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Purchased an EA cab from Chris. He drove it to my door from Canterbury to Somerset, on route to Bristol. Just a shame there was no time for cuppa Great communication and super reliable guy. this is what basschat is all about

Sounds like you have a similar experience to me. I am more convinced to use two cabs stacked but only having the top one switched on. Kinda like an expensive beer crate (remember those? every venue with a stage had beer crates 🙂 Then again, I haven't played in a 'proper' music venue/pub for ages. They don't tend to like jazz) Do those Berg cabs have a tilt back option?

I have had similar things happen over the years. Another issue is that the louder you amplify the bass, the less of the bass you will hear. People spend days, weeks, years experimenting with pickups, strings and amps. It is all very subjective and a lot goes out the window when playing loud, which is why I tend to avoid doing that where possible. Best gigs are when I can hear my bass acoustically. I think the additional volume from stacking cabs may be one of the reasons I don't like the sound. There is a lot to be said for using a preamp with HPF. The times when I haven't used one and then had to plug into a PA have been terrible. Imagine trying to play subtle jazz bass when all you can hear is Sub Bass - I generally take a Fishman Preamp to PA gigs and use as a DI box, as I don't trust sound engineers with DB, and this is coming from an ex sound engineer (although the good ones are amazing) 🙂 For the record I use a Revolution Solo pu and EA micro with an EA 11 cab A great setup for low volume gigs

Do you have a photo of this thing in action? I am intrigued

You are right. I just checked on another site and consensus is to place as close as possible. I don’t like the sound though when stacked. Maybe it is too much volume as that messes with the bass a lot. The best result I have had is when stacking but with only the top cab in use.

Thanks for the shout I am considering this cab as I am only down the road and know how good they are. Trouble is I have a very nice EA 110 so would need to sell that and the. Still want a 112 for louder gigs if I had a spare 250 I would go for it though

Exactly the experience I have every time. But you got me thinking I think I can remember reading about stacking on talkbass ages ago Something about phase cancellation that you may not get with a 2x10 i also remember an article in sound on sound that discussed placement of bass bins. Not that I have a lot of options at gigs I’ll try side by side or spaced next time I am out and in need of volume - good shout Now I need a longer speakers cable and a 12 whizzy 😀

I recently borrowed a Euphonic Audio Whizzy 12 cab. That sounded amazing and has a good tilt back. Pretty rare these days though those Fearless cabs look amazing though. Thanks for the tip. If one comes up at a silly price I’ll be on it Most of my sound at a gig is down to the room, amp placement and volume of the other musicians. Having said that I never need EQ other than to adjust the level of LF. I have an old EA iamp350 that has amazing EQ and it always sounded better using a little low cut and a cut around 4k in fact, sound actually changes the way the bass plays and feels. A bad sound and the strings feel tight and I get tired hands Last night the whizzy 12 cab cut through at a function gig with drums vocal piano and sax. All with my little EA micro now looking for a Whizzy 12 (I know there was one on here recently at a very low price but I was young a foolish back then)

I am certainly interested in having something higher up. Has anyone every tried playing through one of those Bose arrays? The ones that have a bass cab and a long stick of speakers about 5 ft high

Now I have GAS for a PJB BG300 due to the upward facing speakers and there is a BG150 for sale at a good price here Anyone know if the BG150 can handle gigs with drummers? I would think not. My EA 110 cab just about does the job

That pjb sounds interesting. I didn't know they had speakers facing up. Now I have more GAS Is this it? https://philjonesbass.net/cms/index.php/product_bg-800/ The PA systems I play through, albeit not that often it has to be said, are usually small and pretty close to the band. I can usually hear the sound from the PA which seems to suck all the life out of my setup. More volume and a better angle into my ear is the solution but not always possible. One thing I have found is that when I place my cab on top of another cab, it doesn't lose as much low end as a stand or chair. I have considered taking a second cab just for use as a stand. (sounds crazy I know)

Hi, that sounds interesting. Yes I could pop over sometime, although busy in the near future. I'll pm you, thanks

Thanks, I suspected as much. Every time I hook up a second cab, the sound gets worse, and every time I hook up to a PA it is even worse again, sometimes impossible to hear myself. I don't want to over complicate my setup with IEM but it would certainly solve the issue, I agree.

I’ll check that out sounds like a good project too

Hi Basstone thanks for replying. much appreciated When I use the ea combo it is with a matched ea cab. It just sounds overblown and lacks the clarity of a single cab. Sounds awesome with electric though i am looking at getting a 1x12 but would really like an extreme tilt up if possible but never figure out how to do that. I had some success just putting my old gk combo on its back most gigs have a lack of space for good position of amp the issue I have with a pa is that I cannot deal with hearing my sound coming out from somewhere that my bass is not, if that makes sense to be fair I am a happy bass player. Just putting some thoughts out there really

I am interested to hear your experience. I play db through an EA micro head through an EA 1x10 with Rev solo pu. Jazz gigs mainly. I also have an EA combo and a gk combo and both sound great I prefer playing through a single 10 inch cab. When I add a second cab to gain volume it sounds worse to my ears. I owned a 2x10 cab once and hated it I can’t stand being connected to a PA system of any kind as I hear the sound from the PA and not my cab or bass. Only good if the sound engineer gives me a good monitor mix. if I can’t hear the acoustic character of my bass then I play worse and feel detached from the music being played.This happens in around 30% of the gigs I play. This leads to GAS i have to keep my cab on the floor to get a sound. Tried it on chairs or stands and lacks bass. Amp position is usually near my feet so works in quite venues but not in loud ones I have tried adding small wedge monitor but this makes it sound worse there ends my little therapy session for the day

I purchased the stentor bag and am very pleased with it. Slightly too big around the shoulders but great quality and lots of useful handles I have found that if I keep a Velcro cable tie on the bottom handle, I can roll the bag up for easy stashing behind the drummer 😀👍