What makes a GUITAR CAB sound GREAT? (with Steven Fryette)

[gritstogroats]

I really liked this guy's videos.

Idk what is the real deal besides what I hear in the room. I don't have the focus. But generally speaking

1. Open backs seem to spew low end
2. Cheap line 6 cabs will give you splinters. Break easily. And not sound as good idk why.
3. I've convinced myself most cabs sound 90% the same. Its mostly speaker type and orientation.
4. Grill cover matters for so little of the sound. Assume 10%. Imo its the extreme parts of sound that an audience won't care about. Comes down to you and does it affect your playing.

All my opinion.

 

[rsm]

I really liked this guy's videos.

Idk what is the real deal besides what I hear in the room. I don't have the focus. But generally speaking

1. Open backs seem to spew low end
2. Cheap line 6 cabs will give you splinters. Break easily. And not sound as good idk why.
3. I've convinced myself most cabs sound 90% the same. Its mostly speaker type and orientation.
4. Grill cover matters for so little of the sound. Assume 10%. Imo its the extreme parts of sound that an audience won't care about. Comes down to you and does it affect your playing.

All my opinion.

Agree with most; I'm no sound expert - we have a few real sound engineers here, and others that have loud opinions.

In general I found I like closed back 2x12 for tightness, smoothness, and controlled low end; and 4x12 for more openness, looseness and rawness. Speaker clarity / breakup matter.

I use my Mesa and Engl 2x12 cabs with Mesa and Engl for prog, fusion, and modern sounds; I use my Marshall 4x12 for classic rock and metal.

 

[stephen sawall]

Cab is important as the speaker.

I was kind of surprised by how different identical cabs or speakers can sound. There isn't any consistency at all.