1960a speaker shootout

[reneisgod]

Engl fireball - marshall 1960a - sm58 (sneap position for all speakers)

I tend to prefer the bottom left speaker but wouldn't mind a 2nd opinion?


http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1008186/engl 1960a bl br tr tl.mp3

 

[Norris-wf]

Thats a nice tone. The first sample is nice a bassy and clear, nice for rhythms, also like third one as it cuts through nicely and its not fuzzy. Must definatly start experimenting more with position on my 1960a. Does yours have stock speakers or is it a vintage model?

 

[HandsOfDespair]

I prefer bottom left and bottom right, maybe bottom left a bit better.

 

[reneisgod]

yeah just stock speakers dude

 

[Unavailable]

BR for sure.

 

[reneisgod]

its crazy how a speaker can have such an impact on the amps tone.

Is it safe to say that no 1960 or any cab for that matter will sound exactly the same?

 

[006]

Unavailable actually did a speaker comparison test himself recently and I had even told him the two top speakers sounded like a totally different cab from the bottom ones. But, as I expected in both his and now your comparison, the bottom speakers sound better as is the usual outcome. I still need to do this with my Mesa cab...

 

[PhilTheBeard]

I love the fireball i think it sounds good on almost any cab. but i want to try it on one of the vintage marshall cabs. its really thick sounding on the 1960 cabs

 

[::XeS::]

The 2 bottom for me. I bought a 1960 and I'll do a shootout the next week.
I opened it saturday and I found all the speaker's screws a little un-screwed. Anyway you can hear the difference between the various speakers with your ears. A cab always sounds louder or brighter on one side (it happens with my 1960 and with my 2x12).

 

[PhilTheBeard]

The Fireball is super easy to get a good tone from you can turn down the gain to like 4 and still get a great super distorted sound out of it. ill have to do more testing on a marshall cab with it. i still just run it thru my recto cab

 

[kev]

This test is quite funny, as I think the tones get progressively unfavourable as you go through 1-4. I think 1 is great, and 2 and 3 are certainly great to use too. The fourth one can be abandoned.

 

[reneisgod]

hey, i've recorded some random riffs micing up the bottom speaker, thought it would be a good reference for anyone looking to hear a engl meets 1960 cab vibe.

only had the engl a couple of months possibly too much mids going down here and its a bit fizzy, still tweeking alot with the eqs and getting used to the head.

oh yeah its a gibson flying v im using the pickups in this guitar r f""""" hot!

anyways......

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1008186/riffs.mp3

 

[reneisgod]

yeah the 4th speaker is terrible i was actually starting to think its broke haha

 

[beyond dead]

ive always used the top speaker until recently I`m liking the low end chunk the bottom speakers have!

 

[PhilTheBeard]

that why i like strait cabs so you can mic one of the top speakers and one of the bottom speakers

 

[Metaltastic]

BL > TR > BR > TL IMO! Sounds cool dude, diggin' the sizzle!

 

[2000ContourSVT]

I'm liking BR and LR the best.

 

[reneisgod]

Does anyone go to the trouble of asking the sound eng at a live gig to mic up their fav speaker?

My band play alot of gigs and the soung eng at whatever venue never mic's the bottom speaker, but i think i may have to request this now.

would this matter in a live situation, obviously im wanting my tone to be as good as possible on the night.

 

[punkrockacademyfightsong]

Does anyone go to the trouble of asking the sound eng at a live gig to mic up their fav speaker?

My band play alot of gigs and the soung eng at whatever venue never mic's the bottom speaker, but i think i may have to request this now.

would this matter in a live situation, obviously im wanting my tone to be as good as possible on the night.

just mark your favourite speaker, 9 out of 10 times a sound engineer places the mic where there's something marked.

 

[Seizure.]

Just make sure you don't do it with tape haha!
That fuck me over twice know.. changes your tone drastically with a mic infront of it.