nottswarwick

Can I be permitted to ask a question which may have been answered in the previous 60 pages which I have skimmed only?

Summary - I recently tried a Headrush 12" cab, and concluded that it worked well for guitar, but for bass was lacking at gig volumes.  It felt "toy-like" and I was a little "on edge" with the volume as I felt like I might damage it with full on bass - certainly not anything I ever think with my Markbass rig.  Even with guitar, it was on volume 7 of 10 for gig volume. Certainly not feeling like 2000w peak, or 1000w continuous  - I suspect this has been covered and is a load of bobbins anyway...

However, it sounded great to be fair, and thus I don't wish to rule out the "one rig for guitar and bass duties" concept just yet.

I have used "better"  far more expensive cabs for PA duty (RCF 7 series, the more expensive Yamaha cabs etc) and these all seem better made - and indeed you do get what you pay for.

SO the question for the assembled masses is "will spending more than the £275 cost of the Headrush yield me a single active PA speaker cab that will easily handle guitar and bass, with pre-amp pedal boards, at gig volumes without fear of breaking them, while sounding good and being reliable".  And if so, which ones? 

Sorry that this will mean a little repetition here, the thread is huge.

Thanks

Chris

I know we seem to have decided this, but I tried the Headrush 12" one - it felt like a toy for bass, not anywhere near strong enough n my view.  The RCF 7 series cabs of course are a lot more expensive and are consequently superb.

While we are at it, has anyone tried the New York 122 cab?  I note that both this and the Miller cabs have the voice coil tweeter, whereas the standard range all have the compression driver..

last night I used a Headrush ffr112 cab, on a guitar gig,…this could work for bass. will check out the forum on this too

How would this stand up to a drummer for on stage monitoring do you think?

Ahoy there.

Quickie here - very much enjoying my Marcus Miller 1000w head.  Much has been said on here about these.

I am using it (carefully - 1000w…) in to a Markbass Standard 102HF cab. Sounds good, but these cabs in my view at least, are very coloured in terms of being quite mid heavy and warm (which is nice) but without much in the way of top end “zing” - the tweeter is more of a mellow thing, rather than an ice pick.  Certainly nice for on stage audibility in terms or the mids, but bears little resemblance to the sound in the PA when DI’d…

My question is, has anyone here used one of the MArkbass Marcus Miller cabs? I see they have a different tweeter, and can only assume that they have a lot more high end than the standard range, given the sound that Miller is renowned for.

Anyone?

Maybe I need something more FRFR, of the Barefaced variety ..

Cheers

Chris

Sold pending etc etc

On 09/05/2021 at 13:02, Lozz196 said:

Ashdown RMs are good cabs, nice and light/portable and sound really good.

However once they brought out their ABM PRO NEO range I swapped my pair RM210s for a pair of these, again light and portable.

Not had a chance to use them in a band situation yet but they def have the ABM sound, which is slightly deeper and fuller than the RMs.

Ooo, and sorry for the hijack…maybe I keep my abm head and get ashdown neo to match…

one of the photos of the top looks like the back corner is a different colour - it is not, is it the sun lol

I am going to move this head on. Not because I don't like it - I do, it is great - but because I want a Markbasss head to match the cab.  Shallow? Maybe haha.

Anyway, it is in excellent condition, a few small marks, and the photos will show these, but really nothing you would not expect. I haven't really used it much at all to be fair.  Everything works as it should, no issues.  

I do have the box, but some of the foam is missing so I am not sure how securely this could be packed - collection form Nottingham or meet somewhere near would be strongly preferred.

are people’s experience of the XR18 generally positive? 
I have use the soundcraft ui24 before and have found the connection via WiFi to be a little unreliable at times...which is a little disconcerting to say the least.

i have to say that looking at the specs it looks ideal for my 2 bands. I drum in one and bass in another, and already have iems and belt clip amp.

What pre Amps are people using generally?

4 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Or a big, decent spec FRFR. You need to compare like for like. You wouldn't gig at any significant volume with a single 10 bass rig... same applies with a PA cab.

Correct. I need to try it again with something more suitable 👍

I tried this out of necessity a couple of weeks back as you may have seen in my thread.  Necessity was that I was “between amps” and had a gig dipping with my old band (which I’ve since rejoined).

I was using a fairly mid range (price wise) dB cab, but only with a 10” driver. At home it sounded good, but on the gig that particular cab could only just keep up. I had PA support so all was fine, but only just.

Someone in this thread said that it depends on the cab. And clearly it does. Top line PA cabs with more power in reserve, a better tweeter, and probably a bigger driver would probably be great, but they come with a cost.

I love the idea of it, but I think one needs to have a bass rig in ones Arsenal to cover all options,

3 minutes ago, Painy said:

ABM 6x10, ABM Mini 4x8 and ABM Mini 15.

Do you actually move the 610 around?

Just now, Painy said:

ABM 6x10, ABM Mini 4x8 and ABM Mini 15.

Ah yes I thought those were the mini cabs. I had some of those years ago and thought there were ace. 

2 minutes ago, Painy said:

I got my ABM head a couple of years ago in a trade on a whim (it's the chrome fronted rack mount version - I guess I'm a bit of a magpie). I'd had an Ashdown head about 15 years ago that developed a fault which the store I bought it from failed to get sorted so I just gave up on it. If I'd have know at the time about the level of customer service that I'd have got by taking it directly to Ashdown if have saved myself a lot of money going through other amps over the years. 

Anyway, my current ABM head was a revelation - powerful, punchy and I don't know about anyone else's but mine is 100% wool free. I recently got myself some Ashdown cabs to go with the head and a little Five Fifteen AAA head as a backup and honestly can't see myself using any other make of amp in future.

 

Is that a 6by10? And are the others full size?

Oh for God’s sake...this is what I need....👍

Thank you both. There are none in Nottingham to try. How does the string spacing and neck compare to a Stingray 5?

I’m gonna be annoying and say I can’t be bothered to read 124 pages.

Would someone be forgiving enough to tell me which 5 string I should buy-

435

735a

BBP35

Really, is the 735a much better than the 435 (excepting the obvious fact that it’s active)

obvs I need to play some, but I’m currently lying on the sofa so it’s not an immediate option.

2 hours ago, tom1946 said:

How wide is the nut Andy? are these similar to my stingray standard?

Where is it made?

If it’s any use, mine at least feels like a standard stingray. 

Nice, I’ve got one of these, and in all meaningful ways it is a full blown Stingray. GLWTS

2 hours ago, lownote12 said:

I'm about to partner a MAG300 with a Markbass 112.  I hope the pale blue and yellow go together - they seem to in your pic.  Couldn't care less about the sound, but I do hate it if my accessories colour clash.

Now you’re getting it 👍

Good work everyone 

On 23/11/2019 at 20:26, Stub Mandrel said:

I found this one in Edinburgh. With the active on it makes my little Orange Crush 25W practice amp sound very big and nasty 🙂

Very affordable, very playable, but a tad heavy.

I’ve got a four string of this exact bass. Battery cover broken, bit battered but it sounds bloody ace.