speaker cabs and a small car?

welcome to talkbass harley!

as far as the 4 ohm 410, or two 8 ohm 210's, i can see no disadvaqntage whatsoever. in fact, i can see nothing but advantages. Im not sure how peavey builds their cabs, but by having two seperate cabs, you are seperating the drivers. I seem to remember hearing that keeping the drivers seperate is a good thing. I dont know about the head you have, but if it allows you to run in stereo, thats another advantage of the 2 210's. one huge advantage is portability and flexibility. you can take just one with you, or both. either way you can probably carry a 210 with one hand, and hence carry your whole rig rather easily by yourself. it also gives you the chance to arange your speakers differently. Ive heard of people stacking them the long way... so that you have a 410 stack thats as tall as your shoulder. better sound projection? dunno, never tried it. I have heard nothign but positive things about peavey's cabs, including their compatibility with a B string, but i havent played through one as of now. I am trying to find a 412 cab... im interested. another thing you might want to look into is 2 212's. those might have a higher power handling, and better frequency response, depending on the brand, and they will still have a good amount or portability. either way, good luck!

 

by the way, i wouldnt bother using those 212 PA cabs you said you have. unless their designed for bass guitar, they probably wont be of much use in the low frequencies, i could be mistaken though. also, dont bother replacing the drivers, as then the boxes would not be properly tuned for the drivers, nor would they have the correct volume. if you have the money, its been said that you cant go wrong with eden. i personally havent played one, though look at all the big names that do, and im sure youll be convinced. they have various 210 and 212 cabs, available in 4 or 8 ohms. you can pick up a used eden 210 cab for under 400 bucks in good condition, a very worth investment i would think. new.... thats gonna cost ya a bit more. if you dont mind buying used, check out ebay. ive seen more than a few eden 210's there. also just search in the musical instruments department under bass for "cab" and see what turns up. i would stay away from the carvin 210. I have one, and it really doesnt do the B string justice. it is touch, cheap, and lightweight, but frequency response doesnt even go below 60 Hz, its also not that loud. i would say check out nemesis by eden, but they only come in 4 ohm versions. isnt the hartke 7000 stereo? if so you could still run two 4 ohm cabs, one on each amp. another option would be to simply get two 4 ohm cabs and wire them in series using a special speaker cable. theyre not too difficult to make. this would result in a net impedence of 8 ohms. check out the eden website:

http://www.eden-electronics.com

I hear they are loud, well built, and very light. as well as good sounding. they will be less expensive than the david series cabs, but still good i think.

im sorry i cant think of any 210s that are 8 ohms other than carvin's. you could always check one out, they do have a 10 day return policy, but I have not heard of one person who likes the way carvins cabs perform with a B string.

 

Hey there Harley, if you have a 2000 grand am, the peavey 410 will not fit. I have a 97 grand am 4 door and peavey 410. I got it in the car once with a lot of grunting, but had a bear of a time getting it back out. I ended up damaging the material on the cab, and also the weather strip on the car. I wont put the cab in the car again. If you have a 2 door im sure it wont go in the back seat, and im sure it is too big for the front seat.
I like the peavey cab, but i am considering a 210 to carry around to gigs, or a small enclosed trailer.
good luck
eddie

 

get a hatchback.



i can load so much stuff in my car it makes it look like one of those clown cars when i unload. i can carry every bit of electric equipment i own in my car when i fold the seats down, plus a suitcase, backpack, and passenger.

btw it's a VW Scirocco 16v. so it's nowhere near big.



jason

 

swr and eden both make 210's that you can get in 4 or 8 ohm versions. i believe the gallien krueger 210's are 8 ohm cabs.

for a 15 that might fit, try bag end.

 

I thought it was either illegal, immoral, or fattening for a bassist to not own a truck.



Sheesh... lying down, my rig takes up the whole bed of my Toyota PU. I couldn't imagine trying to haul a bass rig in my wife's Camry.