Mesa / Boogie Vertical 2 x 12" - Late 80's

[Gruffnutz]

Anyone here used one of these vertical 2 x 12" cabs. It's loaded with Celestion MC-90 Black Shadow speakers made for Mesa/Boogie and apears to be half open / half theile.

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[jerseydrew]

I used to have one in the 80's and 90's. I sold it like a dope. I wish I had it back. It was a great cab. The top half was open and the bottom half was closed. Nice

 

[AJ_Newkirk]

Yes I currently have one of those, the best cabinet I have ever played thru. Price varies WIDELY on these. I picked mine up for $300 with a C90 in the top and an EVM-12L in the bottom.

I also have one of these which is the same cabinet but is a road-ready version and has a removeable front as well as a removeable back for the top section..

 

[JimAnsell]

Yes I currently have one of those, the best cabinet I have ever played thru. Price varies WIDELY on these. I picked mine up for $300 with a C90 in the top and an EVM-12L in the bottom.

I also have one of these which is the same cabinet but is a road-ready version and has a removeable front as well as a removeable back for the top section..

i'm still bummed i decided not to bid on those.
i could have f'ing picked them up and everything.
ugh!

anyway, if you EVER want to sell it, pm me cause i'll take it.

i have the 4x12 version. c90's on top and ev's bottom.
i had it was all ev's for a while, but it was way too heavy.
something like 160 lbs!

 

[psychodave]

They are cool cabinets...but nothing like the 4x12's. I gave my 2x12 away to a friend in need. It was mint to boot w/ 2 MC-90's.

 

[AJ_Newkirk]

i'm still bummed i decided not to bid on those.
i could have f'ing picked them up and everything.
ugh!

anyway, if you EVER want to sell it, pm me cause i'll take it.

i have the 4x12 version. c90's on top and ev's bottom.
i had it was all ev's for a while, but it was way too heavy.
something like 160 lbs!

When I get ready to sell it i'll be sure to PM you.

 

[Gruffnutz]

Well, I traded my old cab for it and it sounds great, despite the non original bottom speaker. The C-90 in the top is all good. Has a Celestion g12k-100 in the bottom which I intend to relpace with an EV when I can find one.

Looks great with my Caliber .50+ head...

 

[6L6C]

I used to have one in the 80's and 90's. I sold it like a dope. I wish I had it back. It was a great cab. The top half was open and the bottom half was closed. Nice

Just as big a dope had mine also during the 80/90's but 4x12, Black Shadows on the top and EV’s on the bottom.

 

[Stonge]

I also had the road ready 4x12. awesome cab!!! but stupidly sold it to some dick in canada, who wouldn't pay his own tariff on it.

 

[bpm91]

I just picked one up from the Baltimore CL for $300. 2x12 vertical with c90s, 9/10 condition. I'm dying to take it home and try my amps through it.

 

[bpm91]

As it is a halfback, has anybody made another back panel to fully close it? And have you tried lying it horizontally? If so, would it be comparable to the 2x12 horizontal recto cab?

 

[Gruffnutz]

Yeah, it's an open top, 'close to theile' bottom. I just got a EVM12L to replace the bottom speaker. I'm going to rework the ports a bit to make the bottom half closer to a true theile spec.

 

[ruso]

How do these sound compared to a regular sealed 2x12 cabinet? Are they tuned for lower frequency response?

 

[psychodave]

How do these sound compared to a regular sealed 2x12 cabinet? Are they tuned for lower frequency response?

They are brighter sounding. I tried it with MC-90's, EVM 12L's, MS12 and Vintage 30's. I thought the Vintage 30's sounded the best, then the MC90's a close second. Sealing up the top will add some thump.