Re: Re: Replacement options for 15" custom ported cab?

I understand Ryan,=20

I have never been a Hartke fan in the first place and the way they treated =
you gives me just one more reason to keep away from them.=20

Like a lot of companies they seem to think they aewe doing YOU a favor sell=
ing to you instead of the other way around.=20

Smothing else that kissa me is while I do like the Behringer "chiepie" peda=
ls you have to find them on eBay. No one in the US seems to carry them. I w=
ounder whay ???????

And hey gang,,,,,=C2=A0Happy Thanksgiving to all who are in the US.=20

Smokey


>
>From: JohnL <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:56:09 AM
>Subject: [Bass Place] Re: Replacement options for 15" custom ported cab?
>
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>How the heck did you get Hartke to even give you a price on a new driver? =
(do you know Mr. Larry Hartke Personally?? ) Whenever I talked to them or a=
ny authorized distributor, I'm told they will ONLY do one for one replaceme=
nts (you send them a "damaged one", they will send you a replacement and ch=
arge you a flat rate exchange fee which varies on the model- they are prett=
y good in "stretching" to cover if slightly out of warranty but will not ev=
en show "mercy" if years out- plus their "turn-around" is ridiculous- heck =
I could never even get them to give me a part number?).
>
>After much "social engineering" I recently found (this week) that I could =
purchase a new 15" 400 watt, 8 ohm, Bugera "Hard Attack" Aluminum bass spea=
ker: Part#: X77-61500-52066 $89 plus shipping
>
>Or
>
>10" 240 watt, 8 ohm, Bugera "Hard Attack" Aluminum bass speaker: Part#: X7=
7-61000-02056 $69 plus shipping
>
>Or
>
>18" 1000 watt, 8 ohm, Bugera "Hard Attack" Aluminum bass speaker: Part#: X=
77-61800-52072 $159 plus shipping
>
>They are all "Stamped Basket" frames and weigh about as much as Hartke's
>
>(please DON'T tell them I sent ya... it took multiple emails to and from B=
ehringer support to give me this information and scouring the web only led =
me to finding complete/loaded Behringer cabs for sale)
>
>Ryan Timmel
>Full Compass
>http://www.fullcomp ass.com
>9770 Silicon PRAIRIE Pkwy
>Madison, WI 53593-8442
>1-800-356-5844 Ext -1182
>timmel@fullcompass. com
>
>Now here is my dilemma,=20
>Recone my "CAST" (warm bass punch in your balls but heavy as hell) Eminenc=
e 15"?
>
>Try out a Bugera 15" Aluminum (LOVE the sound of Aluminum cones but usuall=
y need several to equal the same "punch in the balls")
>Or
>Try one of the super lightweight/ efficient "CAST" Neo 15's (will it be as=
 warm/punchy and have the "Transient Response" I'm looking for?)
>
>Looking for opinions here folks, the more interjection the better (but no =
to JBL/Altecs/Fane/ PEAVY- already tried them and not for me... although ne=
ver tried the coveted "GUASS"...)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Johnny (AmPIG)
>
>--- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, "JohnWest9" <johnwest9@. ..> wrote:
>>
>> Why not just call Hartke and replace the 15's with an XL15? No longer a =
one for one swap though they do run about $180 ea. I'm in the same sort of =
fix with an ols Sunn 215 ported extension cab that I have yet to address. I=
 should talk, I know! Good luck.
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>> --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, "JohnL" <john_lapietra@ > wrote:
>> >
>> >=20
>> > Ok fellow Bass-Heads,
>> >=20
>> > I had to play one of these outdoor gigs (for like 30,000 crazy bikers)
>> > non covered stage... Well figures it rained- my Hartke Cabs were cover=
ed
>> > in plastic but my extension Bass Cab (Custom built by myself) for the
>> > drummer got soaked and it shredded to pieces by the end of the show. I
>> > generally don't care much for 15" because the "attack" sounds
>> > slow/sloppy to me (don't get me wrong, I love the warmth of a JBL or
>> > Altec- they just don't have the Transient Attack of 10's or a Hartke
>> > 15") The Speaker that now needs a recone (or trash it) is an 8 ohm
>> > 500watt Eminence PS15c (Same speakers made for Carvin before they went
>> > to cheap stamped basket 15's - which is all they use now)- it was very
>> > beefy all cast from much like an EVM or EVX 15" (only a bit more
>> > efficient) and it sounded really warm, punchy, and tight (and being a
>> > tone-freak, I'm pretty fussy) Anyhow I could get it reconed for about
>> > $75 plus shipping, but I was thinking of trying one the Modern all cas=
t
>> > "Neo" Bass Drivers that are both Beefy in power handling and extremely
>> > light (like 1/4 the weight) I can score an awesome deal (close to $100=
)
>> > on one of these:
>> >=20
>> > http://www.eminence -speaker. com/pdf/kappalit e-3015lf. pdf
>> > <http://www.eminence -speaker. com/pdf/kappalit e-3015lf. pdf>
>> >=20
>> > but I'm not sure how they sound? (but there were very positive reviews
>> > from users- but mostly in regard to Sound Reinforcement Apps) The only
>> > "Neos" I've personally heard were 4x12 guitar cabs and they sounded a
>> > but thin- especially being in sealed enclosures.. Has anyone had any
>> > experience using these new Neos for Bass Guitar apps? There are lots o=
f
>> > others out there, but some are quite pricey (hate to blow a wad for
>> > something that I will not be happy with..)
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>> > Any thoughts/suggestion s? Thanks much in advance,
>> >=20
>> > Johnny (AmPIG)
>> >=20
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