Author Topic: mismatched amp+cab watt-rating (Read 7080 times)

sambo · « **Reply #30 on:** January 08, 2007, 06:43:39 PM »

i see.

well that would make sense (from my VERRRRRYYYYYY limited knowledge of amps in general, ENGLs, Marshalls, and speakers...).... because Marshall amps are supposed to have strong mids... whereas the Screamer (as i agreed with MDV i think it was)... lack a bit of push in the mids...

so it doesnt necessarily seem like a match made in heaven...

(could be TOTALLY wrong on all of the above though)...

what would you recommend then Dave?

something more similar to the TT? A G-flex maybe?

cheers.

dave_mc · « **Reply #31 on:** January 08, 2007, 08:05:35 PM »

^ I'm not too well up on cabs either, to be honest- I just know that as far as I was concerned, the Marshall cabs didn't sound all that great with the engls I tried. Now, to be honest, I'm not sure if they were the vintage-30 loaded Marshall cabs or not, but the ones I tried definitely sounded a little "flat" or something. Just wasn't a good match, IMO (though my idea of good tone could be vastly different to yours).

The engl vintage-30 loaded cabs sound great with engls (obviously enough), but the 2x12 is about £400- you could get my laney 4x12 or th framus one for the same price or less. And the engl vintage 4x12 is about £600.

I'm a bit wary of giving recommendations based on the few cabs that I have tried engls with, to be honest- I'd just be wary of Marshall cabs unless you can somehow get to try a screamer with a Marshall cab and like it.

sambo · « **Reply #32 on:** January 08, 2007, 08:40:58 PM »

cool, cheers mate.

thats what im gonna have to do next- go to a shop(s) that has both a screamer and some sort of selection of cabs.

dave_mc · « **Reply #33 on:** January 08, 2007, 08:41:55 PM »

^ yup.

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