Double Bass Small cab advice for the ignorant, please

[pklima]

I've been playing ampless for the past five years so I'm pretty ignorant of that stuff but I'll finally have to put together a rig. I have a Clarus on the way and need some cab recommendations.

The trouble is that in Poland there are very few cabs available to try in stores aside from the standard 2x10s and 1x15s geared towards BG. Luckily rooms, guitar amps and drum kits here tend to be small so I don't need to be terribly loud. I'd like to get something smaller (2x8 or 1x12, maybe, but not really ultra-light or ultra-portable) and more hi-fi. It looks like I'll have to just mail-order something from Western Europe sight-unseen.

So, any recommendations for a good first cab for a total ignoramus?

 

[olivier]

Bump,

& what about Hevos Midget ? http://www.hevos.nl/(I think Ray P used one of these)

 

[bassist14]

hi pklima,

i use a gk neo 112 (with a markbass-top) and am completly satisfied.
you can mailorder it here:
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and can give it back in 30 days if you don´t like it.

its small and light and sounds (to me) very balanced.

hope this helps

bassist14

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

If you really don't need much volume, how about a PA speaker with an 8" driver to go with the Clarus? I have one of these here at school for quiet concerts and rehearsals, and it sounds great.

 

[Francois Blais]

If you really don't need much volume, how about a PA speaker with an 8" driver to go with the Clarus? I have one of these here at school for quiet concerts and rehearsals, and it sounds great.

Yeah, or a cabinet made for keyboards.
These have a flatter frequency response than the usual bass cab, which is mostly voiced for BG.

 

[vier-personen]

I ordered an Acme Low B-1 (www.acmebass.com) from their italian distributor, also without testing it before based on reviews I found on the net and e-mail conversation with the Italian distributor (the link is on the acme site), who is a player himself and was very patient in answering my questions.
Anyway, if you can wait one or two weeks until my speakers arrive, I can tell you more. Send me a private message.
Btw, Krakow is such a nice city - I had the pleasure to stay there for one week last summer and I loved it!

 

[Roger Mouton]

Peter,

I've studied these posts and forums "ad nauseum". Just reveived my Clarus III and am running it through a Carvin PA cab with a 12" speaker for now. Sounds GREAT, better than my Polytone Mini-Brute with a 15" speaker. And NO pre-amp!

I'm deciding on either an Acme B-1 or Epifani UL-110. There's more than 10 lbs. difference between the two.

All The Best,

Roger Mouton

 

[Nick Lloyd]

I've had nothing but compliments from bandmates with this:
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It looks like there is someone in Warsaw that deals in GK, as well.

 

[Roger Mouton]

Thanks Nick. I had not considered GK's 112MBX. And 12 lbs. too. Awesome! Can't tell from your post but I assume you're playing through a Clarus?

 

[Nick Lloyd]

No, I play through a GK head. I use the 112 as an extension cab, but another upright tech-savvy friend uses his GK112 with a Walter Woods. (Although any cab would probably sound good with a Woods head... )

The dealer in Warsaw, from what I can tell off their website, does not stock the Microbass series. The Backline series is an entirely different cabinet. You wouldn't go wrong to special order the GK112 Microbass cab, though. It is very punchy, bassy, and the 12lbs is a thing of beauty.

 

[Roger Mouton]

Nick,

Thanks again but I'm not in Poland. I'm in SoCA. I think the guy that originally started this thread is in Poland however and he's sure to benefit from these posts.

Best,
Roger

 

[Nick Lloyd]

Right... duh... ... g/l!

 

[pklima]

Thanks, y'all. That's all quite helpful.

 

[Nick Ioannucci]

if your in europe(Poland?) then you could probably try out the mark bass stuff that im itching to try, but am not willing to drive to canada for... theres a pretty big thread on it floating around.