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--- DP <> wrote:
> I had some Sunn cabs before: a 1x15" and a 1x18'+
> 1x12"
> setup that I stacked under the Fender
> Bassman...sounded
> tight and real cool.
Agreed, Sunn stuff, especially older Sunn stuff, is
awesome. I'll always kick myself over and over and
over again for not buying the Sunn 300T and 2x15
speaker cab that was for sale used at a local place a
while back. Just too much oomph for my meager needs.
> A lot of bassist are going for the 4x10" cabs...but,
> I
> don't think "surf bass" sounds too good through 10"
> speakers..too small...the 10" speakers do great for
> slap
> and pop Flea style bass, or MetalThrashGrunge, or
> Punk....but...not for big-ass surf bass tone...
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I don't
think that ANY bass sounds good through 10" speakers.
On paper the different in the frequency response (or
low-endedness...how should I put it?) is minute, but
in my experience 10 inch speakers simply do not push
the lows. I honestly prefer the sound of a single 15"
speaker to four 10" speakers. My two SWR cabs are a
1x15 and a 2x10. I keep the 2x10 in their solely to
split the signal from the head so as not to fry the
weak cabs. ALL of the low end and sound is coming
from the 15". The 2x10 by itself sounds positively
anemic. If I were going to get another cab I would
get another, higher quality 1x15 like an Ampeg or
maybe an old Sunn if I could fine one. I would
imagine that 12" speakers would at least have some of
the low end of the 15 inchers, so if I wanted more
surface area I would go with multiple 12"s before
10's.
Richard
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