newholland
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Are 4x12 cabs really that good?
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LCW
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Yeah - no one wants 4x12s anymore to lug around I guess.
Steinmetzify
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I have 2 OS Mesa cabs with V30s and two Vader cabs with a mix of V30s and DV77s in the first one and DV77s and Creambacks in the 2nd.
I trust the guy that recommended the 2nd mix, and it’s all I play anymore. It’s fuckin sublime.
I’m gonna sell all my other cabs.
I trust the guy that recommended the 2nd mix, and it’s all I play anymore. It’s fuckin sublime.
I’m gonna sell all my other cabs.
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KingsXJJ
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I remember finding a broken-in Yamaha 4X12 at a pawn shop around ‘96. I think I paid $140. I was younger then and weight wasn’t a terrible concern. I clearly remember playing it the first time. It sounded glorious to me totally stock. It was stunning and addictive.
It’s long gone and missed but I still keep a 4X12 at home in the living room…. Ready to go when the urge hits. It never moves so that’s nice.
It’s long gone and missed but I still keep a 4X12 at home in the living room…. Ready to go when the urge hits. It never moves so that’s nice.
MatrixClaw
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The last 4x12 I bought was a mint Krank Revolution cab last year for $250. I took the stock speakers out (not a huge fan of Legends) and rewired it as two 2x12s. I run one side with an Eminence Wizard/Governor mix and the other side with a V30/EVM-12L. I had two 2x12s before - a Port City and a Laney IRT. Both cool cabs, but the 4x12 is oversized and sounds massive. Been thinking about selling my 1x12 and buying another 4x12 so I can have 3, since I keep seeing them so cheap used. I have the space and just picked up a tiny little 2x6" cab I can use for jamming with other people, or my EVH combo, so I might as well. Love the 1x12, but I'm sure I'd love another 4x12 more!
James Freeman
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Everyone has to experience 4x12 cabs in their guitar journey, if only to settle with a more practical sized cab.
It's the 'experience' that counts and I'm having fun every idiotic step I take in my gas journey.
It's the 'experience' that counts and I'm having fun every idiotic step I take in my gas journey.
James Freeman
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Never heard a 4x10 cab in person, maybe it sounds phenomenal...Respectfully...
4x10 is where it's at
You still get a
laxu
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They do. Think if you took a 4x12, made it half the weight, less loud and had less bass you have to dial out so it is not boomy.
It's a shame that apart from the Super Reverb it has never become a popular cab format.
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I slowly progressed to a 4x12. I tried to convince myself for a while that I didn’t need a large cab, but kept trying to make my shallow 2x12 sound bigger with different combinations of Celestions.
In the end, I needed a 14” depth cab to get the low end to sound right to me in the room and under a mic.
I bought a plywood Spider Valve 4x12 for cheap and loaded it up with various Celestions I had. At this moment in my guitar playing journey, I want to hear a high gain amp through a 4x12.
In the end, I needed a 14” depth cab to get the low end to sound right to me in the room and under a mic.
I bought a plywood Spider Valve 4x12 for cheap and loaded it up with various Celestions I had. At this moment in my guitar playing journey, I want to hear a high gain amp through a 4x12.
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Ok what about favourite 4x12 because that vary quite a lot.
Mine is a vintage all ply Marshall from no newer than around 72. Newer are still good but the best ones I have played are all older.
For compleat my favourite 2x 12 is a recto and my favourite 1x12 is an EV Thiele.
Mine is a vintage all ply Marshall from no newer than around 72. Newer are still good but the best ones I have played are all older.
For compleat my favourite 2x 12 is a recto and my favourite 1x12 is an EV Thiele.
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James Freeman
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4x12 cabs... people forget.
Stratzrus
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If memory serves, Townsend had Marshall build him some 8x12s but the roadies complained bitterly about the weight so they cut them in half and created the 4x12.4x12 cabs... people forget.
I was a big fan and saw The Who open for Herman's Hermits who were touring to support Henery the Eighth back in the sixties during The Who's My Generation tour. It was a magical time for music.
