Phil Jones Piranha C4 Bass Cabinet BK

Ostin tämän TC Electronic RH450-nupin kaveriksi ja kyseinen yhdistelmä toimii hienosti.

Soundi on kokoonsa nähden melkoinen, toistaa oleelliset taajuudet selkeästi ja hyvällä potkulla. Soundi tuntuu hyvin "puhtaalta". Minkäänlaista diskanttipilliä kaapissa ei ole, mutten ole tosin huomannut sellaiselle tarvettakaan.

Kovin isoissa tiloissa (esim. suuri auditorio) ei aivan riitä mökä (em. nupin kanssa) koko tilan täyttämiseen, mutta sen kokoisissa paikoissa ääntä voi levittää PA:sta.
Luulisin, että kaapin mökä riittää (ilman PA:takin) kuitenkin mainiosti suurelle osalle keikoista. Kaksi tälläistä voisi olla veikeä ja erittäin jytäävä yhdistelmä.

Kaappi on mitoiltaan suorastaan naurettavan pieni, mikä tekee roudaamisesta helppoa. Vie tosi vähän tilaa.
Toisaalta yksinään kaappi on niin pieni, että tarvitsee jonkinlaisen korokkeen (tuoli yms.), jottei ääni mene vain lattiaa myöten.

Tuotekuvauksessa arvioidaan kaapin painoksi noin 11 kg; omani painaa kutakuinkin 14 kg, mutta siitä huolimatta on varsin kevyt.
Kaappi tuntuu olevan rakenteellisesti järeää tekoa ja siististi viimeistelty, kahvakin on jämäkkä ja järkevästi aseteltu.
Kaapille tulee mukaan myös pieni suojahuppu.

Hinta/laatu-suhde tässä on erittäin kohdallaan! Suosittelen!

For this price the cab is hard to beat. Detailed, balanced sound, surprising amount of lows for the 5" speakers. Nice volume for the size.
I highly recommend it.

Sound:
Clean, round, balanced, very fast sound. Nice treble, defined mids and somewhat surprising lows considering the 5" speakers. Not ultra hifi, but not vintage 1x15" sound either (although with some EQ you could get surprisingly close to either).

Use
I use it in a jazz band (drums, bass, guitar, sax). Play it w/ an Aguilar TH500 amp and US Lakland basses. Sounds great in this setting and it keeps up with the drums in volume.
KEEP IN MIND however this is a 4x5" cab. For a rock band with 2 guitars and loud drums to compete with this probably isn't the one.

Comparison w/ other cabs
The Phil Jones easily holds its own against the few other lightweight cabs I tried/owned. Only one sounded better: the Aguilar SL112 (to me THE perfect cab). The PJ still sounds great though, and at a good price.

Pros:
- lightweight & small size
- clear sound & big volume for this size

Cons:
- (none so far)

Solid build, yet not heavy. Looks very cute. Sounds great, strong mids, lower and upper. High end rolls off around 14khz, which for me, is perfect. No nasty 'tweeter hiss'. Can easily get loud enough for smaller or mellower gigs. To get very low bass frequencies, you'll need to dial in and boost low end on your preamp. It can handle the lows fairly well, really well considering the size and weight. I wish I'd had a couple of these years ago. Recommended.

I bought the speaker because of the small size in the beginning, I needed something easy to carry in the metro or bus with my bass and my TC BH550 from a rehearsal room to another. First time I played with it I was surprised about the power and the definition, no matter about the size it deliver all the basses and the mids and the high frequencies a bass player will need. I had many different speakers in many different sizes and power before and this one is in my opinion the one that reproduce better the sound of my bass.
Maybe In the future I will buy another one of I will need more volume playing in larger stages.
I highly recommend Phil Jones products to every bass player!!