Thundarr
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I got a good deal on this old cabinet. It looks like it's been on a few world tours circa 1987 and may have been caught in an intense sandstorm where the protective vinyl covering was completly disintegrated, leaving only black looking glue residue.
I think many of these cabs came with EVM-12L's in the sealed bottom. This one was Vintage (VS-12) and regular Black Shadows (C-90). I wasn't crazy about how it handled any type of high gain. 80's roarin' at ya and I am more of a low tuned modern metal guy (this would be a killer cab for blues though, raspy).
I am thinking of completely reloading it and adding a mono/stereo jack that separates the top and bottom. Maybe some Swamp Thangs in the bottom for boom and something else in the top (which could also be sealed up).
I could see some potential here for an amazing cleans cab since open backs kind of let loose and resonate in a way that sealed cabs don't. I was loving the way this old beast filled the room.
I have an awesome V30 cab for modern metal (ENGL 4x12). I wouldnt be against something different sounding (maybe a dash darker) for recording or just switching it up. When I say metal I mean from this millennium or decade though. Some people still think "metal" is that hair/spandex stuff from the 80's, that is not the direction I wanna go. I use a 7-string in F# sometimes.
What do you guys think? I am not interested in blues or light rock or lo-fi vintage. I want warm tinkly cleans that dont have V30 bite, or an angry throaty kind of tone for high gain stuff. These are some of my ideas-
Cleans cab: Swamp Thang / Tonespotter, leave top open
Metal cab: Swamp Thang / V30 clone (Vet 30, Gov'na, etc), seal top
Amps: Ibanez Thermion with 6550's (dark gritty cleans, high gain somewhere between Marshall & Recto; fizzy unless cranked), Mesa D180 (bold "direct" sounding cleans, vintage high gain unless reshaped by a real modern sounding cab)
I think many of these cabs came with EVM-12L's in the sealed bottom. This one was Vintage (VS-12) and regular Black Shadows (C-90). I wasn't crazy about how it handled any type of high gain. 80's roarin' at ya and I am more of a low tuned modern metal guy (this would be a killer cab for blues though, raspy).
I am thinking of completely reloading it and adding a mono/stereo jack that separates the top and bottom. Maybe some Swamp Thangs in the bottom for boom and something else in the top (which could also be sealed up).
I could see some potential here for an amazing cleans cab since open backs kind of let loose and resonate in a way that sealed cabs don't. I was loving the way this old beast filled the room.
I have an awesome V30 cab for modern metal (ENGL 4x12). I wouldnt be against something different sounding (maybe a dash darker) for recording or just switching it up. When I say metal I mean from this millennium or decade though. Some people still think "metal" is that hair/spandex stuff from the 80's, that is not the direction I wanna go. I use a 7-string in F# sometimes.
What do you guys think? I am not interested in blues or light rock or lo-fi vintage. I want warm tinkly cleans that dont have V30 bite, or an angry throaty kind of tone for high gain stuff. These are some of my ideas-
Cleans cab: Swamp Thang / Tonespotter, leave top open
Metal cab: Swamp Thang / V30 clone (Vet 30, Gov'na, etc), seal top
Amps: Ibanez Thermion with 6550's (dark gritty cleans, high gain somewhere between Marshall & Recto; fizzy unless cranked), Mesa D180 (bold "direct" sounding cleans, vintage high gain unless reshaped by a real modern sounding cab)
