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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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3 x 10 isn't that uncommon, some of the bandmasters had it and it looks like the current 57 reissue does. In a triangle with two on the bottom.
One of their best ideas was that little 1x10" bass amp with the almost fully-enclosed speaker - very counterintuitive, but correct physics... the two slots to let the sound out made it almost completely omnidirectional and very efficient. The only real problems were that it lacked punch (I think exactly because it was so undirectional) and that it weighed about double what you would expect an amp that size to because of all the extra MDF in the baffling.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Actually, I like the idea of a 3 x 10 - might work well with a 2 x12
Anyways...all good speculation as I'll never get to play anywhere big enough...
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I was watching that Andertons interview with Jakko Jaksyzk ( great interview by the way although I still don't 'get' King Crimson) and he was talking about his time in Level 42 ( using Trace Elliot guitar amps - no idea if he had the 3x12!). When the band split up he realised he couldn't get his touring rig into the car. Not much of an anecdote but I guess it illustrates the difference between touring bands and everyone else.
That's a good point - not that I ever went on long tours or had roadies - but changed to a 2x12 when I moved out of London (where we had storage) simply because it was a nightmare on the back manhandling the 4x12 down the steps and into the Peugeot for the occasional pub gig. Bass player used to have an 18 inch wardrobe and some kind of Peavey head with 2x15s and an amp inside. These were affectionately known as 'Tomb of Odin' and 'Ark of the Covenant'. He has now replaced them with some speakers made by a bloke in Brighton which weigh next to nothing...crazy.