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Which single cab would you gig with?

#84
Seriously though, the SP212 paired up with the Orange TB500 really is a beast. With teeth.

Also Ampeg 810 cabs have been an industry standard for many for a long time. Mainly because they deliver the goods as in tone, bottom end, and volume. Quality gear man.
 
#85
Get a mid range or high quality 115 and call it a day. If you go this route do NOT go cheap it defeats the purpose. Plenty of Neo 115's on the market pushing 300-400RMS and even ceramics that are all light weight. I'm talking less then 50lbs. I walked into GC with my Genz Benz Focus 115 in one hand and a bass in the other and they looked at me like I had to be on roids.
 
#88
NickfromSOS said:
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?
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I reject the premise of your question. I simply would not use the same cab for a small bar as I would for an outdoor gig with minimal PA support. This is one major reason why I'm an aficionado of using multiple smaller cabs - precisely because it's such a straightforward thing to scale up or scale down as necessary, depending on the size of the venue & the playing conditions. :eyebrow:

MM
 
#91
karl_em_all said:
Also Ampeg 810 cabs have been an industry standard for many for a long time. Mainly because they deliver the goods as in tone, bottom end, and volume. Quality gear man.
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Mainly, it's because they're fairly cheap, and readily available - tone is subjective, but regarding bottom end and volume, Mesa's PH810 and SWR's Megoliath both beat Ampeg's 810e by a LONG shot... I say this after owning atleast 3 of the Ampegs, and having gigged hundreds of them over the years...


- georgestrings
 
#92
Regarding the OP - for me, it would probably be a 215, since I know a good one will handle my volume needs, and I like the way most of them sound... My Mesa PH215 definitely would work, as would a Berg NV215 - if I could find one... I'm guessing a GB Dually would work well for me, too - but that's just a guess...


- georgestrings
 
#94
georgestrings said:
Mainly, it's because they're fairly cheap, and readily available - tone is subjective, but regarding bottom end and volume, Mesa's PH810 and SWR's Megoliath both beat Ampeg's 810e by a LONG shot... I say this after owning atleast 3 of the Ampegs, and having gigged hundreds of them over the years...


- georgestrings
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On the price and availability - true that. But if they didn't sound good nobody would use them.
 
#96
I play in different bands with different rehearsal spaces, and practice at home. I'd then have to make transportability an important factor, which would also mean I'd only need only one head, which again would mean (for me) that a correct choice could be a combo.

From what I know and the situation I am in, I think the best solution would be a TC Electronics BG250. I know you asked for cab, but since 210 or 115 for me are the only compromise between transportability and SPL, I see no reason why I would have to consider another, and more expensive solution.

If I have to choose a separate cabinet, I guess a Markbass Traveler 102P would be nice, but in truth, I think there are better bang for the bucks options as well (but you didn't ask about price). I haven't heard the Markbass New Yorker 151, but that may also be a cool option I'd be likely to consider. :)

NB: I currently have a 115 + 210 cab stack (Kustom DE series) in the only permanant rehearsal space, and that is also my gig rig. For my other (smaller) band situations and home I have a small and pretty portable 112 cab (Eden EX112). Both solutions are powered by a lightweight class D amp I carry in my backpack. This means I can easily move all my bass gear in one go for all rehearsals. Same for small gigs (bass in one hand, cab in other, the rest in a normal size padded backpack).
 
#97
karl_em_all said:
On the price and availability - true that. But if they didn't sound good nobody would use them.
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Again, "good" is subjective in this case - but when compared to the PH810 or Megoliath, they're all mids - little lows and no highs... Honestly, if you A/B'd one with either of those other cabs, you'd swear that the Ampeg had a blanket over the grill, and was missing 1/3 of it's speakers...

IMO, the SVT810e became a standard like the SM58 did - because they work, are durable, don't cost alot, and are readily available - but there are much better choices available for those willing and/or able to spend more... For example - have you ever played an NV610???

I'm guessing you haven't played alot of amps and cabs - and definitely not in a band setting...


- georgestrings
 
#99
georgestrings said:
Again, "good" is subjective in this case - but when compared to the PH810 or Megoliath, they're all mids - little lows and no highs... Honestly, if you A/B'd one with either of those other cabs, you'd swear that the Ampeg had a blanket over the grill, and was missing 1/3 of it's speakers...

IMO, the SVT810e became a standard like the SM58 did - because they work, are durable, don't cost alot, and are readily available - but there are much better choices available for those willing and/or able to spend more... For example - have you ever played an NV610???

I'm guessing you haven't played alot of amps and cabs - and definitely not in a band setting...


- georgestrings
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Been playing since I was 16. That was 20 years ago. Played in my share of bands and playing in a few now. I've played gigs with Peavey, Warwick, Ampeg, Mark Bass, Eden, Yammaha, Traynor, and Orange (off the top of my head here). I'm just not a connoisseur of tone. For me something either sounds good in the setting I'm in or it doesn't. And I've owned crap gear so I definitely know what doesn't sound good.:D
 

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