Just bought my first mesa...looking for a cabinet. HELP!

[Rectohead]

I just bought a rectoverb and am pretty excited! I am looking for a closed back 2x12 cabinet, but am low on money due to my purchase.

I would prefer something with vintage 30's since that is what the recto cabs use, but am open to randall, marshall, laney, maybe avatar or any others you could suggest.

I am into really warm toned cleans and heavy dirty distortion. Can anyone reccommend a good sounding cabinet?

Also, if anyone has sound clips of a rectifier through a different cab, please post!

Thanks so much!!!

 

[jbird]

Avatar :idea:

 

[Brewski]

A second for Avatar: http://www.avatarspeakers.com/main.htm

They're well built, look good, have a number of speaker selections, and are about half the price of the amp manufacturer's cabs. I had searched around for a while before I picked up a 2x12 open back from them. I have no regrets. What's nice is that you can mix and match from a number of speaker selections. The customer service is top notch, too.

 

[Rectohead]

A second for Avatar: http://www.avatarspeakers.com/main.htm

They're well built, look good, have a number of speaker selections, and are about half the price of the amp manufacturer's cabs. I had searched around for a while before I picked up a 2x12 open back from them. I have no regrets. What's nice is that you can mix and match from a number of speaker selections. The customer service is top notch, too.

What speaker combo would you recommend for the heavy modern gain setting? 2 vintage 30's or a vintage 30/G12H30?

Does anyone have any sound clips of a rectifier with an avatar 2x12 cab?

Thanks!

 

[tele_jas]

How much do you want to spend? If you got a little extra, I'd try to find a Genz Benz G-flex 2x12... They seem to be going for around $325-$400 on ebay. I have one and absolutely LOVE it. Closed back, bass ports under the speakers which makes the stage-sound bigger.

 

[Brewski]

What speaker combo would you recommend for the heavy modern gain setting? 2 vintage 30's or a vintage 30/G12H30?

I have the vintage 30/G12H30 with an open back. The G12H30 has a more mellow voice than the vintage 30. They work well together and really like that combo. I am doing more classic stuff, as well as clean rythmn stuff rather than modern heavy gain music. It depends on whether you want a brighter "in your face" sound. If that's the case, then get the vintage 30's, but it will be a bit more harsh, as some guys had discussed this on other parts of the forum. If you are looking for a more rounded sound get the vintage 30/G12H30 combo. If you're not sure, I don't think that you can go wrong with the combo. You could always get another vintage 30 later, and put it in the cab for around a hundred bucks or so.

Hopefully, some of the high gain guys will respond and put in their recommendations.

 

[Brewski]

One more thing. If you are trying to save money and don't like the wheat or Fender silver grills, I was told by the folks at Avatar that some guys are buying the wheat grills and spray painting them black on their Special cab. I spent the extra for a black grill, but it is another option to save $30 or so. You can also get the metal grill, which is pretty sturdy for the extra $30.

 

[Rectohead]

thanks for being so helpful Brewski!

 

[redmax61]

Another vote for Avatar. Although none of my guitar cabs are from them, I got a set of Greenbacks for one of my cabs from them, and I got my bass cab from them. Dave is the best!

 

[Digi001]

Save the money and go for the Recto 2 x 12" it worth it

 

[Guitarzan]

I swear by these with my recto's
http://www.genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&mid=1409&sid=419&cid=93

 

[Rectohead]

does anyone have sound clips of the avatar or genz-benz with a rectifier?