longtimefred Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I had finally had enough of lugging my old Ampeg 410HLF and the Trace V4 in its flight case to every gig and rehearsal as it was just BIG and some times not needed at all. I borrowed a V-Type 4x8 combo off a friend for a rehearsal as i needed to travel to Preston from Stoke on Trent and i didnt want to lug all the big stuff all the way up there. These things are pretty tiny and i didnt really know what to expect. Fired it up along with the Sansamp and the thing was rockin!! Proper great sound and that triggered me posting a thread about maybe moving away from the big stuff. Fast forward a few months and i have managed to prize the 4808 off my friend for some cash and i have just purchased a 1153 15" off here which shall be arriving on Tuesday. So now i have a multi purpose mini rig that packs a punch. I have modded the combo by chopping off the jack plug that runs off the speaker lead into the amp and fitting an inline jack socket so it can be used as a cab as well as the combo. I can now use the combo / with 1153 or any of the boxes along with the V4 for when i want to use that. 5 rigs in 1!! well happy. Shall post some pics up when i have it all together on Wednesday. Getting quite excited by it all now and it all fits in the boot of my car. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 [quote name='longtimefred' timestamp='1317581528' post='1392026'] I had finally had enough of lugging my old Ampeg 410HLF and the Trace V4 in its flight case to every gig and rehearsal as it was just BIG and some times not needed at all. I borrowed a V-Type 4x8 combo off a friend for a rehearsal as i needed to travel to Preston from Stoke on Trent and i didnt want to lug all the big stuff all the way up there. These things are pretty tiny and i didnt really know what to expect. Fired it up along with the Sansamp and the thing was rockin!! Proper great sound and that triggered me posting a thread about maybe moving away from the big stuff. Fast forward a few months and i have managed to prize the 4808 off my friend for some cash and i have just purchased a 1153 15" off here which shall be arriving on Tuesday. So now i have a multi purpose mini rig that packs a punch. I have modded the combo by chopping off the jack plug that runs off the speaker lead into the amp and fitting an inline jack socket so it can be used as a cab as well as the combo. I can now use the combo / with 1153 or any of the boxes along with the V4 for when i want to use that. 5 rigs in 1!! well happy. Shall post some pics up when i have it all together on Wednesday. Getting quite excited by it all now and it all fits in the boot of my car. Brilliant. [/quote] Not bad the 4x8s. I had one,( Just the cab version ) Run it with a 1048h and a ah500 12,Really punchy,Not quite man enough on its own though,tried it with my V6 and it broke up nicely,pity I sold it b4 I got my Mk2 V4,Respect to a fellow trace lover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Used to have that exact rig! I also had the 1x15 combo and 4x8 cab (REALLY regret selling that!) so I could do 1x15, 2x15, 4x8, 8x8 or 1x15 and 4x8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) Well!! I got the rig kinda set up the other day and had a quick go, its still at home so aint played the thing in anger yet. It sounds great!!! and that is just running through the V Type combo clean. The 15 adds a fantastic tone to the overall sound and it aint muddy and nasty. I tired it on its own the the combo amp and again sounded great. Cant get over how good a little cab these 1153's are. This one is either a late 80's or very early 90's that has had a refinish. According to the badge on the grill its a 300w model which i find strange as i thought they were all 200w. If anyone can shed any light that would be interesting.   Cant wait to get the whole thing stacked up along with the V4 and give it a proper blast. Im loving these 8 inch speakers and how portable the whole rig is. Aint no way lightweight but thats how i like it.   Here is a gypo phone pic but it shows it anyways.   Shall do another one with my full setup when at rehearsal or a gig in the next week or so. Edited October 6, 2011 by longtimefred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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