"4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
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Boogie Bill
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
My two cents...
I think this is a silly idea, for many of the reason cited above: the bulkiness, the excess weight of the wood in the cab, and the probability of poor tone with this configuration.
What I would suggest is a Mesa Boogie 112 Thiele cab with a C-90 or and older model with an EVM. Portable, yet with the EVM it can hang with most 412s. Lots of low-end thump and projection due to the ported enclosure. This a PRO cab and will last years, and hold its value. Highly recommended with most Mesa combos, and this cab will turn a small amp like a Deluxe Reverb into a monster.
I know you don't want to hear it. But this is the way to go.
Bill
My two cents...
I think this is a silly idea, for many of the reason cited above: the bulkiness, the excess weight of the wood in the cab, and the probability of poor tone with this configuration.
What I would suggest is a Mesa Boogie 112 Thiele cab with a C-90 or and older model with an EVM. Portable, yet with the EVM it can hang with most 412s. Lots of low-end thump and projection due to the ported enclosure. This a PRO cab and will last years, and hold its value. Highly recommended with most Mesa combos, and this cab will turn a small amp like a Deluxe Reverb into a monster.
I know you don't want to hear it. But this is the way to go.
Bill
Rand-O-Monium
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
What Bill said...
What Bill said...
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One of Jerry's Kids
Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
I play through this 1x15 it is 100w and sounds great with my Micro Terro or my DSL 100w. It is a Celestion Fullback in a Rocket Cab I can pick it up with one hand and carry it for miles.
I play through this 1x15 it is 100w and sounds great with my Micro Terro or my DSL 100w. It is a Celestion Fullback in a Rocket Cab I can pick it up with one hand and carry it for miles.
Demanic
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
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I would run it with the MicroDark, but, yeah!I play through this 1x15 it is 100w and sounds great with my Micro Terro or my DSL 100w. It is a Celestion Fullback in a Rocket Cab I can pick it up with one hand and carry it for miles.
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One of Jerry's Kids
Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
That would work, any lunchbox really would. The nice thing is the head fits in the back of the cab.
That would work, any lunchbox really would. The nice thing is the head fits in the back of the cab.
Southbound Suarez
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
I personally like the sound and looks of the Marshall 2061CX dual 12" slant front cabs. They're lighter than a 4x12" but can still deliver the beef. Sour Mash cabs makes a slant front and a straight front version. You could even load one with a single 15" speaker...
http://sourmashguitarcabs.com/marshall2061cx-marshall-2061-cx-marshall18watt-2061-cx
I personally like the sound and looks of the Marshall 2061CX dual 12" slant front cabs. They're lighter than a 4x12" but can still deliver the beef. Sour Mash cabs makes a slant front and a straight front version. You could even load one with a single 15" speaker...
http://sourmashguitarcabs.com/marshall2061cx-marshall-2061-cx-marshall18watt-2061-cx
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HiFiRebel
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
I need to take the back off of my cab! I have a Micro Terror and a Legacy 2x12.
That would work, any lunchbox really would. The nice thing is the head fits in the back of the cab.
I need to take the back off of my cab! I have a Micro Terror and a Legacy 2x12.
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I'll second the vote of confidence in the 15" Speaker. I've always wanted one of those Fender Vibroverb reissues with the 15" in it. Great sound, hard to believe it's just one speaker too. They really did a good job pairing it with that amp.
I'll second the vote of confidence in the 15" Speaker. I've always wanted one of those Fender Vibroverb reissues with the 15" in it. Great sound, hard to believe it's just one speaker too. They really did a good job pairing it with that amp.
Animal
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
An addendum to my post, just take three speakers out and see if you like it. It's about as 80-20 pareto as you can get. All you're doing is subtracting from what you already have. The acoustic physics might be off but just try it anyways.
An addendum to my post, just take three speakers out and see if you like it. It's about as 80-20 pareto as you can get. All you're doing is subtracting from what you already have. The acoustic physics might be off but just try it anyways.
Animal
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This is a tidy setup. I can't believe how much tone and power Orange have managed to cram into such a small package and why it wasn't done earlier!
This is a tidy setup. I can't believe how much tone and power Orange have managed to cram into such a small package and why it wasn't done earlier!
Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
Not sure Im adding anything, but parroting something prev said. If you have a cab the same size as a 4x12, and its quality construction, its still going to have some weight to it. the reduction of speakers will save some weight, but seems to me you would want to reduce the bulk.
Not sure Im adding anything, but parroting something prev said. If you have a cab the same size as a 4x12, and its quality construction, its still going to have some weight to it. the reduction of speakers will save some weight, but seems to me you would want to reduce the bulk.
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Thanks for this!! Sourmash is a new one to me. Being a former bigtime fan of JD, I def appreciate the name!!! haha
Thanks for this!! Sourmash is a new one to me. Being a former bigtime fan of JD, I def appreciate the name!!! haha
Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
I had heard that too. Ive always heard the 2x12s from them are killer, but was scared because of this info.. Out of curiousity, I went to the site to see and they have a bulletin up that they have currently suspended taking orders for 14 days to get prev orders out. No date on it tho. So, maybe they have learned to control flow....??
I had heard that too. Ive always heard the 2x12s from them are killer, but was scared because of this info.. Out of curiousity, I went to the site to see and they have a bulletin up that they have currently suspended taking orders for 14 days to get prev orders out. No date on it tho. So, maybe they have learned to control flow....??
Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
Funny you can stow the amp in the cab... haha
That would work, any lunchbox really would. The nice thing is the head fits in the back of the cab.
Funny you can stow the amp in the cab... haha
dystrust
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
I see them come up on the used market pretty cheap every now and then. There's been one for $350 on the Minneapolis Craigslist for at least the last 4-6 weeks.
I see them come up on the used market pretty cheap every now and then. There's been one for $350 on the Minneapolis Craigslist for at least the last 4-6 weeks.
stratguy23
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Re: "4x12-sized" 1x12 cabinet
There is historical precedent for OP's request - I'm reading a book about the history of the guitar, and there's a quote from Roger Daltrey of The Who:
"We hit on the idea of having the biggest cabinets you've ever seen in your life," Daltrey said, "yet inside we'd have this little 12-inch speaker in the bottom."
The book then goes on to observe how Jim Marshall was initially outraged at the Marshall stack as an "irresponsible use of his speakers".
There is historical precedent for OP's request - I'm reading a book about the history of the guitar, and there's a quote from Roger Daltrey of The Who:
"We hit on the idea of having the biggest cabinets you've ever seen in your life," Daltrey said, "yet inside we'd have this little 12-inch speaker in the bottom."
The book then goes on to observe how Jim Marshall was initially outraged at the Marshall stack as an "irresponsible use of his speakers".