Posted by Tom Bowlus | Jan 14, 2020 | Gear, Technical Reviews | 0 |

The silver, T-5052 anodized aluminum alloy grille is held on by four screws. The grille is bent in a slight curve, and with the additional pressure, those four screws seem to be more than adequate to prevent any rattles. The cabs are covered in tolex, with chrome corners. There are four rubber feet on the bottom of the enclosure, and these feet are slightly larger than those used on the Bassliner cabs. Both the Bassliner and BassDock cabs employ a single rubber-like strap handle located on the top of the enclosure. Though they look extremely similar, the handles on the Bassliner cabs feel slightly softer than those on the BD10 and BD12.

Quilter worked directly with Eminence to develop these proprietary ferrite-based 10” and 12” drivers. They feature stamped steel baskets, 2.5” copper voice coils, and 58 oz. magnets. Both the 10” and 12” drivers are held in place by eight bolts secured into threaded inserts (my preferred method). The leads are secured to the driver via Faston connectors

All of the Quilter Labs bass enclosures feature the Eminence BGH25-8 high frequency driver. The BGH25-8 is rated for 25 watts, and features a die cast ABS horn with 60 degree dispersion. It is specifically optimized for bass guitar applications, and sports a 1” voice coil and a 10 oz. ferrite magnet. This driver is secured using four wood screws, and the leads are attached via Faston connectors.

The panels and the front baffle are made from 5/8” 7-ply plywood, and all cabs definitely feel sturdy. Both of BassDock cabs have rear-facing slot ports. The internal wiring is medium gauge, and reasonably neat. There is no acoustic batting or other sound-absorbing material inside the enclosures. The back panel features a single ¼” speaker jack. I do wish that they had added a second jack, to facilitate “daisy chaining” multiple cabs, and I am a bit surprised that they did not opt for Speakon™ connections, which have become nearly ubiquitous, especially in cabs with a 400-watt power rating.

[Pat Quilter note: “As noted elsewhere, the bulky Speakon cables don’t fit in the BlockDock compartment.”]

Fig. 1 Quilter BassDock 10 Impedance curve

Fig. 2 Quilter BassDock 12 Impedance curve

Fig. 3 Quilter BassDock 10 On and off-axis(15 , 30 , 45 ) frequency responses

Fig. 4 Quilter BassDock 12 On and off-axis(15 , 30 , 45 ) frequency responses

[Pat Quilter note: “As noted on the Bassliner spec sheet, the tweeter doesn’t really kick in until about 3-4kHz, and I consider the (very gradual) crossover to be about 2.5kHz.”]

Click here to read the “in-hand” Full Reviews of Quilter BassDock BD10 Bass Cab and Quilter BassDock BD12 Bass Cab

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Editor-in-Chief, Tom Bowlus, surprised his parents by riding home from grade school on his 10-speed with an upright bass. Thus began a life-long love of all things bass… After writing reviews in 18 issues of Guitar World’s Bass Guitar Magazine, Tom founded Bass Gear Magazine in 2007. If there is one thing Tom loves more than playing all kinds of cool bass gear, it’s telling people about cool bass gear!

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