funkle Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Hi all Idle curiosity here, in a player who has tried a lot of cabs out there. I am personally still rockin' a combo of the Tecamp Puma 900 and the Berg CN112s, and enjoying it. Owned and tried lots of cabs. I still keep a keen eye on the cab and amp market. In the spirit of figuring out who actually has decent drivers, I have more or less worked out for at least some brands, from either the published specs or users opening them up, which manufacturers use which 12" drivers. And of course which ones I have played and like the sound of. I'm just curious to know the drivers in a Vanderkley 112MNT. Can anyone pop theirs open and let me know what's in there? FYI - I believe the following cabs use the following drivers. I have put ?? where I am unsure: Audiokinesis TC112AF v2 - Eminence Kappalite 3012LF or variant, depending upon impedance Baer ML112 - Eminence Kappalite 3012HO variant Barefaced G3 cabs - Big Baby 2 and Super Midget etc - some significantly altered variant of Eminence Kappalite 3012LF Bergantino CN112 - Faital 12PR300 variant Fearless F112 - Eminence Kappalite 3012LF TKS 1206 - Eminence Kappalite 3012LF TKS S112 - Eminence Beta 12 (hat tip to Beer of the Bass) Vanderkley 112EXT - Faital 12PR300 variant Vanderkley 112MNT - ?? Pete Edited April 5, 2016 by funkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) I don't know about the Vanderkley, but looking at your list, I'm fairly confident that the TKS S112 uses the Eminence Beta 12. They describe it as a ceramic Eminence driver and the specs check out. I also found an older post on a Swedish bass forum (via Google translate) where Tommy from TKS refers to using the Beta 12 in the earlier 112 model, the one before they changed the styling and added the S to the name. Edited April 6, 2016 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1459881916' post='3020591'] I don't know about the Vanderkley, but looking at your list, I'm fairly confident that the TKS S112 uses the Eminence Beta 12. They describe it as a ceramic Eminence driver and the specs check out. I also found an older post on a Finnish bass forum (via Google translate) where Tommy from TKS refers to using the Beta 12 in the earlier 112 model, the one before they changed the styling and added the S to the name. [/quote] You're right, this is what Tommy told me when I ordered mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Cheers Beer, I've updated my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Why not just email Marc Vanderkley and ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) [quote name='largo' timestamp='1459888313' post='3020672'] Why not just email Marc Vanderkley and ask? [/quote] He was kind enough to email me the driver chart, but asked me not to share it. Which I have respected. He wasn't wild on sharing the driver model, but he said it wasn't an Eminence. I assume, like some other manufacturers, he wants to protect the specific type of driver he uses. I suspect he is using a great driver. It seems reasonable enough to peer inside a cab and have a look - I certainly have done. I am interested in knowing where the money spent on this stuff goes. I may be a little OCD in this though. If someone would prefer to share privately, I can respect that too. Edited April 5, 2016 by funkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 If I were guessing I would have thought barefaced used a custom made by faital - that's just a guess though based on the driver name having similar system and the fact the horn is a faital by the look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1459893198' post='3020710'] If I were guessing I would have thought barefaced used a custom made by faital - that's just a guess though based on the driver name having similar system and the fact the horn is a faital by the look [/quote] Nope, 'tis a custom made by Eminence. There is a you tube video visit to the shop which talks about it and Alex confirmed to me when I ordered by Big Twin ll yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This is very interesting... Good to know which drivers everyone is using, would be great to see a spec comparison and find out just how "variant" the variants are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 [quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1459896814' post='3020746'] Nope, 'tis a custom made by Eminence. There is a you tube video visit to the shop which talks about it and Alex confirmed to me when I ordered by Big Twin ll yesterday. [/quote] I stand corrected! Nice can you are getting there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 So....anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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