2nd cab for ROV combo

[KDS]

I'd like to add a second cab to my ROV series 1 combo. We play blues rock based material and I was wanting this new cab to tighten up the bass response of the ROV just a little bit more. Does anyone have any suggestions on what cabs work well with ROV combos? (I was originally thinking about snagging a 2-12 horizontal recto cab.)

My main axe is a Tom Anderson Cobra with humbuckers if that influences the cab choice at all. Thanks!

 

[TheRazMeister]

I've heard good things about a Vintage 30 cab matching with the Black Shadow in the combo. The V30 supposedly has more mid-range bite.

I'd like to add a second cab to my ROV series 1 combo. We play blues rock based material and I was wanting this new cab to tighten up the bass response of the ROV just a little bit more. Does anyone have any suggestions on what cabs work well with ROV combos? (I was originally thinking about snagging a 2-12 horizontal recto cab.)

My main axe is a Tom Anderson Cobra with humbuckers if that influences the cab choice at all. Thanks!

 

[KDS]

I've heard good things about a Vintage 30 cab matching with the Black Shadow in the combo. The V30 supposedly has more mid-range bite.

Thanks for the input Raz.

Does anyone know what the differences are with the roadster and stiletto cabs? They are both closed back and have V30's in them.

 

[dstefani]

When I was looking for a cab for my stiletto ace 1x12, I called Mesa and he guy there recommended the 2x12 horz. recto cabinet over any other extention cab for adding a solid bottom end to the ace. I got one and it sounds great (huge), he seemed to know what he was talking about.

Invest a call, see what they say.

HTH - dstefani

 

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[dstefani]

I used to have a slant 2x12 recto, didn't care for it at all.
I don't know about flab, it just sounded kinda' funky.


- dstefani

 

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[dstefani]

If my rich uncle died and left me some cash, I'd like to try a couple of tone tubby's in my horz recto 2x12.

- dstefani

 

[dstefani]

Although I have been eying the weber british series:
https://taweber.powweb.com/weber/

Specifically this one:
AlNiCo 1230-55

With the one ceramic in the combo this might make an interesting combination as a replacement for the 2x12 cab speakers.

Of course I'm more of a Jazz/Rock to old rock blues guy, shredders may take issue with that set up! The ace has enough high end to make an AlNiCo go nuts.:twisted:

- dstefani

 

[KDS]

"A matching 3/4 1x12 would make a kickass mini-stack and I believe the 3/4 1x12 would have a tighter bass response than the oversized recto 2x12 which is rather flabby"

I could definitely do without flabby! I will look into a 3/4 cab. Thanks!

 

[frankencat]

I have a 2x12 Avatar with V30's that sounds nice with my ROV combo. I think I would like to have a 3/4 back 1x12 widebody combo to match it though.

 

[broknstuff]

I've never tried the mesa 2x12 but I have a custom audio electronics 2x12 (currently sold by John Suhr), and it is a nice and tight cab. I put 2 v30's in it, although have heard they also sound good with eminence governors. I can only compare it to my mesa 4x12, since it's the only other cab i've owned. It has less bass but that's always going to happen when going from a 4x12 to 2x12, but definitely found it to be a tight cabinet. Then again, some people find tight to mean 'stiff', but it handled the bass on my dual recto well.