Members rpsands Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 Just a heads up - Dr. Bass rocks and is a great value. Little slow though. Imho they are a little cheaper than LDS, which I like, but I can't speak to the comparitive sound quality. Maybe I'll get my next cab made by them and compare =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 I love my DrB's but I bought mine used and spec made so I had no wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 I can tell you that within the GS line, the cabs I've played have all been very similar. Clearly from the same family. In fact, the 4x10 really just sounds like a bigger version of the 1x12. Yeah, I'll agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 The aguilar GS112 is very highly critically aclaimed by the press and players, the DB less so. I did a fair bit of research and I have personally gone with aguilar, i'm in the process of buying a second cab to pair with it. But you have 1200 watts on tap, not sure two GS112's will take that type of abuse.... neither will your ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 the only aguilar i heard in a way that i could really for the sound quality was the 2x10........ IT MELTED MY FACE! ROCKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 Well you know I was thinking a lot about portability....Dan The NeoX 212 is portable. I can easily carry it with one hand. It does come with two rear wheels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassin' 'Round Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 I would be remiss not to mention LDS again, but you have already heard that recommendation from me....great choice...& Don is top notch in all business respects... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted November 2, 2007 Members Share Posted November 2, 2007 This thread is useless... No one has compared the two It's just "aguilar rox!" or "dr bass roxes!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted November 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 This thread is useless... No one has compared the two It's just "aguilar rox!" or "dr bass roxes!" Well that's true..but people have given opinions. I like the configurations of the DR. Bass but have no idea about the tone.As far as the 1200 watts and the 1x12's...just cause i have it don't mean I have to use it all right:DDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 I was just hoping for a little comparison. Whenever Dr Bass threads come up, they're always full of "WOW DR BASS ROX ZOMG!!!", which I know this, because I owned one. I've yet to hear "PFFT DR BASS, GET ____" In Mesa, Aguilar, GB, SWR, etc threads, people do the same thing, and the nothing's really been compared. I'm in the market for a cab in the next few months and really only have access to 1 GC... Need input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbassman Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Hey Dan....FWIW here's a clip of a StringRay SR-5 running through a GB1200 -> GB212.With my GK -> DR B BL-112 I can get a similar clear sound although it may not have quite as much low end. (kinda subjective) Really close though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 3, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 3, 2007 I was just hoping for a little comparison. Whenever Dr Bass threads come up, they're always full of "WOW DR BASS ROX ZOMG!!!", which I know this, because I owned one. I've yet to hear "PFFT DR BASS, GET ____"In Mesa, Aguilar, GB, SWR, etc threads, people do the same thing, and the nothing's really been compared. I'm in the market for a cab in the next few months and really only have access to 1 GC... Need input! I hear you. If someone will loan me a Dr. Bass cab I'd be happy to compare with all of the brands that have been in my possession - i.e. every major brand. Until then, I can only compare what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yeah, what they said. :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted November 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Hey Dan....FWIW here's a clip of a StringRay SR-5 running through a GB1200 -> GB212.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ULm6_Y-fUWith my GK -> DR B BL-112 I can get a similar clear sound although it may not have quite as much low end. (kinda subjective) Really close though. That's the thing..I'm not looking for clear. I'm looking for midrangey and colored. That clip sounds really really too clear for me honestly. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 That's the thing..I'm not looking for clear. I'm looking for midrangey and colored. That clip sounds really really too clear for me honestly. Dan coughSWR12'scoughSeriously, they freakin' love the GBE. Rock tone heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted November 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Seriously, they freakin' love the GBE. Rock tone heaven. I probably should have thrown SWR into the mix...I love their live tone. I was tryng to stay portable though and SWR doesn't really make anything small and portable do they? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 This is coming from my limited experience with GS112s. One GS112s sounds middy and punchy. It's clear, bright, and the tweets are quite sweet even at full. It does lack some low low end with my Little Mark II. Now, you add another GS112 to your set up, the overall sound changes drastically, imo. As suggested by Kindness, one GS112 has the tweet on 0, and the other GS112 has tweet on full. It sounds GODLY to me with the amount of deep thump I get, and all the mid/high details, but the bold middy edge seems to disappear a little with two of them. Again, I am horrible at describing tone or sounds, so take it as whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 I probably should have thrown SWR into the mix...I love their live tone. Dan Yeah, but the 12's are not the same. SWR calls them 'low fi' in the manuals, no tweeters and an overall totally different vibe than the rest of their pro series. These things are get down and dirty, raunchy rock cabs, to my ears are the best combination of quality defined tone and raw grunt. And did I mention the sound amazing with the Genz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted November 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yeah, but the 12's are not the same. SWR calls them 'low fi' in the manuals, no tweeters and an overall totally different vibe than the rest of their pro series. These things are get down and dirty, raunchy rock cabs, to my ears are the best combination of quality defined tone and raw grunt. And did I mention the sound amazing with the Genz? Do they still make the 12's?Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Do they still make the 12's? Dan No, discontinued. The 412 is probably easier to find used than the 212 though, which kind of sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 3, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 3, 2007 This is coming from my limited experience with GS112s. One GS112s sounds middy and punchy. It's clear, bright, and the tweets are quite sweet even at full. It does lack some low low end with my Little Mark II. Now, you add another GS112 to your set up, the overall sound changes drastically, imo. As suggested by Kindness, one GS112 has the tweet on 0, and the other GS112 has tweet on full. It sounds GODLY to me with the amount of deep thump I get, and all the mid/high details, but the bold middy edge seems to disappear a little with two of them. Again, I am horrible at describing tone or sounds, so take it as whatever. Rummy - I believe what you are experiencing is a volume increase when using both cabinets, both from the increased power output and the doubling of the speakers. Anytime volume increases (within reason) the bass and treble output appears to increase and the mids appear to tame themselves. This is a function of how human hearing operates and is described by the Fletcher-Munson curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ah, that's the science behind it. All I know is that it's SUH-WEEEEEET!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 I know this might sound crazy, but I am in love with the tone that my GBE600 puts out of my Avatar 410 Neo. I've never thought about replacing that cabinet. I'd refer to is as more punchy than clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 i know where you could get a cheap barely-used accugroove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted November 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 i know where you could get a cheap barely-used accugroove Sure if you want to sell it for 600.00 cause that's all I got:DDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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