New 1*12 Cab Advice...Newbie to Mesa

I'm going to start recording live amps at home, and I'm looking for a good speaker bottom that will work well with various heads. One of the first heads I'll get will be the new Mini Rectifier, but I also do country, pop, etc, so will be using other low wattage heads with this speaker cab, which will be walled off in a closet with a mic in front of it.

I'm looking at the 1*12 Wide Body Mesa Cab, and also 1*12 Theile cab, and I don't know what the advantages to either would be.

I play a PRS, but will also be using a Strat with this. I'm looking for the most versatile bottom for my particular situation.

Thanks!
Tom

don't overlook the 3/4 back 1-12 cab, which has an open, deep non-directional sound.

Have you considered the Mini Recto 1x12 that it's supposed to be paired with?

benjamin801 said:

Have you considered the Mini Recto 1x12 that it's supposed to be paired with?

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Yes I have, but as I said, the mini is not the only head I'd be wanting to use, I'm looking for something that will do many styles well.

58boogie said:

don't overlook the 3/4 back 1-12 cab, which has an open, deep non-directional sound.

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I agree with this suggestion. Wide design and pretty versatile. I have a Thiele with a EVM and though I like it for a lot of applications I prefer pairing it with an open back cab when doing country. You may feel different though. Thiele is not as wide as the 3/4 back.

oceantracks said:

Yes I have, but as I said, the mini is not the only head I'd be wanting to use, I'm looking for something that will do many styles well.

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I use one of the old open-back, narrow 1x12s with the EV (see sig for picture), and it sounds great clean or dirty. It probably wouldn't handle super-detuned chunk, but it handles metal in E or drop-D just fine, and if you're playing djent on an 8-string, you probably aren't a 1x12 type guy anyway. :mrgreen:

And they're available around $250 used.

+1 on the 3/4 back. Lots of low end, but also nice and open. Very wide range.

I know it's been a while, but what did you go with, OP? :?: