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Who here rocks a single 15?
- Thread starter Jason Hollar
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single 15's? i like 'em! i recently reconfigured a couple of cabinets and have had no access to a single 15" for a couple of months...but i have two black widow 15's and i'm contemplating a cab for each --- just to have the option, or for pairing one with a 2x10 cab.
but i like the 'smooth' of a single 15!
but i like the 'smooth' of a single 15!
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I LOVE my Genz Benz Uber115.. Great Cab.. Punchy . Tight fat bottom..
svtb15
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I wish i could get a 1x15 that is a single driver just like a BAG End S15 but that went a bit DEEPER in tone.
They are efficient, and organic sounding.. Its a small box about 18 x 18 x15.. Any cab builders here?
They are efficient, and organic sounding.. Its a small box about 18 x 18 x15.. Any cab builders here?
I may need to revisit this as my best 1x15 rig is the 3015 in a TL606 cabinet.
It sounds very good but does not have enough clean headroom for a rock stage mix.
I have been assuming that a single 15 just doesn't have enough cone area to push much air?
OTOH, I see guys like Duke, Mesa, Barefaced, etc. getting huge priase fro single 1x15's (or 1x12's)
Has cabinet design technology changed that much since a stock 3015 came out or are the speaker variants that much beefier?
The GB 2x12 NeoX has been a better solution for me but have not tried the Uber 1x15 or the other modern 1x15 offereings.
It sounds very good but does not have enough clean headroom for a rock stage mix.
I have been assuming that a single 15 just doesn't have enough cone area to push much air?
OTOH, I see guys like Duke, Mesa, Barefaced, etc. getting huge priase fro single 1x15's (or 1x12's)
Has cabinet design technology changed that much since a stock 3015 came out or are the speaker variants that much beefier?
The GB 2x12 NeoX has been a better solution for me but have not tried the Uber 1x15 or the other modern 1x15 offereings.
I thought I posted on this thread, but looks like not. I use a Carvin MB15 with an 115MBE cabinet, when needed, to which I had them add neo speakers. Very compact and light, the amp has big sound, both are kick butt. This is my 22" scale custom Tele mini bass.
So do you feel that adding a 115 to a 410 makes for a good rig? I just got a 115 to stack my 410 onto but haven't been able to try 'em both out. I figure the 115 would add some girth instead of another 410.
The 1-15" has been my mainstay for most of my playing days (starting with a 15 watt Univox for $99 new) & using Hartke 1x15's since '89!
My one and only amp is a Fender M-80 combo. I've used it in different settings and it never disappoints. (Not my amp, but it looks just like this except with casters.)
Well, it depends on how much air you need to push ... I've never played with more than a 1x15, albeit mainly in smaller venues and with sensible colleagues, and never felt remotely underpowered. But we have a quiet stage discipline in the circles I mostly play in.
Single 15" in this Vox V125B.
