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So I have been wanting a peavey 5150 for a long time, i planned on getting the head/cab combo. Well my friend at guitar center said they have a used 5150 combo that he can get a really good deal on. So im thinking about buying that, and adding on a cab later. What are the cons of having a combo instead of a true head?
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in general, combo's are a "all in one" system. same as the head, just with some built-in speakers.
be aware that the 5150/6505 series combos weigh in at close to 85 lbs.
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Originally Posted by SenorPapaCabasa What are the cons of having a combo instead of a true head?
Tube life: supposedly having tubes in a separate head means that they aren't being rattled around by being in the same enclosure as the speaker
Weight: The pro of having a combo/cab setup is that if you only need the combo, you don't have to haul the cab. The opposite is also true, that when you need the cab, you also have to haul the combo. The 6505 head = 48lbs, the combo = 84.5lbs, which is nearly the weight of the matching slant cab.
Of course, according to how the combo is wired up, you could go with a split 4x12 setup with the 2x12 combo and a 2x12 cab.
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ok so does the cab connect through a line out, or does it have an external speaker jack. Also, how do you figure out the correct ohms you need.
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Originally Posted by SenorPapaCabasa ok so does the cab connect through a line out, or does it have an external speaker jack. Also, how do you figure out the correct ohms you need. It varies from combo to combo, but you will want to connect it through a external speaker jack. A line-out will not work.
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I personally like combos myself. For instance my mesa mark iv is in combo form and is small enough to carry, though it is 85 pounds. But at the same time can power the internal speaker and a cab or two cabs for a full stack without the interanal speaker.
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Depends on what you want... combo's are usually 212 or 112 i believe the 5150 is a 212 and are open back... open cabs give a warmer, better clean tone... while closed cabs generate harder rock-type tones and are louder... generally speaking... but hey what do i know, i'm about to put some speakers that are used a lot for southern rock into my sealed 412 cabs taht i'll be playing my really heavy rock through...
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Yea the 5150 is supposed to be closed back i believe. But mine isnt, its missing the back panel, but you cant really tell its supposed to be there. I would like to replace it though, to get that tighter sound. I cant complain though since i got about 300 bucks knocked off the tagged price
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One time I took the back off of my Vox valvetronix, just so I could have the open back to store stuff, and didn't think about the tone change. I was playing it and I noticed that the tone had a very harsh tinny sound, and I couldn't figure out why, as I hadn't changed any settings. Then it dawned on me that it must be because of the open back. I didn't figure it would sound so bad for that amp...
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Both of my amps have half back coverings on them
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that's the way most open back cabs are... open means there is like half or semi... if there's no back panel it's called bare back but those are pretty darn rare...
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You're gonna want a closed back for a 5150. In almost every case. It's important to keep your bass response intact.
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... well... open backs are actually better for bass... but a clean bass... you OD an open back and it's gonna be really really twangy... a closed back is more for harder rock.. anything punk or harder you need a sealed container...
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Originally Posted by AXguitar ... well... open backs are actually better for bass... but a clean bass... this would explain why I've never seen a performance size open-back bass amp...
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... all i know is a ported sub box in my car hits a lot lower and deeper than my old sealed box.. which by the way, i'm puting my subs back into the sealed.. makes it punchier, and i'm a rocker so punchy is good..