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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: MDV on April 17, 2011, 03:41:46 PM

Title: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: MDV on April 17, 2011, 03:41:46 PM
Orange 2x12. Impressive cab, well made, sounds bigger than you'd expect (sounds like a 'normal' 4x12 in the low end to me, more or less, a bit middier/low middier perhaps, not as huge and meaty as the ubercab but more than acceptable). Very good.

Thanks sgmypod :) (traded with him + an OD for my roadstar - both happy I believe; a pleasure meeting you, too, sir).  

With most of my amps and the Uber

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l198/D_Man666/Orange.jpg)

Excuse the rats nest of cables; its basically always like that. Or if its not, it is again after 10 minutes.

Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 17, 2011, 04:32:11 PM
looks nice mate - its all about cabinet volume.  my open-backed 1x12 is almost as big as a 2x12 and consequently sounds really chunky.  I didn't notice any loss of 'umph' when I switched to it after being used to a 4x12.

actually, I prefer this to my 4x12 as the spill from the open back gives a better spread on stage.

Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: MDV on April 17, 2011, 05:27:15 PM
Indeed, but dont forget materials and construction!

Dont you find your low end and attack get a bit blurred with the open back? Or does that suit the style youre playing?
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: d1dsj on April 17, 2011, 06:44:31 PM
Very nice. I tried one a while back and nearly bought it but got a deal on a Mesa 2 x 12 Recto. BIG mistake... the Recto was too dark for me and I sold it. Called the guy selling the Orange and I was too late. Great rig you got there too.... Spaghetti and all!  :lol:
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: _tom_ on April 17, 2011, 07:41:42 PM
Indeed, but dont forget materials and construction!

Dont you find your low end and attack get a bit blurred with the open back? Or does that suit the style youre playing?

I don't have the same cab as HTH but I don't really feel there's much difference in the low-end tightness whether I have the back on or off my cab. I keep the back on at home and for recording as it seems to work better when mic'd but any time I'm playing with others I'll take the back off as it spreads the sound so much better and seems to sound the same. Then again I'm not playing anything near gut-churning technical metal so ymmv :D
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: sgmypod on April 17, 2011, 08:25:17 PM
Was great meeting MDV wish I'd had more time....and mayby learnt a few tech metal songs to have good go on his very pretty Legras.
Orange is one meaty cab may be one I will regret losing
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: sgmypod on April 17, 2011, 08:52:19 PM
So how long till you try the 4x12 and 2x12 together?
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: MDV on April 17, 2011, 09:14:41 PM
:) Cheers, likewise

As soon as I get another speaker cable :D
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: sgmypod on April 17, 2011, 09:18:07 PM
The Back to the future time....Legra>VHT pitbull100>orange2x12 and Bogner 4x!2....we'll find you laid out in the street
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: MDV on April 17, 2011, 09:21:18 PM
hahahaha. Yep. I'll be dissapointed if I dont get blown through the wall

But the plan is Legra - split - powerball into one, pitbull into the other

God help us all! :D
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: sgmypod on April 17, 2011, 09:24:48 PM
help.........
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: dave_mc on April 17, 2011, 09:58:30 PM
sweet :D
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 17, 2011, 10:18:38 PM
Indeed, but dont forget materials and construction!

Dont you find your low end and attack get a bit blurred with the open back? Or does that suit the style youre playing?

I don't find the low end gets blurred with my open back 1x12, but thats down to the speaker - some speakers can handle it, some can't (G12M comes to mind as one that can't).

I don't play anything that heavy in my covers band though, certainly nothing I would consider 'metal'.

Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: Roobubba on April 17, 2011, 10:43:35 PM
Congrats! Looks awesome :)
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: Telerocker on April 18, 2011, 01:35:01 AM
Congrats! They are good cabs indeed.
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: MDV on April 18, 2011, 03:20:59 AM
Fair play HTH. Its just my experience, but probably after different things. I dont gig, just record, so I cant appreciate the benefit of spread on stage, and actually find laser-beam cabs beneficial

And cheers guys :)
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: musicmaker29 on April 18, 2011, 01:37:17 PM
nice one! I used to have the bright orange version of this - lovely cab.

do the casters pop off? if so then remove them for any live work, this cab really benefits from contact with the floor in my experience.
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: HairyChris on April 18, 2011, 04:36:18 PM
Nice cab! Orange do make good cabinets...
Title: Re: NCD! (New cab day!)
Post by: roland_rat on April 18, 2011, 05:19:24 PM
Very nice.  Nice that you both come out of it with a good trade!