Bay Splayer Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 back in the day when i first joined a band i started of with a carlsbro 150 watt head put through a 1 x 18 reflex bin (you know, the one where the speaker is back to front) very bassy, not much treble, but that suited my sound at the time am now playing through a hartke 100 watt combo, great for rehearsal and smaller gigs but am thinking of getting a more powerful head and cab/cabs rig am thinking of getting a 4 x 10 for the top end and possibly a 2 x 15 for bottom, as i have used before and liked a lot, but am also considering a 1 x 18 instead have read about lots of different combinations on here with 15`s,12`s, 10`s.......but dont remember 18`s being mentioned much (i have the memory of a goldfish though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 [quote name='Bay Splayer' post='632800' date='Oct 21 2009, 08:47 PM']......but dont remember 18`s being mentioned much (i have the memory of a goldfish though )[/quote] Yeah, speaker technology has moved on a bit since the '80s and the response is a bit slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 You will be amazed at what a modern lightweight little cab can do .. Talk to Alex at Barefaced about your needs and desires (in a bass sound way of course ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='633041' date='Oct 21 2009, 11:54 PM']You will be amazed at what a modern lightweight little cab can do .. Talk to Alex at Barefaced about your needs and desires (in a bass sound way of course )[/quote] Thought lightweight yet big is often more satisfying! The main issue with 18" bass guitar cabs is the enclosures are rarely big enough for the 18" to work well - in fact most would perform better with a high quality 15" in the same enclosure. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsjabb Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know of a 18" genuine red covered Marshall cab, same size as a 4x12 for sale. PM if interested and i will get some details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My favourite ever cab was a HUGE, but strangely shallow, cab with massive front ports and a single Gauss 18". When I cranked the treble on my amp (no tweeter), every note was just a huge, effortless pillow of growly phatness. Mmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My Marshall 1x18 (That i also have for sale for not alot of £££. Is pretty low end. Not a huge amount of treble. Very good for old school rock i find as apposed to Dub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I've got a 1x18 in a w horn. It doesn't like being in small rooms. Lots of lovely bottom though, my favourite sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The guy at my local jam session had his Hartke 4X10 combo converted to to a 1X18 using the same cab, sounds fine but it is in a pretty big room. I'll get more details, I don't even know if it has a horn installed but there certainly seems to be plenty of top end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When I was a youngster and the world was all in black and white I bought a homemade 1x18 cab that had been built for use with blues party sound systems. It had a badly panted pop art revolver painted on it on a red, yellow and green background too. Sounded very individual when hooked up to an HH VS100 head with full 'valve sound' engaged. Huge low end. I quite fancy another one to stick under my Trace 1x15 combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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