saxxamafone
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I've heard alot of guys dig Mesa and Marshall 1960 cabs with these
I've heard alot of guys dig Mesa and Marshall 1960 cabs with these
Strat+Marshall
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Other cabs will work well with them but the 5150 cab is pretty awesome in it's own right.
lolzgreg
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Mesa Rectifier 4x12 Cabinet. Done. 
K Odell
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lolzgreg":3afjs9qb said:Mesa Rectifier 4x12 Cabinet. Done.
Gotta go with this guy. Even though Greg is a dudebaby, he is correct.
Spaceboy
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Mesa for my 6505+.
verderacer
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I have seen blind tests done on guys who swear by the Mesa's then blindfolded and listen to the same amp through a Genz Benz ported and 9 out of 10 go for the Genz Benz. Sometimes your personal prejudices just cant be ignored till you remove them from the equation.
The only guy I saw tell the difference was George Lynch in a seminar held here a few months back... He actually could tell the difference between his cab, Marshall 1960 and Mesa cab, one of his old signature Genz Benz cabs, and a Line6. The only cab he hard a hard time identifying was a Line6, go figure. They were all run through his new signature head. It surprised the heck out of me...
The only guy I saw tell the difference was George Lynch in a seminar held here a few months back... He actually could tell the difference between his cab, Marshall 1960 and Mesa cab, one of his old signature Genz Benz cabs, and a Line6. The only cab he hard a hard time identifying was a Line6, go figure. They were all run through his new signature head. It surprised the heck out of me...
crwnedblasphemy
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My theory is this....take it or leave it....
I think the best tones are balanced tones. So match a dark sounding head with a front loaded cab. And a bright head with a rear loaded one.
5150's sound good with a lot of cab though...Marshalls, Mesas, G-Flex, VHTs, even the 5150 cab(which is a pile) but somehow works with this head.
I think the best tones are balanced tones. So match a dark sounding head with a front loaded cab. And a bright head with a rear loaded one.
5150's sound good with a lot of cab though...Marshalls, Mesas, G-Flex, VHTs, even the 5150 cab(which is a pile) but somehow works with this head.
sombersoul
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I concur with the above post that the trick lies in matching the amp and the cab according to their voicing and construction/speakers respectively.
The 5150 has lots of biting upper-mids, often perceived as unpleasant spikes. If you want a warmer, less spikey and overall smoother and darker tone, you could consider an Orange cab. I had the PPC 212 and it's a good combination. To prove my point: I realized I had to get another cab when I played my Diezel Einstein through the Orange. A dark amp through a dark cab is not an ideal combination, unless that's the tone you're going for. My other guitarist is now using his Valveking 100 with the Orange cab, and it's a good combination, since his previous cab was much brighter and more upfront. We didn't like the tone. The VK definitely has a brighter voicing than the Diezel and now its sound coming through the Orange is more balanced.
Other than that, I have played the Marshall 1960A. The T75s, albeit disliked by many, work well with the 5150. However, you have to turn up the volume more (and/or the mids), if you want to cut in the band. My other guitarist's 2x12 with V30 blew me away at that time.
I also had the Peavey 4x12. Naturally, it works with the head. But it's an acquired taste, so to speak. At first, I quite liked the sound but then I grew out of it. Too flat and two-dimensional sounding, in my opinion. But the Sheffield 1200s certainly go into a similar vein as the T75s. I ran other heads (i.e. the Savage 120 ) with this cab and they sounded shitty.
The 5150 has lots of biting upper-mids, often perceived as unpleasant spikes. If you want a warmer, less spikey and overall smoother and darker tone, you could consider an Orange cab. I had the PPC 212 and it's a good combination. To prove my point: I realized I had to get another cab when I played my Diezel Einstein through the Orange. A dark amp through a dark cab is not an ideal combination, unless that's the tone you're going for. My other guitarist is now using his Valveking 100 with the Orange cab, and it's a good combination, since his previous cab was much brighter and more upfront. We didn't like the tone. The VK definitely has a brighter voicing than the Diezel and now its sound coming through the Orange is more balanced.
Other than that, I have played the Marshall 1960A. The T75s, albeit disliked by many, work well with the 5150. However, you have to turn up the volume more (and/or the mids), if you want to cut in the band. My other guitarist's 2x12 with V30 blew me away at that time.
I also had the Peavey 4x12. Naturally, it works with the head. But it's an acquired taste, so to speak. At first, I quite liked the sound but then I grew out of it. Too flat and two-dimensional sounding, in my opinion. But the Sheffield 1200s certainly go into a similar vein as the T75s. I ran other heads (i.e. the Savage 120 ) with this cab and they sounded shitty.
D-Rock
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Depends on the music style.
If you are playing classic rock and VH type stuff, a Greenback loaded Marshall or the EVH 5153 cab.
For tight, thick chugga chugga tones, a V30 Mesa, Marshall or Orange will serve you well.
If you are playing classic rock and VH type stuff, a Greenback loaded Marshall or the EVH 5153 cab.
For tight, thick chugga chugga tones, a V30 Mesa, Marshall or Orange will serve you well.
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ShaneV
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I like my 6505 best through my Mojave cab with H30s and my Marshall cab with T65s. Different flavors, but they both complement it really well.
Bishop5150
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I've always been fond of matching the head with the cabinet. I have a 5150 cab for my 5150 head and a 5150 III cab for my 5150 III head. Sounds great to me. To each his own. 