There was a guy at the club we used to play we all called Hillbilly Thor but he wasn't muscled just like 6'4" and 370 lbs of who knows what with a blonde mullet and he could lift an 810 by himself and carry it. Literally off the ground, and walk it where it needed to go. He won A LOT of cash and bar tabs because of betting people he could do it and earned more proving them wrong than he could have had he offered to load in/out for pay. Pretty smart. No clue what became of him but now that I have seen this video it made me think of him and I will ask around if anyone knew of his real name.
Totally agree. These things look intimidating to move but anybody who has actually tried it will know it's really not that bad. Would much rather move this than a 410 or a combo amp without wheels.
@@ZaneDalton There's three ways to haul a 410 and they all suck. 1. Let's say it has wheels. 410s are short, so you'll have to bend over to push it. No thanks. 2. It doesn't have wheels so you have to bring a separate dolly. No thanks. 3. It has no wheels and you don't have a dolly so you have to dead ass lift that fucking thing and carry it down the street. No thanks. There's only one way to haul an 810. Grab the handles, tilt back, and push. Done. Even when it comes to lifting it into your car. 410 your gonna have to deadlift it. 810 just use the height to your advantage and rock it in exactly how this video shows.
I always put mine on it's side, through the side door of a full size van, with the speakers right up behind the seats. If you try to keep it in perfect condition, that is when you will hurt your self. They are very easy to get around with one person. You'll need help getting it up on a bandstand or a stage. You have to sacrifice the 'beautiful' tolex on the left side of the amp. Nothing that a little black spray paint won't fix right up. It's a tool, it's not some museum piece.
I used to have to move my 8x10 up an insanely narrow staircase from the room I was renting on the bottom floor and load it into my '99 cougar and back down the stairs after the gig several times a week. Good times :)
Roadie...lmao!!! And my dummer tends to think of my 8x10 as more of a drink stand than the fine piece of musical equipment that it is, So I dont trust him to help move it either.
thanks dino, I took all the instalation out today and cover 3 sides with 1 inch instalation, sound great the speakers are 1969 cts alnico 10's 50 watts rms, I check the codes on the cab inside it is dated 1968 cab weighs 140lbs. I tried a brand new loud ampeg svt 810 today and was inpressed they sound alot better with the plywood than what they were using just 2 years ago. make me want to buy a new one now too.
Felt sorry for the guys using those cabs at the Quiet Riot show at a Rodeo grounds. 9 steps on a stair case to get to the stage. Two people had to heft a few 8x10's up there among other gear. I am looking into getting the Ampeg 6x10 but if I encounter a gig like that I am packing my hartke hyDrives!
I can tell you i have the 6 x10 HLF ,it is easier tp move then a 4x10 cab HE .I ve had both now just the 6x10 .And i have physical problems due to M.S. the wheels with the bar on the back by the top really make the difference for moving ..The 4x10 had handles on the side and the 4 wheels come out all the time so this cab had to be rolled or carried by 2 people .There is also a 4x10 HLF which is set up like the 6x10 ,8x10 cabs with 2 mounted wheels and bar on the back so they move like a movers dolly ..HLF stands for Horn Low Freq. there is a horn in the cab that can be turned up or down ,the cab is ported on the bottom to produce lower freqs than a regular cab .
Vintage Tip of the Day: An 8x10 cab fits absolutely perfect on it's side, in the back seat of a 1989 Dodge Omni Hatchback. Good times back in the 80's. But, I don't miss luggin' that fridge up flights of stairs. Why did my band always book clubs with a shitload of steps? Those bastards.....
Hey Ampeg.. I mounted wheels on the top portion of the back, below the bar and skids down low for stairs some 25+ year ago. Oh and its a 4x10 plus 15.. still going strong.
Good tip! I added Fender type grip handles on the "bottom" of most of my combo amps and larger cabinets (with wheels) because maneuvering weight and transport situations vary. Everyone be careful out there..
I have an old Acoustic 408 4x15 cab that is larger than an 810 but about 25% less weight and easier to move. Just in case anyone is interested in the diff.
Vans are easy because they are low to the ground but when I had a Lincoln Navigator and Honda Pilot different story as they are higher off the ground. I ended up putting rails on the side and a cabinet drawer handle on the bottom of the other side, tip it like Dino says and put your foot under it then grab the handle and lift/push fast or it will come back down on you, that worked well. And I put skateboard trucks on it and made a huge difference moving it around.
The 8x10 has infinite baffle which means the speakers are in 4 sealed off section from one another 2 speakers per section .The 6x10 isn't like that or the 4x10 HLF.. I hope this helps to understand the difference ..The 6x10 HLF i can play 3 notes at once by using my 2 fingers and thumb ,the 3 notes come out clear .The 8x10 couldn't do that plus i like the deeper freqs. And the ability to turn the horn up for more tremble for different style of playing ...This should make things clear about the difference .I figured my last post wasn't clear enough on the difference .. .
I personally have tried a 6x10 and 8x10 but find a 2x10 & 1x15 provides the best tone. Much deeper lower end and still has the clarity from the 2x10 (with horns on)
I need to do the same thing with a 600 Lbs. Cab and a Van. The cab is 60 inches high. I can let out some air in the tires to get it lower but I worry rather then slide it into the van the weight will cause it to slide rearward and fall flat on it's back on the pavement. Ay suggestions?
Shouldn't you have a shorting plug to install to prevent speaker damage during transport? The shorting plug acts to dampen the speaker coils against sudden mechanical shock.
Great advice, and it applies to the 610 hlf too. If I get one of my band mates to help me load it usually we load the cab bottom first that way we can then use the rail and the wheels to maneuver the cab into position. I make no claims about this way being good for me though. Thanks.
Our bassist lives in a manufactured home with a narrow, non-standard width 5 step staircase and narrowed entry door. What's the simplest way for one person to get it up the stairs when you can't use the wheels? He's almost died a couple of times by being crushed and doesn't often have help loading in or out.
Hey where can I find a speaker cable for my vintage Svt 8x10 cab? It's like a 4 pin female xlr to male 1/4" ,,,I can't seem to find one anywhere it's getting very frustrating ......please help
Hi Dino, is there any problem if I connect both speakerons from my svt-7pro to the both speakerons from the 810e?? or just with one will be ok, sorry for the dumb question but recently I started to play bass again since 15 years ago, and believe the things really changed...u know, thanks
I want one of those but there 1500 watts rms or something crazy @4 ohms and the amp I want is only like 480 watt Ampeg b4re I think the model is witch is at @4 ohms but can you have more watts worth In cab power then amp or will it stress the amp ?
Hi, Dino, very educational video! which other bass head, besides an Ampeg 4 Pro Head, can handle these Ampeg 8x10 cabinets? they are expensive, Thanks in advance!
I dino I have a question I recently purchased a ampeg svt 810 from the mid 70's I think it has the 4 pin speaker hookup on the cab and the speakers are square magnets, straigt back design sounds good, but there is like 6-7 think instalation inside each 2-10 chamber is this normal or should I use just a 1/2 inch of batten on all the walls inside
Never, ever lay a speaker cabinet down on the speakers. There can be sharp things you didn’t see that will poke through the grille cloth and... I don’t even want to think about it.
Yea I just got the Ampeg SVT 7 Pro & Ampeg 4x10 cab and I got about 13 stairs i'm gonna have to deal with. Not all that woried about loading and unloading now as I am thinking of stairs. And i'm so O.C.D that I don't trust a roadie to handle my gear with care. Atleast not the cab and head because of the costa and all. Any tips? I was thinking of buying a nice dolly of some kind....
I have a question on this very subject. I need to get a vehicle with 30+ mpg, because I drive 100 miles a day for my job, I also prefer having a manual transmission, will this amp fit into say a Subaru Impreza, Volkswagen Golf, or anything similar?
They're the best sounding bass cabs in the world but they suck when it comes to gigging absolutely hate it people call it the fridge nobody wants to buy it from me but about halfway through the first set I turn around to my cabin and go yep that's why I have it
I would like to get the bumper rails on the side as well as the back. They will have to be longer than those on the back. I've contacted ampeg parts and fliptops.net and there are none long enough to protect the Tolex on the side...Any Ideas???
Have you tried your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowes? They may not be the exact rails but they might have something close. Or you could order four the standard length ones that we use and just double them up so they reach the entire length of the cab.
Carrying those heavy cabinets is totally unnecessary these days with so many light weight options such the barefaced, audiokinesis or greenboy bass cabs that in many cases probes to be even better in performance, unless you like the sound signature of those 8x10, just saying!
I have installed handles at the bottom of my 810 cab. It's very helpful Can You do it at Your factory? darkslack . org / jacek / basoofka / paczka . jpg
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Do a video on how to move this up and down stairs!
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Make the singer do it.
ParasiticDaemon yeah, agreed!
I haven’t done a gig with stairs in like 20 years. If your gigs are up stairs you don’t need an SVT cab. Get a PF.
😂
There was a guy at the club we used to play we all called Hillbilly Thor but he wasn't muscled just like 6'4" and 370 lbs of who knows what with a blonde mullet and he could lift an 810 by himself and carry it. Literally off the ground, and walk it where it needed to go.
He won A LOT of cash and bar tabs because of betting people he could do it and earned more proving them wrong than he could have had he offered to load in/out for pay. Pretty smart.
No clue what became of him but now that I have seen this video it made me think of him and I will ask around if anyone knew of his real name.
because he and the cab weigh the same
Thanks!
Room for your drummers kit...... Or your other 810.
Simple fire the drummer
Chapter Two : The turning staircase.
Love my 8x10. Hauling is a breeze. Easier than dead lifting a 4x10.
Totally agree. These things look intimidating to move but anybody who has actually tried it will know it's really not that bad. Would much rather move this than a 410 or a combo amp without wheels.
Derek Ferrell our of curiosity, why would you rather it to either of those? Seems MUCH more difficult imo.
@@ZaneDalton There's three ways to haul a 410 and they all suck. 1. Let's say it has wheels. 410s are short, so you'll have to bend over to push it. No thanks. 2. It doesn't have wheels so you have to bring a separate dolly. No thanks. 3. It has no wheels and you don't have a dolly so you have to dead ass lift that fucking thing and carry it down the street. No thanks. There's only one way to haul an 810. Grab the handles, tilt back, and push. Done. Even when it comes to lifting it into your car. 410 your gonna have to deadlift it. 810 just use the height to your advantage and rock it in exactly how this video shows.
@@nr92cp6
Rule # 1: Load your stuff early so you have time for a shower before the show
Very important.
Word!
I always put mine on it's side, through the side door of a full size van, with the speakers right up behind the seats. If you try to keep it in perfect condition, that is when you will hurt your self. They are very easy to get around with one person. You'll need help getting it up on a bandstand or a stage. You have to sacrifice the 'beautiful' tolex on the left side of the amp. Nothing that a little black spray paint won't fix right up. It's a tool, it's not some museum piece.
pony up for a nice padded cover , buy once cry once
I used to put my 8x10 into my Honda fit..LOL
Cliff knows same here!
@@CeciShaw Jesus, y'all are insane lol
Put mine in a Pinto with the passenger seat down
I put mine in the back seat of my corolla sideways haha
I still do.
Funny but not surprising how this is one of the most watched videos of the channel
I used to have to move my 8x10 up an insanely narrow staircase from the room I was renting on the bottom floor and load it into my '99 cougar and back down the stairs after the gig several times a week. Good times :)
I've met a lot of people with chronic back pain from lifting too much or just lifting badly. This applies to much more than just bass cabs.
Roadie...lmao!!! And my dummer tends to think of my 8x10 as more of a drink stand than the fine piece of musical equipment that it is, So I dont trust him to help move it either.
Try loading 8 8x10s in flight cases into the undersides of a bus.
LOL My first thought was more room for another 810 cab.... :3
thanks dino, I took all the instalation out today and cover 3 sides with 1 inch instalation, sound great the speakers are 1969 cts alnico 10's 50 watts rms, I check the codes on the cab inside it is dated 1968 cab weighs 140lbs. I tried a brand new loud ampeg svt 810 today and was inpressed they sound alot better with the plywood than what they were using just 2 years ago. make me want to buy a new one now too.
Felt sorry for the guys using those cabs at the Quiet Riot show at a Rodeo grounds. 9 steps on a stair case to get to the stage. Two people had to heft a few 8x10's up there among other gear. I am looking into getting the Ampeg 6x10 but if I encounter a gig like that I am packing my hartke hyDrives!
Thanks for the video. I've been told to protect the cones, the speaker face should face down
I'm so glad I'm becoming an electrician after college cuz when I join a band I should a decent sized van for all the kit🤣
I can tell you i have the 6 x10 HLF ,it is easier tp move then a 4x10 cab HE .I ve had both now just the 6x10 .And i have physical problems due to M.S. the wheels with the bar on the back by the top really make the difference for moving ..The 4x10 had handles on the side and the 4 wheels come out all the time so this cab had to be rolled or carried by 2 people .There is also a 4x10 HLF which is set up like the 6x10 ,8x10 cabs with 2 mounted wheels and bar on the back so they move like a movers dolly ..HLF stands for Horn Low Freq. there is a horn in the cab that can be turned up or down ,the cab is ported on the bottom to produce lower freqs than a regular cab .
Vintage Tip of the Day: An 8x10 cab fits absolutely perfect on it's side, in the back seat of a 1989 Dodge Omni Hatchback. Good times back in the 80's. But, I don't miss luggin' that fridge up flights of stairs. Why did my band always book clubs with a shitload of steps? Those bastards.....
Hey Ampeg.. I mounted wheels on the top portion of the back, below the bar and skids down low for stairs some 25+ year ago. Oh and its a 4x10 plus 15.. still going strong.
Good tip! I added Fender type grip handles on the "bottom" of most of my combo amps and larger cabinets (with wheels) because maneuvering weight and transport situations vary. Everyone be careful out there..
Would love one of those 8 by 10 cabinets
I have an old Acoustic 408 4x15 cab that is larger than an 810 but about 25% less weight and easier to move. Just in case anyone is interested in the diff.
Vans are easy because they are low to the ground but when I had a Lincoln Navigator and Honda Pilot different story as they are higher off the ground. I ended up putting rails on the side and a cabinet drawer handle on the bottom of the other side, tip it like Dino says and put your foot under it then grab the handle and lift/push fast or it will come back down on you, that worked well. And I put skateboard trucks on it and made a huge difference moving it around.
I use this every week and i'm not dead yet!
8x10's rock!!!
Can you show me how to fit the cab in the trunk of a 1988 Chevy Cavalier? You know, the kind of vehicle a bass player actually drives...
love the huge front yard !
Nice video! I don't have an 8x10-cab, but it's the same principle for any other big cabinet.
How would you load the 1X8 combo?
Gabe-fartpoop peepants same as the 810
you hire a crane
This is good, but we need more a tutorial on how to earn money for that cab
Wish I knew about this video a year ago. The tolex on my 8x10 is WRECKED.
I enjoy watching your videos. Always informative.
I want to see a video...how to load 8 x 10 cab into the rear seat of a two door car.
The 8x10 has infinite baffle which means the speakers are in 4 sealed off section from one another 2 speakers per section .The 6x10 isn't like that or the 4x10 HLF.. I hope this helps to understand the difference ..The 6x10 HLF i can play 3 notes at once by using my 2 fingers and thumb ,the 3 notes come out clear .The 8x10 couldn't do that plus i like the deeper freqs. And the ability to turn the horn up for more tremble for different style of playing ...This should make things clear about the difference .I figured my last post wasn't clear enough on the difference ..
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I personally have tried a 6x10 and 8x10 but find a 2x10 & 1x15 provides the best tone. Much deeper lower end and still has the clarity from the 2x10 (with horns on)
Great! I should buy a second one!
I need to do the same thing with a 600 Lbs. Cab and a Van. The cab is 60 inches high. I can let out some air in the tires to get it lower but I worry rather then slide it into the van the weight will cause it to slide rearward and fall flat on it's back on the pavement. Ay suggestions?
Dino worked with Yeti making their blanket to help us move our cabinets and protect our cars at $300 a pop.
Always invest is a good road case, with excellent castors for Amped 8/10s, you'll thank yourself.
Hey.., what kind of moving blanket is that and can you please share the link? TY
Man I love me some Ampeg 8x10 cabinets, but never again will I buy one lol! Maybe I’ll just get a bunch of 2x10…… do you make 8 ohm 2x10 cabinets?
Shouldn't you have a shorting plug to install to prevent speaker damage during transport? The shorting plug acts to dampen the speaker coils against sudden mechanical shock.
Great advice, and it applies to the 610 hlf too.
If I get one of my band mates to help me load it usually we load the cab bottom first that way we can then use the rail and the wheels to maneuver the cab into position. I make no claims about this way being good for me though. Thanks.
4x10 cab 4ohms. that handles 1,200 watts continuous on detachable wheels. the cab weighs like 50 lbs 👍👍👍
Our bassist lives in a manufactured home with a narrow, non-standard width 5 step staircase and narrowed entry door. What's the simplest way for one person to get it up the stairs when you can't use the wheels? He's almost died a couple of times by being crushed and doesn't often have help loading in or out.
Hey where can I find a speaker cable for my vintage Svt 8x10 cab? It's like a 4 pin female xlr to male 1/4" ,,,I can't seem to find one anywhere it's getting very frustrating ......please help
Hi Dino, is there any problem if I connect both speakerons from my svt-7pro to the both speakerons from the 810e?? or just with one will be ok, sorry for the dumb question but recently I started to play bass again since 15 years ago, and believe the things really changed...u know, thanks
Just one more question and it's possible to connect to my 7pro the 810e heritage and a b115e to improve the low frequency??? thanks!!
I want one of those but there 1500 watts rms or something crazy @4 ohms and the amp I want is only like 480 watt Ampeg b4re I think the model is witch is at @4 ohms but can you have more watts worth In cab power then amp or will it stress the amp ?
Hi, Dino, very educational video! which other bass head, besides an Ampeg 4 Pro Head, can handle these Ampeg 8x10 cabinets? they are expensive, Thanks in advance!
I dino I have a question I recently purchased a ampeg svt 810 from the mid 70's I think it has the 4 pin speaker hookup on the cab and the speakers are square magnets, straigt back design sounds good, but there is like 6-7 think instalation inside each 2-10 chamber is this normal or should I use just a 1/2 inch of batten on all the walls inside
How about two 4x10's cabinets? i really wanted to see you load the SVT head, Ha Ha,
what if you use 4 cabs LOL
I asked the same thing on a different vid.. Just how bad is it? I'm currently doing this as was suggested by the guitar center sales clerk... :S
I had always though you should load the 8x10 face down so as not to put too much strain on the magnets of the speakers
Never, ever lay a speaker cabinet down on the speakers. There can be sharp things you didn’t see that will poke through the grille cloth and... I don’t even want to think about it.
I feel like whoever needed this video deserves back pain, skidded shins, and bloody toes.
And don't forget to stowe and secure the cab with straps
Yea I just got the Ampeg SVT 7 Pro & Ampeg 4x10 cab and I got about 13 stairs i'm gonna have to deal with. Not all that woried about loading and unloading now as I am thinking of stairs. And i'm so O.C.D that I don't trust a roadie to handle my gear with care. Atleast not the cab and head because of the costa and all. Any tips? I was thinking of buying a nice dolly of some kind....
Hey man you're lucky you out have the 7 Pro. An all tube SVT HEAD weighs like 90 lbs
no it won't, me myself I have a 6 x10 hlf. way easy
It's the tube amp head like an SVT that's the worst/hardest to deal with, moving it alone, not the cab.
I have a question on this very subject. I need to get a vehicle with 30+ mpg, because I drive 100 miles a day for my job, I also prefer having a manual transmission, will this amp fit into say a Subaru Impreza, Volkswagen Golf, or anything similar?
@@SugarSpyce Just cut it in half and tape it back together for the show
what to do when a truck is higher than that? i can't load it by myself
at the end i was able to load it by myself, no problem hahahahahahaha
i only have a toyota corolla and it will not fit...
Will it work on my Ashdown 8×10, too?
This is fine until you get to a venue with 2 flights of stairs!
And no lift!
😡😡😡😡😁
1st thing to do is obtain the proper vehicle. If that doesn't work use two 410HE's
They're the best sounding bass cabs in the world but they suck when it comes to gigging absolutely hate it people call it the fridge nobody wants to buy it from me but about halfway through the first set I turn around to my cabin and go yep that's why I have it
Fun fact: An Ampeg 810 WILL fit in the back of a Chevy Cavalier. True story.
I'm hoping it will fit into a 2010 Malibu!
it will fit in the back of a regular size prius Ive seen it,,, that prius also fits a 10' kayak inside witht he hatch closed but thats for another vid
I'm hoping this will fit in the back of my ford explorer D:
Now show us how to carry an 810 up a flight of stairs in a dark club
I would like to get the bumper rails on the side as well as the back. They will have to be longer than those on the back. I've contacted ampeg parts and fliptops.net and there are none long enough to protect the Tolex on the side...Any Ideas???
Have you tried your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowes? They may not be the exact rails but they might have something close. Or you could order four the standard length ones that we use and just double them up so they reach the entire length of the cab.
+crtsdxn Yes just get a cover made for the cab that should be all you really need.
Eee e ampeg audio profesional
Why the fun
i thought this was common since ?
"sense"
I had this nagging suspicion that those were exactly the kind of shoes this dude would wear.
Estraga muito nas viagens
I trust in modern technologies when they will produce them inflatables! Then finished playing deflate them and swell them at home!
Carrying those heavy cabinets is totally unnecessary these days with so many light weight options such the barefaced, audiokinesis or greenboy bass cabs that in many cases probes to be even better in performance, unless you like the sound signature of those 8x10, just saying!
probably don't wear sandals either....
Tip #1 - have someone else load it.... tip #2, use a road case or softcover
Do one about how to smoke crack with the church choir and not get your cab jacked while praising the lord
I just get my cats to do it.
Or just DI...
I have installed handles at the bottom of my 810 cab.
It's very helpful
Can You do it at Your factory?
darkslack . org / jacek / basoofka / paczka . jpg
get your drummer lol
People need instructional videos for this? Haha
buy SUV with 810
Pro tip: Don't do it.
If you need to watch this, you probably shouldn't have an 8x10.
here is a tip buy EBS it will make that thing look like shit.
+David Bass what do you mean?