romanianreaper
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rareguitar":3roszhmp said:3 Stacks for the win, my neighbors LOVE me!
Holy crap!!!
Amazing that everyone on Rig-Talk can pop a boner simultaneously with no photos of a female in sight.
Holy crap!!!
Amazing that everyone on Rig-Talk can pop a boner simultaneously with no photos of a female in sight.
steve_k
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Sounds twice as good.... 
D-Rock
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I do it all the time at home, two 4x12's side by side. However I find a certain amp, like my Laney, sounds best at 16 ohms through one 4x12. It just doesn't sound as good at 8 or 4 ohms with two cabs. Whereas my JSX sounds great at 4 ohms running two cabs...
Bigger isn't always better, but it is most of the time. Best to experiment.
Bigger isn't always better, but it is most of the time. Best to experiment.
chunktone
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Just run an x pattern with 4 4x12's. All vintage 30's in 2, all 75's in the other 2 in an x pattern.
Badronald
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Shark Diver":pmym7aw1 said:Badronald":pmym7aw1 said:
What? I can't hear you? Speak up damn you!
Nice~!
I ran a Boogie MKII, Marshall '78 100wt Super Lead and Carvin X-100B on top of 4 Marshall 4x12's and two Carvin 4x12's.
It was glorious.
Shark Diver
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Badronald":hxjci4s0 said:Shark Diver":hxjci4s0 said:Badronald":hxjci4s0 said:
What? I can't hear you? Speak up damn you!
Nice~!
I ran a Boogie MKII, Marshall '78 100wt Super Lead and Carvin X-100B on top of 4 Marshall 4x12's and two Carvin 4x12's.
It was glorious.
OldSkoolNJ
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danyeo":bowf1jvb said:
+1 takes up more of the sound projection on stage too..
I even put my angled cab on the inside projecting towards center stage..
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Anonymous
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i stacked my cabs like this:
one cab sidewashing the drummer, and balance the other on its side, aimed towards me. never had a problem.
let the soundguy figure out HIS thing, esp the crappy places around here...i was able to keep myself and the drummer locked in pretty much no matter what. and, as mentioned, was always able to keep a handle on the icepick to the head frequencies.
when able though, i LOVED having my stack behind me roaring like a freight train.
one cab sidewashing the drummer, and balance the other on its side, aimed towards me. never had a problem.
let the soundguy figure out HIS thing, esp the crappy places around here...i was able to keep myself and the drummer locked in pretty much no matter what. and, as mentioned, was always able to keep a handle on the icepick to the head frequencies.
when able though, i LOVED having my stack behind me roaring like a freight train.
TheMagicEight
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Thinking of grabbing another 4x12 to run a full stack myself. Anyone have an opinion on mixed / matched speakers for the different cabs?
glpg80
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TheMagicEight":1wjv6mu1 said:
i dont like mixing speakers in non-chambered 4x12's. messes with the natural resonance and roll off of each speaker. i prefer two different speaker cabinets loaded each with their own quartet.
the only exception to this would be an open back cabinet or a partial open cabinet IMHO.
many will disagree with me though. alot of guys and girls mixing speakers. just not my thing at all.
petejt
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A full stack spreads the sound more than a half stack.
Usually I prefer just playing a half stack. But I'm considering on going back to using two half stacks used side by side. I need to re-wire one of the cabs though.
Usually I prefer just playing a half stack. But I'm considering on going back to using two half stacks used side by side. I need to re-wire one of the cabs though.
glpg80
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petejt":2v4v7q6v said:
+1
i prefer a half stack too. amplifier's tend to sound more dominant in the band mix (if you arent mic'ing anything) which helps cut through a loud drummer. the only time i needed the spread of two cabinets was when we played an outside gig. the stage soaked up all of the low end of my 5150 which then made it battle for treble with the stage presence of the drummer. i couldnt hear WTF i was playing because of the drummer. i had to walk out front of the PA to hear myself for the solo's and to check if i was in key vocally.
another option is two cabinets in stereo - that would also work great. i never have liked the spread of two cabinets in a band situation off of the same amplifier though and try to stay away from it. the outside gig was the only exception. at home or playing by yourself there is nothing like two cabinets side by side though - very inspirational at low volumes
