Pretty Cool CAB Shootout

[mightywarlock]

00:00 Krank Krankenstein Eminence Texas Heat
00:10 Peavey 6505 412 B
00:20 Splawn 412 Eminence Man O War
00:31 Splawn 412 Eminence MoW x Gov X-pattern
00:41 Splawn 412 Eminence Gov
00:51 Mesa Recto Standard 412 Celestion Vintage 30
01:02 Soldano 412A Eminence Legend V12
01:12 Ampeg V412 Celestion V30
01:23 Marshall 1960AV Celestion Vintage 30
01:33 Orange PPC412 Celestion Vintage 30
01:43 Hiwatt 412 Fane?
01:54 Engl Pro E412 Celestion V30
02:04 Diezel 412FC Celestion Vintage 30 front-loaded
02:15 Framus Cobra 412AN Celestion G12M Greenback

guitar: B.C. Rich Chuck Schuldiner Stealth
boost: So99 K.O.
amp: Soldano Hot Rod 50
ir loader: Poulin LeCab

 

[mindseye]

Pretty cool
Here are the same clips but in a mix

 

[D-Rock]

Cool indeed, although it seemed to have too much buzzy sounding gain for being a boosted tone. Usually a boost tightens and clears the gain up. It's like the amps gain wasn't turned down to compensate for the boost pedal used.

At any rate, I liked the Mesa and Engl cabs best.
Wasn't digging the Splawn, which surprised me actually.
Sleeper in this test was the Ampeg.

 

[mightywarlock]

I like the Mesa, the ENGL, Framus, and the Diezel, really stands out extremely clearly.
Surprised to find I also liked the Ampeg.

 

[DoomBuggi]

The marshall and the diezel were my two favorites in the guitar only video

 

[LP Freak]

Mesa and Diezel were good but the Marshall was the winner. Splawn was flat out horrible.

 

[chumbucket]

Mesa and Diezel were good but the Marshall was the winner. Splawn was flat out horrible.

Those Splawn clips sound like my cab did when I tried out WGS speakers.

 

[LP Freak]

Mesa and Diezel were good but the Marshall was the winner. Splawn was flat out horrible.

Those Splawn clips sound like my cab did when I tried out WGS speakers.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz................................

 

[hunter]

The marshall and the diezel were my two favorites in the guitar only video

This.

+1, because the Marshall cab makes the Soldano sound strangely Marshally, and the Diezel had by far the biggest clarity and articulation.

 

[DoomBuggi]

The marshall, and the diezel were also my two favorites in the mix video.

 

[Shark Diver]

For me it's informative to a point, but I would dial in the amp and change mic placement on each IR to get the tone I want out of each cab. I mean if you change cabs with your head you probably dial it in a little differently to compensate/enhance what you like. So some of these might sound a lot better if dialed in individually. (I understand why they're not, but it really skews whether or not some of these IRs would work for you.)

 

[Red_Label]

No Bogner Uberkab???

 

[DET1973]

Marked for later listen.

 

[metalmaniac93]

No Bogner Uberkab???

Or the standard Bogner 4x12 or even the EVH 4X12?

 

[tripstan]

The marshall and the diezel were my two favorites in the guitar only video

This.

+1 I thought the Soldano sounded good in the mix too.

Anybody else think the Hi-Watt was total ass.

 

[dooredge]

Anybody else think the Hi-Watt was total ass.

+1


Dug the Diezel in/out of the mix as well as the Krank & Ampeg cabs.

Seemed the ENGL and all the Splawn clips took on a chainsaw effect.

 

[redrol]

Marshall 1960 all the way. I also liked the Mesa a lot (and I own one).

 

[5150clone]

1.Diezel 2. Marshall 3.Peavey 4.Mesa

 

[D-Rock]

I can say that the Eminence V12's in the Soldano cab clip really doesn't represent that speaker very well.
What I didn't like about the Splawn clips was this wash of horrible sounding mids that which sounded terrible. Maybe it was the Gov/MoW speakers? I seem to remember liking every Small Block clip I've heard in Splawn cabs....
The Texas Heats in the Krank cab has this high end fizz I didn't like, but it works in a mix. I wouldn't want that with a 6505 though since you get that sound from that amp already.
Amps and pickups change our perception of a speakers voice anyways. So you have to take this demo with grain of salt. (Damn I hate cliches)

 

[yngwiestrat]

Diezel for the win