So now to make a first post and sound like a complete idiot

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Hi all, I've been reading this board for ages now and have completely fallen for Diezel amps (it all started with an Adam Jones obsession, and it's steadily grown from there), I have a guitar I'm very happy with, '91 Fender Strat Ultra but I've always stuck with transistor amps as I only play at home and have been told that tube amps need to be prohibitively loud to perform as they are supposed to. At this point, I'm ready to make a small leap that will hopefully lead to larger ones later. I have had a 1968 Silverface Fender Bassman with an AB165 circuit for ages that never worked properly that I'm bringing into the shop next week to get it fixed up which will put me immediately in the market for my first cabinet, this brings me to my fairly lengthy list of questions...

What Diezel cabinet would work best for a nice warm bluesy bassman sound? (open/closed back? hempcone speakers? front/rear loaded?)
Would there be a significant difference in volume between a 1x12 and a 2x12?
Will either of them be playable in a fairly well soundproofed basement without driving my fiance crazy?
Would the bluesy choice also work passably or better when it finally comes time to buy a VH4 and drive channel 3 with truckloads of tasty distortion?
When it eventually comes time to start using the cabinet on a VH4 instead of a Bassman, am I going to have to worry about impedance?
Am I better off just buying some other cheaper cabinet for my Bassman, and buying a Diezel cabinet when it comes time to buy the VH4?

That should do it for now, coulda sworn I had a bunch more questions when I started typing this post...
 
I dont know if Diezel makes it but I think open back cab are better for blues. Welcome by the way!!
 
I would say a rear loaded hempcone cab would work the best out of the diezel cabs. A 212 cab would definantly be better than a 112 as you will have a bigger sound that won't sound small and boxy like a little combo amp or something. Volume won't be much different, but the bass and headroom will be better, which is part of it sounding better.

I also wouldn't recommend a VH4 at all. I'd think an Einstein or Schmidt would be a better head for you. The clean is the least best on the VH4 out of all the heads, and the other two mentioned can be dialed into a pretty heavy sound if need be. If you have to HAVE to have a bigger head, I'd go with a Herbert over a VH4 as the clean is very nice on that amp.
 
I'm very surprised to hear you recommend that I not go with the VH4 as a long term plan, the way I look at it I want a variety of sounds available to me without having to kill the natural soul of my guitar with a bunch of pedals in the way. That being the case, I figure the VH4 would be ideal. Though I've heard a relatively bluesy dirty sound come out of the second channel in a number of clips, that's really an added bonus for me out of the VH4, I already have a Bassman to take care of that sound for me if I so choose. I mostly play heavy droning stuff, like Tool, early White Zombie and Monster Magnet, I love to play the blues as well but it isn't my main staple the only reason I bought the Bassman back in the day is because the deal was too good to be true, if as good a deal on a Mesa Boogie had been available at the time, I would have jumped at the chance. Now that I've finally figured out that Mesa Boogie was the tip of the iceburg for a heavy droning tone, I'm glad that kinda deal wasn't available or I'd likely be looking for nothing more than a bluesy amp at this point, oblivious to the fact that something like the Diezel sound was even available. The third channel of the VH4 and/or the 2nd channel of the Herbert with the mid-cut enabled are the two sounds I'm primarily looking for. Please let me know if this information changes your mind about the VH4 issue as I'm exceptionally curious. No matter what you guys tell me though, I happen to be lucky enough to live in Montreal one of the only cities in Canada that has Diezel equipment available, so I'll actually be able to try before I buy (lucky me). I'll definitely be trying out a number of options before I buy a cabinet, and hell, since I'll be at the shop, might as well try out the VH4, Herbert, Schmidt and Einstein...
 
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