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Yes, this is ridiculous.....
- Thread starter Deezer Butler
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I've played through 2 stacks before. I can understand why someone would want 3.
Six 'fridges and three SVT heads would do it. Stack 'em two-high. That'll teach him to mess with a bassist.You need 3 810 fridges. And 3 heads.
Or just turn off two of his stacks. He won't even know, he's already deaf.
The AK410s sound great, perfect tone... for me. I do miss that certain boom I used to get when I had a 18" Sunn cab years ago. So, that Is why I was thinking of a pair of AK115s. I run the cabs I have now A/B (stereo mode). My thought was to run the 410s on A & the 115s on B. The impedance and power handling all look good for that, so far as I know.
- Jun 6, 2012
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Townsend and Page were using those when Eddie was a fetus
Check out Form Factor Audio. New company based in California. Their 210 ceramic cabinet, which I own, sounds like a 410. Twice as much punch and power for a small cabinet. Form Factor Audio: Innovative Bass Cabinets and Amplifiers MADE IN USA - Form Factor Audio
This guy (Jamie Gamble, bassist for Ciara) says he went from 8 X 10's on stage down to 4 X 10's with these cabs, and still got all the power of the larger rig:
I'm going to check out their new 1000 watt class D amp head, which they say has a true 1000 watts. PRO's: Size, portability, clarity, lots of power and volume. CON's: Yeah, it ain't cheap.
Two step solution: First, unplug all but one stack of Marshalls. He'll never know.
Second, get some of these fake stacks. Take off the Marshall logo, the head and top stack, then paint the frames black, and add Ampeg.
End of story!
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Second, get some of these fake stacks. Take off the Marshall logo, the head and top stack, then paint the frames black, and add Ampeg.
End of story!
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Hopkins
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Unless the guitarist is a phenomenon, is charismatic, fans come from miles to see him perform and his big stack is part of his draw, then I would have a serious sit down with him or find another alternative.
The other solution would be to buy four or six GK Neo 410's, to save your back. It seems like the image thing is important, so this will get you matched up with the guitarist. Now bear in mind before any amps you're looking at $3500+ in cabs alone. And by the way, how do you guys haul all that stuff?
Good luck and let us know!
You need 3 810 fridges. And 3 heads.
Something like this should work nicely.
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Roadies, trucks and trailerUnless the guitarist is a phenomenon, is charismatic, fans come from miles to see him perform and his big stack is part of his draw, then I would have a serious sit down with him or find another alternative.
The other solution would be to buy four or six GK Neo 410's, to save your back. It seems like the image thing is important, so this will get you matched up with the guitarist. Now bear in mind before any amps you're looking at $3500+ in cabs alone. And by the way, how do you guys haul all that stuff?
Good luck and let us know!
Sounds like it's onward and upward for your band. You already know what you have to do-- start shopping for more cabs and heads!
Yeah, that's Sleep.
I play with two guitarists who each use two 100w Marshall half stacks. Best success I've had in the battle is a pair of 810s and a pair of tube heads. It has been an expensive journey.
Fwiw most of the time those stacks are empty and for show. Rumor has it dimebag used to play out of a little high gain combo amp that was set up backstage and wasnt even plugged into the massive wall of amps.
