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Kuri from the Surf Coasters had to play through and old Sunn amp at
the Vancouver gig. I thought it sounded great.
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
> --- DP <noetical1@y...> 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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