Double Bass Wizzy 10 review

[tombowlus]

How do these sound for electric bass? My dad is 81 years old and is ready to ditch his Raezer's Edge Bass 12 for weight reasons. He likes the sound of my AI Contra and I know they make a cab-only version but I can't find a spec listing the weight. A couple years ago, he switched exclusively to electric bass for portability/weight reasons. He's playing mostly 5-6 piece combo gigs and an occasional pit band.

I only heard it at NAMM, and only through electric basses. To my ears, it sounded exceptionally good, and more open and extended in the high frequency range than I expected from a 'tweeterless' design. If you do some searches on 'Wizzy 10', you should get some hits. It's been bantered about a bit by other TBers.

 

[Bob Gollihur]

How do these sound for electric bass? My dad is 81 years old and is ready to ditch his Raezer's Edge Bass 12 for weight reasons. He likes the sound of my AI Contra and I know they make a cab-only version but I can't find a spec listing the weight. A couple years ago, he switched exclusively to electric bass for portability/weight reasons. He's playing mostly 5-6 piece combo gigs and an occasional pit band.

I described my ebass debut with a pair earlier in this thread, I believe.

The Contra EX weighs just a couple pounds less than the Contra combo, since the amplifier section is so light it doesn't reduce the weight that much.

 

[jzucker]

I described my ebass debut with a pair earlier in this thread, I believe.

The Contra EX weighs just a couple pounds less than the Contra combo, since the amplifier section is so light it doesn't reduce the weight that much.

Thanks for the tip. I think the contra ex was a tad heavy for him so the best bet may be the wizzy cab. Do you stock the wizzy?

 

[Mark Carlsen]

How do these sound for electric bass? My dad is 81 years old and is ready to ditch his Raezer's Edge Bass 12 for weight reasons. He likes the sound of my AI Contra and I know they make a cab-only version but I can't find a spec listing the weight. A couple years ago, he switched exclusively to electric bass for portability/weight reasons. He's playing mostly 5-6 piece combo gigs and an occasional pit band.

I know one player up here that used one cab on a 5 string electric gig and said it worked real well. He uses a walter woods amp.
An additional comment..I did a small backyard party over the weekend w. a pianist who uses a GK 150E for his electric piano. We had a fellow guitarist join us for most of the afternoon.He was using a Polytone and up on the bandstand [On the lawn under a small tent ] I felt I wasn't quite loud enough because the GK sounded a little harsh to my ears and the polytone was in front of the guitarist, so he was louder than I thought he should be on stage.
Well, as the day progressed some more Musicians came by and a very good bass player from R.I. sat in and played my bass....You would not believe how my rig was carrying in the mix 50- 100 ft. away...Very full sound, almost louder than the other 2 instruments I mentioned , and the eveness of every note. Of course as I said the bassist was a very good player,so I knew he had a good sound, but just to hear my stuff out in the crowd convinced me that this is the best cab for double bass out there, and its 16 and 1/2 lbs...

 

[Bob Gollihur]

Thanks for the tip. I think the contra ex was a tad heavy for him so the best bet may be the wizzy cab. Do you stock the wizzy?

Yes, I've plenty of all three models ready to go.

 

[tornadobass]

Well, as the day progressed some more Musicians came by and a very good bass player from R.I. sat in and played my bass....You would not believe how my rig was carrying in the mix 50- 100 ft. away...Very full sound, almost louder than the other 2 instruments I mentioned , and the eveness of every note. Of course as I said the bassist was a very good player,so I knew he had a good sound, but just to hear my stuff out in the crowd convinced me that this is the best cab for double bass out there, and its 16 and 1/2 lbs...

Which rig are you referring to?

 

[Mark Carlsen]

My standard amp is a 1982, 2 channel, 100 watt Walter Woods [ I guess it gets more juice w. a 4 ohm load ] but I also have been using a series 2 Clarus head w. great results. I used The WW this last weekend...and of course the Killer Wizzy 10...

 

[ee-san]

Anyone still using a Wizzy 10? I'd appreciate an update. Thanks.

 

[Adrian Cho]

Got rid of mine a long time ago.

 

[bassmanbrent]

Anyone still using a Wizzy 10? I'd appreciate an update. Thanks.

Yessir. One Wizzy 10 works fine for rehearsals and quiet gigs on slab and DB. It isn't huge sounding though. Two Wizzy 10's sound really great in any situation. YMMV of course

 

[Francois Blais]

Got mine a few months ago.
Nice cab, but must be used with the right amp to sound best.
I had a GK head when I got it, and the mids were annoying.
Both units are voiced toward the high-mids.
With an iAmp Micro head the match is perfect.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

I still use one from time to time mounted on a tripod. Mainly with a realist. If I try to use it with the DPA, it farts out pretty quickly, so I use the DPA with the Wizzy 12 instead. Gets the job done.

 

[tornadobass]

I had a pair of Wizzy 10 cabs for awhile, but wanted to get away from the midrange emphasis. I now have a pair of Wizzy 12s that provide a smoother sound. Two of them will cover anything I do with my blues band. One Wizzy 12 often is all I need with the group for indoor gigs. I usually use the cabs with an EA Micro head, but sometimes with a Clarus to take advantage of the easily adjusted HPF on a boomy stage, especially when playing a EUB.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Thanks for reminding me. With the Wizzy 10 on the tripod, I'll add the Wizzy 12 on the floor for added power.