What cabs am I sleeping on? (Need help picking a new cab)

[Samuel Newsham]

What amp and cab is this new rig replacing?

A 212 probably wouldn't carry enough outdoors. IMO outdoor gigs and casinos need FOH, so a 112 would do. For bars and clubs I'd use either my BF Super Compact or BB2.

I currently gig a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 with a markbass 2x10 and a fender bassman 1x15. Those were convenient deals I picked up to replace an EBS 4x10 that was just way too much to lug around lol. I just picked up [last week] the DG Microtubes 900 V2 and want to go to a single manageable cab or 2 smaller cabs. Thats why I was leaning toward a 2x12 thinking it was the compromise. I also play a variety of genres so I'm trying to work out something pretty universal.

 

[Killing Floor]

I have the 212 BBC. It’s very portable, not much larger than my Mesa 112. And only 38 lbs. It’s loud and tight and the baffle is tilted so you don’t need to stack it to hear it or feel it. I got mine direct and had Drue wrap it orange. He’s good to work with. I’d buy it again. I also like the retractable handle in back. Very convenient.
You won’t be disappointed.

 

[Charley Umbria]

Don’t overlook the DNA 112. A pair of those will cover a lot of ground.

 

[noahw1]

Genzler, Berg, Mesa, Audiokinesis, Barefaced, RevSound, LDS

 

[chris_b]

I currently gig a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 with a markbass 2x10 and a fender bassman 1x15. . . . .

I'd say a BF 112 will easily match either of your cabs, but, depending on your volume, 1 BF cab might not match both cabs together.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Mesa Subway owner here, (1x15, 2x10, and 2x12). You can't go wrong with any of their cabs. 2x12 is a great medium sized single cab solution for a decent price. 2 15s is heaven.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I have a BBC Matrix. Great cab, but overkill for my needs.

 

[Obese Chess]

Having A/B'd the Darkglass with the Berg 212 it's the Berg by a mile. Berg also beat out 212's by Aguilar and Genzler when I was playing them.

 

[makanudo]

A 1x12 Barefaced is really enough for playing bigger rooms?

More than speaker size/quanitty you should look at speaker efficiency/sensitivity and the like.

I ended up going with a 1x12+6" cabinet with a response from 40 Hz to 10 Khz that gets as loud as a conventional 4x10 while being FRFR. Worth the coin IMO.

I took it for its first rodeo 2 weeks ago in a medium sized bar for a 4 piece rock band and the Sound engineer told me to turn down... TURN DOWN. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?. My 800 watt (running at 400 with this cab) was at 11 o clock on the master.

I'd look into those kind of designs depending on what you're looking for.

If you are going to play big venues with FOH the cab is irrelevant since it's mostly for your monitoring. Unless you mic it up or whatever but still it's going to be 1 speaker blended with DI most likely.

Smaller venues where you'd need to carry the bass on your own, 900 watts is plenty of headroom to turn loud so any number of cabs capable of handling that power will do.

 

[REV]

Years ago I compared the Aguliar GS112 and the Berg HT112. The Berg was clearly better and much more expensive and I told myself that the Aguliar was good enough and I probably didn't need something as good as the Berg. I gigged with a pair of the Aguliar cabs for about a year and noticed a definite hole in the mid-range. I eventually found a used pair of Berg 12's that I could afford and I have never looked back.

 

[jthisdell]

You can't go wrong with Berg

Word

 

[seedokebass]

Aguilar DB410 was great with everything I used it for: pop band, pop rock band, pop punk band, acoustic/folksy gigs and the last band I was in that did covers (modern rock, some classic rock, country) and never slouched.

I was going to get a DG head when they were first out but ended up going back to a Tone Hammer 500 with no regrets. Also sounded killer with a Hartke LH500 and a Behringer 3000BXT.

The only cons are it's a little heavy and the supplied casters suck. I attached permanent 3" heavy duty ones and it was great to move.

 

[vvvmmm]

I hafta say, sounds uncomfortable.

 

[jimmydean]

Take a look at a Phil Jones Bass C8 ( 8x5 ) cabs , can handle 800 watts .....great cabinet .

 

[rysker6]

Always gonna say GK, anything GK, but I finally just tried a Bergantino and it was like nothing I'd ever played. I totally get the Breaking Bad hype with them.

 

[Omega Monkey]

A Bergantino 2x12 is probably nice, but I bet for way less money you could just get the GK NEO 212, which is actually one of the best cabs on the market, and fairly easy to find new or used. For the kind of stuff you're doing, I would think that would be a good bet. Also, if you were ever going to play metal or punk in a band, you could add another GK 212, and again, that lower cost would allow that. Then you can leave one cab at home and one at your band's practice space and use both for gigs when necessary.

If your volume needs are modest, you might go for a "super cab" (ie a tiny tiny crazy expensive cab that is supposed to get louder than you would expect). The laws of physics still apply and there's no free lunch. Unless you have physical limitations where you can't lift a 50 lb cab once in a while, you can get a LOT more for your money focusing on sound quality than shrinking the size down.

 

[Samuel Newsham]

Yeah its not so much a physical limitation as a real estate one. Need the space for most bars etc and carpooling everyone's gear in my truck when we play jersey shore gigs. If we can get everyone in my truck, with gear, we only have to park once lol.

 

[Omega Monkey]

Well, most 2x12s have the same footprint as a 1x12, so you don't really save any space that way.

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

So, if I understand this DG amp....It will run:

500 watts @ 4 Ohms, 350 Watts @ 8 Ohms and 900 Watts @ 2 Ohms.

I would point out that two (2) cabs will help your situation better than a single. I am not sure what the budget is in doing it right. However, I should direct you to look at the BAER ML112 Series II Cabinets.

ML112 = 350 Watts @ 8 Ohms so you could push max power @ 8 Ohms and not kill your cabinet. The 500 Watts @ 4 Ohms is very comfortable into 700 Watts RMS on the pair.

The cabinet is 1 x 12" + 1 x 6" (Mid-Loaded) with the 6" in its own sealed compartment. The 12" is ported. Weight is about 36 lbs. These can stack vertical OR horizontal with feet on both sides. That means small foot print, better low-end extension, better despurtion of sound and being smaller overall than a large cabinet.

These sound real good!

Good luck ..

 

[jeff7bass]

Recently picked up a Darkglass Microtubes 900 V2 and am trying to figure out the best cab pairing. The main ones I've been checking out are Darkglass 2x12, Schroeder 310 or 101215, Boom Bass Cab Matrix, and Berg 2x12 NXT. Looking for something versatile to multiple genres (I play in a popish cover band for gigs but play metal/punk at home for fun). Never had the ability to buy something awesome the first time and want to do it right for once.

What would you do? What am I missing?

Revsound 410 vertical is what you need. Tilt-back and roll it out too.