Best Cab for DIEZEL EINSTEIN 50w?

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Hi Guys,
Joined the Diezel Family about a year ago... Beyond stoked. Been recording, getting amazing tones with an old Marshall Cab with Greenbacks, but I'm looking for a new cab for playing live.

Here's the deal:
I play Gibson Les Paul Baritones (tunes B-B). My stuff is very AC/DC/CULT meets JUDAS PRIEST... Solos more in the early Y&T vibe.

Looking for a Cab that will give me that Classic Rock tone, soaring solo tone, without getting too heavy/dirty/modern.

I play almost exclusively on Channel "Texas Mode" with gain around 6. Solo on Channel 2, Gain about the same. I run an G-System through the Serial Loop for Reverb and effects.

Cabs I'm exploring:
-Orange High Gain 4x12
- Standard Orange 4x12 (vintage 30's)
- Open Orange 2x12 (vintage 30's)
- and, of course, Diezel 4x12 (V30's) Or 2x12...if I can find one used. Does "front or rear" loaded make a huge difference?

Any other thoughts/suggestions welcomed.

LOVE to hear from the good folks at Diezel as well.

Thanks

EQ
 
Diezel 4X12...obvious...

if not look into a used Orange or even a Bogner. Nice sounding cabs. Nice n woody!!!! :lol: :LOL:
 
I use a 2X12 FL cab w/ G12-65's w/a 100 watt Einstein. I really like the 65's :rock: Many people also use those mixed w/ V30's as well. I use 65's for everything form Classic rock to Modern stuff. Very flexable speak, similar to V30's but smoother IMO. Cleans are nice too, Channel 1 w/ Texas mode is titty butter with these! But I'm also trying to upgrade to a Diezel FL 4x12 myself :thumbsup: German made of coarse! You will probably want to use a RL cab for the more vintage/woody tone you are seeking. There are lots on discussion on FL -vs- RL on RigTalk, or just look it up on the web for more discriptions. BTW Pauly knows his shizz!
 
Hey! I own a 100w Einstein and have played it through a whole bunch of cabs. Every single combination sounds different, so it's obviously a matter of what sounds good to your ears. Anyway: I ended up playing my Einstein through a Bogner 2x12 (oversized) cab. Mine is 1/3 open-back, which gives it some room to breathe. It makes for a very warm, balanced sound. Excellent for me!

I compared it to Diezel cabs (as I wanted to go Diezel all the way ;)), but they are too tight for me. Tried the Hempcones and the V30's. Just not my kind of sound. To my ears, my Bogner 2x12 (V30's) is just what I need. I used to own a Bogner 4x12 which sounded excellent as well, but it projected the sound too much for me. This 2x12 sounds just as huge, but somehow lets the sound roam freely.. if that makes sense. Maybe because of the open-back.. ?

Anyway, I play mostly rock music. Think Foo Fighters, Alter Bridge, Pearl Jam. Guitars are a Gibson ES-335 and PRS Mark Tremonti. Channel one of my Einstein is on Texas only; sweet music to my ears.
 
The standard Orange 412 sounds killer with the einstein. Dead killer. If you want creamy extra saggy goodness swap 2 of the 30s for g12-65s. I have a 100w Einstein and that exact orange cab setup and it's my rig of choice for blues/classic rock. I'd steer away from the high powered orange cab. 100s and Texas mode aren't near as nice as 30s&65s. I'm sure the Diezel RL cab is amazing too.
 
Hello,

Maybe it's too late but it would certainly help other users...

I own a 2X12 Mesa Lonestar cab with Celestion C90 (Black shadows)... very nice sounding open cab.
My 50W Einstein head doesn't sound "modern" and "metal" as it could sound with Diezel cab (a friend of mine has got one).

I'm about to try some Greenbacks, G12H30 or other speakers, to get a more "vintage" sound... coupled with the Black shadows I think it would be what I'm looking for... (at least for several months !) :lol: :LOL:
 
Diezel cab.

The 2x12 doesn't move as much air as the 4x12, but would record identically with a close mic or two. So it depends on application.

I've owned a number of cabinets, and have kept a number of cabinets over the years. The one cabinet I wish I kept was the Bogner UberKab, but this has nothing to do with the OP or the question at hand. Anyway, Diezel cabs are incredibly built and incredibly solid - no flub, no buzz, no chatter, and very percussive. Rear loaded will get you that usual older school feel where the cabinet also acts a bit like a subwoofer (for lack of a better explanation). The front loaded disperses the sound differently, and I've found I like the feel of a front loaded cab better than rear for the music I usually play (shoe staring prog metal, chugga, djent, and even blues and neo-blues/classical/metal stuff, and grunge). My rear loaded 4x12 Bogner comes in best when it's that syrupy, thick, gorgeously overtoned bluesy style of music - SRV to Slash.

V30s are great broken in - they're loud, they're middy, and well defined. They stick out and they record well.
75s are known to be a bit more flat, and often combined with V30s to complement one another.
65s I've not heard many good things about or personally, but I do know a typical English/British Circuit sounds real good with these.
K100s are flat and neutral, very nice for recording the tone of an amp, thunderous in live settings, but that doesn't mean they cut.
Creambacks, jury's still out.
Alnico Golds, one of my faves for ALL kinds of music - everything - but they're not cheap.

Hope this helps.
Uncle Mo
 
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