Tiny hotel room speaker cabinet?

[BobKos]

why?

Because if I am in a hotel room that means I am out of my normal zone. I am probably jet lagged or running on less sleep than normal. I might be on a work trip which often involves WAY more work in a day than normal. At the end of the day (whether that is 5PM, 8PM, 12 Noon, or whenever, I want my hotel room to be a haven of peace. I would be VERY pissed if I was trying to spool down and some ass is hammering away on a bass next door to me. Especially if I have to wake up for work at 4AM. Worse if I have to wake up for work at 3PM! NO WAY! A live bass amp does not belong in a hotel room.

I understand the OP is looking for a solution to his band collaboration issue. Still an amplified bass penetrates walls easily and would likely be an annoyance at almost any volume level in that setting.

I lived in a hotel for 2 months on a job assignment. I had a mixer, a Line 6 Pod, and a Walkman CD player all feeding a set of headphones. I played whenever I wanted without concerns of disturbing others.

 

[shirojiro]

For collaboration I'd use a small mixer and a multi channel headphone amp over a bass cab. It will probably be lighter

 

[DWBass]

I agree with the headphone suggestions. I'm not playing my bass through an amp in any hotel.

 

[DWBass]

Why would you think it's ok to play your bass through an amp in a hotel situation. USE HEADPHONES.

 

[Lammchop93]

Skip the cab and get a GK Plex. Works great for that purpose.

 

[Queue]

PJB Nano X4 (combo) with Bluetooth or Aux in. A nice little combo for getting in some room-level practice. (and a headphone jack, if you manage to piss off your neighbors)

If the X4C ever reaches any markets outside of Japan, it adds USB-C power!

 

[monkeyland]

Boss Waza Air
You won't ever want anything else

 

[Inertialsky]

At the right hour I bet I could get my neighbors to complain about my 3 watt Blackstar bass amp.

even it has a headphone jack!

 

[logdrum]

Read the OP people. The whole band is doing a low volume practice in the hotel room. Some hotel rooms can handle loud swinger, hen and stag parties and the next room dwellers can meditate as well. It's not necessarily a motel 6.

 

[Queue]

Thanx for all the input. I should have mentioned that the entire band meets up in a hotel room occasionally to go over tunes. Low volume of course but we can never hear the bass. My current set up works great but the speaker cab is too heavy for my bag. It's made out of cast aluminum I think.
I was using one side of the iloud micro monitor with the irig at one point but it suddenly stopped working.

Depending on how loud your bandmates get the PJB X4 could easily get washed out. It's really designed for solo stuff. The PJB Double Four would be more up your alley.

NAD: PJB NanoBass X4 Tiny Practice Combo (pseudo-review w/vids)
NAD: PJB Double Four PLUS! (Imported from Japan because GAS) Review Inside

The D4 is shoebox sized, so it may be over your preferred size limit, but I'd bet it would sound much better.

 

[aj567]

Sounds ridiculous, but something that's worked in the past is just getting everyone to sit in the room and sing through their parts together.

After all, most mess-ups happen because someone forgets how "that bit" goes, not because they forget how to play it on their instrument.

 

[blastoff]

id rather hear some people jamming than other things that leak through hotel walls.

 

[gtirard]

Read the OP people. The whole band is doing a low volume practice in the hotel room. Some hotel rooms can handle loud swinger, hen and stag parties and the next room dwellers can meditate as well. It's not necessarily a motel 6.

Yes, it's amazing how many people are writing who can't read these days.

 

[mikewalker]

these tiny things have very good bass response: YU2 Powered Desktop Speakers | Kanto Audio

(feed one of them with the line out or headphone out of yer amp... - or use the pair)

 

[DrBnz]

WAZA-AIR HEADPHONES

 

[Queue]

Read the OP people. The whole band is doing a low volume practice in the hotel room. Some hotel rooms can handle loud swinger, hen and stag parties and the next room dwellers can meditate as well. It's not necessarily a motel 6.

To be fair, that part wasn't in the OP, but in a reply a few posts down. But your point is valid. OP does NOT want headphones.

 

[1n3]

Quick review for those who either didn't read or ignored the original post: He already carries an MB200 head for backup; uses with a small stereo speaker now, but it's bigger and heavier than he wants to carry.

If volume requirement is low enough, my suggestion is, a small passive desktop computer speaker. Often they come in pairs; one powered, one passive. Could stick a plug on the end of the passive speaker. Can find cheap at most thrift stores.

 

[seamonkey]

Try an PJ Ear Box 2.4lbs
Ear-Box – Phil Jones Bass

High impedance drivers so it can handle 1000w amp.
You can use it on stage as a personal monitor too.

 

[mdogs]

Quick review for those who either didn't read or ignored the original post: He already carries an MB200 head for backup; uses with a small stereo speaker now, but it's bigger and heavier than he wants to carry.

If volume requirement is low enough, my suggestion is, a small passive desktop computer speaker. Often they come in pairs; one powered, one passive. Could stick a plug on the end of the passive speaker. Can find cheap at most thrift stores.

I read the posts, ignored what he wanted because what he wants to do is rude!

 

[cultrvultr]

Tiny speaker crew!
My favorite would be the recently discontinued Acoustic Image upshot. 1x10 fires up to your ears Instead of the walls.

A 1x6 cab like the Arnopol cabs or the Yorkville SB106 would do well too.

the Roland micro sucks (sold it) and I've tried to use the Blackstar Fly mini stack for similar hotel rehearsals and it's a joke. Can't wait to sell mine.