Time for a new cab

MycooLeeyun

MycooLeeyun

Sep 26, 2009
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I'm over my avatar B212. I want something smaller and something with a better tone. I'm using a Genz Benz Shuttlemax 9.2 which sounds great.

I'm looking for a single standalone cabinet to use mostly for recording in my home studio but also jamming with drummers, guitarists, etc. I'm thinking about a Bag End S15-D. What do you guys think?

I need something that gives out real good quality tone so I can capture amazing recordings. I also like to jam at low volumes and get a nice, deep, smooth tone.

Thanks for all suggestions. Budget is around $400
 
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MycooLeeyun said:
I'm over my avatar B212. I want something smaller and something with a better tone. I'm using a Genz Benz Shuttlemax 9.2 which sounds great.

I'm looking for a single standalone cabinet to use mostly for recording in my home studio but also jamming with drummers, guitarists, etc. I'm thinking about a Bag End S15-D. What do you guys think?

I need something that gives out real good quality tone so I can capture amazing recordings. I also like to jam at low volumes and get a nice, deep, smooth tone.

Thanks for all suggestions. Budget is around $400
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What are you missing sound wise from your current cab? Is it loud enough? Does it need to be just smaller, or smaller and lighter?

I've always found that the cab is a relatively minor contributor to recorded tone, in the context of a whole mix. Matter of fact in combination with a DI I've often preferred putting a mic on a tube guitar amp. So before I bought a cabinet to make my recordings better, I'd make sure my playing, touch, timing, bass, recording chain, and probably song and the rest of the recording were all pretty close.
 
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muddycreek said:
What are you missing sound wise from your current cab? Is it loud enough? Does it need to be just smaller, or smaller and lighter?

I've always found that the cab is a relatively minor contributor to recorded tone, in the context of a whole mix. Matter of fact in combination with a DI I've often preferred putting a mic on a tube guitar amp. So before I bought a cabinet to make my recordings better, I'd make sure my playing, touch, timing, bass, recording chain, and probably song and the rest of the recording were all pretty close.
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My tone is loud enough with the GB Shuttlemax 9.2 through the Avatar. But I definitely feel some sort of lack in the lows. It's almost like the bassy lows and roundness that I crave is scooped out of my tone. Like when I hit an open E it doesn't have enough presence and depth. And I'm playing a g&l jb2 with upgraded Nord NJ4s and DR Fat Beams at the moment.

I don't know if my amp is the problem, but I've always felt like the Avatar was the weak link in my chain. Of course a lot of the tone comes from the player and I take full responsibility for that side of the equation.

I just want to be able to plug my bass in and feel good about the sound I'm hearing. And I also want something smaller and more efficient that could keep up with a band but will mostly be used in the studio.
 
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I've recorded a lot of different basses as an engineer, and played on a few different projects as well. I'm not sure I've ever gotten the actual low lows from a mic- a DI is going to have every bit of low end your bass puts out (if it's not enough, don't play that hard). The mic/amp has usually filled in the low mid/mid character, which can also be the _perception_ of lows. You may be asking for two different things.

Recording, single speaker, thickness/character/love/whatever in the mids. Live, it sounds to me like you may be a candidate for a good two way, probably fearful/fearless, bag end coax, that kind of thing- extension in both directions.

I'd drag your whole rig to a music store and bug the crap out of them playing your head and a/b'ing your cab against a few options. Then you'll know more what you want to hear. Buy some strings to keep them happy. :)
 
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