Gallien krueger backline 210 cabinet3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() I am 65 and wanted something smaller and lighter since I play blues, classic rock, R&B, Alternative music or acoustic folk with multiple groups almost nightly. I play from small Tiki bars, small to medium clubs to Outdoor festivals. Replyįor years I have been using a Hartke 5000HA with either a lighter 4×10 Hartke Transporter cab or a 2×10 SWR Workingman… or often, both. My experience is in bars and clubs, no large venues, though I would love to hear this rig in a larger space, with DI/mic’d through the PA mixed. I’m a hobbyist player and an on-again-off-again weekend warrior (I admit it). ![]() But given my choice, this rig would run on a Peavey VB 2 head, heavy, but everything you ever need. My amp head burned, so I don’t even know what I will end up with to power the rig, as I’m not playing right now, I have a few problems. But the bass you feel in your chest on the rockers and boogie tunes, that comes out of the 15 box. ![]() I did feel the need for the two ten box, to ‘brighten’ the sound and give the rig more mid/upper punch. which increases the ‘feel’ received by the audience. It also pushes the deep bass from the port across the floor. The 1 – 15 aims upward to bounce the long waves off the ceiling with a coverage of 115 degrees wide which I know covers the room I’ve played it many times. It stands on a pole out of the top of the 1 – 15. The idea was based on room coverage, the two tens angle so that they cover 145 degrees, more than enough to push into the room. This cab is incomplete, so I can’t tell you yet how they sound together? The baffle is a 10 degree ‘V’ to create cross coverage. 10″ Peavey Black Widow speakers load this cabinet. The upper cabinet is a 2 – 10″ cab, built with similar design parameters to the 1 – 15, though no passive radiators and porting is tuned. It is loaded with a Peavey Black Widow 15 (400W capable) and is packed with insulation. The speaker enclosure is sealed with a 15″ passive radiator aiming down into the ‘Port’. At the bottom it is 24″ deep, at the top approx. There is a ‘Port’ 2 1/2 ” tall that runs the entire bottom of the cabinet. The baffle is angled at 15 degrees to overcome phase-cancellation of standing waves off the back of the 15″ speaker. I was a cabinetmaker before I became disabled, so I built my rig and it’s unique as far as I know. What have you had the best luck with your live bass playing? Many like the 4×10 but maybe you’ve had better luck with something different? Categories Cabinets Post navigation And there might even be a few of you out there using the big-big 18″ speakers. Then there are those who like the large-and-in-charge 2×15. Some prefer a single speaker with 1×12 or 1×15. ![]() Which speaker size have you had the best luck with when playing live? The midrange response out of the smaller 10″ really helps there. In other words, it’s usually easier to be heard with a 4×10 compared to a 2×15 when trying to be heard over a drummer that’s banging the skins like a drunken caveman and playing way, way too loud. This is another loaded question, but the general consensus is that bass players consider the tone of the 15″ and the even bigger 18″ speakers best for sound, but prefer the 10″ for playing live because it’s simply more usable. Is the 10″ the best sounding speaker for bass? But many bassists swear by the 4×10 for note clarity when playing live. This is not to say that other speaker sizes cannot project because they certainly can. “Warmth” of sound is nice, but it doesn’t matter for much if it can’t be heard, and that’s why projection is so important. And where playing live is concerned, projection matters. Now while true the 15″ delivers a “warm” sound that fills a room very nicely, the tried-and-true 10″ in 4×10 configuration projects very well with minimal effort. Generally speaking, you have the choice of 8″, 10″, 12″ and 15″ speakers when it comes to bass cabinets… although you’d be amazed how much projection you can get out of really small cones these days (see Phil Jones offerings for examples of that). The assumption made here is that you will be playing “unassisted”, meaning all you have is you, your bass, your amp setup and nothing else (meaning no PA system). This is a bit of a loaded question because the answer obviously depends on the venue. ![]()
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