Slant vs Straight cabs

[James Lugo]

I'm a straights guy too. I like all 4 speakers moving in line. Though if I'm doing a cover gig a slant can be nice for small stages so you can hear yourself when you're up on the cab.

 

[zz666]

Straight, no castors either

 

[DeezDemos]

I'm a straights guy too. I like all 4 speakers moving in line. Though if I'm doing a cover gig a slant can be nice for small stages so you can hear yourself when you're up on the cab.

This!

 

[hellaboogie]

All my cabs a straight. But, live tone can be misleading from a straight cab. If you are setting up EQ, standing there with your guitar slung, what you hear is not what is going to be projected straight at the front of the stage because you ears are about 3 feet above the projection, more or less - unless you are a midget. If you are on a 4 foot stage, the poor fuckers directly in front are likely to be pounded with the ice picks as your "not so EQ'd" sound is going to be a hell of a lot brighter than you think. You could hear this standing there at your amp, twisting knobs. While this certainly does not warrant changing from straight to slant, it is something to keep in mind while setting up, and the slant I believe will give a better representation of what you want your audience to hear.

Steve

This is very true

 

[Doubleneck]

All my cabs a straight. But, live tone can be misleading from a straight cab. If you are setting up EQ, standing there with your guitar slung, what you hear is not what is going to be projected straight at the front of the stage because you ears are about 3 feet above the projection, more or less - unless you are a midget. If you are on a 4 foot stage, the poor fuckers directly in front are likely to be pounded with the ice picks as your "not so EQ'd" sound is going to be a hell of a lot brighter than you think. You could hear this standing there at your amp, twisting knobs. While this certainly does not warrant changing from straight to slant, it is something to keep in mind while setting up, and the slant I believe will give a better representation of what you want your audience to hear.

Steve

You couldn't have described this any better.

My preference has always been (2) 4x12 straight cabs stacked so you can hear what the audience is hearing. If I'm only using one cab, I prefer a slant so I can hear myself.

 

[zz666]

Ah, if it's a small stage I just stick a little bit of wood under the front

 

[hellaboogie]

I'm straight but I prefer the slant!

How can you hear your guitar live if you are playing in front of a straight front cab that's sitting on the floor?! I like to stand between 5 to 9 feet in front of my cabinet when playing live. If I used a straight cabinet, I wouldn't be able to hear anything without cranking the amp up even more than it needs to be......

Like this.

You sir, Are a man after my own heart....er uh something like that.

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the wall of brutality

 

[JTyson]

I like slants stacked on straights
who decided you have to pick only one?