Junk Yard Dog
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I'm a convert from horizontal to vertical and also from closed to to semi-open back. I am thinking to get a custom made vertical 2x12 with a vertical semi-open back like my current homemade cab which kills. I sold my Bogner OS 2x12 and kept this cab, if that tells you anything. I don't play metal so I don't need it super tight and I've found speakers make a difference. However, I'm thinking of looking back at another HORIZONTAL OS 2x12 like the Bogner, Stonage, Peterson, Stagecraft, Mather or others. Wanted to get some of your experiences with the sonic differences and preferences for the 2x12 cab orientations and why.
...and just for fun, here are the 2x12 cabs I've had and findings:
Marshall 1936 w/ G12-75's: It was OK. Hated the speakers. Sold it.
Port City Wave 2x12: good, but directional and smaller than I'm used too. Sold it.
Port City Wave OS 2x12: Huge sounding, filled back of the room well, but on stage also too directional for me and I messed with my EQ too much on smaller stages to compensate. Sold it.
Splawn: bought it used with Hellatone 30's. Sounded great until I cranked up the bass and it rattled and fell apart. It was an obvious defect, b/c Splawn is great quality, but I found out why the guy sold it so cheap. When I played it at his apartment, it didn't rattle until i got it home and cranked it the next day. Traded it at GC.
Bogner OS 2x12: Loved it. Sold it because it did not beat out my current homemade wide horizontal/vertical semi-open back, which bloomed just slightly more and is taller when vertical. If I get another horizontal, it would be this but with adjustable back panels for closed and semi-open back options.
Forte 3D S/V: Really amazing cab and unfortunate they are not getting as much notoriety on the forums. Extremely well made and and does exactly what they are intended to do. If I could do it again, I would get the full vent, with side vents on the top and bottom. I had lots of compliments from people asking where I got it at a few shows. Not directional at all and pumps out the jams. However, I am have this one up in the Classifieds. My vertical semi-open blooms slightly more.
Faux Dr. Z Semi-open: This is my #1 out of all the cabs I've had over the last 10 years. It is NOT a real Dr. Z cab; I called and asked them and they said, "Hope you got a good deal on it." I did and then some. No idea who made it. Traded the Splawn for this one. I'm thinking to have another made just like it, but with thicker wood and a slightly smaller gap between the panels, which is 6", so maybe bring it down to 4". Pic below:
...and just for fun, here are the 2x12 cabs I've had and findings:
Marshall 1936 w/ G12-75's: It was OK. Hated the speakers. Sold it.
Port City Wave 2x12: good, but directional and smaller than I'm used too. Sold it.
Port City Wave OS 2x12: Huge sounding, filled back of the room well, but on stage also too directional for me and I messed with my EQ too much on smaller stages to compensate. Sold it.
Splawn: bought it used with Hellatone 30's. Sounded great until I cranked up the bass and it rattled and fell apart. It was an obvious defect, b/c Splawn is great quality, but I found out why the guy sold it so cheap. When I played it at his apartment, it didn't rattle until i got it home and cranked it the next day. Traded it at GC.
Bogner OS 2x12: Loved it. Sold it because it did not beat out my current homemade wide horizontal/vertical semi-open back, which bloomed just slightly more and is taller when vertical. If I get another horizontal, it would be this but with adjustable back panels for closed and semi-open back options.
Forte 3D S/V: Really amazing cab and unfortunate they are not getting as much notoriety on the forums. Extremely well made and and does exactly what they are intended to do. If I could do it again, I would get the full vent, with side vents on the top and bottom. I had lots of compliments from people asking where I got it at a few shows. Not directional at all and pumps out the jams. However, I am have this one up in the Classifieds. My vertical semi-open blooms slightly more.
Faux Dr. Z Semi-open: This is my #1 out of all the cabs I've had over the last 10 years. It is NOT a real Dr. Z cab; I called and asked them and they said, "Hope you got a good deal on it." I did and then some. No idea who made it. Traded the Splawn for this one. I'm thinking to have another made just like it, but with thicker wood and a slightly smaller gap between the panels, which is 6", so maybe bring it down to 4". Pic below: