cab for laney gh head

[Fragle]

hi all

i just bought a laney gh50l head (ebay), and now i'm obviously in the need for a cabinet [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] i'm on a budget, so i would greatly appreciate if the cab is about 300€. at the moment i'm looking into the behringer 400w cabs (260 new) and the standart 1960 marshall cab (~350€ used).
at the moment i tend towards the behringer, not only because its cheaper, but it's also more "neutral" if you know what i mean. i more or less want the laney sound to come through, and not colour it marshall-y or mesa-ish.
so, if anyone can give me advice i'd be grateful.

greets
fragle

ps: if a cab is WAY better than the ones mentioned, i'm willing to pay more, but i'd say 500€ is my limit. ah, and please, no mesa cab's, because even used they are twice as much as i can afford [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[achren_git]

Re: cab for laney gh head

I'd avoid the behringer if i was you, i think they give a fizzy kind of sound i'm not that keen on. have you considered building your own cab? you could end up with a better cab than either the behringer or the marshall for less money than either.

[Fragle]

Re: cab for laney gh head

not really, because i dont know jack when it comes to cabs [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] you gotta now that this is my first tube head (or head in general)´so i have no clue when it comes to cabs [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

greets
fragle

[achren_git]

Re: cab for laney gh head

fair enough. i'd say look out for 2nd hand marshall or laney cabs then,
cheers

[Fragle]

Re: cab for laney gh head

well, i spotted two cabs on ebay. one is a marshall jcm800 1960B cab (260w rms....thats 65w per speaker....vintage 30s??) http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1

the other one is a laney gs412IA
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1


both auctions will end in less than 5h and i estimate they will go for ~300€, +-50€ - affordable.

so, which one do you recommend? i'm not sure what to think about the marshall cab, because i never heard an old jcm800 cab. furthermore, it seems like its impedance isnt switchable but fixed at 16ohm......is that a bad thing?


greets
fragle

[achren_git]

Re: cab for laney gh head

that's a tough one, I'd say the marshall's a better deal if they go for about the same (mainly because you'd expect to pay more for the name). I think the Laney has celestion speakers in it, so both should sound equally good. If you're only going to run the cab mono (which i expect you will) then i don't think the marshall being fixed at 16 ohms should be a problem. Another thing is the laney is slanted and the marshall straight- I prefer straight cabs for sound myself, but a lot of others might reccomend the slanted cab. aaagh, i really don't know.
If you're looking for a modern neutral tone, you might be best going with the laney (it's in better nick too, but that's not a big worry with a speaker cab), but I'd expect to pay a bit less for the laney than the marshall...

[Fragle]

Re: cab for laney gh head

alright, i got the laney for 236€. nice deal if you ask me. 3 years old in a very good condition....list price is about 600€
hell, 236€, thats even less than a new behringer....and the laney cab is supposed to be the better one, isn't it? [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

greets
fragle

[reprieve]

Re: cab for laney gh head

Good Price! Especially for our german ebay [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[InflamedMonkey]

Re: cab for laney gh head

My Behringer isn't fizzy sounding at all, side by side next to my friends Mesa cab it sounds a hell of alot tighter, it's all in the speakers. I replaced them with some 70/80's and now it's just full as all hell.

[Wayniac]

Re: cab for laney gh head

Ampeg 4x12's (the series that match the Lee Jackson heads) are pretty good sounding as well... nearly that Marshall "thump", usually for about 1/2 the price...

[achren_git]

Re: cab for laney gh head

Originally posted by InFlamedMonkey:
My Behringer isn't fizzy sounding at all, side by side next to my friends Mesa cab it sounds a hell of alot tighter, it's all in the speakers. I replaced them with some 70/80's and now it's just full as all hell.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">exactly! it's pretty hard to fuck up a wooden box.
Great deal on the laney Fragle,
cheers [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]