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[quote name='gilmour' post='216340' date='Jun 10 2008, 05:57 PM']IIIRC You shoudn't really mix speakers of different sizes that operate in the same frequency range because of a thing called comb filtering. Google it and see what comes up. I'm sure BFM or Alex Clabber, will be able to put this more elequently [/quote] I asked a similar question but was combining a different brand of 410 with my 210 combo & BFM said it is not recommended to mix different brands of driver that operate in the same frequency.I believe that using the 15 mb cab with your mb121 would not have this problem as they are the same brand. My advice is to try it & see how it sounds. You already have the cab & doing so isn't gonna cause any damage (other than to your hearing). If you can, try the 112 cab with your combo & compare.

Excellent. Thank you Mr F, you have just made my day & will be in touch with your website to buy the plans when I'm due to start. This saves me spending @£700 on a MB410 (which is what I was thinking I'd have to do for more depth at volume). Never done woodwork for about 4 years or built cabs for even longer (they wasn't great) & getting excited just thinking about it! lol I'll have a look at the build diaries & when I'm building will post on the forum too. Thanks again.

After reading redstriper's reggae sub Q, it got me thinking would a sub work in conjunction with standard cabs? I was having a look at BFM's site & started looking at the Tuba 24. If I built this or bought a PA sub (8ohm) would it work ok with my MB combo & just give more depth to the bass (like car or PA subs do), or would it cancel out frequencies & play sh!t with the sound? I remember BFM saying about how different makes of driver can mess with one another if they're in the same frequency range, but as it's a sub & looking to make just low rumble to shake things with it, would this fall outside the frequency range? G

dolphin are doing a good price on the Ashdown ABM 500 combos. I was gonna get the 210 & 115 ext cab but ended up with the MB combo. They have the mkII (uk made) & the mkIII (china). Have a listen & see if the Ashdown sound suits you, wasn't my cuppa but you may like it (different strokes etc).

I tried the suitcase on it's own & although it sounded nice at low volume, when I turned it up a bit it sounded a bit farty with eq on flat in some notes & this was in a shop so wasn't at gig or rehearsal volume. I reacon I either had a faulty unit or the extension cab must be very impressive to get rid of farts at higher volumes, IMO this unit you should defo try incase my experience is not isolated.

Go & try some Markbass stuff. I got the 210 combo from the Bass Merchant & couldn't be happier. It has all the tones I could want (without pedals) & for a 2x10 it goes amazingly low in the bass dept. I want to add another cab but to be honest, I wont need it for a while as I keep getting told to turn it down (words that have never came in my direction before!). I was in a similar position to you just over a month ago, looking for kit urgently & trying to see what was my best option. The advice I got on here was really helpful & helped in my decision & at the end of the day you'll get lots of great kit suggested, but if you're after a specific sound then you should go & try some of these out & see what suits you.

[quote]Never mix different drivers operating within the same bandwidth.[/quote] Would that include for example two 10's of the same & one 15 of another brand, or is 10's in a different bandwidth from the 15?

I've never seen any stack of the same gear being cheaper than the equivalent combo. You'd need to take a closer look & see how sound quality & such factors compare. Before I got my combo I was looking at some stacks & decided what I have now is the best option for me overall. I plan to add either a 1x15 cab or a 4x10 cab (which would be like having a 6x10 stack that's 500 watt with a lot of db's), but to be honest, I doubt I'll ever need it with my current setup.

I've got the MB 2x10 combo you're talking about & would recommend it to anyone wanting a light, loud & great sounding combo. I gigged it on Saturday there & was surprised at how deep a bass I got outta those 10's! Low down but crystal clear. If your Ashdown 410 is 8 ohm then you can use it with it. I'm thinking about trying the Ashdown 410 & 15 (not both together) to see how they sound plugged into this & also try the MB cabs. But for now to be honest, I don't need that much power & volume as the gig I just did I had the input vol at @ 10 o'clock & the output vol just above 9 o'clock by a ballhair & kept getting asked by organizers to turn it down

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Cheers BF, i understand what you mean now. I had assumed that as long as you made sure the ohms & wattage was ok (I was planning on an 8ohm cab at @ 300w), then it wouldn't make any difference other than the sound reproduced. But if you have had previous probs with mixing brands & if it generally isn't a good idea, then that's sound advice for me (& others hopefully) to go on. I had been looking at dimensions of cabs & noticed that all manufacturers are slightly different in width (usually just by a couple of mm's) but this wouldn't have put me off. Looks like I'll be saving for an MB cab, other than the Traveller series they're the same width as my combo.

Sorry BF, you've completely lost me. Do you mean "size" as in speaker configs or cab dimensions? With the exception of a couple of the Traveller series, arn't all MB cabs the same width? 59.4cm. The question I have is not specifically what speaker arrangement to go for, it's a bit more on what brands of cab compliment each other if at all. For example, do Ampeg 1x15's give a better depth & lower frequencies than others & would you match that with a (in my case) MB 2x10 as it has more brightness than some others, or is mixing cab brands not worth it? I dare say building an omni cab may be a good option also, but is that gonna give me good low freqs (from what I've read so far, it sounds like it's one of the best cabs available). I think I worded the original Q wrong & didn't get that part out correctly.

Hi all, Got a Q that might interest a few..... I got a MB CMD102P combo a few weeks back from that very nice chap called the Bass Merchant. I haven't gigged it yet but had a few VERY LOUD rehearsals & will be gigging it this Saturday (Kinbuck Beer Festival, if anyone's interested) & will give a review of how it does later. Now to my Q..... At a later date I want to add another cab for use at bigger gigs that may not have a PA for me to go through. What would you BCers suggest. I was thinking a 1x15 cab and as the MB is a very clear sounding piece of kit I was thinking a more wooly cab like Ashdown? Or maybe a 4x10 to effectively give me a 6x10 rig for bigger gigs?? I like the nice clear tone of the MB & twiddling the VLE knob gives a right old sound but still definitive, I want to have as much hair shaking pussy vibrating bass as can be had as well as plenty of top sweetness for solos & melodies. Should I keep in with the matching rig & go for something MB, or should I try maybe an Ampeg 410 or SWR 1x15. I don't wanna spend too much, but then I don't want a lame sounding cab with a good combo, so I'm willing to hold on to save for what is required. I'm hoping that this might give others with single cabs/ combos similar assistance so feel free to fire suggestions (as if you wouldn't feel otherwise! ). Cheers.

If you're after something light then there's plenty of more powerful options, Markbass & Genz Benz to name a few. I would recommend trying the PJB stuff as it does sound good, but from what I gather it's for the studio or gigs with PA or no drummers if you're taking it out the house. The big Dalek thing looks totally outstanding IMO, but I'm heading down the route of MB 210 combo with a cab for bigger gigs. Not sure what to get tho, so gonna try various cabs & different brands from 1x15 to 4x10 & see what I like the sound of.

I tried the Briefcase in GuitarGuitar about a year ago & wasn't really impressed, which was a disappointment as I think they look really sleek. Found at low volume it sounded lovely using a Sandberg bass, but when I turned it up a bit it sounded a bit farty & I was wondering if the thing was meant just for low volume or if this one had a fault. Defo try one before you buy IMO. From reading below, I actually think it was the Suitcase I tried. It was a 4x5 combo.

On a more serious note, I'd recommend trying Markbass stuff. I haven't gigged mine as of yet, but in rehearsals it sounds amazing & cuts through fine, & where we rehearse we probably play louder than any gigs we do & have no trouble with one noisy bloody guitarist that only has a loud button, a vocalist who's synth guitar is always a bit on the overpowering side & a drummer who can deafen you even when using brushes! The singer say's "It's nice to hear the bass and can now play off of it". I used to just hire stuff for gigs. We have a gig on the 17th of May at Kinbuck (It's a beer festival, so good reason to go), so after we do that I'll let all know how it does & maybe give a review of it. But like rslaing says, go & try some stuff to see what you like. I however bought my MB blind but read loads about it & knew I didn't want the sound of an Ashdown or Ampeg combo (tried them & was tooooo Wooooooooooooooooooly, but I am toying with the idea of adding an Ashdown cab as it may compliment the MB sound.

And I'd recommend a Vox Venue 30 Bass with a 12" pioneer car sub popped in it. Doesn't go very loud & weighs only slightly heavier than the car it came out of.

How much are these? I have an sr1000 4 string which I've had since 1990 & love the sound of it & looking for a 5 or 6 stringer in a few months but don't wanna spend loads as I have other things I need to buy.

My shout goes with the Markbass stuff. It weighs next to nothing & sounds great. I know you don't want carpeted, but have a look at their combos & buy catboots I have the 210 combo & it's loud. Will give it a review once it's been gigged on May 17th (Mini beer festival at Kinbuck?!?!).

The Markbass CMD 102P can be had for less than £800. Shop around on tinterweb. I know the Ampegs are about £700 for the 300 watt combos.

I see you have no responses yet so I gather that no one has tried one! When I was looking at getting a combo this too was on my list, but from what I've read in several forums Ampeg SS amps ain't so hot (though I never got to try one, so I don't know for definite). If you have a look at my post (what combo for £6-700) you'll see I had quite a list to narrow down. I ended up splashing that little extra on a Markbass combo from the Bass Merchant. I had not tried any MB stuff before, but had heard them in the Guitar Centre in Vegas & was impressed so decided to take a chance & just buy without trying & to be honest, I love this combo so far. I can get just about any tone I want just with 2 dials! I haven't touched the EQ dials yet. Have used it a couple of times at rehearsals & is plenty loud enough for that (was the first time I have ever been asked to turn it down by a guitarist!!!). And this thing weighs less than my wee Vox 1x12 combo but about 4 times the size. My advice here is have a go of the MB combos & see if one of them would suit you. They're light, excellent quality & loud (300 watts on their own & 500 with a cab attached). If you get a shot of an Ampeg BA300 let us know what it's like.

I don't know how different the F1 is (I think it has just 1 input), but I have the CMD 102P combo which is basically an LMII head. I think plugging into the fx return breaks the signal path, but I don't know if you can change jumper settings for this. If you can get a mixer (small mic mixer might do here) with an XLR out, then you can plug it into the balanced input socket on the front. I have heard of a few bassists plugging a mic straight into this & putting their bass through it at the same time. The LMK has two input channels, but not sure if they can be used separately. Worth an investigation maybe.

My advice is if they are anything like they are in Glasgow or Dundee for service, go elsewhere. I've been to the Jamaica street store in Glasgow & the Dundee store quite a few times with every intention of making a purchase & each time walked out empty handed due to the staff being totally uninterested, uninformative & just plain ignorant. SC was good in the 90's too.