Areola
Well-known member
I own a 400+ and when I jam with other bands its too loud.
I bought the thing because the bassist of my band was meant to be the primary user of it, and we're a loud band... the 400+ runs through an Ampeg SVT810E and Mesa 1516b whilst I run my guitar through a Road King and 2x Recto Cabs. We go by the theory of "If you can't play good, play loud"
Anyway, in recent times I've been jamming in other bands as the bassist. The 1516b is a 4ohm cab, which brings the 400+ down to 250watts, but its still WAY too loud. I like to run my input volume on 10 because it gives it a little more crunch and then I progressively turn up the master to match the volume of the other musicians. Usually I hit 1.5 and that's my limit.
Here's what I'm thinking and some following concerns:
The cheapest option would be if I could pull some tubes from the 400+
- does this wreck the amp?
Buy a smaller cab. a 4x10 that runs at 8ohms
- this is the logical way to go, but i dont have much money at the moment.
- I dont really want another bass cab, unless its another 1516b
Buy a 16ohm Hotplate and a 16ohm cab and run them from the 8ohm outputs
-Technically the cab would be running at 62.5 watts and the hotplate would just be a load making it extremely quite
-Cost about $1000australian to make this happen.
Opinions?
I bought the thing because the bassist of my band was meant to be the primary user of it, and we're a loud band... the 400+ runs through an Ampeg SVT810E and Mesa 1516b whilst I run my guitar through a Road King and 2x Recto Cabs. We go by the theory of "If you can't play good, play loud"
Anyway, in recent times I've been jamming in other bands as the bassist. The 1516b is a 4ohm cab, which brings the 400+ down to 250watts, but its still WAY too loud. I like to run my input volume on 10 because it gives it a little more crunch and then I progressively turn up the master to match the volume of the other musicians. Usually I hit 1.5 and that's my limit.
Here's what I'm thinking and some following concerns:
The cheapest option would be if I could pull some tubes from the 400+
- does this wreck the amp?
Buy a smaller cab. a 4x10 that runs at 8ohms
- this is the logical way to go, but i dont have much money at the moment.
- I dont really want another bass cab, unless its another 1516b
Buy a 16ohm Hotplate and a 16ohm cab and run them from the 8ohm outputs
-Technically the cab would be running at 62.5 watts and the hotplate would just be a load making it extremely quite
-Cost about $1000australian to make this happen.
Opinions?