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Tiny Head, Same Big Speaker Cabs: What's the Point?

#501
Looking for a Tiny head for this. LMBO And 4 guys to move it to gigs...... LOL
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mike_mckaigg said:
I see a couple of options. for a "fly-in" gig it's nice to have a light head to put in a bag and plug in to cabinets that may be available locally. Or for myself, I have the Hartke TX600 (7 pounds, 600 Watts) and two HyDrive 1x12 cabinets. I use one or both depending on the gig and they're switchable 4 or 8 ohms. I used one cab at 4 ohms for a pit orchestra gig last month.
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how is the tx600 volume wise ? i read a lot of different stuff here n there but getting input from a current user is always a plus , thanks
 
#512
DP/Earwave said:
View attachment 3011299 I am using the Genzler 800 head and two of his very light and great sounding cabs. One is a single 10" speaker with 4 - 2" speakers down the center for a sweet top end. The other cab is a 12 with 4 3" inch speakers down the middle. I am very very happy with this rig, and have used one cab very effectively if I don't need to be too loud or take up much space.
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You Da' Man!!
 
#513
bigtone23 said:
I've seen the small heads vibrate off cabs before. This is why my two light heads are not free standing. One is built into my Markbass combo, the TC BH250 is rack mounted in a 3 space bag.
The idea of a back up device is solid. I know a couple guys who keep GK MB200 heads packed in their accessory bag as a backup.
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The bag that's made for my Littlemark III has velcro that grabs the rat fur on my cabinet. Anchors it on there just fine.
 
#514
selowitch said:
Such as? The ones that I own are relatively heavy, so any purchase of a lightweight head is largely (hahahaha) beside the point.
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I always wanted a classic Ampeg SVT to play my '68 Ampeg scroll top through. My friend had one in his 3rd floor wall-up studio. It sounded so awesome when we rehearsed there. He said I could borrow it anytime. I tried to lift the head off the cab by myself. (Not in THIS lifetime! I love my 1.6 pound ELF.) He helped me get the head off so I could check out the weight of the cab. I could barely kick it back to be able to wheel it around, let alone move it or even think of trying to wrangle it down the stairs. My Trace Elliot 1x10" is small, not too heavy, and gets the job done. If I need more, the cleaning output on the head can go direct to the PA and monitors so I don't have to worry about killing my back. Also, everything fits in the truck so I don't need a wagon or van to transport my stuff. just my $0.02.
 
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FenderBass71 said:
Check the Schroeder cabs. Great sound, light weight, and lots of choices of number of speakers and speaker sizes. I have the 15PL and 12PL and push them with the Genzler Magellan 800.
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Yep I'm using two Schroeder Cabs too. A 12PL (Single 12 in) and an older model 12-12L (Dual 12 inch with one mounted in a corner slot load) and pushing with a Bergantino B|Amp...... Killer sound, light weight, small foot print, goes anywhere. Best amp I've ever used and been doing this since the 60s.
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