4 Strings Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Of course a B15 Ampeg fliptop or the Kustom with 15" speakers like the man himself is the answer (having put flats on the P and 3/4 of tone rolled off) but if you can remove looks and prejudgements for a mo, I play in a Motown tribute act and we have taken as much trouble as poss for authentic sounds. Along with the P + flats I use my Hartke 3500 and their 2.5XL. Unfashionable, looks wrong and ally speakers shouldn't be the thing but it sounds superb in this role and has attracted quite a few comments (shame they weren't about my playing!) warm and deep. Cost a fraction of that original equipment - which I would love! - but, believe me, flat settings apart from a bit of a lift on the 'low pass' misnomer and it works. Way more power than the originals too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 After looking a lot of vintage styled gear over the last few days, I think I'm just gonna go for a 1x15 cab and leave the head on the floor behind it. I can a great sound out of the GK so I don't really want to have to buy another amp when all I need to do is get a cab that looks vintage. Ashdown look good. Or maybe if I can get a second hand Aguilar. Thanks for all your help everybody! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Maybe look out for an Aguilar DB cab in any of their more traditional colours - a tweed 2x12 would look great And the, more common, black / silver still looks very 'authentic': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Maybe try and get your hands on a tweed rack for your GK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 [quote name='MythSte' post='1142277' date='Feb 26 2011, 12:38 PM']Maybe try and get your hands on a tweed rack for your GK? [/quote] & maybe a nice tablecloth to drape over your current cab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Or a Barefaced (The only thing I ever draped over my cabs was a union jack, long time ago though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I was actually looking at making a box for the GK to go in and cover it in tweed, but have you seen how expensive that sh*t is???!!!! Jeeeez! Trcusktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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