rocks!

 

[themickster]

Markbass Traveler 151 is only 36 lbs

 

[themickster]

In my collection is an MB Traveler 151P, and it's a worthy 1x15 candidate. I use it at varying times with a TT-800 or Little Mark III, alone or sometimes paired with one or two 2x10 102P's.

Yours weighs 36 lbs. My 250w Trace Elliott 1x15 is 60.

 

[Orpheus55]

I also would recommend selling a kidney or kid and buying a Subway 115.

If you remain fond of your organs and offspring, however, here is another recommendation. I recently bought a pair of the previous gen GK NEO III 12" cabs, and they are phenomenal for the price and weight. I leave them at church along with a Tone Hammer 500 and we just completed 4 nights of revival services. I had 3 compliments on the bass tonight.

The 40lb 115 is still available at SW with 0%/24 months on their credit card. Gallien-Krueger Neo 115-III 1x15" 500-watt Cabinet

Can't go wrong with a Hartke HD115 or HD210.

I have a 210 and it punches very well with my Tech21 head for small gigs.

Fairly light too.

Looking hard at the HD210.
with Horn 8-Ohm

My guy Matt South gave me a great price on the pair. (about an additional 20% off the already lowered price) Good luck!

Good stuff, thanks; at 70, I am not going to haul a pair of speakers around. Looking for a standalone solution. The GK looks good.

 

[Orpheus55]

i would advise to be very careful when it comes to mix matching cabs, not saying don't, but it's a little more complicated that just picking out a speaker size.

I would not be mixing. With PA support, I am looking at one and done

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

I've had a pair of rumble 15s and currently have a pair of the bassmans. If you look around you can definitely find bassmans in the price range of the rumbles, I know I lucked out and got one of mine for the same price as a rumble used and got a brand new one on close out for cheaper, during the beginning whispers of the pandemic. They definitely have a little more heft and clarity in sound to them than the rumbles, but I really liked my rumbles and wouldn't think that the sound difference is that noticeable unless you A/B'd them side by side. The pure reason I moved to the bassmans was they are wider so my vintage sized amps didn't hang over the edges!

 

[lfmn16]

Ampeg PF115. Not too heavy, on wheels, sounds good quiet or loud.

 

[LetItGrowTone]

I spent the money for one of the current ultra light and small neo 15s (not Mesa), and I preferred Rumble 115.

I believe that when the cab designer pushes small and light to the limit, something else must be compromised. Not an expert but I think it's a fact that not everything can be optimized all in one box.

 

[Plain Old Barry]

I spent the money for one of the current ultra light and small neo 15s (not Mesa), and I preferred Rumble 115.

Which cabinet was it?

 

[shoot-r]

I'd suggest your checking into RevSound cabinets.

Great sound, well built, very lite weight, fair priced.

 

[jnewmark]

You will get a lot of opinions, ( including mine ! ), but the best thing to do is go out and try as many as you can, and make a decision based on how it sounds to you. Having said that, I have been using 15's for most of my 40+ years of playing, and have tried quite a few of the newer, lightweight, neo cabs. My fave is the Schroeder PL15. Its light, has a nice, low midrange, inherent tone, excellent tweeter, easy to schlepp. I usually only need one cab, in a moderately loud Blues band.

 

[LetItGrowTone]

Which cabinet was it?

I'm sorry, I don't want to say.

That cab, and amp by the same manufacturer, were let's say "ultramodern", to me. Mistake for me, that's all.

 

[Phil508]

Good stuff, thanks; at 70, I am not going to haul a pair of speakers around. Looking for a standalone solution. The GK looks good.

Get a Rock N Roller cart and you can move anything. I can use 1-12 or 2-12s or 1-12 + 1-15 or 2-15s or all together. The 12s weigh under 20lbs , the 15s (non neo) under 37lbs) 1st Pic all cabs, 2nd Pic 2x12s

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[Jack Butler]

The GK is probably one of the best cost/size 115's going. I know you're trying to keep costs in check, but my Revsound 115 is 25.2 lbs and handles 400 watts. When I was looking for the lightest 115 single cab option it was the obvious choice.

 

[Kukulkan61]

Look for a used Mesa Subway 15 or even a 12, i gigged a single Subway 12 with a 5 piece band, they would tell me to turn it down!

 

[Cave Puppy]

Bag End S15-D all. the. way.

 

[Doggie Hauser]

I have tried that, and it helps to some extent. Also considering a Fender Rumble 115; not sure if that would be considered a "budget" cab, but I sure like the idea of it being only 39 lbs. That said, the Avatar SB112 is a great cab and has done a lot of what anyone could ask.

I use a Rumble with a B&C speaker and it's definitely the business. I'll include the specs on the speaker. Tons of low end and with the tweeter handling the hi frequency I don't need anything else with it.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I had good success with a 2x10 for a long time; a better fit in my trunk and condo closet for sure.

This is the route I am going too. My 1x15 cab is not so heavy but awkward to move. Plus age & previous back issues I'd helping me decide

 

[Tommy Sparks]

Fender Bassman 115. I have 2 and they are very light. Don't know the Lbs off hand but I can carry one in each hand.
I think they are around $600.00 each.
Good luck with the hunt!

 

[Holdsg]

not in your price range, but the best 15 I've ever used.