HeadCrusher
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holy shit, i never did a speaker shootout myself but the difference is incredible! 
the first (BL) sounds the best by far!
the first (BL) sounds the best by far!
1960a speaker shootout
- Thread starter reneisgod
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Iv'e tested this cab with a Engl, 6505 and a jcm800kk, the bottom left always comes out on tops. I dont believe the amp in hand plays much of a factor on which speakers going to sound best.
This kind of testing could easily get out of hand.
I can see myself buying another 1960 cab soon and doing a shootout with all 8 speakers then ditching the cab i like least.
Andy must have the perfect cab/speaker! I wonder if he went through shitloads of cabs doing speaker shootouts looking for it
Also as an extra test just to put my mind at ease, i moved the BL speaker and put it into the TR position to see if it would make any difference where it was, a little bit of bottom end was missing but it pritty much sounded exactly the same, this could maybe rule out the question some people have about the bottom of the cab sounding better than the top.
If anyone is really curious, i could always upload a comparison test of this speaker miced at the bottom and the top of the cab.
This kind of testing could easily get out of hand.
I can see myself buying another 1960 cab soon and doing a shootout with all 8 speakers then ditching the cab i like least.
Andy must have the perfect cab/speaker! I wonder if he went through shitloads of cabs doing speaker shootouts looking for it
Also as an extra test just to put my mind at ease, i moved the BL speaker and put it into the TR position to see if it would make any difference where it was, a little bit of bottom end was missing but it pritty much sounded exactly the same, this could maybe rule out the question some people have about the bottom of the cab sounding better than the top.
If anyone is really curious, i could always upload a comparison test of this speaker miced at the bottom and the top of the cab.
::XeS::
Member
Where do you miced the various speakers for the shootout? In the center of the speaker or where the dustcup meets the cone (or where you usually mic a speaker)?
inbetween the dusk cap and the cone and about an inch from the grill cloth.
All the speakers were mic'd in this position.
http://img93.imageshack.us/i/micposition9el.jpg/
(not my pic btw but thats fairly bang on to how i mic my cab)
The shootout clips would have sounded alot better with the amp cranked but it was kinda late
so these r at low vol.
All the speakers were mic'd in this position.
http://img93.imageshack.us/i/micposition9el.jpg/
(not my pic btw but thats fairly bang on to how i mic my cab)
The shootout clips would have sounded alot better with the amp cranked but it was kinda late
so these r at low vol.
PhilTheBeard
"The Beard"
guitarguru1969
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I did the same thing over the weekend and found my favorite, the bottom right. I also opened up the back of the cab and tightened the baffle board screws with a screw gun set to tension 9 and it was amazing how much some of those screws moved before the clutch gave way. I also replaced the thin transistor speaker wire for 12 AWG wire. The problem I ran into was trying to get two strands of 12 AWG wire to fit into the 1/4" jack. So I spliced the two wires together and at the other end of the butt splice I put only one wire lead. Then I drilled out the holes on the jack to fit and bingo! I also caulked the baffle board to the sides of the cab to seal things up nicely. Low mids are more defined now and the cab is super tight sounding,......... enjoy.
P.S. I like the bottom right, sorry for the slight hijack.
P.S. I like the bottom right, sorry for the slight hijack.
