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Topic: 210 Bass Cab for Pedal Steel |
Bill Myers
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Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 8:42 am |
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I have been away from Pedal Steel for several years for reasons of finance...but I had the opportunity to get another steel. My 2003 Black Carter D10 has come back home. As I have not had a steel in a while...I don't have a "steel" amp. I do play bass, and use a GK MB200 for my bass head. I also have two Ashdown 210 cabinets. They are the pro line made in the UK models with a tweeter that can be dialed in or out. I am using a EHX holy grail reverb and a boss dd3 from my guitar rig and I am getting very good tone from this setup. It is very balanced and has nice mids.
Has anyone else tried this kind of setup? I was think of finding a used 15 to build an open backed cab to use with the mb200 but I have to say I am liking the sound from the Ashdown cab.
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Carter D10 9 x 5, Nashville 112, Goodrich L10K |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 8:51 am
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Yes, I'm getting a great sound with a GK 115 combo bass amp. Only weighs about 30lbs. too. I use a tiny bit of wet reverb.
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Helmut Gragger
From:
Austria
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 9:32 am
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A 2x10 cab might sound great. I use a 1x12 detuned cab which is equivalent to a 2x12 closed cab with great success for lap and pedal steel. Just building a 1x10 detuned which will be equivalent to a 2x10 in sonic appearance.
People are too much affixed to what everybody else uses.
I would nevertheless switch off the tweeter. Steel guitar lives from a mellow tone.
have fun,
-helmut
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 5:20 am
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I have never really played through 10 inch speakers but have used 12 inch for decades when everyone else was using 15's and always had a great sound. Give it a try and my guess is that you may be very surprised. BTW, I was just looking at some 2x10 enclosures on Craigslist wondering what they would be like.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 3:37 pm
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I'm thinking it'll sound great. Before my first steel amp, I borrowed my dad's fliptop Ampeg B15-N. Although it had no mid control, I got a sweet tone, but missed the reverb (and stomp boxen for that were unknown in 81-82)
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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