BassmanPaul

Indeed!

Are you in training perchance?

My second worst amplifier was the VOX AC50 with it's 18" Foundation cabinet. VOX didn't even put handles on the cabinet so I had to add a pair in order to move it about. The amp had no treble at all as it was EQ'd out by circuitry in the pre-amp. Another ugh! I redid the whole amp to make it better for my use. If anyone has an AC50 with two channels, an engraved fibre control panel and chrome knobs that was my old unit. It was last seen in Liverpool.

250W into a single 12 is looking for trouble especially with a bass!

Well I do miss my old friends and there are a lot of messages I can't get to. A few of the TB people I do find here including your good self!

I always am surprised by the prices in my old country. It's just about worth it to fly to the US and bring one back. I guess we have Boris the Spider to thank for that!

WHAT?? TRUMP THINK? Wow whoda thunk! LOL Warning about the guy got me canned from Talkbass so I'll shut up now!

The cable you are using to connect the amp and cab is a SPEAKER cable and not a coax instrument cable yes?

And I love mine!!

True dat!

That's a good example of Sod"s law!

But at least it's not made in Russia!!

I wonder how they would compare to my Sixties unit? I have to admit that I find the chrome chassis a bit garish.

I hope it serves you well.

In my mind the biggie is to let the speaker cabinets warm up to room temperature before you try to use them. I left my two 2x10 Acme cabinets overnight at sub zero temperatures in my van. The next evening I set them up and without thinking dropped a Low B into them. This cracked a surround on one driver in each cabinet. let me tell you THAT was a long, long night. I have stored a lot of my stuff in my unheated garage for many years with out a problem. They are off the floor on dollies and mostly enclosed by covers.

Problem with threads like this is that everybody will suggest their own favourite cabinet. I agree that the vertical 4x10 is great. Mine are Acme model B2. They do everything I ask of them and they handle a Low B with no effort.

One cab per channel @ 8Ω gives you 720W with the input switched to parallel. This is how I operate my system. Running your power amp in bridge releases a vast amount of power which will, in the end, toast your speaker cabinets. Another related point is that a 1x15 will not handle the power that a 4x10 is able to. In use. if you must use this match up, stack the 4x10 in the bottom position so you can more easily hear the cries of pain from the 15. Thinking that a 15 will produce more lows is wrong. The close coupled four tens will be more capable of doing that and will have greater sensitivity. Just as a question: is the Cavern still active, pandemic aside? I played there in the sixties. LOL

If it is a failed solder joint this will not solve the problem.

Try the old trick of linking the Send and Return of the Effects loop with a signal cable. Do the same if the amp has a Pre-amp Out and a Power Amp In.

A word of warning if I may: A 1x15 is no match for a 4x10. The 15 will be in peril. A 2x10 is a far better choice. Have you considered the impedance of each cab and whether the Combo can safely drive both cabs?

What else do you expect from a guy from Birkenhead?

In my mind if you like how Ashdown amplifiers sound just buy one. All else is a compromise.

Ya snooze ya lose!

You could at least spell Peavey correctly!! LOL

I have not seen many, if any, amps built for the US market with power transformers having adjustable primaries.