Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	C.Alexander Claber
Experience	7
Email	alex@spiderplant.net
Review date	January 22 2003
Manufacturer	Acme
Model	Low-B2MkII
Price	Ł500
Item owned for	2-5 years

Dimensions	23"H x 15.75"W x 16.5"D
Weight	50 lbs / 23.2 kg
Power	350 Watts RMS continuous; 300 Watts sine wave @ 30.87 Hz
Speakers	Two 10" custom Eminence woofers; One 5" proprietary midrange; One 1
	.5" Audax soft-dome tweeter
Ohms	4 ohms
Other	Carpet covering, stacklok corners, steel edges, mid & high attenuators
	, lightbulb-type mid/high protection

I have two of these cabs which I drive with a Mackie M1400i. I am an extremely loud bass player, playing bass-led funk/rock/reggae music, and have the misfortune of often playing with very loud drummers. These cabs shift serious amounts of air - for playing with more reasonable drummers one cab is sufficient - and the quality is fantastic. They are very honest cabs which sound very much like studio monitors. I have used them as a PA at small gigs and they sound so good, the clarity is exceptional. I tend to have the attenuators at full which gives a 5dB bump in the mids and 2dB in the highs which really helps cut through in the mix. I have occasionally wished that this rig was louder but in reality I don't need any more volume, it always provides enough stage volume and is sufficient without a PA for most medium-sized gigs. Any questions, just email me.

Construction	98%
(Beautifully constructed, cleverly braced)
Clarity	95%
(Nothing's perfect but studio-monitorlike resolution)
Volume	90%
(They need power but they do go loud)
Portability	95%
(One of the lightest 2x10" cabs available)
Customer Service	90%
(Andy's very helpful though somewhat eccentric!)
Value	98%
(Even with all the shipping/import costs still cheaper than SWR)
Overall	95%
(Not the holy grail but not far off.)