Not to hijack the thread, but I have a pair of Ernie Ball Slinkies new in the package....what kind of bass should I pair with them?
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Ten Inch Bass Speakers
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Taking your OP to be an actual serious question*Thoughts on bass speakers for a 4/10 bass cab.
I bought one of these to swap into a Rumble combo amp and thought it improved its sound about 133 percent. Seriously, though, it's a damn good speaker and four of these in a well-built cab ought to do you right:
Eminence Legend BP102 10-inch 400-watt Replacement Bass Amp Speaker - 8 ohm
* but if I'm wrong ...
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THIS!Absolutely can recommend putting 10inch speakers in a 410!
I love my vertical 410This isn't necessarily/universally true.
I prefer to move one 4x10 cab on wheels than manage two 2x10s. Many of us also use trailers with ramps.
All 4x10 aren't 80+ pounds.
I would have no use whatsoever for a single 2x10 anywhere.
And although you didn't mention it, I wouldn't vertically stack the typically-narrow 2x10 cabs.
Yeah, I remember fondly the girl there who told me the long guitar cable was the same as a speaker cable for going from my power amp to non-powered speakers.
On a side bar Marco, My wife is from Northwestern PA and occasionally we drive through Northeast Ohio (Cleveland to I-90) to get there.
PS: Sorry about my Steelers Logo on my cabs in my avatar...Been a fans since 1963...I have too many Terrible Towels ( gifts, I don't think I ever bought one) to give it up now..LOL!
I'm around Youngstown, and not a follower of sports.
My wife does follow the Browns... God only knows why.
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Yeah, I remember fondly the girl there who told me the long guitar cable was the same as a speaker cable for going from my power amp to non-powered speakers.
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I like the projection from two vertically stacked 10s. But not a fan of trusting them to stay in place on a stage with a full band.This isn't necessarily/universally true.
I prefer to move one 4x10 cab on wheels than manage two 2x10s. Many of us also use trailers with ramps.
All 4x10 aren't 80+ pounds.
I would have no use whatsoever for a single 2x10 anywhere.
And although you didn't mention it, I wouldn't vertically stack the typically-narrow 2x10 cabs.
In a studio setting, no problem.
But I have moved on from 10s. I use either a 212 cab or two 115s now. Although I have thought about adding a 410 sandwiched between my two 115s. Overkill for sure as the 115s make the ceiling creak by themselves already. But hey, why not?
I'm around Youngstown, and not a follower of sports.
My wife does follow the Browns... God only knows why.
I had a buddy of mine that lived somewhere near Fabulous Goldstiens (Furniture store,) had an Eddy Jones shop, retired and moved to AZ.
It worked great with a Rumble 40. I think sensitivity isn't an issue for anyone who has a head that can power a 4x10. IMO, of course.
On a serious note, I bought an SWR Goliath 410 cab back in the day that had blown speakers and I had a local sound company recone the speakers. It sounded great and I got years out of it before downsizing. 410’s don’t seem as popular anymore and they are advertised regularly around here for pretty cheap. Not it sure that plan would be worth it nowadays but at the time it was.
On the other hand, as you surely know, bass guitar often isn't really bass-heavy and lives mostly between the upper bass and the mid-bass. A simple frequency analyser showed me that the lowest significant frequency on two of my basses was at 60Hz when playing G1. E1 was mostly 80Hz and 160Hz, with 40Hz being much lower. Also, my experience tells me that you can easily get away with reaching and going beyond Xmax a bit, even though it won't sound particularly clean. Of course, having more headroom can't hurt, but still, by comparing data on lots of 10" woofers for bass guitar applications (eg. SICA, Celestion) there are lots of woofers (especially those advertising a more modern sound) with barely adequate Xmax.
For example: BP 10/150 - Sica Loudspeakers
I'm not saying it is a particularly good woofer, but without even simulating it, with an Xmax of 2.5mm, Fs at 55Hz, EBP around 150, I'd be surprised if this woofer can output more than 30W clean power below 80Hz. (Actually, it's even worse. It's probably going to be limited even in second harmonic range where the meat is). But they do market it as a bass speaker, and countless bass cabinets have been made with this kind of woofer.
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If you know where there is an open Radio Shack please tell it's location.I would install four Radio Shack tweeters instead of the 10's for a significant reduction in weight.
