Cab advice for 5150

[SlasZ]

I just bought a 5150 EVH Signature head, but i don't have a cab yet.
I heard the marshall 1960's are great with it, but i wonder which one?
1960A or 1960B Vintage, what's the difference?
I saw this cab on Ebay (Germany) : http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=140211695369
Apparently he replaced the speakers with 2 V30's and 2 G12 T75. Would this be a good cab ?

Thanks

[Mordor]

Yeah that would be a good cab but maybe you can find for the same price some used carvin legacy cab or maybe a framus cab. My suggestion is to keep searching at ebay if you're not in a hurry.

[Nazgul]

You can't go wrong with a G12 T75 loaded cab with a 5150. The original 5150 is great aswell!! See if you can find that one somewhere for cheap!

[1trussell]

5150 head + 5150 cab = brutal

[horns666]

5150 head + 5150 cab = brutal

yes, I go further than that

5150 head + 5150 cab = mandatory

Sure, you can use celestion cabs like I've done for years..NOT the same.

[Firebird V]

5150 head + 5150 cab = brutal

+1 they really designed these to sound great together and they jit the mark dead on.

5150 cabs can be had at a reasonable price too.

[Fragle]

the 5150 sounds great through pretty much any cab as far as i'm concerned...i'd say simply go for the best deal, which should usually be a marshall 1960A/B cab seeing how often they can be found on ebay.

btw, the marshall cab you posted looks interesting...to be honest, if i had some spare cash lying around i'd probably buy it for myself...that guy's living just like 10km away from me, too.

[bonghits]

Are the 6505 cabs the same as the original 5150 cabs?

[horns666]

Are the 6505 cabs the same as the original 5150 cabs?

Yes..

[etohk]

Any particular sound you're looking for? I think the 5150 sounds really good with V30s, randall or legacy cabs. I thought the 5150 cab wasnt really that spectacular for what this amp can do...just my opinion.

[horns666]

I ran 5150's through Marshall cabs with various celestions for well over a decade. Then a 5150 half stack fell in my lap dirt cheap..I was amazed how focused that cab was. I was able to push the gain passed 6 which was unheard of with celestion and much tighter lows with much less flatulence!

That cab is made and tuned to that amp..in hindsight, I wouldn't consider any other cab..unless I had to!

[Robert Burns]

Sounds great thru a VHT FB cab too..but at the cost...Equal...just go
with the EVH cab...both the VHT and EVH cabs are around $1040.00

[VoiceX3]

Play 'em thru the older style PEAVEY 8 ohm cabs (the old pointy logo) loaded with 4 75 watt celestians.....those older cabs RIP!!!!! Make sure they're the silver peavey logo not tan/gold like the old butcher cabs. I play mine thru 2 of them and the sound is immense! Brutallity at its best.

[krimson]

I have a 5150 head and cab and sounds great. I also have a Mesa Boogie Rectifier cab that sounds just as good if not better with the 5150. Don't forget that the BBE 422 is almost a must with this combination.

Hands down the best cab I have heard from a cab with a 5150 was 4x12 Orange Straight cab. The bottom end with the cab was so tight and brutal, that I almost bought the cab. If my buddy hadn't called dibs it would have come home with me.

[xDEATHSTARx]

the 5150 sounds awsome thru a mesa traditional or bogner uberkab.