Looking for a bas cab to double as a stage monitor

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:50 pm

Looking for a 2x10 or 1x12 that can double as a vocals stage monitor. Any advice on a good option? It needs to be able to handle my YBA200 200W head at 4 or 8 ohms. A tweeter would be good as it needs to be full range. Affordable is also a plus.

thanks for any advice

byu · Post by **byu** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:00 pm

Best on the market:
http://www.eden-electronics.com/products/cabs/indiv/d210mbx.asp

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:34 pm

Maybe I should say that affordable is key. hahaha... but I am sure that one is nice.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:38 pm

I used to have a SWR Bass Monitor 12 that would have been perfect. It is a discontinued model, but you might be able to track one down in all the usual locations.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:27 am

The Aguilar GS112 may suit your needs. They run about $350-375 new and have a nice sound for a portable (42 lbs) cabinet. I used to stack two of them before I switched to Ampeg and Ashdown.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:26 am

I would say that requirements for a good bass cabinet and a good stage monitor would mean one cabinet would not be good at both ...

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:14 am

This one might do the job, I've been using the 2-10 and 1-15 combo and people speak quite highly of the 12's:

http://www.avatarspeakers.com/sB112.htm

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:43 am

I wonder if the colored tolex options are available to cananda... I was eyeing the 1x12 this fall but wanted black tolex to match my traynor (red would also be cool)

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:16 pm

Pulled the trigger on a 8ohm red tolex 112 Delta (why get the more expensive neo when it is only 6 lbs lighter, more $$$, and less low end). It will be easier to lug around than my big 2x10/1x15 Traynor Cab for smaller gigs and jams.

I gotta stop buying... first the fulltone bassdrive and now this.

I doubt it will make a good PA... but oh well.

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:57 am

Keep us posted on how it works out. I got the NEO's myself, at 3am breakdowns every pound I can strip off a bass cabinet counts!

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:08 am

Will do, I shoul dhave it in a couple weeks (shipped from avitar to Winnipeg Canada by friday)... then down to NOva Scotia after that.

For those with Avatars... what are the grills like? Are the ends folded back at the sides of the "frame" to fight in tight... or are they just cut in a rectangle and attached? On the pics they just look to be quickly cut and just attached (I think I can see gaps between the grill and the sides).

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:24 pm

They are flat, but there are no gaps in mine. They are attached using a number of screws into a rubber shock absorbing type of thing; I've never had any rattles. I've been pretty pleased, and I'm the kind of guy who always wants to try something new to see if its better...

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:26 pm

do you have the black carpeting? The only times I noticed the gaps was with the new tolex... I think I can see spaces in the pictures.

I was thinking of adding white trim between the grill and the tolex anyway... and paint the grill all red and maybe even cover it with a light red mesh fabric (ala ampeg... but red). Figured the avatar would be a great cab to "pimp out" ... that is why I ordered the red tolex.

I can't wait... I love to tinker with things... and I dare not touch my rics or my tube amp.

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:42 am

I've got the carpeting...I think the Tolex option is pretty new, I don't remember seeing it as an option when I ordered mine. But I'm pretty tough on these things, and the carpet has proved durable.