Who here rocks a single 15?

[DavidEdenAria]

I always use the EVM15L speaker in a TL606 cabinet. Very old school sound with a lot of volume in the midrange but the bass notes fall off rapidly below 75 Hz.

It sounds absolutely amazing for hard rocking music and it "cuts" through the mix" very well when playing live shows. Pairs up very well with Mesa amps and the classic Mesa Diesel cabinet is essentially the same design.

If you like huge boom on the low end then this isn't the speaker cabinet for you. If you try to get more bottom end out of it by boosting the lows it will fart out and quickly demolish the speaker. But treat it gently and don't expect modern Neo thunder performance out of it and it will shine.

I always use the EVM15L speaker in a TL606 cabinet. Very old school sound with a lot of volume in the midrange but the bass notes fall off rapidly below 75 Hz.

It sounds absolutely amazing for hard rocking music and it "cuts" through the mix" very well when playing live shows. Pairs up very well with Mesa amps and the classic Mesa Diesel cabinet is essentially the same design.

If you like huge boom on the low end then this isn't the speaker cabinet for you. If you try to get more bottom end out of it by boosting the lows it will fart out and quickly demolish the speaker. But treat it gently and don't expect modern Neo thunder performance out of it and it will shine.

I have a pair of EV15L in TL-606 cabs.....sounds fine with a variety of amps too but i usually use the pair at 4 ohms.

I have thought about mixing another 15 speaker with 1 of these cabs but really i need to just dedicate 1 amp to just 1 EV15L TL-606 cabinet but the last time i did it just lacked fullness and i like a pair of the TL-606 cabs stacked.

 

[Wulfensteiner]

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.

If you want to add some serious bottom to your 410, a 15 is a great way to do it. The way I worked it, the 10 handled the 'punch' and the 15 handled the 'rumble'. I've since gone pure 10, but that's to taste

 

[DavidEdenAria]

At the risk of hijacking the thread let me just say that these two objectives tend to be mutually exclusive in the typical live gig setting. The reality is the bass is always in competition with the drums, guitars, keys and other instruments for frequency bands. If you have your bass putting out sound that is taking up all the frequency bands from the ultra low through the mids and into the high end, then there isn't much room for anybody else. Unless your name is Les Claypool, this isn't going to sit well with your bandmates.

The way to get every instrument to "cut through the mix" and be heard clearly and cleanly as individual voices compromises need to be made. Usually this means that the kick drum get the lowest frequencies (40-60 Hz) while the electric bass gets the space just above it (70-140 Hz). This means the bass doesn't get the "huge boom" you might want but the overall band sound is a higher priority.

There are exceptions, depending on the music genre. Some types of jazz or reggae and even country in some cases, might give the electric bass a lot more low end and tone down the low end of the drums.

But the overall rule is: you can't get something for nothing. If you try to make every instrument sound as huge as possible, all by itself, then when they're all put together in the mix, the entire sound will turn to garbage.

At the risk of hijacking the thread let me just say that these two objectives tend to be mutually exclusive in the typical live gig setting. The reality is the bass is always in competition with the drums, guitars, keys and other instruments for frequency bands. If you have your bass putting out sound that is taking up all the frequency bands from the ultra low through the mids and into the high end, then there isn't much room for anybody else. Unless your name is Les Claypool, this isn't going to sit well with your bandmates.

The way to get every instrument to "cut through the mix" and be heard clearly and cleanly as individual voices compromises need to be made. Usually this means that the kick drum get the lowest frequencies (40-60 Hz) while the electric bass gets the space just above it (70-140 Hz). This means the bass doesn't get the "huge boom" you might want but the overall band sound is a higher priority.

There are exceptions, depending on the music genre. Some types of jazz or reggae and even country in some cases, might give the electric bass a lot more low end and tone down the low end of the drums.

But the overall rule is: you can't get something for nothing. If you try to make every instrument sound as huge as possible, all by itself, then when they're all put together in the mix, the entire sound will turn to garbage.

I agree......I distinctly recall seeing Bruce Springsteen on 'The River tour'.....i was not really interested in bass much (Geddy Lee fanboy though) BUT i must say the first thing that stood out in the mix with the 'E Street Band' was the bass guitar, i think a Sting Ray (no clue about amps or how it was miked or mixed).

I had NO clue what this band would sound like in an actual live setting, but man, the bass fit perfectly in the mix, something that was missing in many live shows i saw later on in the 80's on (WAY too much kick drum).

Same with how Bill Wyman fit in with his short scale basses, it gave room to Charlie Watts kick drum.....im sayin there is more than one way to fit bass guitar well in a thicker mix.

 

[stockplus]

I rock this SVT-15E and 400RB in church on Sunday. Sounds great!

(Pardon the flying saucer cymbals)

 

[Bill G.]

In this pic, I'm using my "small" rig, a GK Neo 115 powered by an '80s 400RB. But for most of my gigs, I slap a GK Neo 212 on top of the 115. Heavenly!

 

[Two-Spirit]

BA115v2

 

[Wulfensteiner]

I rock this SVT-15E and 400RB in church on Sunday. Sounds great!
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(Pardon the flying saucer cymbals)

Of course it sounds great, it's an awesome choice! Hey admittedly, as much as I can't vibe with the amps, Ampeg cabs and GK heads do GOOD STUFF together!

And I've never seen cymbals that clean in my life!

 

[Marko 1]

If you want to add some serious bottom to your 410, a 15 is a great way to do it.

Actually, not. The 410 would likely totally overpower and out “serious-bottom” the 15”.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

I've been gigging my old MESA RR115 (TL606) cab a lot lately. the original EV was long gone when I got it so i installed an Eminence 3015 in it. Really sounds good. It especially likes my old Musicman HD150 head.

My Musicman HD 150 2x12 guitar amp absolutely rips thru any of my bass cabs but the pair of EV15L in TL-606 is almost perfect....old school with a lot of definition and not boomy but full.

 

[svtb15]

No I haven't... I would love a NON tweet cab though..

Probably a dumb question, but have you tried a Subway115?

 

[svtb15]

I was talking with Mike Merritt the bass player. He used/ uses an OLD Aggy 115.. He loves it

Been known to do that very thing on occasion.

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There is also this.

15" club

M. M.

 

[Chickenwheels]

I have a pair of EV15L in TL-606 cabs.....sounds fine with a variety of amps too but i usually use the pair at 4 ohms.

I have thought about mixing another 15 speaker with 1 of these cabs but really i need to just dedicate 1 amp to just 1 EV15L TL-606 cabinet but the last time i did it just lacked fullness and i like a pair of the TL-606 cabs stacked.

I’m using B & L cones together. I’m preferring the B when using just one. Sounds meatier with plenty of top end.

 

[Magi003]

I rock an Ampeg BA115 HP. It’s the 220W solid state. I love the tone, I get lots of compliments on its sound from my bandmates and our audiences. And the house often digs it because it has xlr output to feed into the house system. Plus, with its caster wheels, it’s super easy to transport.

I still daydream about a 410 or 810 tho.

 

[Jim C]

No I haven't... I would love a NON tweet cab though..

Cut 2 wires and your old school!
Plus, you get to pay for a crossover and tweeter you don't use; such a deal.

I think you once told me that you have gigged with the Uber 1x15.
Will it do a loud club scene assuming clean and headroom?
I'm talking 100-200 seat room that probablt wouldn't need bass through FoH.

 

[hbarcat]

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.

This. I refuse to play in a cover band that doesn't have the discipline to keep the onstage dB levels reasonable. I play with a Mesa mosfet amp rated at 300w into my 8 ohm 1x15". I typically keep the volume about 3 or 4 and it's plenty loud (assuming FOH support, of course).

If I turn up to 8 or 9 and the rest of the band turns up to match the volume, we're blasting our own heads off, onstage. I'm too old for that ****.

 

[svtb15]

i still use my uber 115 at times...
IMO.. yes it can handle 100-150 person room if matched to a nice amp..

To me, it might be the loudest commercial 115 that i have owned and played.. Mine is slightly modded with damping to hush the slightly honk mids in a stock version. And it sounds deeper than my friends uber 115 that has one that is un-modded.
It moves a pile of air..And is articulate.. Its a 3015 variant which can be a little harsh uin mids at times but that is why i added cotton fill. Its tamed and is quite incredible but sound better to me when its working a little bit..
Volume is relative to the user though.. I play as loud as a can get away with while fitting in a mix and mating with drums. It easily keeps up with a very LOUD drummer that i gig with monthly.
I've used it on a run of arena size shows where i opened gig for paul rogers and others.
I rarely need more these days..

Cut 2 wires and your old school!
Plus, you get to pay for a crossover and tweeter you don't use; such a deal.

I think you once told me that you have gigged with the Uber 1x15.
Will it do a loud club scene assuming clean and headroom?
I'm talking 100-200 seat room that probablt wouldn't need bass through FoH.

 

[Wulfensteiner]

Actually, not. The 410 would likely totally overpower and out “serious-bottom” the 15”.

Not in my rig it didn't. The 15 was muddy (good for some stuff) and the 10 gave it what it needed. YMMV, of course.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

I’m using B & L cones together. I’m preferring the B when using just one. Sounds meatier with plenty of top end.

I actually know where a EV15B is but the guy wont sell it even though it has sat in a closet for years......One of the EV15L cabs at very low volume sounds great though, especially at ear level sitting right next to it at home.

 

[Pauls Onbass]

I have both Combo 300 and Databass, Both rock the house. View attachment 3268976 View attachment 3268979

And my gig rig.

 

[robmclucky]

I use all combo amps with different sized speakers.
One of them is an Ampeg BR-100. 2005. Among the last batch of low cost Ampeg amps made in USA.
I love it, but I play Country, Blues and Classic Rock.
Right tool for the job.