Author Topic: Sound equipment in the NY/Ct area (Read 1108 times)

flaxattack · « **on:** May 17, 2007, 10:45:16 AM »

guys
time for me to move up on my equipment
i already have the alembic preamp
i could use some dealers in the area to spec out speakers and amps
i am looking at dr bass cabs for a custom order as i like their 12,15 and horn cab
if anyone has their stuff please let me know how you like it
thanks

keurosix · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:24:24 PM »

Hey Jeff,
Take a run to G-Guitars. They have a lot of high end stuff. I am excited about the accugroove cabs. Check out the website.
Kris

bsee · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:34:44 PM »

I thought G Guitars was seriously boutique-y the two times I stopped in there. I'm not sure what alternatives there are since Daddy's, Sam Ash and Guitar Center have carved up most of the area between them.

If you'd like a look at the Schroeder cab line, there's a dealer in NE CT with good prices but I doubt he stocks anything. I am using a cab with a baffled 12 and two front firing 10s, all neo magnets. The thing cuts like crazy so you can hear yourself and be heard, is all the volume one could want, is rated for 1KW @ 4 ohms, and weighs only a hair over 50 lbs. Check out the website at www.schroedercabinets.com if you're interested. I think Beaver is dealing these as well.

There are often power amps on eBay, talkbass and Craigslist. It probably depends on if you're looking for the ultimate bass power amp, or very good and portable. The PLX stuff is often available on the used market as is the occasional CA6 or CA9. All the recommendations I have seen point to the former or a Stewart World 2.1 for lightweight power or the latter for heavy but awesome.

flaxattack · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2007, 07:24:21 AM »

thanks
am not playing big gigs yet.
am sitting with a fender rumble 15 and a nemesis 2x10 that i would love to sell

question are 2x12s better than a 1x15? for fat bottom
i like the look of drbasscabs systems and they dont seem outragously priced
www.drbasscabs.com

2400wattman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2007, 10:43:15 AM »

Flax,
I believe your low end would be substantially fatter and if you use dual 12's your low end would be more focused and or tighter, especially w/ the low B.

flaxattack · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2007, 02:07:27 PM »

thanks
am looking at acme-glock-dr bass
acme makes theirs with 2x10 or 4x10 supposedly with super clean and deep bottom
i remember val mentioned them in a previous thread

keurosix · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2007, 03:22:46 PM »

Hi Jeff,
Do you need low end support for a low B string? If so, the DR RX115 cab is the only one that goes down there, but only to 35hz. A low B is really at 32 hz, but the 15 cab should reproduce it. Can't beat their prices, wow!
Kris

2400wattman · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2007, 03:28:34 PM »

A friend of mine has two Acme 4x10's and they sound incredible! If I did'nt have two SVT's I would get a quartet of these cabs. I loved the solid looking construction and they will PUMMEL all of the Big Guys stuff for way less. No, they're not exactly cheap but it is a small company that designs their own gear, builds everything themselves,..........is this sounding familiar?
Also, while I was at Will Gunn's shop I was able to try out basses through his two Acme 1x10's(no horn or midrange speaker, gives you the SVT type of response in a small package) powered by a Walter Woods amp! Wow!! The amp was set flat and all of the tone of those basses came through. I could hear each one's subtle and obvious differences. This is great gear that let's the basses sound come through...effectively. Check'em out!!

rraymond · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2007, 05:49:07 PM »

Hi Flax,

The guitar player in my band uses a Mesa-Boogie Mark II head into a Mesa 2x12 cabinet. Our keyboard player plays into a Roland KC-550. I play an Eden WT-550 head into an Acme Low B2. I have NO problem keeping up with those guys and the low end out of that cabinet is to die for. I'm pumping a Mark King Deluxe 5 string into that system. I'm a happy camper.

I also have a Dr. Bass Cabs 2x12: 2-12 Neos, 1-6 mid and a tweeter. It's a nice cabinet but I wouldn't use it alone, it would need something to shore up the bottom end. It's a bit brittle compared to the high end on the Acme, also. Both problems can be worked around and I recall that Mark was very good to work with when placing an order.

Good luck and I hope this helps,

Reid

rraymond · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2007, 05:54:02 PM »

Oh, one other thing about that system: I can throw the amp and cabinet, and a bass into the backseat of my old '89 Camaro, and carry a passenger to a gig. Loud, good sounding AND portable.

Good luck, I gotta go fire up the grill for some burgers and corn on the cob! I'm thinking a Merlot will go well with this!

Reid

lothartu · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2007, 06:05:11 PM »

question are 2x12s better than a 1x15? for fat bottom

It depends, but one way to look at it is from the point of view of speaker surface area. So the idea is that the more speaker there is which is moving then the better.

Pi * (radius^2) = Area

(1x15 speaker) 3.14 * (15^2) = 706.5
(2x12 speaker) (3.14 * (12^2)) * 2 = 904.32

So a 2x12 has more speaker surface area than a 1x15. But does that mean that a 2x12 is better at producing bottom? If they could somehow be put in equivalent cabinets then the answer is yes. But I think the real answer is all things being equal it will come down to the design of the cabinet.

All that being said I used to use an Aguilar 1x12 which I really liked but I switched to an Acme Low B2 (which is a 2x10). You have to have enough power to really push the Low B2 correctly but when you do... WOW! I am very glad that I switched even though I was not unhappy with the Aguilar cabinet at all. The only other cabinet that I could imagine getting in the future would be another Acme Low B2.

- Jim

flaxattack · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:16:50 PM »

i am gonna take a harder look

i am not quite sure i need the low b or regular line.

thanks all

flaxattack · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:18:22 PM »

am only playing small clubs right now

tbrannon · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:27:01 PM »

Flax-

I've never played them myself, but I've heard nothing but good things about Accugroove cabs. Paul (Mele_Aloha) just ordered an assortment of them and I'm sure he could tell you more.

Also- I've read lots of good reviews about the new horns that the Schroeder cabs have. Lots of people (myself included), didn't care for the old horns. I thought they were kind of shrill and brittle. I haven't played the new Schroeders, but people who have played the new cabs are raving about the new horns.

Sorry- just thought I'd muddy the water a bit. =)

dannobasso · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:37:25 PM »

I have low b2 and b4. They are great for the money and not too heavy. I prefer to use epi ul212 and 310. i use a f1x-sf2-plx3402 to drive it. The acme also has a mid driver that you can dial in.
Van gelder music in monroe ny has great best offer prices on ebay for epi ea and genz benz.