Egnater VS Marshall VS Bogner 4X12 Shootout VHT Ultra-Lead

[Robotechnology]

I decided to do a cabinet shootout. I picked a 3 channel amp, a VHT Ultra-Lead 120 and playing basically the same thing through cabinet. In order, the cabinets are an Egnater Tourmaster bottom (60 Watt VIN30's), a Marshall Mode Four 280 bottom (70 Watt VIN30's) and a Bogner Uberkab (30 Watt G12H30's on top and 60 Watt VIN30's on the bottom). I used an Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Morse Y2D. I apologize in advance for the mic input clipping you'll hear some of in this video

I also have a 2X12/1X12 Shootout (Ear Candy/Mesa/CAA) video as well. I'll post that one up too! Please bear with my playing on this (especially on the clean parts), as I haven't been playing much as of late, my callouses are starting to come back AND THEY HURT!

 

[shredi knight]

Uberkab definitely sounds the best based on what I hear coming out my cheap computer speakers.

 

[shredhead666]

I actually prefer the Marshall out of those three. The upper mids really REALLY slice with that cab.

 

[glpg80]

I actually prefer the Marshall out of those three. The upper mids really REALLY slice with that cab.

i have to agree, really liking the punch and the mids voicing in the marshall over the bogner. the bogner does not sound bad at all, actually suites to player better for the style IMHO, but cabinet for cabinet the marshall beats out all.

surprising, ive never been let down by a mode 4 cabinet when i played them in stores

 

[dfrattaroli]

I have to listen to this at home. I recently bought my first Marshall head, a JVM210 and have been looking at 4x12 cabs. I've always heard bad things about the Marshall cabs but now that I've been playing some of them and looking more closely at the construction, etc., I can't understand why they get ragged. To me they look well made and sounded great with the JVM. I have 3 Port City cabs at home and at the moment, I think I'm just going to get a 1960 cab for the JVM and be done with it.

 

[shredhead666]

I have to listen to this at home. I recently bought my first Marshall head, a JVM210 and have been looking at 4x12 cabs. I've always heard bad things about the Marshall cabs but now that I've been playing some of them and looking more closely at the construction, etc., I can't understand why they get ragged. To me they look well made and sounded great with the JVM. I have 3 Port City cabs at home and at the moment, I think I'm just going to get a 1960 cab for the JVM and be done with it.

Marshall cabs = industry standard. There's no denying their impact on recorded rock/metal in the last 30-40 years.

 

[dfrattaroli]

I have to listen to this at home. I recently bought my first Marshall head, a JVM210 and have been looking at 4x12 cabs. I've always heard bad things about the Marshall cabs but now that I've been playing some of them and looking more closely at the construction, etc., I can't understand why they get ragged. To me they look well made and sounded great with the JVM. I have 3 Port City cabs at home and at the moment, I think I'm just going to get a 1960 cab for the JVM and be done with it.

Marshall cabs = industry standard. There's no denying their impact on recorded rock/metal in the last 30-40 years.

I totally agree. The same can be said for Mesa cabs.

 

[shredhead666]

Eh, the Mesa cabs as we know them today (not the boogie cabs of the 80s) have only been around for 20 or so years. But yeah, they've left their mark also. Just not as much of an icon as Marshall is.