Electrovoice 4x12 cab??? EDIT: PICS ADDED!!!!

[VESmedic]

hey guys. At my local sam ash there has been this EV 4x12 cabinet with those Black Label society 12;s in it sitting there for over a year. Back then, they wanted 1600 ( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!) bucks for it. It is now at 795 out the door. The cabinet is pretty neat, has a plexiglass back to it. Has anyone ever tried these? I tried a boogie dual rec and a 5150 3 through it and Sounded freakin HUGE! no flubbage whatsoever (big surprise). Just curious what the opinion is on these, and whats a good price.

Thanks!


EDIT: heres some pics I took today. I took the plunge, and bought it! 749 out the door! The cabinet construction is GREAT, i mean this thing is the most solid cab I've ever seen! There are caster mounts in the bottom of it as well. All around SOLID as hell cabinet!

 

[Shark Diver]

That's a great price.

 

[ashesofphoenix]

+1 snag it!!!

 

[VESmedic]

Has anyone played one? I can't even tell what ohms the cabinet is? There are 4 8 ohm black label speakers in there, but I can't tell how it's wired?

 

[ashesofphoenix]

A friend of mine had one a while ago I can't remember the ohms but I know it sounded killer!

 

[VESmedic]

Anymore info on these? What heads do these typically sound good or bad with?

 

[CaseyCor]

I've never heard of these before. Quick, someone hip me to this jive before I rely on Google to teach me.

 

[VESmedic]

Honestly its hard to find info on them. I tried google, even tried electro voice website, can't find them. They are a regular 4x12, with a silver front, and a clear see thru plexi glass back ( VERY cool ). Try a google search on EV 4x12 EVN12L or something along those lines...There is a grand total of one picture I have found on the net, and it was when EV was giving away 2 of these for free in a contest on facebook or myspace.

 

[CaseyCor]

Why so expensive? I get that they're rare..but really? That much?

 

[VESmedic]

Why so expensive? I get that they're rare..but really? That much?

I believe the speakers that are used in it (they are zakk wylde BLS "custom" speakers) are like 300 watts, and are quite expensive from what I understand. Hoping someone sees this that may have alittle more info. The cab wouldn't flub out for shit though. HUGE bass. i was using a boosted recto with my LP and BKP ceramic warpig in the bridge, and the cab was probably barely even getting touched with that kind of headroom in those speakers.

 

[lolzgreg]

I'd get it. You can probably sell the speakers for more than the cabinet.

Cheers,

Greg

 

[diezelduder]

get it, but that thing must weigh like 130-140 lbs, at least, idk, those speakers are about 20 lbs each right? so dadamn, ya know??

 

[moltisanti]

get it, but that thing must weigh like 130-140 lbs, at least, idk, those speakers are about 20 lbs each right? so dadamn, ya know??

i was going to say the same thing, it will be heavy as f*ck, make sure it has wheels and you have strong bandmates!

 

[ashesofphoenix]

Anymore info on these? What heads do these typically sound good or bad with?

With the amount of head room this thing has w/ those speakers anything with a "brutal" tone would be killer. I'd imagine a 5150/6505, Herbert, Invader, Uberschall, etc would sound great thru this thing

 

[EOT]

I'd definitely buy that. The speakers alone would cost about $900. I have a Diezel rl4x12 with those speakers. Every head I've plugged into sounds really good. Awesome for brutal stuff. And yes, it's heavy. But it sounds so good I don't care about the weight.

 

[dainbramage0]

Sounds swank, but a plexi glass back panel? how thick is that shit?

with the EV black labels you'd probably need at least 1/2" of plexi to not get punched around?

 

[jerrydyer]

arent EV's in any form worth like 200 a peice?? sounds like a deal.

 

[VESmedic]

I thought so too guys, thanks . problem is, the cab doesn't have casters... That should be an easy fix though right? I can always put some on myself? Also, Again, I can't tell the ohmage of the cab. It has 4 EV 12L black label speakers (300 watts) and they are each 8 ohms. Is there anyway to tell by looking? The back is obviously see thru (very cool I might add ) But no one at the stores knows ( BIG SURPRISE!!!)\


EDIT: Again, I've tried searching nonstop for this thing on the net, and I can't for the life of me find ANYTHING on it. There is one picture on google.com images, but thats about it. They gave 2 of these things away last year (EV), but again, on their website there is nothing on them...I will call them and find out if no one knows, thanks

 

[EOT]

It's probably 8 ohms but you should definitely check with EV to be sure.

 

[VESmedic]

Anyone want to give opinions on good heavy duty casters? I assume this cab at one time had casters, but who knows...Should be easy to do, right?