myoldfriend Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Time to lift more weights! Seriously though, I am amazed places even let you bring a 4x12 in the door. They drive the sound guys crazy, and blow out everyone's ears. The downside being...?
big bob Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 If the house has a good p.a. I can go from pedal board to my soldano pedal direct to the p.a.
bolero Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 PITA - Really!? I like many of the benefits of a 4x12... Especially the quick rolling off the stages etc. (easy in and outs, fast setups and stage clearing) well, anything with rollers makes that job easy enough these are great with a combo it's more the getting in/out of the car & house ( stairs ) that is a pain in the ass
bolero Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 My Hughes and Kettner Tube 20 has a redbox DI built into the back. stage volume is fine, and that suckers sounds absolutely huge in the audience.no 4x12 in this universe can compete with a full sound system. ah, good idea...I have an H&K redbox around here somewhere!
DetroitBlues Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 A guitarist I know uses a full stack when playing out, but one stack is empty and the other only has two speakers. So he gets the full show and only part of the go.
holyroller Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Sweet half the weight of a ref 4x12 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
HANGAR18 Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 Don't forget the very beneficial qualities of the 4x12's in that you can very easily pose for pictures in front of them! hahaha
greatmutah Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 I don't use my 4x12s much anymore. These days my favorite cab is my Avatar Vintage 2x12 that I loaded with Celestion Creamback H75s. That cab sounds massive. And I love the tone of those speakers.
HANGAR18 Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 I just found a used Mesa 1x12 Recto cabined which was very affordable. I had never seen one with a straight front before but bought it on sight because (it was cheap and...) I knew I could place it nicely under my Mesa Mark Five:25. It comes with a single Mesa Vintage 30 speaker and it is rated for 60 watts with a single 8 ohm input. That is now the smallest and lightest gigable guitar amplification solution that I own. Sounds great and very easy to move. http://www.mesaboogie.com/cabinets--simulators/guitar-cabinets--simulators/rectifier-series/1x12-mini-recto-straight.html
Steiner Posted April 19, 2017 Posted April 19, 2017 .... but those 4 x 12s just sound so GLORIOUS when they are cranking!!! And you must remember the saying, No pain, No gain. We love our gain, don't we! hahaha.... well the problem is, I am playing the JTM45 + 4x12 clean and only using pedals for dirt, in the places we will be playing kind of defeats the purpose who the hell can crank a 30-50w amp up anywhere, these days?? The Vibro Pig may prevail, in the end Stop by the ranch friend!
gpuma Posted April 19, 2017 Posted April 19, 2017 I have a 2x12 that is very interesting, it is a vintage Boogie cab: open back C-90 on top, and closed back EV12L below. The best of both worlds. And it look mean with my Mark V on top, doesn't it? It took me over a year to find one for sale:
bolero Posted April 19, 2017 Author Posted April 19, 2017 I have a 2x12 that is very interesting, it is a vintage Boogie cab: open back C-90 on top, and closed back EV12L below. The best of both worlds. And it look mean with my Mark V on top, doesn't it? It took me over a year to find one for sale: ooh, yeah that is very nice!!
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