2x12 cab Horizontal vs Vertical

[inhuman666]

Anyone has experience with both?

What's the comparison?

 

[tripstan]

Tone wise I didn't really think it made a difference unless your using a thiele ported cab. If your by yourself (no bass player or guitar player on your side of the stage) it doesn't matter. But one of the bands I play with the bass player is on my side and he uses a 8x10 verticle. If I set mine horizontal I can't hear shit so I set in verticle. I personally like verticle anyway. With horizontal I always had to set my rig on a stand or amp case.

 

[blackba]

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[PBGas]

For my new Kemper rig, I'm definitely grabbing one of the vertical Mesa 2x12s. Had one years ago and loved it.

 

[racerevlon]

One side of the stage... One 2 x 12 either vertical or horizontal.

Both sides of the stage, one vertical 2 x 12 on each side of the stage in stereo--HUGE sound!!

 

[TelosHedge]

i've got both horizontal and vertical mesa 2x12s, with v30s in them.

they tend to sound the same. part of me thinks the horizontals sound like theyve got a bit more bottom to them, but maybe thats just because they're closer to the floor on a hollowed out stage.

i prefer the vertical 212s because they are definitely easier to lift and move around for me, but i'm a little person and need all the help i can get!

 

[guitarmike]

I have both, the vertical 2x12 sounds a little weird live but I only use it for practice not live. Live I only use 4x12's.

 

[Ventura]

Horizontal with a slight platform.

Just my ol' standard back in the day.

 

[ConcreteVampire]

I put my open back 2x12 (Legacies) on top of my closed back 2x12 (V30's)Horizontal cabs...

That way I get full frequency from he Legacies, (And my Drummer get's a little bleed out the back), and the thump of sealed v30's on the bottom.

AND I can carry all this shit and fit it in my Mustang!

 

[petejt]

I prefer the horizontal 2x12 cabs, but turned on their side.

The Mesa/Boogie 2x12 cabs look ugly to me.

 

[rupe]

Get the CAA 2x12 and you can use it either way. I use it both ways depending on the amp/room/stage. It's also the biggest sounding 2x12 that I've ever come across.

 

[Walnuts]

I've had both and I honestly can't tell the difference.

 

[nevusofota]

Vertical for me hands down. Much easier to hear live without increasing stage volume.

 

[Anonymous]

vertical live

playing at home, much better low mid and bass response on its side.

i have a rivera ported q212. mids and low mids are good vertically though, just boomier and more pronounced when i'ts on it's side.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

vertical all the way. better to vertically arrange drivers than horizontally because of column effect.

"When you start stacking boxes something else comes in - the column effect. Point sources in phase stacked up cause a radiation pattern that is fan-shaped, wide horizontally but confined vertically. The longer the column the greater the effect. Placed side-by-side the effect is rotated 90 degrees so that it is narrow left-to-right but fans up and down (+/- stage and carpet), and in most venues this is not desirable."

Read ROLY posts here for more info :http://www.guitargear.net.au/discussion/index.php/topic,34155.15.html

i use two forte S?V cabs right now. sound killer.
http://fortemusical.com/3d212sv.html

 

[moltenmetalburn]

vertical all the way. better to vertically arrange drivers than horizontally because of column effect.

"When you start stacking boxes something else comes in - the column effect. Point sources in phase stacked up cause a radiation pattern that is fan-shaped, wide horizontally but confined vertically. The longer the column the greater the effect. Placed side-by-side the effect is rotated 90 degrees so that it is narrow left-to-right but fans up and down (+/- stage and carpet), and in most venues this is not desirable."

Read ROLY posts here for more info :http://www.guitargear.net.au/discussion/index.php/topic,34155.15.html

i use two forte S?V cabs right now. sound killer.
http://fortemusical.com/3d212sv.html

 

[inhuman666]

Thanks man!

 

[petejt]

Get the CAA 2x12 and you can use it either way. I use it both ways depending on the amp/room/stage. It's also the biggest sounding 2x12 that I've ever come across.

Sometimes I wish I got a few of these, and regret buying secondhand 4x12 cabs & changing the speakers in them.

 

[thiswaythatway]

I used the vertical one live for years and it worked great. Much better for hearing yourself than a horizontal.