10 vs 15 vs 12: Does bass speaker size matter?
In this video, I we compare 10 inch, 15 inch, and 12 inch speakers for bass amps. We are using Ampeg’s new Venture series of amplifiers and cabinets to examine the pros and cons of different speaker sizes for pro bass players. How much does bass speaker size actually matter?
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Info about Ampeg Amps and Cabs:
https://ampeg.com/products/venture-bass-amplifiers/
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Originally posted by UCfRlprx-BEhwuVTWlHVyN6A at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh-VLi-YW3M
I’m currently working on a follow up video with a similar experiment from the audience perspective further away from the cab. I’ll post it here when it’s ready. Thanks so much for watching and all the thoughtful comments ⚡️
I've been playing since 19….I'm 65. Your assessment was spot on. Your opinion matched mine perfectly before I heard you give it. Great ear you have ????????????
I thought 15" is cooler but I tried the tone generator on my 8'' studio monitors and it can reproduce 28 Hz, I can hear it. So I have no doubts that a 10" speaker can reproduce such low frequencies. And bass guitar usually doesn't even sound in such a low register. Although a cabinet might affect high frequencies that can be produced by a bass (tiny reverb and cancelation). 15" has less opportunity to play high frequencies and no way a cabinet can affect low frequencies. So I guess it depends on what music you are going to play and what role you see for yourself in a band.
2x15s for me.
Ampeg 8×10
I love 12s for rock/metal. Modern 15s are great all around.
Personally I rock 12"s they are really underrated as a bass speaker all the important range minus the useless rumble that wastes amp wattage
It's counter intuiive how the 1x15s and 2x12s seem to have more of a full range at least on the lower register, my guess was the 4x10s had more dynamic range across the board with a little less emphasis on the bass end, seems I was wrong. It does seem like 4x10s still have a better dynamic response thought, why can't these things be simpler ????????
I liked 2×12 a lot
fing. 0:40 & 1:21 1×15 ????
pick 2:10 1×15 & 2:27 DI ????
slap 3:27 & 3:54 2×12 ????????????/ 3:34 & 4:01 DI ????????????
What does di sound mean?
I'm thinking about building a single 12" cab
Interesting how the sound of the 15 and the 12s are very similar, 10 sounds good but doesn't have enough punch for the shape, just mids and highs. 12s for me are just in the middle but being objective, doesn't have the bright of the 10
i use 7" 😀 LOL!
I love my 1998 SWR Workingman’s 12!!❤
Very well made video, terrible advice on cab though
The 10" cab is the best sounding cab by far. Much more articulate and punchy. Less muddy. But my favorite was the DI tone. Very clean, crisp, and clear with nice tight defined lows and clear crisp highs.
Which is smaller, lighter, more compact, easier to schlep? The DI. Geddy Lee stopped using cabs decades ago. The audience can’t tell the difference. That’s why he would always have some kind of replacement giant machine behind him like rotisserie chickens cooking, commercial dryers, etc. Except those things are bigger and heavier than cabs. <scratches head>
The main difference I see in speaker size is response time and feel. The smaller the size the faster and clearer the response is. As a bass player I use a 4×10 & 1×15 stack. I get clear attack and response from the 4×10 but that 15 can fill the room with bottom end that isn’t their with just a 4×10.
I primarily use 10’s however just moved to 12’s this is a better option for my current playing style. Right now playing smaller venues the size of the room will dictate whether I use 10’s or 12’s. The 15 is a lot warmer but playing with a lot of fingering or funk riffs the smaller speakers articulate better in my opinion. The 12’s seem to give me a bit more depth than 10’s but I don’t loose the ability to hear the nuances from mutes, ghost notes, pops and slaps. The 15 can struggle with this because the cone has a bit more distance to travel in my opinion. So small intimate gigs, two 10’s which articulates my fretless bass well. Medium gigs one 12, larger room two 12’s, larger rooms is direct DI.
masterpiece video to me
are you using flatwounds?
Judging blind I liked the 4×10 best although all were so close IMO
15" all the way.
very cool bass line. someone should definitely make a loop track off this one.
This is a tough call. I borrowe a buddy’s Bass rig just this weekend. It was an Aguilar with 2 12” cabinets and a tone hammer 500. Played old school country on a Fender P Bass 5 string. Not gonna lie… i was spoiled! Great vid