Just curious, even if they're a bit more expensive it would be nice to know who is making budget to moderate priced cabs made of plywood.
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Any plywood cabs on a budget besides Avatar?
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What's your definition of budget, and for what type of cabs? There's a lot of cabs in the same price range as Avatar, and most are probably using birch ply.
I had a Avatar 2x10 Neo with a Little Mark II for years and I got nothing but compliments from other Bass Players !
This is great news. I've encountered a lot of MDF in cheaper guitar amps and some bass cabs years ago, so I'm pleased to know there are some mass production plywood cabs available these days.
As far as avatar is concerned, I think they're more than serviceable tonewise, but nothing that wowed me. I had a stack years back of a Hartke LH500 into an Avatar 2x12 and 4x10 that was thunderous. Never officially gigged with it, though.
The mormons are making bass cabs?
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Berhringer combos and cabs are MDF. They weigh a ton and dissolve if exposed to serious dampness. Avatars are fine, unless you think the only good amp or cab is made by fender and is called a rumble, IMHO. YMMV.
Honestly, just consult the manufacturer's web pages and contact them if you can't find out what the cabinet materials are.
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I'd rather plywood than MDF.
Don't like the idea of solid wood being used, ply is stronger.
Maybe I understood the question wrong, but thought most cabinets made of plywood now, has this changed?
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Yes, so are Buddhists, Baptists, Muslims, Zorastrians, Hindus, Jews, Agnostics, Catholics, etc.
I believe a lot of cabs 10 years ago were mostly MDF unless they were more high end or custom built.
Well, IMO they're definitely not "crap", and better than "no good", they just don't tailor make their boxes to every driver, they make a bunch of boxes and give you a few options of speakers of the same size to put into them. People that use the cabinets like them, but it's not the ideal way to go about things - they just mostly happen to cater to guitarists to whom that's perfectly normal behaviour.
good info. thanks. i had been looking at a few of them to pick up used.
Been using my Avatar cabs with Neos for about 8 years now pretty much exclusively. I have a bunch of other brand cabinets sitting around....if I ever get a fleet of boats, I'll have a good supply of anchors. Your nautical mileage may vary.
There are a couple I like a lot. One is the AudioKinesis Hathor-1203. 112, 500 watts, 25 pounds.
The other one is the Barefaced One10. 110, 500 watts, 17 pounds!
Both are beasts. Both are solid plywood. The Hathor is excellent as I've used a double-stack and it cranked. Haven't had a chance to try the Barefaced yet but would love to.
If you got money up the kazoo, MAS cabs are supposed to be awesome.
Good luck!
The other one is the Barefaced One10. 110, 500 watts, 17 pounds!
Both are beasts. Both are solid plywood. The Hathor is excellent as I've used a double-stack and it cranked. Haven't had a chance to try the Barefaced yet but would love to.
If you got money up the kazoo, MAS cabs are supposed to be awesome.
Good luck!