Last night I played a gig in a small, skanky 'locals' pub...you know the drill. Drum kit with bits missing, and generally everything seeming a bit ropey.
BUT...
I absolutely loved the sound I got from the bass rig and the whole band loved it too. We play reggae and the drummer who normally asks me to "Mek de bass more round man" just sat there drumming and sweating with a massive grin on his face....you know, the sort that is only caused by lovely, velvety smooth, fat, clean, round bass. It was like everybody could feel it under their feet, the way it should be.
Anyway, onto my question. I want to know if it was the head or the cab that caused all that lovliness. The rig was:
Peavey Mark IV head into a Peavey 215.
I am used to playing into 210s 410s or 810s rather than 15s. According to stuff I have read on BC, the theory that says "large diameter drivers produce fatter, subier bass" is a myth, so even for a reggae sound a number of 10s would still be the way to go.
However now I am not so sure. [b]Was it the 215 cab that made that round sound?[/b]
[b]Or...maybe it was the Peavey head that gave me what I desired and would have sounded just as fat through a 410... [/b]
Time to buy some gear! I can either buy a 15 extention cab for my Ashdown Mag 350 210 combo, or go looking for a Peavey head/cab...what do you reckon?