amp overkill?

[British Kid]

well, i've recently been offered a really nice 4x10 cab (Hartke 4.5XL if anyone cares) in a trade deal for one of my synths. Since i don't use it much, this seems like a really good trade. However, would it be worth it to me? currently, i'm running a Hartke HA5500 head into an 8 ohm Hartke 410XL. if i add the 4.5XL i would be able to get the full 500 watts from the head and have a full stack (aka an 8x10). will this be definate overkill? i know running 2 4x10s is more than I need now, but will it be useful to have down the road? I'd been thinking about maybe adding a 1x15 cab to my rig (especially if my next bass is a 5 string) but I'd prolly get enough lows from this without the 1x15. don't adding 4x10s just add volume, rather than additional frequency handling?

[Mr. Pickle]

well considering they're basically the same cab, i don't think you'll get much for extra freq. ranges. why don't you get it, sell it, and get a 1x15?



what kind of synths are we talking about?

[British Kid]

yeah, i know that it wont get any different freq. range. i meant if i were to get a 1x15 i'd get a different freq range. i guess i could sell it, but this guy has been trying to sell it for a few months, and actually, it's probably a better cab than mine, since it doesn't have the extra 5" speaker that this one does. I dunno if i could sell it.... OMG! brainspark!

i could do the trade, then trade it (or my current cab, depending on which one i like better) in at a store with my t-bird to help finance my Stingray!

hmm... i'll have to think this over....

oh, and this guy's interested in either my Realistic (moog) or my Yamaha DX-21.

[kilian]

If you want to get rid of your moog.. I bet we can sort something out. As for the amps: I wouldn't want to saddle myself up with another cabinet in my house when I don't use it. I mean: what's the point in that?

[rh15951]

I'd advise against a Hartke 1x15" :thumb: Played thru one and it sounded horrible

[British Kid]

If you want to get rid of your moog.. I bet we can sort something out. As for the amps: I wouldn't want to saddle myself up with another cabinet in my house when I don't use it. I mean: what's the point in that?
what sort of a deal? :naughty: as for the cab though.... so you think if i really might need something more later on, I should wait until that time comes?


also, to rh15951, which 1x15 did you try? i know the paper ones don't sound to hot (hartke tweeters suck) but i played an aluminum one that sounded nice.

[WhoDidTheElf]

You can always turn it down, as Edge would say. Personally if you think it will give you the tone you want, and you have no need for the synth, I don't see why not.

[moghes69]

if i recall correctly, the synth isn't really a moog.

[British Kid]

true. its a Realistic Concertmate MG-1. but basically it's a Moog Rouge.

it even says "made by Moog music" on the back..... :rolleyes: i call it my moog.

[moghes69]

oh, i missed the "made by moog music" part one day i'll have enough extra cash to get a minimoog.

[kilian]

what sort of a deal? :naughty: as for the cab though.... so you think if i really might need something more later on, I should wait until that time comes?

I was thinking about cash or twenty camels.

I think you should wait 'till the time comes. The Moog is also more 'rare' then the Hartke cabinet. You can buy a Hartke every day and you can't do that with this moog I thought.