Marshall 1936 cab

Re: Marshall 1936 cab

i've been wanting one of those for a while... only thing that it's not much more expensive to get a full 4x12... why the 2x12 is so costly i have no idea.. in some stores you can grab a 4x12 Marshall cab for only $150-$200 more


the sound of the 1936 works with some amps and not others in my opinion.. it does sound great with my 5150 head which is why i want one! right now i'm using the 1912 Marshall cab and would love the larger brother 1936
 
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rotting casket said:
hi,

anyone have any experience with the Marshall 1936 2x12 cab? what's your opinions?

how's the low-end response?

thanks
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low end is solid with the right amp but it uses G12T-75 speakers which have never sounded good to me (mids are too scooped, highs are piercing). get an Avatar or Mojotone 2x12 - better build quality and your choice of speakers. Avatar costs a little less too - $400 shipped with your choice of standard Celestions.
 
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Those 1936s are crap imho. They are MDF or some other particle board. I have one that I am 'baby sitting' for a while. I took the back panel off to see what was in there and it was particle board. It sounds small to me and flubs out really bad. Much better with an avatar. Earcandy is a great choice as well, but a little more pricey (about as much as the 1936 really).
 
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The older ones are plywood - I'm not sure when they made the change to MDF but I have a JCM800 1936 and it's plywood. It has plenty of low end, not as much as a 4x12, but it's a darn good compromise when you don't have to lift a 4x12.
 
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I had one years ago, (mid-80s) it was a good cab construction-wise, but I can't speak as to how it compares with a 412 - mine had EVM12Ls in it, so it was a kind of special case.

I agree Avatar probably gives you a better cab for the money these days, though I haven't played them.

It's not going to have the low end of a 412. There are 212 cabs out there that will do the low end better - the Ear Candy Buzz Bomb and the Mesa Recto come to mind.
 
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Honestly, I dunno why the guitar crowd hates on mdf so much. If it's good enuff for the spl car audio apps that use 3000watts to burp subs at insane dbs, it can obviously handle 100w or less in a midrange app. Now, I'm sure real plywood has better tone, but it's actually less durable in my experience.

To be honest, get an avatar cab. There's a reason everyone rants and raves about them, they're nice cabs for a lil cash. I dunno what yr, but if I remem correctly, Marshall switched cab construction to a really crappy design that sounds bad and doesn't hold up too well.
 
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MDF is fine for cars and even bass I suppose. It doesn't vibrate or anything or color the tone... guitar cabs made out of it kinda sound lifeless and one directional and sterile imho. I have had a couple of them. They can also swell up like a sponge if you leave em in a wet environment.
 
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I have two of them and they're alright. One is plywood and one is MDF, both are JCM900 series. I bought them for $200-250 each on Craigslist. The low end response is alright, the extra internal volume helps. They're not bad cabs, but they're not spectacular either. Just average. They sure do look cool though. :D
 
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I have owned both the 1922 and 1936. I now own a pair of Avatars. IMO the standard Avatars sound as good for a LOT less and are at the least built as well. The larger Avatar 2/12 will murder the Marshal cab tone wise and still be a LOT less money! Unless you just have to have the Marshall name on the cab do yourself a favor and buy an Avatar it's flat the better sounding cab:cool2:.
 
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I've had nothing but great success with my 1936 with an Orange Rockerverb, Mesa Roadster and Marshall JVM. Handles all the low end I've pushed through it. Good cleans too.
 
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Ascension said:
I have owned both the 1922 and 1936. I now own a pair of Avatars. IMO the standard Avatars sound as good for a LOT less and are at the least built as well. The larger Avatar 2/12 will murder the Marshal cab tone wise and still be a LOT less money! Unless you just have to have the Marshall name on the cab do yourself a favor and buy an Avatar it's flat the better sounding cab:cool2:.
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I agree with you in that for the price point the Avatar is a MUCH better value... I just got lucky and happened to get my 2x12's for a VERY good deal so it was a budget-minded decision.
 
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Those Avatar cabs do look like a great deal (we don't have them this side of the pond). Like B2D I got lucky with my JCM800 1936 - paid £90 for it - about $130.
 
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Modern day 1936 cabs sound like ass. Absolutely no bottom end at all, really not good for anything unless you mic them up. I ran a 5150II through one for a good while and never got it to sound the way I wanted.
 
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WhoFan said:
i've been wanting one of those for a while... only thing that it's not much more expensive to get a full 4x12... why the 2x12 is so costly i have no idea.. in some stores you can grab a 4x12 Marshall cab for only $150-$200 more


the sound of the 1936 works with some amps and not others in my opinion.. it does sound great with my 5150 head which is why i want one! right now i'm using the 1912 Marshall cab and would love the larger brother 1936[/
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I noticed this the other day as well. I can't believe they want $630 for a 2x12 Cab! I remember a few years ago you could get a 1960 4x12 cab for $600. Now they want $800 for a 1960 4x12!!! INSANE! :banghead:
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B2D said:
I agree with you in that for the price point the Avatar is a MUCH better value... I just got lucky and happened to get my 2x12's for a VERY good deal so it was a budget-minded decision.
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I am most likely to get an Avatar Vinage 2x12:approve:
 
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I usually prefer a 212 cabinet to a 412, but I wasn't impressed with the 1936 cab. It may be that I don't necessarily like the sound of a Marshall amp unless it's flapping my pant legs. In any case, it didn't have a lot of low end and it seemed like it took about 30 feet for it to focus at which point it was ripping off heads. It reminded me a lot of the old ADA split stack cabinets, which had the same sort of problem.
 
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