Joshwah333
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I was jamming last night and wanted to really hear the difference in my cabinets in my home studio/jam room.
I have a 4x12 Straight, 2x12 Straight Horizontal and a 2x12 Slant Vertical - all Mesa cabs with V30's. My setup was the 4x12 straight cabinet on bottom, the 2x12 horizontal straight cab on top (think of it as a 3/4 stack lol) and the 2x12 vertical on the ground to the right of the 4x12 straight cabinet.
I was jamming on my H&K Grandmeister and Mesa Mark V35 comparing the low end. Surprisingly, the Grandmeister kept up with the Mark V35, even with no EQ in the loop. It's a keeper for sure and will probably be used as a gigging backup amp for my soon to arrive TC-100.
My favorite is 4x12 Straight and the 2nd place as the 2x12 Slant Vertical. To my surprise, the 2x12 Vertical had a much better bass response than the 2x12 Horizontal. I used the same speaker cord, guitar cable, guitar and the Grandmeister 36.
In fact, the Horizontal 2x12 sounded extremely thin and harsh. Could there be a bad connection or blown speakers? I did remove the back and all the connections seemed properly soldered. I do not know how to test for a blown speaker.
I have read that the 2x12 horizontal straight cabs should have a phenomenal bass response - but it did not. Tonight, I'm going to try it again with all cabs on the floor.
My question to you guys: Does having the cab on the floor make that much of a difference? I've never encountered a blown speaker before - what would that sound like?
Anyone else had a similar scenario occur where you can share some feedback?
I have a 4x12 Straight, 2x12 Straight Horizontal and a 2x12 Slant Vertical - all Mesa cabs with V30's. My setup was the 4x12 straight cabinet on bottom, the 2x12 horizontal straight cab on top (think of it as a 3/4 stack lol) and the 2x12 vertical on the ground to the right of the 4x12 straight cabinet.
I was jamming on my H&K Grandmeister and Mesa Mark V35 comparing the low end. Surprisingly, the Grandmeister kept up with the Mark V35, even with no EQ in the loop. It's a keeper for sure and will probably be used as a gigging backup amp for my soon to arrive TC-100.
My favorite is 4x12 Straight and the 2nd place as the 2x12 Slant Vertical. To my surprise, the 2x12 Vertical had a much better bass response than the 2x12 Horizontal. I used the same speaker cord, guitar cable, guitar and the Grandmeister 36.
In fact, the Horizontal 2x12 sounded extremely thin and harsh. Could there be a bad connection or blown speakers? I did remove the back and all the connections seemed properly soldered. I do not know how to test for a blown speaker.
I have read that the 2x12 horizontal straight cabs should have a phenomenal bass response - but it did not. Tonight, I'm going to try it again with all cabs on the floor.
My question to you guys: Does having the cab on the floor make that much of a difference? I've never encountered a blown speaker before - what would that sound like?
Anyone else had a similar scenario occur where you can share some feedback?