Due to some personal issues i've lost the use of my estate car and have had to replace it with something small meaning i can no longer use my 4x12 for gigs (it's a Line 6 4x12)
Money's kinda tight so I'm probably going to have to replace it with the Harley Benton of G4M 2x12.
I've never used a 2x12 before and i'm wondering how it will effect the sound of my live rig. I'm using a Line 6 Duoverb head (which i really like) and always love the sound of the 4x12.
Also feel free buy my 4x12 which is in the classified's section. I need it gone fast so i'm thinking £100 isn't a bad deal for someone.
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The main issue with a 2x12 compared to a 4x12 is the height. I can't get on with having a 2x12 down on the floor and the sound by my knees. with combos you can get stands/beer crates and all that, but a head/cab set-up is different (I play crappy pubs and we don't mic the guitars through the PA or anything like that)
I have played with a 2x12 stood vertically which helps raise one speaker up, but more often than not I use two seperate 2x12 cabs stacked (sometimes I even plug the bottom one in).
A flight case that doubles as a stand would be a good alternative, but I found that to be expensive and even bulkier for lugging in and out of the car!
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
How about the Harley benton and put it on top of a couple of beer crates to get some height?
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It won't have the same thump but I've always found taking the back off my cab (it's a tube town 2x12 with flex back removable panel) really helps with bring able to hear it. More than capable of filling a room.
Holy Necrothread !
3 years on from this I did go a to a HB 2x12 - used it for over a year with a fantastic jet city head but needed a cleaner amp so ended up with a Fender HRD and very happy with it I am.
This is why old-fashioned PA speakers were columns, and why even modern PA arrays are always arranged vertically rather than horizontally.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein