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Tell me what isn't a decent cab?
- Thread starter IamGroot
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If you have the same problem I have (lots of different gig scenarios) then you’ll probably need a few different speaker cabs to suit different gigs.
One constant for me is I always DI. So my rig is mainly for “filling the stage” and creating enough acoustic energy and dynamics to match a drum kit.
No drum kit usually means no amp. Just an adequate wedge.
One of my gigs is IEM, so I have that too.
Best wishes!!
One constant for me is I always DI. So my rig is mainly for “filling the stage” and creating enough acoustic energy and dynamics to match a drum kit.
No drum kit usually means no amp. Just an adequate wedge.
One of my gigs is IEM, so I have that too.
Best wishes!!
Al Kraft
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IME the 10" driver was crossed over pretty low and tended to be a weak link when you tried to push the volume. It sounded pretty good at lower volumes I think, but had difficulty with over-taxing the 10" driver at higher volume unless you scooped the EQ at around 100 HZ. Now that could have been SWR's intent since the aural enhancer could get you a pretty good scoop centered around 200Hz. I may have some of the frequencies wrong as it's been decades since I used that gear.
I avoid most budget lines of cabs like the plague. That isn't to say you can't sometimes find a good sounding cab that doesn't cost much. I've got a few cabs that were quite inexpensive and they're tone monsters. But generally, like 410 cabs costing $300 new...those you can pretty much count on sounding like they're made out of cardboard.
I used to have one of these in 80's. Around 88 lbs with handle at the top to 'carry' it. But not the worst cab I've ever played through.
Call me newfangled, but any cab that you have to haul with two hands. I love the 410HLF (and it's hard not to love a full stack) but I won't be sad if I never have to take one up and down stairs again.
It's been too long, but my recollection was leaving the EQ pretty flat. Maybe?? I remember I was broke and sold it to pay for work boots for an overseas job. I remember thinking it was a bad idea. I also had the EBS Fafner head running it. The two combined was great for me! My worst decision ever was selling that set-up.
Not here to throw rocks. I had a Peavey 1820 cab that I loved except for having to move it. A single BW 18 and two Scorpion 10s. It was a stage cab for sure. And a cab with mixed drivers. So I tend to NOT listen to the "no mixed drivers" crowd. There are a lot of guys that enjoy running a single 15 with either a 2x10 or 4x10 cab out there and Peavey did it but with an 18 instead of a 15 and all in one cab. I've even talked to Jason Finley @ GK about mixing cabs up. I have a MB 210II. Do I run a CX 210, or a CX 115 with it? He said either is fine but that the power dispersion of course will be even across 4 speakers, 210 & 210, versus 3 speakers, 210 & 115. And the tone will be sonically different between the two setups as well. So at that point it's a matter of preference.
The problem with the Peavey 1820 cab is it was designed to be on stage, in an arena, where you're standing 20 to 30 ft in front of it. Anything less than that and the 18 would overpower the two 10s as far as your hearing is concerned. But that thing could project a bass sound for several city blocks. Up close and personal was not in it's design. Out in the crowd it was phenomenal.
If you want to give me your ZIP Code, I’ll scout CL and FB Marketplace for the cab deals. PM is cool too.
