Well, JohnK was right on, as always. He's only guilty of understatement when he said that his favorite JBL 15's sound best in a Fender tone ring cabinet. 
I finally got the (sweet!) E-130 he sold me mounted and sealed in the Showman clone tone ring cab that arrived last week from my new friend Rick at Link Removed You can't tell by looking, but this was his first experience covering with tweed. The build quality and attention to detail is superb. He even 'blackens' the heads of the supplied speaker bolts so that they don't show through the grille. Nylon stop nuts are included to keep the speaker firmly in place. My buddy is still not quite down wiring my matching tweed Bassman clone, so I brought home my Walkabout for a test drive. My last single fifteen rig was a B-15N. With all due respect for all that is Ampeg, I've never heard one sound this good. This thing packs an authoritative punch all up and down the fretboard. My ears have been acclimated to my ML-112 for months. The E130 doesn't have the same type of high mids and highs, but it's not shy with the highs. Notes have a nice, clear presence and fullness. I was noodling around at low volume, playing with the EQ at first. Then I gave it some juice - this thing can bring some thunder. I keep plugging in all four of my basses in sequence and almost having too much fun here...
The two tabs on the bottom allow easy grille removal. Nitpick - I would have used additional velcro mounts in the middle at top and bottom of the (nicely executed!) oxblood grille...
Brass rings for the screws were another nice touch! The cab is 3/4 ply, well braced and batted. Rick uses deck screws in addition to glue to keep the baffle from developing rattles. The jack, cup and speaker lead are are all good quality. Thanks again to John for the JBL and hipping me to these and Rick for making the old new again for me with this fine cabinet.
I finally got the (sweet!) E-130 he sold me mounted and sealed in the Showman clone tone ring cab that arrived last week from my new friend Rick at Link Removed You can't tell by looking, but this was his first experience covering with tweed. The build quality and attention to detail is superb. He even 'blackens' the heads of the supplied speaker bolts so that they don't show through the grille. Nylon stop nuts are included to keep the speaker firmly in place. My buddy is still not quite down wiring my matching tweed Bassman clone, so I brought home my Walkabout for a test drive. My last single fifteen rig was a B-15N. With all due respect for all that is Ampeg, I've never heard one sound this good. This thing packs an authoritative punch all up and down the fretboard. My ears have been acclimated to my ML-112 for months. The E130 doesn't have the same type of high mids and highs, but it's not shy with the highs. Notes have a nice, clear presence and fullness. I was noodling around at low volume, playing with the EQ at first. Then I gave it some juice - this thing can bring some thunder. I keep plugging in all four of my basses in sequence and almost having too much fun here...The two tabs on the bottom allow easy grille removal. Nitpick - I would have used additional velcro mounts in the middle at top and bottom of the (nicely executed!) oxblood grille...
Brass rings for the screws were another nice touch! The cab is 3/4 ply, well braced and batted. Rick uses deck screws in addition to glue to keep the baffle from developing rattles. The jack, cup and speaker lead are are all good quality. Thanks again to John for the JBL and hipping me to these and Rick for making the old new again for me with this fine cabinet.
