The Ultimate v30 Cab Shootout 2010

[Lasse Lammert]

...is here.
The mic position was as similar as I could get it...mic'd with a single sm57, no post processing.
Amp was a 6505 on the green channel.

here are the files as 24/44.1 Wavs in a zip folder

and here the mp3 for you lazy fucks:

Mesa Rectifier 4x12
Mesa Stiletto 4x12
Marshall 1960DM 4x12
Marshall 1960AV 4x12
Bogner Übercab 4x12

obviously a shootout like this can't be 100% scientific, cause a tiny mic movement can make a difference, also would I probably adjust the amp in a real recording situation to fit the used cab (like more presence for the Recto cab, less for the DM etc), but to keep it somewhat neutral I've used the same settings for all these clips

EDIT: you can vote multiple times

 

[jipchen]

Aaawwww, no ENGL Pro Cab

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Aaawwww, no ENGL Pro Cab

nah, I sold that some time ago

 

[JeffTD]

Recto and Überkab for me, just slightly different flavors. Mesa trad sounds really stuffy to my ears, and I'm not liking the top end on the Marshalls at all.

 

[Jaymz]

Do want recto cab

 

[John_C]

Kinda hard to say really. I think they'd all have their place in the right song and right mix. I actually like the Stiletto and the DM best on first listen. I guess I just like tones that other people think are "stuffy"

 

[Ashgarth]

Recto and Überkab for me too.

 

[HvO]

great comparison! thanks a lot!

hard to decide which one sounds "better". I like all these cabs!

but with this tuning and style of riffing, I like the 1960AV most.

 

[motomoto]

I think i liked the DM most



old school vibe:Smokin:

 

[Lasse Lammert]

I think my fav is still the Recto Cab...but I would use more presence for that one usually, makes it come to live. (I had it on 8 for this clip, usually with that cab I'm having pres on 9 or close to 9)
I'm also loving that AV...really open sounding, it kinda breathes.

 

[Jaymz]

What high/pres do you usually use on the DM to compensate the generally brighter cab?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

What high/pres do you usually use on the DM to compensate the generally brighter cab?

on the DM I usually try to get the low mids up, an sm57 is not the perfect mic for that, unless you blend it with an m160...then it's awesome...
I think the m160 is the mic for that cab anyways.
the AT is also cool.

 

[kev]

In my slightly biased opinion, marshall AV lol

 

[Machinated]

bogner and mesa for me. nothing touches that mesa's low end.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Recto cab of course wins, but I actually quite like the 1960AV as well, and am surprised at how much fizzier the 1960DM cab is in comparison; surely that's just due to the differences in the V30s, and not cab construction? (are there really any differences between them, besides grille and "tolex"?) Ubercab has too much fizz (though it's a higher frequency fizz than the 1960DM, so I don't mind it as much), and the Stiletto is way too furry/stuffy for me

 

[gabriel g.]

Recto cab!!!! the über is also great. The Stiletto is close the the recto but doesnt have that perfect fitting sound....

I bought a recto straight 2 weeks ago, happy it won your shootout for me

Do you noticed the same fizz with Marshall DM and the AV?

With my AV I realy struggle with some annoying fizz with an 6505....

 

[Skaldir]

Thanks for this shootout. Amazing how different all clips sound.
I liked the 1960AV and the Recto the most.
Some sounded very narrow in comparision

 

[Fragle]

major recto cab GAS over here.....although the marshall kept up surprisingly well for that style of riffing, i think the recto will do most styles really really well.

 

[jeid]

Favourite was the Stiletto and second was the 1960AV. Least favourite was the Ubercab

 

[greyskull]

TBH I liked them all in one way or another except the über cab. that had a horrible 2 kish spike that made jesus cry.
Really surprised by how nice the 1960av is!
Wasnt MASSIVELY keen on the recto cab (shock horroR) Found that a bit muddy
my votes for the 1960 av and stiletto cab.