3D-Like Cabinet(s)?

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For live use it SOOOOO depends on the room. Nothing sounds more 3D then playing a big room and hearing your tone bounce back at you off the back wall.

If it's a small bar then an open back cab will do it.

When I play big rooms I use a closed back cab, and smaller rooms I use an open back. Makes a huge difference.
 
+1 to Yeti. Lay a slant on its side. Looks weird, but sounds great.
 
As mentioned, Bogner and Mills cabs are absolutely more room filling than Marshall cabs. No wonder bands in the past had to run walls of Marshall 4x12s for that huge spread of sound. Sonically there's nothing inferior about a Marshall cab though. They have a distinct character thats every bit as good as the boutique ones.
 
Forte S/V. No matter where I stand, it sounds the same: awesome. Wish more people would look into these.
 
Chris O":f88m4pcu said:
Have you tried anything with a half-back or open back?

Orange & Mesa Recto cabs are VIOLENTLY directional IMO... Marshalls are better, and...believe it or not...a B-52 is one of the faves in my world. Weird, huh?
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I agree. The Road King cabs are a little more "room filling" with the partial open back design and mix of speakers.
 
if room filling is what you are looking for then open back is desired.

if room filling without losing punch and percussiveness is the goal then a ported cab is desired.

the forte S/V is without compromise. it is essentially two 1x12 cabinets in one chassis.

the total volume of daves 2x12 is far greater than others.

these things rival 4x12s easily. i use two at once and it destroys ANY 4x12 ive put it up against. singularly the 4x12s still seem smaller as well.

the side vents on the top half not only give the speaker full xmax and a different, dynamic, midrangey tone but they also spread the sound from left to right across the stage. fills the room.

the last piece for me is the fact that it is a vertical 2x12. research column effect. horizontall arranged multiple drivers disperse from floor to ceiling, vertically across the stage from left to right.


I agree with Junkyard Fortes are a magical secret. no one seems to try them and they sent all my other cabs packing.

I knew I wanted ported but felt like something was missing during my ported cab quest. ( viewtopic.php?f=3&t=58550 )

Forte solved it all.

the inside of the cabs are beautiful, fit and finish flawless, communication excellent. the only crappy part is the 8 weeks or so wait.
 
I think a front loaded cab disperses sound better than a rear loaded cab, but maybe not as much bottom end. I had an old Legacy cab with GBs and V30s and it projected pretty good. Brighter, but also tighter as well.
 
rat_like_me":2v2b1a3i said:
I'm going to say 3rd Power 312s. They are amazing! On stage and at practice!
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I was at Jamie's house and played my amp through one of his 312s. Sounded great. All his switchback cabs sound great. I'm looking to get one of the 112 switchback cabs. Heard it at an amp show and was amazed it was a 112.
 
Most 3D cab I have EVER played was my Mills I owned.... never played a cab that filled a room more... was kinda ridiculous actually...
 
I think the real problem is the room I'm playing in. It's rather small and it has funky dimensions.

Other than that; with the V30/G12H30 deal, the cab slays.
 
Mizati20":13gf8kqr said:
Most 3D cab I have EVER played was my Mills I owned.... never played a cab that filled a room more... was kinda ridiculous actually...
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+1

it is ridiculous - huge sound from a huge cab
 
I remember my port city filling up a good bit of space but I had the OS 412 and it got kinda of boomy, but the port city standard size cabs I've heard great things about. You could also just get 2-splawn 212's and angle them differently, or have one face you if you wanted. My splawn 212 sounds better than my marshall to me and is easier on the back. I do have a mojotone 412 that I love with V30/H30 and it's right up there with the bogner ubercab I once owned, at a fraction of the price
 
One of the best sounding cabs I've tried is a Fender Tonemaster..front loaded V-30 cab, small 4x12 like the old Marshall B cabs from the 60's. I have 2 Marshall cabs from the early 80s..one with G12 65s and one with G12 80s..collectible and cool to have but the Tonemaster sounds more aggressive and is tighter than either Marshall cab..you can find these pretty cheap too..like 300? Solid birch and insulated, 16 ohm...I usually can't stand the G12T75s but I put a quad of them in the Fender cab and they actually sounded GOOD..
 
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