Just finished putting together a downsized '77 style rig together for my daughter. An 18" JBL E-155-4 in a TL505 style cabinet tuned to 36 Hz, and a sealed 2x12 with 2 8 ohm fender professional series (gauss) for a 4 ohm load, super fat but clear and punchy at the same time, sounds really good! Using a stereo power amp you can dial in the balance between the two cabinets.
Apparently Phil used 2x18 and 4x12 in '77 along with some 15's so this approximates a half sized rig, and since we're not playing any stadiums in the near future should be fine for us.
I was going to use the 18" with a 2x10 on top, I built 2 2x10's with some JBL E110's, but the 2x10s sounded really good with guitar, and I really didn't care for the Gauss 12s with guitar, then I read about Phil's 1977 rig and it all fell into place, so I made the 2x10's open backed and now I have a mini Jerry rig too!
Apparently Phil used 2x18 and 4x12 in '77 along with some 15's so this approximates a half sized rig, and since we're not playing any stadiums in the near future should be fine for us.
I was going to use the 18" with a 2x10 on top, I built 2 2x10's with some JBL E110's, but the 2x10s sounded really good with guitar, and I really didn't care for the Gauss 12s with guitar, then I read about Phil's 1977 rig and it all fell into place, so I made the 2x10's open backed and now I have a mini Jerry rig too!
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