Basson Sound Equipment cabs

[BeZo]

I just picked up another Basson 4x12 yesterday. I had bought 2 back when my band had the endorsement, sold one to a friend, and then traded an old LTD to get it back. Anyone ever play through one of these?

It's a monster of a cab. I guess it was designed after the VHT cabs, but I'm not sure. It's oversized like a Mesa cab, and built like a tank. It has Eminence Legend speakers in it, and it sounds killer. I ripped my Red Bear through it, and it sounded mean.

Who else has one?

 

[King Loudness]

My first speaker cabinet was a Basson 2x12 back in late 2008. They're definitely a great sounding cab... I liked it because it didn't colour my tone, but rather allowed the natural characteristics of the amp to shine through. Unfortunately they just don't have the name brand reputation that others had, so they've gone out of business. Too bad really, they were certainly a great alternative to a Mesa, Marshall or Avatar cabinet, just with a different sort of tone.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

 

[BeZo]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

Uuhhh... They only made birch cabs. They were oversized birch cabs with a solid baffold. They actually went out of business because they were making really good cabs for rather cheap ($500) and never really built up a reputation. Same deal as the Red Bear I have. They made their products too well and sold them too cheap. It is definately a solid birch cab. Even the back pannel is birch.

 

[JonnyXXXMac]

I thought the cabs were tanks. I hated the Legend in the 300 watt one I had and the Red, White, and Blues in the 480 watt version were better but don't hold a candle to Celestion. I had the endorsement myself and had the cabs for a couple months before I traded one for a Diamond cab (biggest mistake was selling that thing) and the other for a Mesa. I made out on both deals and sold the Mesa shortly after. I like grime which is why I love my Marshalls. It is too bad to see Basson fail though, it would have been nice if they could have levelled the market because list prices on ALL big name cabs are ridiculous. The new white box company or something is promising.

 

[Chris6870]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

1+.
Dead, muddy mess. No high end sparkle.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

Uuhhh... They only made birch cabs. They were oversized birch cabs with a solid baffold. They actually went out of business because they were making really good cabs for rather cheap ($500) and never really built up a reputation. Same deal as the Red Bear I have. They made their products too well and sold them too cheap. It is definately a solid birch cab. Even the back pannel is birch.

Tey must have made both not " only birch". The first basson cabinets I ever encountered were artist endorsement cabs such as yours and they were definitely made of mdf, maybe they learned their lesson, this was a least five years ago if not more. They were ungoldly heavy and dead as I stated.





First review from musicians friend :

Heavy, heavy, heavy and not very durable
Posted by ZeroFretSlide from Inland Empire on Jul 28, 2010
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional, touring and regular club shows
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
Speakers installed are fine. The concept is that a heavy and dense (particle board/MDF) cabinet won't favor any frequencies and you'll bet a more powerful punch from the speakers. The cabinet is not tuned to the speakers properly, actually bigger than it needs to be by about 1.9 cu ft. The cabinet is not the most dense MDF and not really sturdy for casters. A furniture dolly is a required accessory. Hardware is on the cheap side, input jacks plastic components and really thin low-grade wire on the inside. The speakers are caulked-in... A pain if you get a bum speaker like I did. They're starting to go factory direct, don't know if they're going under or not.

 

[Erock]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

Uuhhh... They only made birch cabs. They were oversized birch cabs with a solid baffold. They actually went out of business because they were making really good cabs for rather cheap ($500) and never really built up a reputation. Same deal as the Red Bear I have. They made their products too well and sold them too cheap. It is definately a solid birch cab. Even the back pannel is birch.

Tey must have made both not " only birch". The first basson cabinets I ever encountered were artist endorsement cabs such as yours and they were definitely made of mdf, maybe they learned their lesson, this was a least five years ago if not more. They were ungoldly heavy and dead as I stated.

Interesting, I never knew they made birch cabs either. I thought that was part of their whole design philosophy, using MDF to get the least "coloring" as possible.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Interesting, I never knew they made birch cabs either. I thought that was part of their whole design philosophy, using MDF to get the least "tone" as possible.

Fixed!

 

[Erock]

Interesting, I never knew they made birch cabs either. I thought that was part of their whole design philosophy, using MDF to get the least "tone" as possible.

Fixed!

 

[droptrd]

Deadest, flattest most lifeless, cabinet i ever played through.

I Cant stand mdf, only birch for this guy.

1+.
Dead, muddy mess. No high end sparkle.

+2. worst cab ive ever played thru. My bassist had an 810 also. I suggested turning it into a refridgerator. worst sounding cabs i can think of. I went back to mesa cabs and my bass player picked up an SVT810. Major improvement.