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The Combo Club
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Does using a guitar combo with it's stock 12" speaker disconnected and the speaker out instead hooked up to a bass cab? 
In that case here is my 160W (@ 4Ohm) Peavey Solo Special 112 guitar combo, modded with a speaker output jack socket, used with the 12" stock build in unit disconnected and instead hooked up to a 400W 4Ohm SWR Triad I bass cab, equipped with 1x15" + 1x10" speaker units + high frequency tweeter horn, the 15" speaker unit receiving the full signal, while an internal crossover filter sees to that the 10" unit only receives the part of the signal that is between 100Hz and 5kHz, and that the high frequency tweeter horn receives everything above 5kHz of the signal, the amount of signal send to the tweeter horn being adjustable via a build in tweeter attenuator :
In that case here is my 160W (@ 4Ohm) Peavey Solo Special 112 guitar combo, modded with a speaker output jack socket, used with the 12" stock build in unit disconnected and instead hooked up to a 400W 4Ohm SWR Triad I bass cab, equipped with 1x15" + 1x10" speaker units + high frequency tweeter horn, the 15" speaker unit receiving the full signal, while an internal crossover filter sees to that the 10" unit only receives the part of the signal that is between 100Hz and 5kHz, and that the high frequency tweeter horn receives everything above 5kHz of the signal, the amount of signal send to the tweeter horn being adjustable via a build in tweeter attenuator :
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Sorry. Official combo club rules state it must be one unit, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all...
Hey Noiseninja, for the Triad you already earn 10 points from the jury. There will be many a word here about whether or not to accept a converted combo. You already have my vote, but the final judgment will be in the hands of our Fearless Leader, who will make an incisive assessment before passing his verdict.Does using a guitar combo with it's stock 12" speaker disconnected and the speaker out instead hooked up to a bass cab?
In that case here is my 160W (@ 4Ohm) Peavey Solo Special 112 guitar combo, modded with a speaker output jack socket, used with the 12" stock build in unit disconnected and instead hooked up to a 400W 4Ohm SWR Triad I bass cab, equipped with 1x15" + 1x10" speaker units + high frequency tweeter horn, the 15" speaker unit receiving the full signal, the 10" unit only receiving the part of the signal that is between 100Hz and 5kHz, and the high frequency tweeter horn receiving everything above 5kHz of the signal :
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As I see it, the combo is still in one piece. If it can still be used as a guitar amp with the built-in 12" driver, I see no problem in accepting The NN as a member. What someone does with their combo to achieve their goal is of no concern to me, as long as the combo can be used as a combo...... And he has a SWR Triad .... unfortunately I do not
you have my sincere CombolationsI'm Comboless...
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Hopefully it won't be for long...you have my sincere Combolations
Hey Noiseninja, for the Triad you already earn 10 points from the jury. There will be many a word here about whether or not to accept a converted combo. You already have my vote, but the final judgment will be in the hands of our Fearless Leader, who will make an incisive assessment before passing his verdict.
As I see it, the combo is still in one piece. If it can still be used as a guitar amp with the built-in 12" driver, I see no problem in accepting The NN as a member. What someone does with their combo to achieve their goal is of no concern to me, as long as the combo can be used as a combo...... And he has a SWR Triad .... unfortunately I do not
I indeed modded the wiring so there is both a speaker output jack socket installed in the wooden ledge that goes across the middle of the back of this Peavey guitar combo, and a regular jack plug to the wiring that comes from the original 12" Scorpion speaker, so that at any time one can indeed use the build in guitar speaker instead of an external cab.
As for SWR Triad I I love the tone it gives me, but as far as I have been able to tell from doing a bit of internet research on it this cab seems to divide people into two groups one that absolutely hates it (I guess mostly consisting of those that either expect it to sound like a regular 1x 15" cab or expect it to be a true flat frequency response full range cab, which it is not really either) and one absolutely loving it, as said I belong to the latter group of people, but man is it heavy and cumbersome to move, as is the Peavey combo (even if still lighter than the cab).
Also the Peavey amp sounds as amazing for bass as it does for guitar, and 160W is plenty for me, it plays damn loud (the overdrive/distortion channel sounds like crap though).
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You cannot build on hope. Hope is the only doom that did not escape from Pandora's box. Only you can change this dire situation.
Or shipping delays from manufacturer to retailer lol
I have been watching a lot of Harry Potter and practicing my sorcery. I accidently turned my ampeg 210 into this
The "book of words" that comes with the R200c(and the R112cab)mentions that "using the tweeter may cause unwanted distortion". Since to me, ALL distortion is unwanted, the only time the 200c's tweeter is on is when I'm running the CD player through it on breaks. I see no reason to have a tweeter in a bass amp. Most of them won't handle or reproduce bass freqs, so why?
If you’re a slapper and a popper there’s lots of high frequency stuff that needs a tweeter to work right.
My Markbass CMD121P has a tweeter that my music doesn’t need. A small piece of acoustic foam fastened in front of it renders it almost silent out front.
My Markbass CMD121P has a tweeter that my music doesn’t need. A small piece of acoustic foam fastened in front of it renders it almost silent out front.
Ah. I don't slap(bone spur on right thumb, right there)and I don't pop-except corn, so...
Wow- you scored a nice one there- Thought about MB combos, but a little speedy for my present level- sadly...that JB 15” or the student model are tempting!!!
I'm Comboless...
But your Wizardry seems potent! That’s a nice looking bass! What combo are you thinking of now?? You had TWO Ampeg at one point??? Refresh my fading memory...
Did an electric gig with my Markbass combo I usually use for upright gigs. It hung with a pretty powerful drummer on my gig tonight. This is a very versatile little rig.
I've owned the JB 15 combo. It was very nice, lightweight, and well built. It sounded great when playing in my bedroom, but during a gig, the sound did not impress me at all. It also was not nearly loud enough, even being used as a personal monitor. At the time, I wasn't playing loud rock music either. Maybe I was expecting too much from the JB combo due to the price tag. I even bought an amp wedge to see if that would help, but sadly after 2 gigs I returned it. Not knocking the amp, I loved the form factor and overall look/build quality, it just wasn't for me.Wow- you scored a nice one there- Thought about MB combos, but a little speedy for my present level- sadly...that JB 15” or the student model are tempting!!!
But your Wizardry seems potent! That’s a nice looking bass! What combo are you thinking of now?? You had TWO Ampeg at one point??? Refresh my fading memory...
I’m still tempted to find a Peavey Bandit and turn it into a bass head.
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oh heck yeah
A casual confirmation by doing the RTFM thing confirms my Phil Jones BG-400 combo is full range: 35Hz - 15KHz. There are no tweeters. That's the Piranha drivers working as designed.
Strictly fingerstyle here, and everything beyond 5KHz is dealt with the cab sim (fridge) on the VT Bass. It's a proper low pass filter roll off at 5KHz, from all sources I can find. The HPF function of the VT Bass is much gentler and perfectly functional as is.
Incoming with the Acinonyx is a free NordyMute. With the cat bass' deep roll off filter on, plus the NordyMute, there isn't going to be anything near 5KHz to reproduce. But my combo can if I want
To anything.add bacon, and you'll be surprised.
