| Reviewer
| Dave Brown
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| Experience
| 30
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| Email
| dbrown@tstoverland.com
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| Review date
| June 20 2002
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| Manufacturer
| Bag End
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| Model
| S-15-D
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| Price
| $660 CDN
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| Item owned for
| 1-2 years
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| Dimensions
| Very small
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| Weight
| 41 lb
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| Power
| 200 Watts continuous
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| Speakers
| 1 x 15
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| Ohms
| 8 ohm
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| Other
| Seriously good construction materials
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I gig in small, medium and large bars/pubs/clubs and for my electric gigs
(Motown, Classic R&B, Blues)I was using my Eden D410XLT (with an Eden
WT-500 amp). It's a great amp but seriously heavy and even my
biggest gigs don't need a 410.I don't like 210s because they
are still 70 lbs and clumsy to carry around.So I started to think 115 and I
checked out ALL of them. The Bag End was clearly the best combination of
BIG sound,great tone and portability. It does suck up a lot of power so the
500 watts helps.It also handles my 5 string beautifully.Even in the largest
clubs I play are perfect for the S15D.
There is one downside. I had hoped it would be equally great with my
upright (jazz standards trio) but it has shortcomings. All 115s are a
little boomy on the bottom end with a URB and the Bag End is better than
most but it is still too boomy for me. I fixed that by getting a Bag End
S12D for use with the upright. The 112 is perfect for the upright.(See S12D
review)
| Construction
| 98% | 
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| (Built like a rock)
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| Clarity
| 95% |
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| (Not quite Euphonic Audio but close)
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| Volume
| 100% |
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| (As loud as you could ever expect in a 115)
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| Portability
| 100% |
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| (As good as it gets)
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| Value
| 85% |
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| (Fair value but a little expensive)
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| Overall
| 98% |
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| (Great little cabinet - best with lots of power)
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