Fisheth Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Hey guys, so I just bought the Bass Terror and I'm now hunting for a cab, just for practices and stuff. Got a couple of things in mind, but that doesn't really matter. Have had some conflicting answers on this, but my question is: As long as the ohmage matches I'm safe to use the OBT with any cab? As it comes in a cute little gig bag, I'm kinda wondering if I'm safe to get it to gigs, plug it into a house cab and then go. Or is this not safe? Cheers. Edited March 26, 2015 by Fisheth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Terrific amp. It will have a 4/8 ohm selector switch on the back. Switch to 8 ohms with 1 x 8 ohm rated cab. Switch to 4 ohms with 2 x 8 ohm rated cab or 1 x 4 ohm rated cab. That way you will get your full 500 watts capability at all times. Try to make sure though, that you have at least 400 watts of speaker cab, for safety. I don't know if they are still the same, but originally, turn the gain past 9 0'clock and break up started. A lot of us changed the original valves to get more usuable gain. There is a great pinned post by Happy Jack in the Amps Technical section. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks for the advice! 400 watts, right gotcha. So it won't blow up in my face if I'm losing less than 500 but by 400? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Ideally cab rated 500 watt plus, but you would REALLY have to be going some to damage a cab rated 400 watts. If it was a 8 ohm cab, rated 400 watts, select 8 ohms on the back and the head will produce about 275 watts, but you don't need to do that unless you are very nervous. These things are loud and quite capable of demolishing walls so just treat with care. A 400 watt cab, either 8 or 4 ohm will do very nicely. Enjoy. Edited March 26, 2015 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Even if there is just a 16-ohm cab, select 8-ohm on the back of the amp - you may 'only' get 250W to 300W but it will be fine. If you have set a cleanish sound on the preamp, your best guide to whether you are pushing a cab too hard is your ears - if it sounds like an elephant farting, turn down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks guys, I just thought the OBT did 500 watts no matter what ohmage you were plugged into, or has that been proven to be hogwosh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) And if it does do the Elephant Fart, try backing off the EQ. I know with passive basses (especially Ps) I used to need to cut quite a bit on the bass control. And yes, hogwash. Selector switch on the back. Won't do 500 watts with the switch to 4 ohms through an 8 ohm cab. Edited March 26, 2015 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Cool helpful as always! I'll keep on hunting for cabs then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Just keep an eye on the ads on here. For instance, there is an SWR Goliath 111, 410 at £150, absolute steal. Too far from you, but you may get a result if you make an appeal for help, ie, somebody coming to say Leeds from Surrey for Easter. Not as cheap but excellent bargain, member 4 candle's Markbass 410. 800 watts at 8 ohms, and light weight. I played through this last week, all you would ever need. Top guy to deal with. Buy that, put selector switch to 8 ohms, power up the amp, plug in, sonically give bystanders colonic irrigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Agree, that Markbass cab would be great - I had one of those, with a Markbass LMT 500 (350 watts at 8ohms). Never meeded the volume above 10 o`clock. The OTBs are so powerful it`s very doubtful you would need those 150 extra watts - and I doubt at that point any audience would be able to tell if anything was going on anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I've always loved the sound of my Aguilar DB210 cab with my OTB. I never had any volume or wattage issues, as the amp is so loud that you don't need to turn it up much to be heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1427401380' post='2730037'] There is a great pinned post by Happy Jack in the Amps Technical section. [/quote] Sadly no longer pinned. The thread is still there if you search for it, but it was de-pinned some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1427452284' post='2730479'] Sadly no longer pinned. The thread is still there if you search for it, but it was de-pinned some time ago. [/quote] That's a shame. It is a brilliant resource for this amp, I used it when I had mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Try out the Orange cabs-sp212/obc212 they are good ,love mine plenty loud,great sound and fill the place up with sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuckets Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I play mine through an Ashdown Little Bastard 212 these were the last of the cabs made in England for ashdown (by orange actually!) Its a 4 ohm cab and the otb sounds huge through it. Large pubs and it still hasnt gone over 1/4 vol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Some great advice, just concerned because I saw an orange promotional video in which Doug Doppler claimed that it would do 500 Watts on either ohmage setting. I'm assuming that's when the cabs at 500W plus or am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It will do 500 watts at either ohmage setting. The only relevance the cab has is this; If it's an 8 ohm cab and you set the selector at the back for 4 ohms, you won't get much more than half power out of it. The only reason anybody would want to do that is if they had a low wattage cab, say 300 watts. Get a cab of 400 watts plus. If the cab is rated at 4 ohms, select 4 ohms on the head. If the cab is rated at 8 ohms, select 8 ohms on the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuckets Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Im sure my LB212 is rated at 300w I called the guy who designed it at Ashdown and he told me it was more than capable of handling the OTB. Its a 4 ohm cab, I run the head on the 4 ohm setting and if I took it over a 1/4 vol id blow the rest of the band off stage! 500w is its maximum output and I cant see anyone running these flat out. Like the advice above get a decent cab and youll be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Cool, got it. What would you do if there's an unmarked cab at a gig/rehersal? Set the ohmage switch to the lowest setting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 If unmarked I`d go with the 4ohm setting just in case. Not too many 2ohm cabs around so not too much of a worry there. Just make sure you use your ears to make sure the cab can handle what you throw at it - the OTB is mighty powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Great advice. Thanks! I feel silly for not asking this sooner, but I've just received my bass terror and noticing the speaker outputs are a different type to what I've used before. What sort of type are these and where can I get some? Also are there any where one half of the cable is the type for the bass amp and the other is a standard jack so I can plug into a cab that's only a jack if needed (The rehersal places only have cabs that have 1/4 jack slots and not this bizarre alien type. Edited April 2, 2015 by Fisheth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1427996853' post='2736919'] Great advice. Thanks! I feel silly for not asking this sooner, but I've just received my bass terror and noticing the speaker outputs are a different type to what I've used before. What sort of type are these and where can I get some? Also are there any where one half of the cable is the type for the bass amp and the other is a standard jack so I can plug into a cab that's only a jack if needed (The rehersal places only have cabs that have 1/4 jack slots and not this bizarre alien type. [/quote] Those wonderful things are called Speakon connectors. Yes you can get speakon to jack cables, google should help out there. Cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Wonderful! Thank you! I'm assuming Guitar Guitar will stock both types? Edited April 2, 2015 by Fisheth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Speak to OBBM of these very pages. Dave's feedback [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/78-obbms-feedback/"]http://basschat.co.u...obbms-feedback/[/url] Email him telling you what you want. His leads are amazing quality at very good prices. You can certainly buy stuff at twice the price, that will be nowhere near as good, IME. I have used nothing but OBBM speaker cables for a few years now, and will NEVER use any others. They will probably outlive me! Can't speak highly enough, as a paying, gigging, user. Cheers, Karl. Edited April 3, 2015 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Good recommendation from Karlfer there, I`m the same, OBBM leads only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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