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[Type-55]

I've got a SC at the moment, had a One ten. I'm beginning to think I like the tone of the oneTen a little better.
So hence the question concerning volume between the 2 cabs.

 

[friskinator]

Do you notice much difference on volume between the 2 x One10's and the SC?
Can't beat the portability of the One10's, comes with me to most gigs now, whether i'm using it or not

I'm not sure yet, since I haven't been able to turn up the volume at home. But at low volume, I don't notice much difference.

I agree about the portability of the One10. That's why I decided to go back to it. One for rehearsals and lower volume situations, two for when I need more.

 

[JxBass]

Just curious if 2 one tens would sound bigger than a single 2ten cab.
All comments welcome

I seem to remember Alex stating that the volume of two One10s and a Two10 is the same. The db specs appear to support that.

 

[boristhespider7]

I've got a SC at the moment, had a One ten. I'm beginning to think I like the tone of the oneTen a little better.
So hence the question concerning volume between the 2 cabs.

I have a Supertwin plus the One10 and probably prefer the tone of the One10. Not sure i'm ready to sell the ST though...it just requires a bit more eq'ing as its so flat and uncoloured, which can be good or bad depending on what you want. One of my bands i use a lot of efffects like chorus on the upper register and it really shines for that. For standard rock tone i need to eq it some more to add some colour. The One10 is great for both without much tweaking.

 

[mmbongo]

I've got a SC at the moment, had a One ten. I'm beginning to think I like the tone of the oneTen a little better.
So hence the question concerning volume between the 2 cabs.

I have a SC and had a One10. I thought overall the One10 was one of the best sounding cabs I have ever heard, but was only good for bedroom volume for me as it reaches it's mechanical limit very quickly. Kinda wish I would have kept it just for home use/recording at low volume because it sounds so good!

 

[el murdoque]

I have a SC and had a One10. I thought overall the One10 was one of the best sounding cabs I have ever heard, but was only good for bedroom volume for me as it reaches it's mechanical limit very quickly. Kinda wish I would have kept it just for home use/recording at low volume because it sounds so good!

Ditto.
I play all my basses strung with a low B, and I feel that the one10 is very well equipped against anything down to E, maybe Eb, but any lower and it'll fart when you demand the impossible. That was, in my case, with the amp's master around 11 o'clock and the bass at half past 11 (slight cut).
The same amp and the SC, and there's nothing I can do to make the cab fart. I can turn up to permanent hearing damage levels. Rock solid.

 

[el murdoque]

Is anyone here doing a two10 plus one10 setup?
According to the measurements, this should form a nice 3x10 vertical stack.
Or even a vertical 4x10 with two one10 cabs.
The only downside I see is that you'll need an amp running stable at 2,7 ohms (or 2 ohms for four).

 

[chris_b]

Is anyone here doing a two10 plus one10 setup?

I did a few gigs with a 310. It sounded good, just like a one10 but a lot more. I sold the Two10 and went back to my SC, so the One10 went into the practice space at home.

 

[Type-55]

Did the SC sound that close to the 3x10 combo?

 

[FunkHead]

I had a fantastic gig using my ST(2x12) and a Traynor YBA300. Both were barely struggling with a very hard hitting drummer and 2 loud guitars.
I keep trying to upload the video to TB but it goes all the way through then errors.

The ST is so tiny and light I don't see why anyone would want less....I can play pretty darn quietly using active input and backing the volume down.

 

[MOSCOWBASS]

I did a few gigs with a 310. It sounded good, just like a one10 but a lot more. I sold the Two10 and went back to my SC, so the One10 went into the practice space at home.

I'd be interested to know how much more adding the 3rd 10 makes. Its something I'm considering. I have 2 x One10s, one or both have covered all my gigs well except one loud function gig recently where I felt I was pushing things a bit....mesa d800+ amp

 

[chris_b]

Did the SC sound that close to the 3x10 combo?

The 112's have a different sound. The 310 was on a quieter gig so I didn't get a good comparison. The 10's have a nice full/warm sound and the 12's are clearer/cleaner. I don't push my cabs at all, but run them well within their capabilities. I also usually run the SC with a Super Midget. Sorry but I'm probably not using these cabs like most players.

 

[chris_b]

I'd be interested to know how much more adding the 3rd 10 makes. Its something I'm considering. I have 2 x One10s, one or both have covered all my gigs well except one loud function gig recently where I felt I was pushing things a bit....mesa d800+ amp

I was trying to make the Two10 louder and it worked. Adding the One10 makes the 210 sound bigger, fuller and, if you want to push, louder. I like the sound of more drivers but in the end I decided to go with the cleaner sound of the 12's. If you have a 210 and don't want the full power of 2 210's, adding a 110 makes a great and flexible modular rig.

 

[bdowd]

@chris_b , your running of the SC and SM are exactly what I'm looking at, so I look forward to seeing your posts (and wonder if you ever got that Big Baby to compare to/with your stack!). I have the SM and am considering the SC or BB2. Love my SM, but I play in some situations where I'll need more cab, and instead of bringing my Fender Rumble 115 stack I'd love a BF mini-stack of doom!!!!

 

[chris_b]

@chris_b , your running of the SC and SM are exactly what I'm looking at, so I look forward to seeing your posts (and wonder if you ever got that Big Baby to compare to/with your stack!). I have the SM and am considering the SC or BB2. Love my SM, but I play in some situations where I'll need more cab, and instead of bringing my Fender Rumble 115 stack I'd love a BF mini-stack of doom!!!!

I only played 2 gigs with my BB2 and SM stack before the lock down. These cabs make a great sound together and the low notes on my 5er just "own" the room. The BB2 is much better at full low" thunder" than the SC, but I like the SC/SM combination. It's a great old skool sound, less low end and more in the mids which really reinforces a great P bass sound.

Initially I ran 2 SC's and the sound was just what I wanted with my TH500 and Lull PJ5. Then bought a Jazz bass and an AG700 and I decided I wanted more top end in the cabs. That's when I added the SM. And then the BF sale happened and, for no reason other than I could, I just bought a BB2!!

The truth is, I can gig with any combination of BF cabs. I didn't need the SM or BB2, but they sound so good so why not? And I could have happily kept the 2 Two10's I sold. Even though they sound different I like them all. I'm really on the fence over the combination I prefer.

 

[Jonny5bass]

I never stopped to ask if it should be done....

 

[ThisYouCanTrust]

Hmm I never thought the 6x10 would look so much bigger ..

 

[Diegombass]

I never stopped to ask if it should be done....

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How do you like 12s plus 10s? Does it work well?

 

[John D Harris]

Seems like if you want a warmer tone while using any of the 12 BF cabs, just throw something like Ampeg SCR-DI - Bass Preamp with Scrambler Overdrive in front of your signal chain.
...or just use a warmer sounding amp.
I know some will just prefer the tone of the BF 10's, but I think I'd go with a cleaner cab + chain tone options.

 

[Jonny5bass]

How do you like 12s plus 10s? Does it work well?

It was mostly an exercise in pure silliness and excess. I set up the 12's to have a silly amount of very low frequency info and the 10's to just do what they do so well. It was really cool to run my Moog through the 12's and my bass through the 10's though.