4x12 Preference Poll.

[stephen sawall]

Seeing what version is your preference. Traditional or Standard (oversized).

30 x 30 x 14 - is typical of a TRADITIONAL cab.

33 x 30 x 14 - is typical of a STANDARD oversized cab.

I currently have Marshall, Mesa, Fryette and Peavey 4x12 cabs. They all sound different.

 

[cardinal]

I like a Marshall style slant. The Mesa trad is built differently and definitely sounds different to me.

 

[psychodave]

Traditional straight. I’ve had them all and it’s the one that always sounded the best.

 

[fek]

I like Traditional straight. Oversized cabs are too boomy for me. Have had Mesa Standard OS cabs and some Marshall Mode 4 oversized cabs. Couldn't get along with either. 1960B's and an EVH cab are all I have around these days.

 

[jasonP]

I've had them all and the best ones are the traditional straight cabs.

 

[Orvillain]

Traditional Marshall angled 4x12 for me.

 

[thegame]

There’s absolutely no way anything other than traditional and straight is going to win on Rigtalk.

 

[jabps]

I like Traditional straight. Oversized cabs are too boomy for me. Have had Mesa Standard OS cabs and some Marshall Mode 4 oversized cabs. Couldn't get along with either. 1960B's and an EVH cab are all I have around these days.

Same here. Just never got along with the oversized cabs.

I prefer a trad straight and always recorded with one. For live I always played slants, easier to hear your sound, especially if you've got a crappy monitor mix.

 

[Rex Rocker]

I like a Traditional Slant, personally. I'd love to hear a Mesa Traditional with 16 ohm speakers, personally.

 

[DanTravis62]

Traditional straight, but slants have their uses too.

I prefer slants in smaller club gigs without great monitoring. The angled speakers seem to fill out the stage and be less beamy.

The low end sounds superior to me on traditional straights though.

Oversized cabs have their place, but it just isn't my jam. If I worshipped the ground Glenn Fricker walks on, and spent my entire life chasing early 00s melodeath tones, I'm sure OS cabs would be my jam.

 

[easstudios]

OS slant for me. The angled part of the baffle usually sounds less phasey and stuffy under a mic to me. Straight slant is my favourite. Lot of time for Traditional cabs too.

The straight ones look cooler but I don’t think they record as well.

 

[JackBootedThug]

I like them all.

 

[Nigel]

There’s absolutely no way anything other than traditional and straight is going to win on Rigtalk.

Laughing out loud like ROFSCHILD!

 

[RockyStar]

Each cab is unique however I gravitate towards traditional straight.

 

[Greazygeo]

Traditional rear loaded slant cabs for 4-12’s out of the options listed . Never liked straight cabs.

 

[Racerxrated]

Traditional rear loaded slant cabs for 4-12’s out of the options listed . Never liked straight cabs.

This for me as well. Probably from gigging out over the years; slants always allow me to hear better.

 

[Greazygeo]

This for me as well. Probably from gigging out over the years; slants always allow me to hear better.

Yeah easier to hear for sure. Sometimes sideways even works with them.

Straights are probably great if you can stack them three high and four wide. Haha

 

[stratjacket]

Years ago I thought I’d like slanted and that was my first cab, thought it would sound better by directing the sound out in different directions. But gravitated to straight. Of course now I never use my cabs, they just sit.

 

[anomaly]

I may be a little biased, but I love the way my standard straight Mesa cab sounds. Very balanced in the mids, punchy in the lows and smooth in the highs. My traditional sized Avatar cab with the slanted front baffle is great too though.

 

[anomaly]

I like Traditional straight. Oversized cabs are too boomy for me. Have had Mesa Standard OS cabs and some Marshall Mode 4 oversized cabs. Couldn't get along with either. 1960B's and an EVH cab are all I have around these days.

My Mesa oversized ain't boomy, it's actually quite balanced. I guess a huge part of that is how you set your amp though?? I find Standard cabs more open sounding.