Would this head fit the cab?

[big cat]

Hi, folks.

I've been using the combos, now i want to try something else. But i don't have too much knowledge about the cabs and heads.


Gallien Krueger GT400IV

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- 280watts (4ohms).
- Active 4-band EQ.
- Adjustable Contour, Presence & 4/5 String voicing
- Boost (Valve Effect)
- Effectsloop, Tuner out with Mute
- XLR out with Level, Ground Lift & Pre/Postswitch
- Spea kon & 1/4"outputs
- 19x3.5x8 (2 rack spaces)
- 16.5 Ibs.


Basson B15B

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■Speaker : 1×15” (BASSON ORIGINAL SPEAKER搭載）+ Horn
■Power : 300W RMS
■Sensitivity : 98db~120db
■Impedance : 8Ω
■Frequency : 40Hz - 4kHz
■Jack : IN(Phone×1)
: EXT-OUT(Phone×1)
■Size : 616W×488D×746H／mm




Will there be any problem if i combine this 4ohms head with the 8ohms cab and what's the final output?

Or any other suggestions for the cab?


Cheers!

Edited March 17, 2009 by big cat

[Stylon Pilson]

You can run a 4ohm head with an 8ohm cab no problem - it's the other way round that is a big no-no.

You'll only get about 200 watts output with that 8ohm cab - for the full power, you'd need to connect a second 8ohm cab.

S.P.

[ped]

Hi mate,

I used to have a BAsson 210 cab and although it sounded great, it was extremely heavy and, more importantly, very power hungry. I was driving it with a Mesa 400+ valve head and even that struggled to power it suficiently. The 15 is not SO hungry but I don't think you will get much volume from it with a 280w head (at 4 ohm... the cab is 8 ohm so you will get maybe 180w at 8 ohm)

I would go looking for a lighter and more efficient speaker.

Cheers
ped

[chris_b]

Hi. I assume you're in the UK? Is the cab new or used, ie what's your budget? I think Basson cabs are very heavy and not very well known in the UK so resale could be a problem. Unless the Basson is giving you a particular sound that you want I'd look at more mainstream cabs, like Ashdown, TE, GK, Peavey.

[johnnylager]

[quote name='big cat' post='437031' date='Mar 17 2009, 11:17 AM']Will there be any problem if i combine this 4ohms head with the 8ohms cab and what's the final output?[/quote]
No, 200w?

[quote name='big cat' post='437031' date='Mar 17 2009, 11:17 AM']Or any other suggestions for the cab?[/quote]
[url="http://barefacedbass.com/thecompact.html"]Barefacedbass Compact[/url].

Read [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:amps:impedance_and_wattage"]this[/url].

[big cat]

Cheers, folks.

I have the GK head.

Basson do have a particular sound that i like. But from your suggestions, it doesn't looks like a cab which fits the head.

May be Mark Bass? Lot's of the cabs are 8 ohms. Any suggestions for the cab?

[big cat]

[quote name='johnnylager' post='437046' date='Mar 17 2009, 11:33 AM']No, 200w?


[url="http://barefacedbass.com/thecompact.html"]Barefacedbass Compact[/url].

Read [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:amps:impedance_and_wattage"]this[/url].[/quote]

Thanks

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='ped' post='437036' date='Mar 17 2009, 07:26 AM']Hi mate,

I used to have a BAsson 210 cab and although it sounded great, it was extremely heavy and, more importantly, very power hungry.[/quote]True of the Basson ten loaded cabs, which use very heavy drivers that have poor low frequency sensitivity. The B15B doesn't suffer those maladies, being loaded with an Eminence Delta 15 that's of moderate weight and adequate sensitivity. However, the Delta 15 has a paltry 2.7 mm xmax, which displacement limits it to only 50 watts capacity through most of the bass range. That makes the Delta 15 unsuited for use in other than a low power combo.

[bass_ferret]

Depending on budget, Peavey and EBS do 4 ohm cabs - as do lots of others. You will have to trawl the interweb i'm afraid to find out what does 4 ohms.