I also switched to the 3015 and I use a 4001 and they sound excellent together AND I no longer drag my mesa 2x15 to gigs anymore because the 1x15 with the 3015 sounds so good and now feels light in comparison with how it was.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:15 am You will not be disappointed.

Installed today. Absolutely astounding how much better it sounded immediately.

And the difference in weight is noticable. Drastic.

Keyboard sampler that will play back samples in pitch to what key you press, not like an MPC. Newer the better.

Mickey242 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:08 pm Keyboard sampler that will play back samples in pitch to what key you press, not like an MPC. Newer the better.

money is no object: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/se ... -prophet-x
The prophet X is WILD. I was able to play one for about 5 minutes at Guitar center before stopping myself and walking away.

Middle ground, I'm sure Nord has something because I see people using red things live all the time, but it's always by bands that are too safe/clean so I have a real bias against those boards.
Otherwise likely looking at workstations in the $1k-$1.5k range from the usual suspects, I think the Roland Fantom is supposed to be good.

But what I'm likely going to get for similar purposes when I see one used: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/korg-modwave. There's a sample builder that looks decent, and the korg Modwave/Wavestate sound totally great, while having all the modern bells and whistles.
Only I really hate the tiny Korg keyboards, so likely run it from our prophet keyboard and my synth player will hate me for the extra setup but will love that I got pretty well the exact ESQ-1 pads from our first album (I hope) into it.

but if you're just hitting a couple keys now and then that should be plenty and you can still make blips and bloops

Edit: apparently on the Modwsve the samples go through the processing, on the Wavestate they don’t.. or something

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a dumb question, but: a 12" Speaker that does sludge at low volumes

I picked up a Laney AOR 30 and it sounds AMAZING through my mate's 2x12 bass speakers. Lots of chunky, articulate low end when you turn the gain up.
Through my 1x12 G12m it sounds... like crap. Really fizzy with no texture.
I think it's just the nature of the speaker and the amount of gain + low end coming from the amp.

I got the greenback as it's better at low volumes (I play at home through an attenuator); the V30 that came in the cab was absolutely dire turned down - stiff and brittle.

I'm considering a G12K-100. It seems great (and cheap!) but I've seen people say they really need to be turned up to sound good.
Another option is the G12H30, but I'm not sure it's different enough to the greenback.
Then there are the Delta 12A, EM12....

Efficiency/loudness is a factor since I'm playing at home.

andyman wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:52 am I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a dumb question, but: a 12" Speaker that does sludge at low volumes

I picked up a Laney AOR 30 and it sounds AMAZING through my mate's 2x12 bass speakers. Lots of chunky, articulate low end when you turn the gain up.
Through my 1x12 G12m it sounds... like crap. Really fizzy with no texture.
I think it's just the nature of the speaker and the amount of gain + low end coming from the amp.

I got the greenback as it's better at low volumes (I play at home through an attenuator); the V30 that came in the cab was absolutely dire turned down - stiff and brittle.

I'm considering a G12K-100. It seems great (and cheap!) but I've seen people say they really need to be turned up to sound good.
Another option is the G12H30, but I'm not sure it's different enough to the greenback.
Then there are the Delta 12A, EM12....

Efficiency/loudness is a factor since I'm playing at home.

The thing I learned comparing my Blues Jr to my Dr. Z Jetta (the junior varsity of tone dentistry) is the cabinet dimensions have to be at least half of the sound. Granted, a different speaker changing the other half is nothing to sneeze at, but in an episode of "Does it djent" (sorry everyone) I'd look at how much space is built around that speaker.

the efficiency/volume thing is tricky because 12" speakers I've used that do low end well (Swamp Thang, EVM-12L, Eminence Red White & Blues) are all pretty loud. Can't really speak to how they'd sound with a ton of attenuation on the Laney.

I think pretty much all Celestions sound shrill and fizzy, with the possible exception of Alnico Blues (which I don't have a ton of experience with cuz $$$)

To that, I haven't really played a 1x12 sized cabinet that felt like it did 'heavy' rock any sort of justice, speaker aside.

I have G12k-100s and I had a Laney AOR 30 which I wish I still kept, great fun. People hate on the G12k-100, but people generally play terrible music, and I think they're completely capable speakers. You'll get one person saying you need to crank a speaker to make it sound good, and others saying they can hear speaker distortion and hate it. For what I imagine you would play, I think that would sound great.
My guitar player plays a 45w head through a 4x12 with them and it's awesome.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:19 pm You'll get one person saying you need to crank a speaker to make it sound good, and others saying they can hear speaker distortion and hate it.

While no doubt true to some extent, the V30 I had was the most lifeless, rigid thing I've ever heard. I'm sure they sound great at volume but I didn't want to play guitar when that was in the cab.

Weber Grey Wolf might do it for you?
I have one in a 2x12 with a V30 and it's a nice pairing, but the weber is definitely handling more of the low end.