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JDC

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« on: July 25, 2007, 02:46:12 AM »
someone recommend me a not so stupidly expensive 2x12 with vintage 30s in the UK for modern metal tones

I want an engl but they are too much and you can get a marshall 412 with vintage 30s for the same price

so far all I've found are these

FRAMUS FR212 CB £200 (any good???)
HARLEY BENTON G212 VINTAGE £133 (some shops own brand and I wouldn't be surprised if it was rubbish)

what's the link for that place that makes custom cabs I saw on here ages ago

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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 08:56:22 AM »
I'd get the Framus.  Can't argue at that price and I believe the Framus stuff is good.

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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2007, 09:18:52 AM »
Someone told me that the harley benton can't be opened up to allow for speaker change - which, if true, is pretty cac - so i'd go for the Framus
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2007, 09:22:26 AM »
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Someone told me that the harley benton can't be opened up to allow for speaker change - which, if true, is pretty cac - so i'd go for the Framus


There has got to be a way, even if its not the usual back panel access - after all, someone got them in there!!

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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2007, 11:01:33 AM »
The custom cab maker you saw a while back was zilla music - here's the link http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50103788

If memory serves right, 2x12 with V30s from them was about £270 or so.
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2007, 11:08:53 AM »
ENGL 212VH

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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2007, 12:42:22 PM »
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The custom cab maker you saw a while back was zilla music - here's the link http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50103788

If memory serves right, 2x12 with V30s from them was about £270 or so.


nar it was someone else, it just showed a picture of the cab as pure wood with no speakers

but I'll look into this zilla music as well


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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2007, 01:14:11 PM »
If possible go and try them. You would be astonished how different different cabs will sound.

Rather wait another month or two and get the best you can get for what you need.
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2007, 01:32:04 PM »
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[There has got to be a way, even if its not the usual back panel access - after all, someone got them in there!!


chainsaw, or failing that, some C4.  :twisted:

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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2007, 01:44:04 PM »
One thing, heaviest/most agressive sounding 2x12 cab I ever played was a Brunetti 2x12 with V30s. Was quite small, but had a big, scooped sound and screamed/crunched very nice.

It lacked a bit of resonance for my taste, I like my cabs to be resonant and to move some wood as well, not just speaker cone.
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2007, 02:08:31 PM »
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was it this:

http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/product_info.php/info/p1816_TT-British-Speaker-Cab-2-12-.html/XTCsid/2a6c2855b35dd2fe655a73f5ae88735b


ye that's it, thx

anyone know much about them, like how they compare to the major brand stuff, the prices do look good though

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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2007, 02:11:52 PM »
Tom loves his and it has a flex thing on the back so you can have it open or closed back (same as the Framus). It was £140 unloaded I think.

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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2007, 02:19:40 PM »
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Quote from: WezV
[There has got to be a way, even if its not the usual back panel access - after all, someone got them in there!!


chainsaw, or failing that, some C4.  :twisted:


exactly--- whatever it takes!!!!

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« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2007, 03:30:55 PM »
I have a Harley Benton and for the money, it's $%&#ing great.

It's front mounted and totally sealed, whom so ever said it was totally sealed is a fool!!! This front mounted jazz makes it REALLY $%&#ing tight sounding, a bit bright but nothing an amp with a presence control can't solve... Not only that, it's alot bigger than a number of other 2x12's on the market, it's a really good deal.

With a couple of modifications, such as G12K-85 speakers it now looks like this:




one this I will say is that the front grille had to go, it is only stuck on with Velcro and it just kept blasting off!