Looking for a road-worthy bass amp

[The Golden Boy]

Re: Looking for a road-worthy bass amp

10's cannot give enough lows.

Atleast no 10's i've seen can.

It's posts like this that truly make me think you have no ****ing idea what you're talking about.

Seriously.
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I'm not a big fan of 10s, but they provide plenty of lows.

The GK800RB is an excellent professional amp that can be had for cheap. The only time people have problems with them is when they don't pay attention to the impedance. I had one that was my main bass head for around 4 years. These were designed to be used as Bi-Amp heads, if you don't use them as Bi-Amp they're dual mono heads, IIRC- 300w into 4 ohms and 100w into 8 ohms. They're simple, rugged, light, powerful, and portable.

If you're looking for a jazz setup, I'd probably go with a 2 or 4x10 cab. Get one that's rated for more juice than what you get- although you might think 400w is "overkill," 400w SS isn't the destructive force guitar players seem to think it is.

Generally speaking, a 4x10 will be able to handle more power than a 2x15 cab- I prefer a semi-scooped tone, and I greatly prefer the 15s in that context. I've blown 15s and I've blown 10s- it's much easier to blow 15s.

being able to throw low bass has less to do with cone size and more to do with cone excursion and amplifier power. Low bass requires more power

True Dat.

 

[Jeroen]

Re: Looking for a road-worthy bass amp

What are the specs on the Ashdown?

Which one?
This is the one I own, but that's probably just outside the 600-700 USD-league (I'm not really aware of USA-prices). My suggestion would be the MAG-range. You can check out all Ashdown amps here. They offer several 300 watt combo's, a 300 watt head (both an encased one and a rackversion) and a 575 watt head (rack only) and several cabinet options at (in my opinion) fair prices. They might please you.

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Looking for a road-worthy bass amp

Well, i still stand by my opinion. I've played many cabs and combos with 10's, but they just farted out when i tried to get "enough" lows from them. I believe that this is because 10's, due to a lighter weight, has an higher resonating frequency than 15's, and therefore aren't able to produce lows as easily.

Though, i'm in with the theory that 15's blow easier\have less power handing than most 10's, since there is alot more cone breakup in 15's, and therefore the speaker will be stressed much more.

I greatly prefer the tone of 15's to 10's too, they just sound much warmer, fatter, meatier and deeper to my ears.

Anyway, i stick with 15's. It's just "my" size!

-Erlend