Wet dry Wet bassrig...

Whatever cab you use, would have to have isolated inputs to use part of the cab only. example, an 8x10 with separate inputs for the top 410 and bottom 410. If your cab does not have this feature, you CANNOT plug more than one amp into it.

 

In my experience, W/D rigs don't sound great using one cabinet, unless the speakers are completely separated internally. I am not familiar with that Hiwatt cab, though.

 

Its not a question of wiring.... you must be certain that the drivers are PHYSICALLY SEPARATED into different compartments from each other for this to work.

Example, the Ampeg 8x10 is FOUR separate compartments of two 10's each. The Carvin 8x10, and many other manufacturers place ALL of the drivers in ONE internal space.

Different sources require separation.

 

Ya, I agree. Separate cabs all the way around. So much easier in the long run.

 

This is my "Wet/Dry" rig:





Clean signal into channel 2 of the bass 400, Wah/Fuzz into channel 1 of the Bass 400.
Slave out from the Bass 400 goes through the effectsprocessors to the Strategy 400.

So the Bass 400 always has a dry output (except for the wah/fuzz sounds) Strategy 400 has the dry sound from the Bass 400 + effects from the processors when needed.

The bass 400 feeds the 1x15 cabs and the Strategy the 2x10 cabs (stereo)

and don't forget to put a cat in one cab:

 

So really, this is a W/D/W/Cat rig...

Must sound monstrous!

 

I've experimented with this sort of stuff for many years. I prefer just using a stereo rig with a 15 foot spread and band limiting one side (cutting deep lows), or vertically stacking two cabs and running clean/dirty but with the option for clean effects in both cabs. If I want more spread than that I just send EFX to the house.

Here's one old permutation of my rig:

 

Charlie,
That rig really is just too pretty to take on any gig!

 

Not to mention way too heavy and bulky!

All the PA trappings reflect my usage of multiple EFX paths, plus guitar synth, a sampler, processed vocals, etc., in Passing Wind. A mini mixer like the VLZ 1202 I used to have was just barely enough for those gigs, hence the Crest XR-20 board.The footswitch controls my Rane speaker management system, which can also change things like EFX patching/mixing, EQ, multiband compression, and also has an expression pedal hookup for panning and wet/dry mixing in real time.

I have four different top boxes (6 + tweeter), and have tried some satellite w/sub configurations too. That might be more in line with the original premise of this thread, I guess?

 

Play jazz gigs that only require a 112 cab?

Seriously, a pair of satellite cabs with an 8 or 10 and a tweeter would probably work great for what you seem to want.

 

It certainly makes things easier, but a rig does not need to be compact.

Now, playing a live gig at your standard bar with a rig like that would just piss off the sound guy. They are not going to want to mic up 3 different cabs, or take 3 DI's, or any combination of that to get a bass tone.

 

Did you ever continue with your wet/dry/wet setup??

 

I don't know about him and his wet, dry, wet but I offer a wet, dry all tube option in my rehearsal/recording facility back line as standard, as many Metal bass players find this is a very good way of maintaining punch and clarity with higher levels of distortional and other FX running.

No cooling fans but plenty of KT 88's and big partridge transformers so records legendarily well on just one well placed U87.
No need for stereo just one really strong resultant channel will do me.
This is Mr Johnson of Devilment giving it in large portions in rehearsal.
PS you can never have enough preamps though.