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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 7, 2008 13:26:11 GMT -5
I just sold the Rivera cab I had and want to place an order asap with Scott for a 2x12.
I'm still undecided if I should go oversized or standard. Volume is the main issue here. I want to be able to turn up the Pro Mod a little more and have a respectable volume for smaller/quiet clubs.
Speakers...? What combo for the best efficiency (again with volume) and best tone? I want a nice open tone, not compressed or too bassy. Keep in mind the Pro Mod is 120 watts. Should I do a mix of 2 speakers?
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Post by LooseCannon on Sept 7, 2008 15:06:17 GMT -5
I think the volume is about the same on both cabs. As for speakers I assume you wanna go with the splawn block speakers? If so definetly go with the SB25's, I have the 25 and 65 in my cab and the 25 is natural sounding speaker with an open raw tone.
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 7, 2008 16:07:15 GMT -5
I think the volume is about the same on both cabs. As for speakers I assume you wanna go with the splawn block speakers? If so definetly go with the SB25's, I have the 25 and 65 in my cab and the 25 is natural sounding speaker with an open raw tone. I keep reading praise for the SB25's. I wonder if it will be a problem if both speakers are rated for 55 watts = 110 watts and my Pro Mod is 120 watts? I wouldn't turn the master volume past 10:00 most likely so do you think that would blow them? |
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Post by LooseCannon on Sept 7, 2008 16:55:49 GMT -5
I'm not an expert on speakers but I don't think it'd harm them unless you crank it, you should ask sonicexplorer.
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Post by SonicExplorer on Sept 8, 2008 0:29:38 GMT -5
That's cutting it close, you really don't want to push speakers that hard. The peaks on tube amps are a lot higher than the nominal rated power. This is why people often warn against running a quad of Greenbacks with a 100 Watt tube amp.
10:00 on a Splawn is pretty loud, that would be risky in my opinion with a pair of SB25's. I'd recommend running in 50 Watt mode, that would definitely be safe - and I doubt you'd notice much of a tone or volume issue for your particlular application.
You can always ask Scott but I suspect he'll probably relay similar sentiments.
Sonic
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Post by supercharged350 on Sept 8, 2008 6:51:54 GMT -5
+1 on having to be careful w/ the SB25's under those conditions. Which is too bad because they have great tone.
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 8, 2008 8:29:20 GMT -5
That's cutting it close, you really don't want to push speakers that hard. The peaks on tube amps are a lot higher than the nominal rated power. This is why people often warn against running a quad of Greenbacks with a 100 Watt tube amp. 10:00 on a Splawn is pretty loud, that would be risky in my opinion with a pair of SB25's. I'd recommend running in 50 Watt mode, that would definitely be safe - and I doubt you'd notice much of a tone or volume issue for your particlular application. You can always ask Scott but I suspect he'll probably relay similar sentiments. Sonic Thanks for the input. I have never owned a 2x12 other than that Rivera cab that had 2 60 watt V30's so I have little experience with it. I could run half power and probably be alright like you said, though I like the sound much better on full power. I think I will call Scott today. |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 8, 2008 8:30:01 GMT -5
+1 on having to be careful w/ the SB25's under those conditions. Which is too bad because they have great tone. Yeah, that sucks if it is true. I'd hate to half to compromise on the tone. |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 8, 2008 8:57:29 GMT -5
I still can't friggin decide on OS or standard size.  |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 8, 2008 10:58:02 GMT -5
OK, screw it, I ordered my cab. I'm too impatient when I have money to burn.  I went with the standard size cab, two SB25's, black tolex, full plexi silver piping, and the large check b&w grill cloth.  Josh at Splawn said they have ran every amp through the SB25's and there are no problems running the Pro Mod into those speakers. Hopefully he's right!  I always loved the large check, old Marshall grill cloth so that will be cool. I stuck with the standard size because they said teh OS has a more bluesy feel and I want something more versatile. The only thing I am undecided on is having the option of a removable back panel to have the choice of an open back cab. Josh is checking to see if they can still do this. |
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Post by MetalHeart on Sept 8, 2008 19:58:43 GMT -5
OK, screw it, I ordered my cab. I'm too impatient when I have money to burn. I went with the standard size cab, two SB25's, black tolex, full plexi silver piping, and the large check b&w grill cloth. Josh at Splawn said they have ran every amp through the SB25's and there are no problems running the Pro Mod into those speakers. Hopefully he's right! I always loved the large check, old Marshall grill cloth so that will be cool. I stuck with the standard size because they said teh OS has a more bluesy feel and I want something more versatile. The only thing I am undecided on is having the option of a removable back panel to have the choice of an open back cab. Josh is checking to see if they can still do this. Good!the standard cab is killer! I got...or had a friend who had the oversized and it lacked bottom end!(with diff. speaker combos) My 212 standard kept right up with Chrismac 412! No kidding,no much difference at all. So I opted out of buying a 412. And I have plenty of bottom end. Hope this helps  |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 9, 2008 9:48:15 GMT -5
OK, screw it, I ordered my cab. I'm too impatient when I have money to burn. I went with the standard size cab, two SB25's, black tolex, full plexi silver piping, and the large check b&w grill cloth. Josh at Splawn said they have ran every amp through the SB25's and there are no problems running the Pro Mod into those speakers. Hopefully he's right! I always loved the large check, old Marshall grill cloth so that will be cool. I stuck with the standard size because they said teh OS has a more bluesy feel and I want something more versatile. The only thing I am undecided on is having the option of a removable back panel to have the choice of an open back cab. Josh is checking to see if they can still do this. Good!the standard cab is killer! I got...or had a friend who had the oversized and it lacked bottom end!(with diff. speaker combos) My 212 standard kept right up with Chrismac 412! No kidding,no much difference at all. So I opted out of buying a 412. And I have plenty of bottom end. Hope this helps Awesome, good to hear MH! I definitely want some low end preserved so I think I made the right choice. Who knows, I might end up selling my Bogner 4x12 and just using te 2x12 for all my gigs.  |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 9, 2008 12:44:04 GMT -5
This is similar to what mine will look like but with all silver piping.  |
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Post by Fretburner on Sept 10, 2008 4:13:07 GMT -5
Good choice! Here's my 4 X 12  |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Sept 10, 2008 9:31:59 GMT -5
Good choice! Here's my 4 X 12 Hey fretburner, I can't see the pic (probably because it's blocked). Can you PM or email me the pic file (jpeg, gif, etc). so Photobucket isn't blocked? |
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