Cabs for bass guitar..

Look at what other people have designed for bass guitars and decide what you like.

Do you like a full, rounded sound from just 15" drivers or a faster, harder sound from 10" drivers?  Or a combination of the two?

Then it's a case of finding some drivers you like and deciding what size cabs would be sensible.

Once you can answer all those questions the designs will start to take shape.

No most bass cabs are reflex designs - BFM cabs were originally designed for electric bass backline but a 2x10 can get over a set of drums.

I would say if you wanted to build something that was reasonably balanced a 2x10 with a properly crossed over tweeter and a smallish 1x15 would be a good choice

Stu

That would certainly do it.  I would be tempted not to go as far as a proper 1" compression driver, bit wasted on bass guitar.  I'd use something like the Eminence APT's.

Ideally you'd run that setup two way active.  Otherwise, all you really need to do is roll a bit of the low end off the 10" drivers otherwise they might not like it at high volume.

Apart from 1x15 bass reflex cabs, most of the cabs I built my bass players were 2x15plus 2x10 in one cab run 2way active. I think bass cabs can be quite diverse if you get away from fashion i.e. Ampeg 8x10. Dare I say it, look at the late John Entwhistles rig. I know it's the exception, but there wern't many people who didn't like his sound. His bottom end were BS500's with 400 watt Fane Collosus 15's.

hello guys 4x10 bass cab with 18 sound 10w400 .........sugestions ?