BassmanPaul

Not really. I was moving out of the city and not going to be playing any time soon. It was a mutual agreement.

The best sound I ever achieved with a 50W amp was a Leak TL50+ I bought in the late Sixties for five quid. I built a single 12AX7 pre-amp to drive it and powered from it. Those KT88s handled everything and more. When I left the band the leader got me to exchange my set up for the new bass player's Bassman. I thought it would be worth more than my stuff. he got the best of the del!

Earlier in the thread @matbardsaid that the amp had arrived too. I wonder what his/her experience was with the amp?

Just for interest is the speaker compartment sealed, ported or open backed? I'm sorry that your experience was not that you'd hoped for.

It's hard to get good help!

You know Jack, I'm glad you're happy and all BUT, every time I see your dancing icon I think there's a bug crawling on my screen!! LOL Thank you for the gig video. It did my heart good seeing the big red busses trundling behind you. It's funny what you miss when you're away from your home country or city.

Nancy you know the rules! No photo, it didn't happen!! I hope the set up serves you well.

No never.

That's because it is. The output from a 2x10 and that of a 1x15 is about the same. A 1x15 has no hope of keeping up with a 4x10 no matter how hard it tries. The pairing usually has the fifteen failing after a time. Best pairing you can get is with identical cabinets.

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Many, many players think that a larger cone equates to a greater ability to produce lows. This is far from the truth as there are 15s that go higher than an average ten and tens, like those used in my Acme cabinets, that will happily thrust a Low B all day long. Secondly matching cabinets always work well together whilst dissimilar may not. Try stacking your boxes on their ends so that the drivers are vertical. You may just love the result. I certainly did! I love your Warwick. My Streamer is still the best sounding bass I own. It's tuned B E A D as I usually now play my six string basses.

What, if anything, did you think that the 15 was going to add to the 2x10? Curiosity feeds the question.

It's a pity that Fender never revisited the original 2x12 Bassman speaker cabinet and incorporated all the knowledge we gained from Thiele and Small. I still think my blonde black face Bassman looked loverly on stage. It just sounded like crap!! The amp section through a Marshall 4x12 worked so much better!

Just listen to the demo video to hear what it sounds like. As for picks, I stopped using them back in the Sixties! LOL

@ValleyArtsSo how you doing with this project?

But, but, but it's a transistor amp with just one lonely 12AX7 twin triode!!!

It's great to hear about companies who stand behind their products.

@msb You've got more stuff than even I have and that's saying something!!

You're from Chester a city I have a soft spot for. At one time my family lived in Helsby in fact they are all still there after they all passed away. I went to Helsby Grammar School for Boys and bought my first bass in 1962 when I was sixteen. Thank you for an unintended walk though memory lane. Stay well.

@ValleyArts did you get the Bright box repaired?

For me it's the Acme B2 2x10 three way cabinet. I use a pair stacked on their ends for a vertical 4x10. Stacked this way improves dispersion out into the room and brings the sound up by my ears for easy monitoring. On stage the set just takes the same amount of room as one cabinet. The plum is how well they handle the low B of my six stringed instruments. A pure delight!

If you feel that you need four tens may I humbly suggest that you consider a pair of 2x10s stacked on their ends for a vertical 4x10. This brings the top cabinet closer to ear level and two cabinets take up the same stage area as one. They also disperse better out into the room. All in all a win win situation.

To explain a bit more: a 5U4, or a GZ34 for that matter, can power a typical 50W amp. The Mesa amp being 100W needs more current from its power supply. Thus two rectifier tubes to supply that. If you try to run the amp on one rectifier you risk blowing the tube which could possibly take out a high voltage secondary winding on the power transformer. It's something that you just don't want!

But not cheap!

I'll bow to your superior knowledge. Many thanks for helping out.