Acoustic B410C Classic 4x10 cabinet, $200 at GC (not a STOTD)

[spatters]

Normally $300, on sale for $200.
Not a Stupid Deal of the Day.
Don't know how long it will last.
Plywood cabinet, 8 ohm, rated at 400W.
Gets excellent reviews.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Acoustic/B410C-Classic-400W-4X10-Bass-Speaker-Cabinet.gc

 

[Bassiclees]

410's make for great bedside tables, ask me how I know .

 

[obascin]

Did anyone get one and try it? I need a cheap cab for some outdoor gigs, I had an old 2002 Warwick cab that I recently sold which used to be my old outdoor rig, unfortunately.

 

[bassbuddy]

I haven't bought one, but there is an Acoustic 115/410 stack at a practice space I use sometimes. I think they're terrible - no life, punch, or definition, completely uninspiring. The rest of the gear going into it is all top notch, and stuff I've used before, so I know what to expect.

 

[Pocket Dave]

Pardon the response to a 4-month old thread - yes, I just snagged one today.

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(Edit: I'm not a fan of sealed bass cabs and the last-gen of Acoustic sealed cabs are no exception.)

No gigs yet - 1st weekend off in a while - though two next weekend so in-depth review coming up.

So far, I test drove it loud with my PF500 and P bass at GC, and did a side-by-side comparison with a new SVT 410HLF mini-fridge.

Damned if the Acoustic didn't have fuller, warmer lows and tighter mids, where the Ampeg cab had that signature brain scrambling punch, the Acoustic was as punchy, just more musical and less brain scrambling. The Acoustic also felt like it had more growl.

In full transparency, I've had a rear-ported Acoustic BN210 paired up with my Ampeg head for 10 years. It's incredibly loud and punchy, more so than an Eden 210XLT I had, and has the same musical quality as the 410 Classic, though it uses lighter, 300w Neo speakers. Its only issue is that it's rear-ported. The 210BN ports really add tremendous bottom end, but they cause problems with a rattling back wall in one venue, and a bass-trap corner stage in another where I really need to project beyond the boom-zone.

I was actually looking at a couple of other front-ported options when I stumbled on this one out of the blue.

The 410 Classic is old school rugged plywood and mid-weight iron magnets, so it's not light, though at 72 lbs, I can easily single-handedly tilt it into the tailgate of my crossover with a moving blanket draped over the bumper. It is significantly lighter than the 96 lb SVT 410HLF, and its bass notes carry every bit as much old school weight, though with sweeter definition and range.

And it's the same footprint as the BLN 210, so I've now got a 610 at 4 ohms and full use of the PF500's 500 watts for festivals and large rooms with little or no FOA support.

Otherwise, it's 350w driving this front ported 410 400 watter at 8 ohms. If I don't see at least a few people dancing, I can only blame myself, not the cab.

On second thought, can I blame the drummer? Sure, I'm gonna do that.

 

[Pocket Dave]

Update: Solid performer after two gigs with my B410C this past weekend. Punchy, responds well to dynamics, deep and tight. Not quite as articulate on the same amp settings as my BN210, but easily 'dialed up' to match.

I'd use it again this Friday if it weren't for the long, narrow stairs.

 

[Pocket Dave]

UPDATE:

It's been a year and a half, and I've been gigging this cab pretty steady at 4 venues a month that have big enough areas without PA support that a 410 works better than my 600 watt 210 neo.

I discovered after a while that the stock 100 watt speakers started barking at moderate, large-stage volume levels. The lack of headroom wasn't happening for me.

Also, the tweeter blew on one particular outdoor stage bar gig lacking PA support for the bass. I disconnected it and haven't really missed it - it's a cheap little 2 1/2" cutout, probably 40 watt, non-attenuated tweeter that you probably don't hear at larger-venue volume levels anyway. When it blew, I thought it was a bad speaker at first, and was disappointed to find out otherwise; As I mentioned, the stock speakers just weren't cutting it for me.

I finally rolled the dice early last Spring on a set of 200 watt Eminence BP102's. I say "rolled the dice" because you never know when you're going to end up with by buying replacement speakers that a specific cabinet wasn't designed around. I lucked out big time with the BP102's; They're punchy and tight, with plenty of much-needed headroom.

I'm now into it for a total of $525 including cab, new speakers, some pop-in casters and factoring in the stock speakers which I sold on Facebook Marketplace for $25/ea.

Now I've got a great sounding, well-built 800 watt 410 with plenty of headroom that sounds better and weighs 25 lbs less than my last 410, an SWR Goliath II.