| Author | Message | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 172 Registered: 7-2008 |
Small bump in the road after run-in with California DMV (pun intended) forces sale of one or both of my Aguilar GS 112 single 12" cabinets (the model with tweeters, not the GS 112NT). These are 8 ohms and rated at 300 watts. Weight: 42 lbs. Very well taken care of physically and sonically. Listed on SF Bay Area craigslist for $400. Sell to Alembic members for $350 each. They reside in a studio near the Oakland Coliseum if you want to audition them. Otherwise, I can deliver to greater Bay Area. Prefer not to hassle with packing/shipping but anything's possible.... Sidebar question: I have been completely satisfied with these cabs and they're definitely Alembic-friendly, but just in case I do move them I'm curious about other single 12's or even 15's out there. I don't slap/pop and don't really want a tweeter. Am considering a single 15" cab like a Bag End for old school wallop with just a hint of fingernail-induced leading edge snap. Any other suggestions? Thanks, folks! -Sam  | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1031 Registered: 1-2005 |
I'm glad it was the DMV and not the CHiPs!!! | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 173 Registered: 7-2008 |
Yeah, me too!!!! | ||
| murray
Member Username: murray Post Number: 91 Registered: 7-2007 |
Try the new Bergantino HD112 at 20kg. Lovely. Glynn | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 174 Registered: 7-2008 |
Hey, Glynn! Thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll make a trip over to Gelb Music in Redwood City and check one of these cabinets out! -Sam | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1444 Registered: 11-2004 |
Sam, You'll LOVE the Bag End 15's with your Alembic. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/45092.gif | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 175 Registered: 7-2008 |
Toby, they certainly look mouth-watering. Do they use banana plugs or speakons? | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1445 Registered: 11-2004 |
Banana plugs, but I have seen a few threads on other bass forums where people have added the speakon connectors. Perhaps the newer versions do use speakon.... I don't know for sure. I think you'll enjoy the sound of them. Very warm and articulate. I like them with the Alembic very much. I know there are quite a few here on the forum who play through them. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1158 Registered: 10-2006 |
Bagend's website says 1/4" & banana. Peter | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2302 Registered: 5-2009 |
Personally I like Banana plugs for speaker terminations for various reasons . I have many old Alembic and old GD "Wall of Sound" and Bagend cabinets that use banana termination. One of the advantages is that you can run any combination in parallel with the double bananas that I like to use. You just have to consider what your amp is capable load wise in ohms; for example two 8 OHM box's in parallel = 4 OHMS load ... ETC ... ... ... I like to use 12 gauge to make my own speaker cables ,I have also sometimes used 10 gauge. | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 176 Registered: 7-2008 |
Thanks for all the info, guys! I've got plenty to chew on. I mentioned a long time ago that I played in Osiris (Pigpen's younger brother was in the band and the Dead were very generous to their extended family) and played through 4 single 15" Alembic cabs laid sideways + a 2 x 10" or 12" guitar cab sitting on top of all that! The preamp circuit of a GMT 300B fed into an indestructible MacIntosh 2300 powering all that stuff and it was like the movie, "Earthquake"! I've secretly coveted 15's ever since.... | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2303 Registered: 5-2009 |
Sam,______I was at one of your Gigs with "Osiris" when you guys shared the bill with " Beluga Whale" I used to help them out with their equipment and such and jam with them as well. I think we have had this discussion in the past perhaps . That gig was so long ago ! over 30 years ? The only bad part about the 15's GD "wall of sound " cabs is transporting them , especially if they are loaded with Gauss 15's . I used to pick them up and put them on my shoulder decades ago _ not any more !!! LOL ___ I have invested in nice moving dollies. | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 177 Registered: 7-2008 |
Hey, Wolf I may have joined Osiris after the Beluga Whale gig. This was while the Dead were on a touring hiatus and Bob Weir had Kingfish going on at the time. Osiris' original bass player got into an altercation with one of the 'fish's roadies during a joint gig and kicked him in the "man-icles". Apparently Osiris was told their bass player had to go if they ever hoped to share another bill, so I replaced him. -Sam | ||
| oddmetersam
Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 178 Registered: 7-2008 |
Aggie cabs still available. Price drop: $300 apiece, $550 for the pair. legionkondor@hotmail.com | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2323 Registered: 5-2009 |
Sam, thanks for the history confirmation. I remember now a little latter from that gig I also helped out Beluga Whale at a gig they shared with Kingfish but Bob Weir was not present anymore . Sadly, not much later Dave Torbert passed away. Those speakers of yours will make a nice catch for someone needing an easy to move good sounding solution. |
