Terrific, thanks! Sure looks like I'll need it with all those EQ controls. I appreciate the infor on the W vs ohms as well. Since you've run a single 15 and a 4x10, it begs the question I've been meaning to ask: What would a 4x10 give me compared to a 4x12 or a 2x15? Since the Sunn sounds like it can handle anything I'd ever throw at it, what do the different speaker sizes offer?
Thanks for humoring a relative newbie!
That's hard to answer since I haven't done a side-by-side.
I started years ago with a Fender 2x15 cab and liked the sound, but found it too much trouble to move around and I had one speaker that farted out.
I changed to a Peavey single 15, and that was very much like the 2x15. That speaker let go but I replaced it with an Eminence which sounds just fine. However, over time I found that I wanted more note definition than I was getting with the single 15. Was it the (Behringer) head I was using? I don't think so, I think my ear was becoming better educated. About this time, I also started using more high end instead of playing with the bass knob rolled down on my instrument. (I should note that although I'm learning to use a pick, I'm still a 100% fingerstyle player, so that affects the note definition.)
Last summer I went into GC during the July 4th sale and tried some 4x10's, having played a few at jams. After some noodling, I found that the G-K Goldline 4x10 with the gold metal cones sounded more punchy and articulate in terms of note definition, but still had a very solid, consistent low end. I liked it best of all the 4x10's they had. The only drawback to the darn thing is that it's 90 pounds, but it's more compact than the 2x15 and has rollers, and is therefore a bit more practical to move. I've never tried a 4x12, so I just can't comment.
The 2x15 is an all-time favorite for Sunn players, so I'm not going to vote against it. I figure that if I really need it, I can always bring the 4x10 and the single 15 to a gig and get the advantages of both. But since I play in a surf band and we don't get very loud, I'm not sure that it will be necessary unless I just use both for the helluvit.
That's probably no help at all....
