JTUK Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1408372297' post='2529526'] Nominal diameter of a driver tells you nothing about tone - i.e. a 15" driver is not necessarily 'bassier' than a 12" driver and a 10" driver is not necessarily 'punchier' than a 12" driver. And so on. [/quote] And again, this is where it gets misleading or confusing as not all makers think the same. They may well design their cabs with a certain bias...so as far as they go..all of their range may well adhere to larger the chassis, the bassier they sound. You may as well..to all intents and purposes 'expect' bigger is bassier to be true because often they are. The fact that they needn't be so, is not normally a convention people always deviate from. 10's aren't used in subs mostly because ..?? and 18's aren't used anywhere else because..? So, it isn't wrong to assume 15's are typically bassier than 12's, 10's or 8 because this is mostly the thinking of the majority of cab makers anyway. It is simpler that way... but not gospel either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1408374132' post='2529552'] So, it isn't wrong to assume 15's are typically bassier than 12's, 10's or 8...[/quote] Well it is wrong, but I don't have the energy to argue about it. Edited August 18, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) There are some vids with Billy Sheehan talking on the subject of the comparison of 10s and 15s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk5GmMYZ1QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOh4S4FsRIg But, as he says, he's not a sound engineer, but it's interesting. Edited August 18, 2014 by icastle Links fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handwired Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1408375449' post='2529572'] There are some vids with Billy Sheehan talking on the subject of the comparison of 10s and 15s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk5GmMYZ1QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOh4S4FsRIg But, as he says, he's not a sound engineer, but it's interesting. [/quote]I've just watched the vids, Sheehan [size=4]'s one amazing bass player, I've nothing else [/size]complimentary[size=4] to say.[/size] Edited August 18, 2014 by icastle Links fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I can't agree with all of Sheehan's explanations (you won't get speakers out of phase unless you wire them incorrectly or use exceedingly long lengths of connecting wire for some but not others inside the cabinet) but I like his bass, is that fingerboard scalloped above the 12th fret on the G and D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Only the top 4 frets on Sheehans Attitude Bass are scalloped under the G and D string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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