Used a 412 that wasn't mine today at practice...

[killertone]

New thought.....

Anyone compare the older Mesa front loaded cabs to these newer style current FL cabs?

I'm really starting to hate my Mesa Recto cab, and was thinking on grabbing one of those older FL cabs to replace the recto.

The older cabs were ok, but not great, IMIO. They were smaller cabs and many were halfbacks loaded with speakers that I hate (EV 12L, Black Shadow Custom 90) so that may have been a factor. But in all honesty I think there is a reason they don't make them like that anymore...they just didn't sound all that great. Now I know for certain applications they were probably fine, but for what most people look for in a 412, I don't think they cut it. The Stiletto cabs sound great and would be a great choice for a RL'd cab.

 

[Skrapmetal]

I wonder if anyone has modded a rear-loaded oversized mesa cab to be front-loaded. Seems like that should be fairly easy to do...

 

[RJF]

Thought I would toss up a pic of my fatbottom and CLX. Red Oxblood.

 

[killertone]

Sweet. ^

 

[RJF]

I demand this thread get nuked...or someone start a thread about how bad Fatbottom cabs suck! I've been moving gear in order to free up cash and these are not the types of threads I need to be seeing .

Just look around and you might be able to find a great deal and not have to free up as much cash as you'd expect. I got an almost mint VHT Fatbottom at Guitar Center for $400

Wow, that is cheap.