Straight 4x12 vs Slant 4x12

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Slant for sure. Get that shit to my eardrum

 

[Racerxrated]

Never once had a problem hearing myself well with straight cabs.

Did you play out with straight cabs? Or at home? If I can be far enough away from the cab a straight can work. But smaller clubs, I was usually just a few feet away.

 

[Smash]

Slants and straights were both fun.

 

[thegame]

Did you play out with straight cabs? Or at home? If I can be far enough away from the cab a straight can work. But smaller clubs, I was usually just a few feet away.

I’ve ONLY played out with straight cabs!

 

[harddriver]

I have both and played both for quite some time and straight cabs are my preference for most of the reasons already listed in this thread by others.

 

[andrewd]

Isn't there the quasi-slanted 4x12? My old Diezel is like that. Construction-wise, it's straight with the grill slightly slanted.

 

[Music&Chaos]

my uberkab st was probably my favorite sounding cab

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i would sometimes turn the cab sideways and sit it on the XL sound enhancer as a kick back stand so the whole 4x12 was slanted back up at me.

but my current mahalo and boogie slant cabs don’t suck!

Space ship board!

 

[Racerxrated]

I’ve ONLY played out with straight cabs!

The only exception to the 'directional' thing about straight cabs is a recently purchased 68 Marshall straight. It was empty, stripped/painted but has OG grill(I reversed it, other side is perfect if a little darkened), handles, cups input jack etc. Loaded it with a quad of 68/69 GBs and that thing projects all over the room vs the 2 80s/90s B cabs I have that don't. If I played out still(might be this next yr lol) I'd feel good bringing it out.

 

[Racerxrated]

Isn't there the quasi-slanted 4x12? My old Diezel is like that. Construction-wise, it's straight with the grill slightly slanted.

Marshall B cabs do have that slant. Most are still too directional for me live at a gig.

 

[thegame]

The only exception to the 'directional' thing about straight cabs is a recently purchased 68 Marshall straight. It was empty, stripped/painted but has OG grill(I reversed it, other side is perfect if a little darkened), handles, cups input jack etc. Loaded it with a quad of 68/69 GBs and that thing projects all over the room vs the 2 80s/90s B cabs I have that don't. If I played out still(might be this next yr lol) I'd feel good bringing it out.

I’ve been lucky in that most of the straights I owned over the years have been quite room filling (Wizard, HiWatt, Bogner and especially Mills). Even the 81 JCM 800 cab I got recently. But yeah, many Marshall straights can be very directional and beamy

 

[vultures]

Straight/Slants. Best of both worlds. Or just stack two straights on top of eachother.

I'm a straight cab guy all the way. I've been fortunate enough to A/B Straight vs Slant Marshall 1960, Marshal MF, Mesa OS, ENGL, Orange and others I can't remember and every single time I choose the Straight. They not only have so much more low end, it's much tighter low end. I keep picking up slant cabs, but I'd love to just sell them all and have wall to wall straight cabs.

 

[anomaly]

I've always prefered straight cabs. When I used to play gigs I always played so loud that I never had a problem hearing myself. Also, the cab I used the most has a slightly slanted front baffle. That helps a bit.