Best cab for EVH Stealth?

[d1469d]

I have the 5150III Stealth and have run mine with a Mesa traditional 4 x 12 with vintage 30's and the old school Mesa 4 x 12 cab with the 90 watt speakers on top and the 200 watt EV's on the bottom. This sounded pretty good. If I took one cab I would use the Mesa traditional cab. It just sounded better and was less buzzy sounding. I now have purchased two EVH 2 X12 cabs. They are a lot easier for transport. That is what I like about them. What I did not like about them was the sound. I could not dial in a good tone with the speakers they came with to save my life. I got both the cabs used and cheap enough so I tossed in some greenbacks and vintage 30's in and bam ! there it was. Those speakers seemed to bring the Mojo back.

 

[hatrick00]

for anyone who is interested in hearing it, i gigged the Stealth through the Uberkab last Saturday opening for Tremonti with my band. I am playing the les paul. just an iphone 6s recording so i apologize for the quality... https://youtu.be/7JiqhC8MJLM

 

[hatrick00]

just as an update for anyone who was interested... the friedman cab ended up sounding the best to me. it was the best balance or grind, bite, and bass. the uberkab was #2, but at times can be a bit trebley, however in a band mix that can be good sometimes. the splawn cab with all creambacks sounded very good as well, it cut down on a lot of the fizz gain that a 5150 can have and still cut very well. this cab really seems to tames 5150s. i iiked it ALOT but needed to but a tab bit more metal sounding for me (i think i will mix 2 v30s in there and that should rock). the all v30 splawn cab sounded good, but not great. it was weird. my nitro sounds amazing through that cab but not the stealth. the EVH stealth really is a great amp, it will stay with me. the blue channel is amazing.

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

Yeah, when plugging my 5150 III combo into my splawn 4x12, I hated it. That was with the smallblocks. I have yet to try it since I swapped out for 4 governors. Finding the right cab for an amp is half the battle. I like seeing the amp/cab match, but not enough to sacrifice what you want in tone.