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Would you roll with an Ampeg 4x10 or 8x10?

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AlstottMVP2

May 9, 2007
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#1
Given all your experience and knowledge...

If you were playing out regularly in clubs and bars, would you opt for the Ampeg 4x10, or the 8x10 bass cabinet enclosure?

Also, what specific model would you get? SVT-810E?

Thanks!!!

(moving up from a mite small 1x15 ampeg live amp)
 
#2
410 is sooooo much easier to move around! If there's a PA at the gig all you need to use your cab for is the stage volume. The SVT410HLF sounds huge! (edit) and it has wheels and a handle for hand-truck loading and unloading. Easy as pie.
 
#11
the 410 he is a sealed cabinet at 8 ohms.
the 410hlf is a ported cab at 4 ohms.
the 810 is a sealed cab at 4 ohms.
I own the he and the 810 (Straight back). I dearly love them both. If I had to just have one it would be the 810.
I personally don't care for ported cabs outside of a b-15.
 
#15
An Ampeg 810e is easy to get into most clubs, you usually will need two people, but you get away doing it yourself. Stick to a 410 and you will be fine on about 95% of stages in these bars/clubs. You can always add another 410 if you want more volume.

Have you tried out Ampeg's cabs before? I would suggest you do that ASAP. There are more options for 410 cabs out there that will sound way better than the 410HLF. The 410HLF has a lot of low end, but not a lot of midrange or upper mid growl. For some people this is alright, but cutting through in a band setting, it does not work to well for that. Making a lot of low end boom - the 410HLF covers that nicely. Try one out and see for yourself.
 
#17
heytrid said:
I would never get rid of my 810 or 215, but in all honesty for ease of moving the stuff I would go with a 410hlf and a 115, get nasty loud and sound good doing it.
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A 115 is wasted with an HLF. The HLF goes way lower than most 115's and is way louder than any 115. The 115 is mighty, but it can't compete in that environment. Also, to the OP, a 410HLF is very much an acquired taste. I hate them because they're very muddy for my purposes, but some people love them because they're muddy.

Before last year, I spent the previous 10 years using a 410. I liked it OK but was never really enthused about them. This past year I've used several different rigs. But this past weekend I decided to go back to an 810 because there's just no substitute for that feeling. You could do two 410's and accomplish pretty much the same thing, but if you have a vehicle long enough to fit the 810 and a decent handtruck, I think you'll find that it's probably easier to move an 810 than two 410's. And really, a single 410 isn't all that much easier to move IMHO. Most weigh 100 lbs. or more and an 810 is right around 165 lbs.
 
#18
sedan_dad said:
the 410 he is a sealed cabinet at 8 ohms.
the 410hlf is a ported cab at 4 ohms.
the 810 is a sealed cab at 4 ohms.
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I dont know what this means. Please help :hmm:

If I"m running a B2Re now, then later a SVT4PRO...

what's the difference between 4 and 8 ohms? More volume/power?

I like the one with the wheels, but I don't want to get the wrong one. thanks!!
 

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