Which single cab would you gig with?

[DiabolusInMusic]

I gigged just my Epifani 3x10 for the last couple years, I did maybe the odd gig with my Markbass 4x10 or just P.A support.

I would pick my fEARful since it would support a bigger stage but mine is heavy, and I can carry my 3x10 with one hand. In fact I can carry my whole stage rig in one trip if I really want. I am also assuming I am having P.A. support everywhere, which I have so far in my gigging life.

 

[Mark Gollihur]

My Goliath 2x10 killed it for years. I had a 1x18 Bertha to sit underneath it for big gigs, but I really didn't need it.

Nowadays, my little EA Wizzy MLINE can do everything I need it to. Anything too big for that cab has house support.

 

[Fuzzbass]

I you could only have one cab in your arsenal, which one would it be? Keep in mind that you have to move this yourself (for all of you saying Ampeg 8x10), cost involved (not an unlimited budget) and versatility... Let's take the small coffee house gig off the plate, but for everything from a dive bar with 100 people, to an outdoor gig with minimal PA support, which cab would you choose? 4x10? 2x12? 1x15?

Easy-peasy lemon squeezy: Bergantino NV610. It has all the goodness of the Ampeg 8x10, and then some IMHO. And it does it in a smaller, lighter package. In 30+ years I have never heard a better cab, and I play low B five string, often tuned a half-step flat.

At 100 pounds it's still fairly heavy, and all 6x10 cabs are bulky, but this one tilts back and rolls easily: the only problem is stairs.

The NV610 is sealed and tweeterless just like the Ampeg, so it won't appeal to the ultra hi-fi crowd. But if the SVT vibe works for you, go for it.

I use a 1x15 or 2x10 for tiny gigs, but the NV610 gets the rest of my work. I rarely have to deal with stairs, but when I do I get someone to help.

 

[MrLenny1]

4x10 cab.

 

[Blues Bass 2]

Xsonics 212cf . Smallest cab I know that will keep up with a decently loud rock band and still sound big and not break up . Stays tight with good low end and easy to hear .

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

My 4-ohm Fearless 210 does it all. Max volume equals or beats good 410s. Weight 47 pounds. Accepts 900-1100 watts of power, but I go on the conservative side with my Puma 900.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/fearless-f210-955149/

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[Phendyr_Loon]

I can cover most of my gigs with a 2- 1x12" setup. So a single cab that would suit my needs would probably be a 2x12.

 

[the mojo hobo]

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this sums it all up


2x12 "even lighter" standard since 2000

Genz Benz NEOX 212T

This.

 

[obimark]

I put a vote in for my Golight 210- for most of the gigs I do it, it is easily loud enough. Worst case I'd add a 112 on the bottom, which was ungodly loud, or another 210 and stack them vertically.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

Here's an acoustic recording of the Fearless 210 from a recent gig:

 

[TheRealKong]

After my main band splitted in 1984 I sold all my gear, because it was heavy: 2 x GallienKrueger 800 RB with 2 x 215'' and 2 x 212''-cabs. I decidet to keep the GK 200 MB I used for rehearshall and looked for a extension cab for gigs with a new band.

So I found my cab. For about zhe three following years I gigged with a custom made 410''-cab which I still own. It is sealed and built like the upper half of an Ampeg fridge. I used the 200 MB with the 410''-cab in all different live-situations.

As it came up with more gigs and more bands I purchased a SWR Redhead, and used the cab as extension cab. It was a beautiful match, because the 410''-cab delivered all the mids the Redhead was not able to produce. Now the Redhead is history, but the 410''-cab is still there, now for about 32 years.

I will keep this cab because it has a sweet tone that fits to all kind of all-tube-amps and all my hybrid amps. So if I had to choose between all my cabs I would keep this particular 410''-cab.

Ciao

Uwe

 

[DJJazzV]

Bergantino HT322. 800 watts, 4 ohm, tone monster.

 

[Brad Johnson]

I you could only have one cab in your arsenal, which one would it be? Keep in mind that you have to move this yourself (for all of you saying Ampeg 8x10), cost involved (not an unlimited budget) and versatility... Let's take the small coffee house gig off the plate, but for everything from a dive bar with 100 people, to an outdoor gig with minimal PA support, which cab would you choose? 4x10? 2x12? 1x15?

Glasstone 212 Lil G for all of the above... including the coffee house gig. It's coffee house sized but big gig capable.

 

[Nephilymbass]

I've owned a lot of cabs. 15s, 410s, 610s, 810s mostly from ampeg, peavey and swr. My current favorite is my ampeg 410he. It looks great, sounds great, is easy to move, and fits all kinds of gigs. But if the pa can't hack it I prefer either two 410he cabs or one 810e and I rank the two 410he cabs over the 810 do to portability and having horns .

 

[Jeff Bonny]

I couldn't get away with just one cab. The 1x8 I use for acoustic type small venue gigs wouldn't work with a rock or country or blues band with a hittin' drummer. And the 1x15 or 4x8 I use with a hittin' drummer wouldn't just be overkill for a duo gig in a restaurant in a lot of those places it wouldn't physically fit.

If you put a gun to my head though I'd probably go with a 1x15.

 

[Dom5string]

I thought I would take my 410 to the grave, but my Xsonics 2125cf has been my box of choice the last few months. Tough to beat it!

 

[MJ_Sotti]

Getting along very well with my Avatar B410 neo.

 

[pgk]

bag end S15D-L

 

[bassfreakah]

swr 1 15 cab is great for what i do, for outside gigs i just add another. I have used 10s my hole life i like the sound of a good 15 now.

 

[tocs100]

Greenboy fEARful sub--but with the non-LF Eminence 3015 (bottom cab in pic). I had the LF version of the speaker and it "beamed" too much around 1kHz and went TOO low. (Bled thru the drum riser and into the drum mics for a huge whooom!). The non-LF version has better highs, but best is to biamp it of course.

The tiny Peavey Impulse 2 monitor in the pic is remarkable flat from 100Hz on up so it makes a great, small, top-end. Also the cab AND speaker combined is only 35lbs. and it handles 600watts rms with ease. The 15" cab on top has the same speaker but it's a cheaper cab. I've only needed the two cabs 1 time in 50 shows, and I'm thinking about selling the fEARful.....