Comparison: Cabs (Mesa/Marshall/Engl)

[paladin shredder]

2 questions: how did you place the mics, and what mic pre's did you use?

 

[KeithTidd]

the mesa has the best balance of the 3. The marshall is at one end of the spectrum, with the engl at the other. Each has a character I like, but i would say the mesa sounds the most "polished" so-to-speak. I did notice the engl cab has that fizz i'm used to hearing out of an engl amp, maybe run an engl amp through the mesa and it'd be golden.

 

[Dylan S]

I think they all sound great.

The marshall has an awesome quality to it in the high end. Even though there is a bit of fizz, you could easily dial it out with an EQ when mixing.

All good tones.

 

[bibz]

Marshall + Mesa = tits!

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Mesa + Engl for me.... nice tone overall, btw.

 

[Nebulous]

Not really sure about these. All of them have something that I like and something that I'd want removed.

Lasse, you wouldn't have any access to an Engl Standard with V60's for a comparrison by any chance?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Not really sure about these. All of them have something that I like and something that I'd want removed.

Lasse, you wouldn't have any access to an Engl Standard with V60's for a comparrison by any chance?

actually..I do.

will be some days till I get to mic it though

 

[Nebulous]

A clip would be VERY much appreciated!

Are the Engl cabs the same size as the Marshall, or the Mesa OS?

 

[::XeS::]

I still wanna hear something from an XXL cab....it's very hard to find any sample..

 

[Lasse Lammert]

same size as marshall.

 

[Nebulous]

actually..I do.

will be some days till I get to mic it though

Hey Lasse. How are the chances of this looking?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

won't get the chance till next week

 

[Nebulous]

That's cool.

 

[Nebulous]

 

[Ermz]

+1! Never quite heard the V60 cab compared to others.

I think the fact that there are elements of most you like and elements of most you dislike that makes a great case for mixing and matching heads and cabs on recordings. Fill the gaps so to speak... it's why I barely ever just use one mic on a cab anymore!

BTW: The ENGL and Mesa clips sound great to me. The ENGL is a bit more fizzy but it's sort of up-front and fuller. The Mesa on the other hand has barely any fizz and has strong core mids, which is what I love about that cab. Tough call man... tough call. I love both.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

I'm just busy as fuck atm...but the clips WILL come soon....sorry for the delay

 

[Nebulous]

It's all good. I'm just bumping so I don't lose the thread. It's still good to go back to the original clips and compare.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Marshall and Mesa for president But the Engl also has a great sounding character. All has tits...

 

[::XeS::]

Hey Lasse, could you give us some anticipations about these v60's? I've a good deal for an Engl standard cab and it would be cool to read some impressions

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Hey Lasse, could you give us some anticipations about these v60's? I've a good deal for an Engl standard cab and it would be cool to read some impressions

it's really solid and well built.

it's especially awesome for live use, not the biggest fan in the studio though (lacking the bite of the v30).
it sounds really smooth and round, slightly scooped....yeah, it's great for live...