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Plus point of the combo is less trips to the car
Weight doesn’t really come into it for me as my gigging combo has been a 4x10 which is far more of a pain in the arse to carry than a separate head and 2x12.
I am talking absolute and utter bollocks here though because I’ve just got an ABY pedal again so I can use a Head, Cab and Combo set up.
Bass - head and cab.
Because those are the best solutions for the sounds I want and the type of music I play.
"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
I also love the way certain amps sound better when the mechanical interaction between amp and speaker is more intense. Matchless DC30 for example I think sounds better than the HC30 / 212 cab.
"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
When it comes to valves though, a small head and cab can avoid the tube rattle that some combos can suffer.
https://youtu.be/B0hlNFaQnLY
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
From a purely engineering point of view it is a bit crazy to put valves in a box and expose them to 130dB SPL+ sound levels* and expect them NOT to feedback! There is also a big compromise in cabinet design when it has to hold both amp chassis and speaker. Combos can be a bugger to "de-rattle"!
Not! That there is much science involved in guitar cabs. There is, or should be in a bass cab and in any case, if you had an SVT with internal amp you would need a forklift instead of a Transit.
*Mind you, I have always thought that a combo's sound MUST be influenced by the speaker/valve coupling to some degree? Has anyone tried comparing an amp going from internal speaker to a nominally identical external? Easiest to do with two identical combos.
Dave.
(formerly miserneil)
Yes, I have - and there's very definitely a 'microphonic' component in the sound even when it isn't obviously whistling or ringing. I was actually experimenting to see why two nominally identical amps sounded different, by ruling out the speakers - but the difference in sound was the same whichever amp section was connected to the opposite speaker, rather than its own.
Trace Elliot did make an 8x10" bass combo, who knows why! And admittedly the amp section was solid-state, so it probably didn't make a lot of difference to the weight of the cab. It was an unwieldy pig to move though, partly because it was slightly top-heavy.
"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
Ah! The T Elly might be a bit more practical theses days with SMPSUs and class D!
Dave.
I’m looking at more and more Helix reviews though...