I bought one a while back because it was cheap, and I thought it sounded good at the time. I have since came to my senses and realized it sounds pretty crappy. I was just wondering if anyone has had any luck getting decent tones out of one of these, and if so what did you use.
Anybody ever use a mode 4 cab?
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cobhc
Amiga Enthusiast
Solid 13 ply birch cabs filled with v30's.
Sure that doesn't equal a quality cab, the mode 4 heads might suck but the cabs sure don't.
cobhc
Amiga Enthusiast
Solid 13 ply birch cabs filled with v30's.
Sure that doesn't equal a quality cab, the mode 4 heads might suck but the cabs sure don't.
Each to their own, but I've never had any good experiences with any mode 4 stuff, and not heard anything good about them either.
Mode Four cabs are pretty damn nice, IMO. As Necromancer said, 13 ply birch, V30's in the MF280. The MF400 has G12T100's, or G12K100's, can't remember...Whatever they are called, they are considered 100watt versions of the T75...I've owned an MF400 cab and it was killer. The MF280 cab was nice as well. Of all the Marshall cabs out now (unless these are discontinued), the MF280 and a 1960V are the only cabs from their line I'd buy. IIRC, the Mode Four cabs have metal hardware, too? Or, maybe it was just a metal logo?
For the price they go for used, they are definitely a bargain.
For the price they go for used, they are definitely a bargain.
deanbailey
O.C.D Member
Grave Desire
Member
Yeah, the MF280 is an oversized cab w/ v30's. I've used it before and it sounded good to me, but I've never a/b'd it to a Mesa Cab or anything else.
iekobrid
Authorized XSr Dealer
Not entirely true...
I've had an Avatar G212H with Celestion "Hellatone" 60Ls for about a year now, and couldn't figure out why (besides greater interior volume) it sounded so much more unfocused and woofy than my Legacy 212 cab with V30s. I was under the impression that the Hellatone 60L was a specially broken-in, but otherwise standard, Celestion Vintage 30. Turns out that's true of the Hellatone 60, but the 60L is a Celestion "Vintage MF" -- the speaker used in Marshall's 280w Mode Four cabs.
"pecially designed to handle the extreme low end that dropped D, D-tuning and C-tuning guitarists demand... engineered to reproduce the balanced mid range and huge bottom end that are a pre-requisite for extreme hard rock and nu-metal sounds"
Overall the magnet and cone seem the same, but the MF's dustcap is noticeably wider and flatter than a V30's...
I bought a barely used Mesa standard 212 recently, but haven't compared it head to head with the Avatar or Legacy yet. I do find myself messing with the amp's controls a lot less often than with the Avatar, though.
Those speakers on the inside say vintage 30, but they don't sound anything like real 30's. I had a 1960av a while back, and it smoked this cab. And that birch ply, its only 1/2" thick, it's 3/4" on the 1960, and the back is made of particle board.
Grave Desire
Member
wow, cool i had no idea. thanks! I almost bought one..haha. Glad I opted to save some more money and get a mesa cab.
Jaymz
Stymphalian Productions
^If you had the MF400, it was G12T100's or G12K100's, can't remember the designation.
THe MF280 is the one with the (modified it sounds like) V30's.
THe MF280 is the one with the (modified it sounds like) V30's.
Mendel
Lag Arkane
I have a mode four and the mf 400 cab. I ahte it but everytime after every how people come up to me and say it owned alle the bands sounds.
I do hate is yes, i want just a mesa dual jezus, that is the god.
I do hate is yes, i want just a mesa dual jezus, that is the god.
Well you could give most people a Dual rec and a mesa cab and they would still end up making it sound like crap. A lot of it is how you set the amp and how you play. I have had a lot of people tell me I have good tone, with my 5150 mode 4 setup, and I think it sounds horrible.
Mendel
Lag Arkane
The sound that comes out a amp is 75 % procent how u play. I could giv someone my guitar wth my amp etc and they won't sound like me. My picking is different, feel etc.
Anyway, u gys have tip for M4 ?
Anyway, u gys have tip for M4 ?
