I was gonna get an ACME Low-B4. But for the same price I see I can get a Avatar B210 Pro to put over a B212. I realise ACME's are considered 'better' than the Avatars, but will these two cabs sound better than just the one ACME?
No, though they may go louder. But a Low-B4 with 1500-2000W behind it is not a quiet rig by any means and will have much more top and bottom extension, clarity, resolution and accuracy than the Avatars. And more bottom full-stop. Alex
what these guys said, the Avatar's maybe marginally louder, but if you play a B string, and have plenty of power on hand, the B-4 is pretty darn satisfying.
It might seem like no biggie, but playing sub-E notes without any drop-off on Acme's is just plain delightful. You can play with much more subtlety and don't have to dig in. Trust me, play a bunch of shows with them and then switch to a back standard box and you'll realize how much you've been missing! Just make sure you have plenty o' power. Lonnybass
The B212 can handle the low-B for sure... but... I dunno if your gonna get the blatant satisfaction you can get from a B-4. A lot of it is preference I guess. IF your doing a 5-string and your really concerned with tone, then do the Acme. If you wanna destroy places with volume... Avatar, I guess.
I wasn't impressed with acme that much. They were a little flat for my taste, but then again I love a thick punchy tone ... I would pick avatar until I could afford an Eden or something of the sort, but like someone said before ... it really depends a lot on your head and the bass you are using.
what he said. and yes, i get much "blatant satisfaction" from my Acmes. yup, that's my bread and butter big gig / outdoor amp, and geez louise, it sounds too darn good. set the low mids to about 2:00 @ 180 Hz, pull back the high mids a bit @ 880Hz, and up the highs to around 2:00 @ 8kHz, and prepare for some meatie fat thick hifi tone that'll slam in you right in the chest.
yea, at first blush, acmes come across as rather bland. but if you know your way around an EQ, unlocking the acme sound is really worthwhile. again, IMHO, the BEST amp for an acme user has to be the iAMP-800. plenty of power, and with an EQ section that does justice to the acme fatness.
yes, and if you need more volume, you probably dont have ears. but seriously, the 800 watt iAMP pushes the acme to full body with ease. at first i was a little apprehensive, but holy schmoly, you HAVE to hear your low B with this combo.
