PA Speakers for bass amp - Would this work?

Those are JUNK.

Find a cheap Peavey or Carvin or Avatar that's actually a bass cab.

 

I play regularly through 2 15" laney PA speakers, and they sound sweet to me. Whatever you fancy using, if they sound nice use 'em, if they don't trade them in for something you prefer. Try before you trade though, they might be junk. Mind you my Laneys look like junk after 25 odd years of abuse.

 

I'm sure they'll sound fine, if they're good PA speakers they'll probably represent a pretty full frequency response. But, to be vain, you'll have a janky looking rig.

If you don't have any other options monetarially, go for it. If not buy something cheap and used.

But, bottom line you should consider the power rating of the cabs with your amp. (read the FAQ's if you're unclear about how ohms and wattage work with amps and cabs)

 

Hi.

Unless those are really high end PA speakers he has there, I wouldn't use a single 12" with or without a Hi-Freq something as a bass cab.

I have played through PA cabs numerous times and the 15" in my current rig is a HK PA bottom.

TL 606's and especially TL 505's (I have only 2) make exxellent old school bass cabs as do almost all the older "real" PA cabs. The problems are the size and the weight.

As for the horns question, if both of them are equipped piezo drivers, it won't make too much difference, sounds like crap anyway IME. If either of them is paired with a compression driver, I'd choose that one. Because You can replace the driver for something better. The miniature "JBL Dolly Parton" on the right hand cab looks too cute .

Regards
Sam

 

they are what you might see as a tiny pub-gig PA. through which vocals will sound sketchy. When you put anything other than vocals into them, they will demonstrate why he's trying to sell them. if you want a PA rig to go through that actually has low end see http://www.voidaudio.com/product_detail.asp?id=77

Basically, what I'm getting at it: Spend your money on bass cabs, not a speech PA.

 

Well designed and constructed PA cabs work just as well or better than electric bass cabs for bass. But these are neither well designed or constructed. Pass on both.

 

They are poorly built. The grille mounts alone attest to a lackadaisical eye on quality. That often means they have poorly outfitted as well. These do not look like they were ever anything but bargain basement non-design, really.

It looks like a piezo was stuck in the area that used to be a second port in the right cab. On a single-woofer PA cab the tweeter should be at the top and look where that handle is at. Stupid.

The cab on the left looks to have one of the old piezo horns which means at best, CRAP PA. The cab also looks severely underported like the other one, especially for low frequency use.

You don't know if suitable woofers are in them, you don't know if they are tuned anywhere in a bass-friendly region, it's just a real poor gamble.

 

I agree with GB's assessment. It only takes about a minute to position the driver clamps in the proper place! I wouldn't use those cabs for anything let alone bass. Keep your guitar.

Paul

P.S. Asking our opinion and then shouting at us because you don't like the answer is not going to get you anywhere. Those cabinets can be described with one word each: crap and crap.

 

Another +1 for these last 2 posts. Look, I understand, you want these things to work out for you. You don't have any money to spend, I get it. But, save yourself the pain, AND the loss of your guitar, and look elsewhere. Patience grasshopper, something worthwhile will pop up when you least expect it. Don't trade your only bargaining chip away for a pile of crap.

 

Typical...people come on ask for advice, but they really only want reinforcement of their bad ideas. You all realize he's going to get one no matter what we say, right? I just wish people who don't want honest opinions would say upfront that they don't want honest opinions.

Nick, I know you're not going to, but you'd be wise to listen to dudes like Paul, Greenboy and Bill. And Ricken, too

 

Seriously, be patient and save up the funds you need to buy a decent used bass cabinet. If you think selling that guitar for cash has been hard, wait until you try and unload these PA cabs later on!

 

Like others have said, don't. They're poorly built unmatched pair and would definitely not be worth it.

The only person I've seen play bass through PA speakers is my dad, and he plays through high-end JBL stuff.

To be honest, I wouldn't buy those even if they were designed and built by James B. Lansing himself.

 

I always refrain from making unfounded assumptions. Greenboy's observations are spot on, and I agree with the conclusions drawn from them. An expert in the field of loudspeaker design did not produce those cabs.

 

OH but hey look, the one on the left has a pole mount on the bottom....

BOB

 

Op has left the building?

 

I've seen a few Haggerty guitar cabs around. They've looked a bit better than those look.