4X12 Question.. Straigth vs. Angled??

[Bryan]

I think I might be getting a 4 X 12 and I can get either version.

Opinions?

Pros?

Cons?

[Bryan]

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[Bengal65]

I have both. They both serve their purpose. When I like to use my hearing, I use the angled.

[toddstaples]

Always had straight cabs....More tone..... YMMV

[straycat]

I swing both ways

[horns666]

I always INSIST..straights in a full stack.

a slant in a half stack

PERIOD!

[bloodlust]

i would go angled for a half, and one of each for a full

[Ace]

I make my full stacks with one of each, half stacks angled.

[Spivonious]

angled points the sound at your ears.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

get a striaght cab cause eveyone else usually has an angled cab.

[Inazone]

I prefer a straight cab for the extra bit of depth on top to better support my rack case.

[Partial @ Marshall]

Straight seems to have better bass on the old JCM800s

[horns666]

Yes, you'll get more low end resonance and focus with straight cabs..that's why I prefer them with Marshalls. But keep in mind they direct sound in a narrow path compared to slant cabs. In a full stack with all straight cabs, the top cab will be right at ear level. If the top cab is a slanted..the top two speakers are angles up and will project over your head..unless you're a sasquatch.

That's why I like slants better in half stacks. Because the top half is angled to your ears.

I'm sure eveyone knows by now that your tone changes with your position to the amp/cab . Try this, whenever you think your tone is a little too bright or has too much "sizzle" while facing your cab..simply turn your back..big difference. Sometimes what you thought was too bright is not bright enough whenever you step to the side of the cab. That's just playing alone..adding drums, bass, guitar, vox in the mix is another issue..then everything changes. At that time you have to tweak your tone to sound good within that mess of fregs.

I don't know about you guys, but I hate dialing my amp with a second guitarist. The tone you dial to blend well is nothing close to what your happy with alone..in my experience anywhoo.

That's some of reasons I prefer all straights in a full stack and a slant for a half stack.

I run my Marhsall rack with four Marshall 1960B straight cabs, and my Uberschall with a Marshall 1960A slant cab. My son and I always play together. The Bogner with one cab completely squashes my Marshalls running four cabs in low end..it actually sounds like a bass amp..even with the low control cut back 50%. But the Marshall cuts thru everything so much better that my Bogner does..like a fuggin' knife. I must say they sound AWESOME together! But I wish I could get THAT sound with one amp!!!

BTW..I'm not a fan of open or semi open back cabs. I had a couple nice Mesa Boogie cabs like that. They disperse sound better in a room/ area than close backs..but I love the focus and tight low end of closed back cabs.

That's just my opinion playing these damn things. But you gotta go with whatever you like..

[Robert Burns]

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[Partial @ Marshall]

"I don't know about you guys, but I hate dialing my amp with a second guitarist. The tone you dial to blend well is nothing close to what your happy with alone..in my experience anywhoo."

True that...You spend time and money dialing in the tone you want then have to change it to blend with someone else...One guitar bands are where it's at!