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Used Bassman 410H - Good/Bad indifferent?
- Thread starter DanL
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Tried one paired to a Bassman 400 head at a shop and I was impressed, but shop play vs. band context are two totally different things. However, it seemed to have plenty of lows and clear highs, but sounded scooped.
Eventually I wound up with a Bassman 400 210 combo and it sounds similar. I've played it at some of my job's quarterly events with my coworker who is a DJ (couldn't get a band together so I'd just play along to some stuff he was playing - still lots of fun) and it seemed to work well in that context.
I have tried it with my worship team but I was getting lost in our mix. And I wasn't able to spend time with the EQ dialing in some mids to fit it into our mix. I think some of that is some tone baked into the head, but I haven't tried it with many other cabs to say. Sounds massive through a fridge though. Haven't tried in in the metal band I'm in yet as I have other gear for that.
That said, what kind of music will you play? Personally if I found one local for that price and it worked/looked decent I'd not think twice about it. I'm not familiar with how the SVT4 Pro sounds but at that price it's worth a shot IMO. If you get another cab you'll have an extra for practicing at home or wherever.
Raz
Eventually I wound up with a Bassman 400 210 combo and it sounds similar. I've played it at some of my job's quarterly events with my coworker who is a DJ (couldn't get a band together so I'd just play along to some stuff he was playing - still lots of fun) and it seemed to work well in that context.
I have tried it with my worship team but I was getting lost in our mix. And I wasn't able to spend time with the EQ dialing in some mids to fit it into our mix. I think some of that is some tone baked into the head, but I haven't tried it with many other cabs to say. Sounds massive through a fridge though. Haven't tried in in the metal band I'm in yet as I have other gear for that.
That said, what kind of music will you play? Personally if I found one local for that price and it worked/looked decent I'd not think twice about it. I'm not familiar with how the SVT4 Pro sounds but at that price it's worth a shot IMO. If you get another cab you'll have an extra for practicing at home or wherever.
Raz
My rule is if I think about it after I sleep on it (or the 24 hr rule) then I should probably go for it.
