I just got a great deal on an Ampeg PortaFlex PF-500 head, now I need a cabinet and really don't know what to go with. I just need something decent for basement jams - nothing too big and nothing too expensive.
I Use this for our jam sessions at the hall we hire, I'm competing with 2 guitarists,vocal monitor and drum machine but have never needed to push it past 11 o'clock to be heard
At £130 plus a tenner to ship from Germany to the U.K. I reckon that's a pretty good deal
I'd look for an 8 ohm 2x10 - like MotorMog has, or maybe a 1x12. With either of these you could double them up later if you wanted or needed more volume; stacking two of these (2 of the 10s or 2 12s) vertically works very well. Be aware of the power output of your amp (500 watts?) and the power handling capacity of your cabinet - avoid toasting your speakers!
The Harley Benton BB 410T 4×10 cab, 500 watts, 8 ohms with horn is great value at 160 quid and gets 4.5 stars, you didnt say what your budget was. I'd go for 4x10 as they are real punchy and this one has got a controllable tweeter horn. Check it out at Thomann.com
I'd call the 15" speaker a down side but the tweeter balances that out, the Benton had more inputs for half the money, what the Fender does have though is a huge following on BBT
I am partial to 15's, though I am contemplating an Ampeg 6-10 and a BR5, to work in tandem with my 15. Some do not like the 15 due to a muddiness, but spit, I Like the low end and continue to look for a cabinet to produce the Brown Note.
The Benton Harley has castors which means the amount of beer you can take is almost limitless. This thread has got me thinking of buying one, my Peavey TNT 150 has a 15" speaker but I think it would be more versatile with a 4x10
