1x15 or 4x10?

[mcnach]

I know the best thing would be to have them both on my set, but at the moment I can only buy on of these, both are rated 350w (the brand is called Oneal, it's a Brazilian brand). I most play punk, I'm using a Precision bass and my EQ would be lots of mid and a bit of overdriver, so... What you guys think would be better for my tone, a 1x15 or 4x10? I'm gonna buy it on the internet so I can't test them

I wish I could buy both of them but at the moment I can only afford one

410

 

[SteveHeissner]

410

Happy Punk playing in Brazil!

 

[lfmn16]

I know the best thing would be to have them both on my set,

No, it's not necessarily the best thing. You're buying into the false marketing that all 15" speakers provide good bottom end and all 10" speakers are provide tight mids. There are dozens of threads on TB that explain the POSSIBLE pitfalls with mixing cabinets. All speakers are not created equal.

 

[lomo]

Without hearing them or seeing reliable specs, I have no clue what each would sound like...but the 410 will virtually always be louder if fed the same volume.

 

[Joybass]

I have to lug them up and down stairs at home, so two 115s for me. Loud enough for my purposes too.

 

[Standalone]

I have to lug them up and down stairs at home, so two 115s for me. Loud enough for my purposes too.

Two smallish 15's are the "P Bass" of cabs.

 

[Blue]

FWIW, I don't buy this. My best tones come from mixed cabs.

... don’t mix cabs ...

 

[klejst]

Depends on the speakers. There are deep 10s (see Acme B2s) and middly 15s (60s stuff).

True. Just goes to show no two cabs are the same and it's best if possible to check out things in person.

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Four 10” Custom B&C Neodymium Woofers

200 Watts Titanium Super Tweeter

Dual Speakon In/Out

40 Hz - 18 kHz

4 or 8 Ohm

1200 Watts Rms

103 dB Spl@ 1W/1M

51 lbs.

23.5”W x 23.5”H x 15”D

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I know the best thing would be to have them both on my set, but at the moment I can only buy on of these, both are rated 350w (the brand is called Oneal, it's a Brazilian brand). I most play punk, I'm using a Precision bass and my EQ would be lots of mid and a bit of overdriver, so... What you guys think would be better for my tone, a 1x15 or 4x10? I'm gonna buy it on the internet so I can't test them

I wish I could buy both of them but at the moment I can only afford one

Without knowing the frequency range, omage, and cab efficiency, it’s hard to make a recommendation. Personally, if those were all equal, I would buy the 410 in a heartbeat.

 

[Jeff Hughes]

410.

 

[Pazelaya93]

I know the best thing would be to have them both on my set, but at the moment I can only buy on of these, both are rated 350w (the brand is called Oneal, it's a Brazilian brand). I most play punk, I'm using a Precision bass and my EQ would be lots of mid and a bit of overdriver, so... What you guys think would be better for my tone, a 1x15 or 4x10? I'm gonna buy it on the internet so I can't test them

I wish I could buy both of them but at the moment I can only afford one

Definitely lean towards the 4x10 mid-range punch will definitely come shining through with that, not to say the 15 won't. But I see bigger speakers as being better for boom.

 

[mattj1stc]

I've generally preferred 4x10 to 1x15 - perceived as a little louder (more cone surface area), a little more responsive (coils have smaller distance to move).

 

[GabrielPbass]

These are the specs, they claim both equally has the same spl, but the 4x10 has more treble and it has a horn in the middle providing more of that punch

 

[Stumbo]

Here are a few threads that may enlighten you:
Rethinking 4x10s
I am a 210 vertical stack believer!!
Cabinet Combinations

 

[Astronaut]

If I was obliged to use a mixed configuration, I would use bi-amping and use the 15” on top. Just for mids and tone. And leave the 4x10 do the hard work. A lá Billy Sheehan.

 

[smarthound]

I was surprised to see BassmanPaul say that a 4x10 and a 1x15 were typically a poor match. It was a staple pairing of Trace Elliot rigs for a long time and I can get pretty much any tone from mine. I also have the 4x5 bright box that finishes off the high frequency response. I'd say use a 4x10 for punk, or if you have a 1x15, find a crossover horn cabinet too.

 

[NortyFiner]

Many famous bassists from Vic Wooten to Lemmy have used mixed speaker sizes, so I don't think that's really as much an issue as some like to claim. I would think that mixed brands and/or series of cabs, having dissimilar construction, would be more troublesome than mixed speaker sizes of the same brand and series.

Addressing the original question: you're playing punk. You want mids, harmonics and VOLUME. So between your choices, go with the 410 for sure.

 

[NortyFiner]

Heck with it, let's take a bounce on Equipboard and see what other punk and punkish bassists use, 10 or 15? Just grabbing names off the top of my head...

Dee Dee Ramone, 10.
Mike Dirnt, 10.
Paul Simonon, 10.
Mark Hoppus, 10.
Klaus Flouride...doesn't say.

Well, there's four points of reference anyway...

 

[sonojono]

If I had the money 2 1x15’s over a single 4x10 ANY DAY