I've been thinking, at the moment I have a Wawrick head going into an Ashdown 1x15, to complete the stack I need to get the Ashdown 3 x 10. but I'm not entirely sure where to get it. (I got the first Ashdown Cab off Ebay). My question is would any TB-er consider having a stack which consists of two different makes of Cab? And if so what and why?
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Would you consider a Mixed Stack?
- Thread starter ChemicalFire
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Sure, I would (and have) done it. Usually, IME, it's a money thing - find the right deal on a 1x15, find the right deal on a different 4x10, etc.
But I wouldn't care too much, as long as the cabs met my criteria for sound. It's actually less important to me than having a head matched to my cab, i.e. Ampeg SVT into Ampeg cab.
Maybe because I'm a pre/power guy, I guess mix and match just doesn't bother me.
But I wouldn't care too much, as long as the cabs met my criteria for sound. It's actually less important to me than having a head matched to my cab, i.e. Ampeg SVT into Ampeg cab.
Maybe because I'm a pre/power guy, I guess mix and match just doesn't bother me.
every once in while i play through:
ampeg pre
stewart power
eden 12
aggie 12
that's one honking little rig there. the aggie provides the thick bottom and the eden provides the rock n roll mids that cut. i think there's a lot to be said for matching heads and cabs. but mixing and matching yields some wonderful results..
ampeg pre
stewart power
eden 12
aggie 12
that's one honking little rig there. the aggie provides the thick bottom and the eden provides the rock n roll mids that cut. i think there's a lot to be said for matching heads and cabs. but mixing and matching yields some wonderful results..
Is there any other way to do it???
Seriously....I doubt I'll ever have brand-matched cabs. I'm a budget operation and I buy each cab on its own merits and when the price is right. I do also plan to be able to use them in combination. I currently have a 1x15 Peavey and a 4x10 G-K cab, each 8 ohm, so when I combine them I have 4 ohms to my amp and the sound REALLY begins.
I'm thinking of getting a Hartke Cab to go along with the Ashdown Cab, the Hartke would probably be a 2x12 or 4x10, if I can find one that will fit on the 17" or so of my Ashdown.
I used to run a Hartke 4x10 and a Mesa 1x15. Bright top end, nice warm lows. Now I'm old and need smaller gear.
Sadly, my Ashdown Cab is a ABM Mini 15, so it's about 18.7" across and 13.2" deep, which means, IT'S SMALL. So I could just put it on the top I guess.
I prefer a matched set or as close as I can get as far as aesthetics go. Maybe I'm just OCD but I like a setup that looks really clean (not saying some mixed sets aren't but that's just my take on the subject).
I'd go for a mixed stack, but only as a stop-gap measure. I'm with the OCD crowd on this one; if they don't line up perfectly, it'll drive me crazy.
I've been using a mixed stack for a while, but I've decided that I really don't like the looks. Plus I've gotten really anal about eliminating phasing and stuff in my rig, so I've decided that I will either use a single cab or a matched stack with the same drivers, probably 60's B-15 cabs. It probably doesn't make much of a difference soundwise in my particular mixed stack (B-15 cab/Markbass 12" combo), but the more I choose gear with the idea of eliminating potential sources of screwy sound, the more I like it.
Esthetics sound better.
Just kidding. Clean stages are important. In this day with HD video a professional rig and no clutter of cases and extraneous wires makes for a clear space to make clear music. I find that at house concerts and society gigs matching subtle gear blends in and doesn't scare anyone. "Martha that amp looks too loud." The cover is still on and it's a 1x12. JimmyM is on that you can get some screwy acoustic shite going on if you mix. I said "can".
Back in the day. Circa 1971 I used to use live: 1 SVT cab w/Marshall Major head, 1 Ampeg V4B cab w/Sunn 2000s head and a Leslie 147 wood cab. The V4B was a few inches taller than the SVT, the grille cloths did match, the Marshall was beautiful natural wood, stripped of it's tolex and the whole rig was so badass that who cares? If you find photos Stevie Ray Vaughns rig was so cobbled together it looked like he borrowed an amp from everyone he knew. The rig I should have put together but didn't was an Acoustic 360 I had with a 50 watt Marshall 4x12 circa 1969 for the mids and highs. I got rid of the Marshall when I got the 360 and went through many rigs when that Marshall would have given me that on stage drive and presence while the 18" was doing spleen damage out in the parking lot. Well I could put this together now but Jim Bergantino has been giving us way superior rigs.
Just kidding. Clean stages are important. In this day with HD video a professional rig and no clutter of cases and extraneous wires makes for a clear space to make clear music. I find that at house concerts and society gigs matching subtle gear blends in and doesn't scare anyone. "Martha that amp looks too loud." The cover is still on and it's a 1x12. JimmyM is on that you can get some screwy acoustic shite going on if you mix. I said "can".
Back in the day. Circa 1971 I used to use live: 1 SVT cab w/Marshall Major head, 1 Ampeg V4B cab w/Sunn 2000s head and a Leslie 147 wood cab. The V4B was a few inches taller than the SVT, the grille cloths did match, the Marshall was beautiful natural wood, stripped of it's tolex and the whole rig was so badass that who cares? If you find photos Stevie Ray Vaughns rig was so cobbled together it looked like he borrowed an amp from everyone he knew. The rig I should have put together but didn't was an Acoustic 360 I had with a 50 watt Marshall 4x12 circa 1969 for the mids and highs. I got rid of the Marshall when I got the 360 and went through many rigs when that Marshall would have given me that on stage drive and presence while the 18" was doing spleen damage out in the parking lot. Well I could put this together now but Jim Bergantino has been giving us way superior rigs.
IME, a frequent advantage to mixed cabs is that you get the best of both worlds, so to speak. One example: for awhile I ran an Ampeg 2x10 with a Mesa/Boogie 2x10. The Mesa sounded big and clear, while the Ampeg was punchy in the mids. IMO, they sounded much better together than alone.
