Music Man HD-130 and Ampeg cab review

Highlander · July 25, 2013, 12:34:13 PM

... unless you've been eating a lot of brassicas ...

drbassman · July 30, 2013, 06:37:13 AM

Thinking about selling the 2 MM cabs. Shoot me a PM if you're interested. Otherwise, I'll post them in Sales subforum later this week.

Granny Gremlin · July 30, 2013, 08:27:26 AM

[checking google to see how long the drive is]

Granny Gremlin · July 30, 2013, 08:59:32 AM

Oh man, not only does The Wiff know me very well, she is also a merciless troll. A text exchange just now:

Me (not expecting a positive response at all): I don't suppose you have any desire to visit Rochester?
Her (she has a friend from there): I've always wanted to go!!!
Me: Rlly?
Her: Um, no.... what piece of used musical gear do you wish to pick up from there?
Me: LOL
Her: Or is it a LIPP show?
Me: [redface emoticon]

amptech · July 30, 2013, 09:45:35 AM

Quote from: drbassman on July 30, 2013, 06:37:13 AM
Thinking about selling the 2 MM cabs. Shoot me a PM if you're interested. Otherwise, I'll post them in Sales subforum later this week.

That depends... Do you live in scandinavia?

I'd love to have a 2.nd rig.... but the shipping would be crazy.

drbassman · July 30, 2013, 11:45:01 AM

Quote from: Granny Gremlin on July 30, 2013, 08:59:32 AM
Oh man, not only does The Wiff know me very well, she is also a merciless troll. A text exchange just now:

Me (not expecting a positive response at all): I don't suppose you have any desire to visit Rochester?
Her (she has a friend from there): I've always wanted to go!!!
Me: Rlly?
Her: Um, no.... what piece of used musical gear do you wish to pick up from there?
Me: LOL
Her: Or is it a LIPP show?
Me: [redface emoticon]

Gotta love the better halves!

drbassman · July 30, 2013, 11:48:01 AM

Quote from: amptech on July 30, 2013, 09:45:35 AM
That depends... Do you live in scandinavia?

I'd love to have a 2.nd rig.... but the shipping would be crazy.

Yeah, shipping would be a bit much. Ironically, these cabs are not real heavy or deep. By most standards, they are reasonable for hauling and setting up. I just don't have time or energy to upgrade them. Just got a new half-time job and that with bass building is going to swamp me! So much for retirement!

Pilgrim · July 30, 2013, 02:04:49 PM

Sigh...another retiree who's busier than when he was working full time!

drbassman · July 30, 2013, 06:41:45 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on July 30, 2013, 02:04:49 PM
Sigh...another retiree who's busier than when he was working full time!

Yah, it's harder to retire than I imagined! Got my old job back at Rochester Institute of Technology running the MS in Health Systems Admin, part-time and on my terms. Should actually be fun!

drbassman · August 07, 2013, 05:31:38 AM

Decided to upgrade one of the cabs and see how it does. What the heck!

amptech · August 07, 2013, 06:06:17 AM

Now that's a wise decition!

jumbodbassman · August 07, 2013, 09:02:54 AM

+1. I actually love the 115 with the 400 Ev i put in it. Might be my favorite single speaker cab i own. LIke it much better than the ampeg pf15HE.

Granny Gremlin · August 07, 2013, 09:28:00 AM

fuzzonaut · August 17, 2013, 04:52:44 AM

This tread title goes for me as well: I'm running a Music Man HD 130 into an Ampeg Isovent, (with 2x10" & 2x15"), sounds fantastic!
That amp is great with pedals and as it could take another 4 Ohm cab, I was thinking about adding maybe a 2x12" ... ?

drbassman · August 22, 2013, 06:23:21 AM

Got the EV and it looks nice. Working on some damping material now.