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ThisMassive generalization but...
RL - fills the room
FL - hits yer face
ThisMassive generalization but...
RL - fills the room
FL - hits yer face
And this.My ears hear this between my RL Splawn 412 and FL Soldano 412.
RL: deeper sound, more pronounced low end. Spreads a bit more around the room, BUT the sound changes between the front and and side of cab
FL: Sound not as deep, but not lacking on the low end. low end is tighter than RL, however, it has more pronounced high end or you could say more high-end sparkle. I actually had to turn down the bass control on my amp with the FL, but that may also be cause the Soldano 412 is a bit of a smaller size box overall.
Again, that's what my ears hear.
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Get pillow stuffing and fill the cab. That’s how Bogner did the FL Uberkab. You will lose yourself in crunchy riff bliss!Alright, so I used a router to modify my Avatar 4x12 Contemporary to be front loadable and did a back to back comparison.
FL definitely increases the high end. Walking around the room the cab was no more or less directional but the increased highs can fool you into thinking FL is more directional 'cause when you stand right in front it's like, "damn that's a lot of high end blasting my face".
FL sounds more present, and for lack of a better description it's like it's alive in the room right in front of your face.
RL sounds more like the sound is coming from an adjacent room, kind of cavern-like I guess, sort of hollow sounding.
That's the best I can do trying to describe it, beyond that you'll need to see for yourself.
Side note, I've never liked rear loaded cabs, I picked this cab up recently and it's mega stiff (only the tiniest amount of resonance), I thought I was gonna get rid of it, but now that it's front loaded and I removed the center brace (to increase resonance) it's a really good sounding cab. Night and day difference, this cab went from meh to awesome.
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Amen. Maybe we should make a forum cab or something.The donuts make the cab much less directional. The tone sounds pretty much the same everywhere in the room.
I have used them in 4x12 cabs in the past.
It's darker with the donuts. Just adjust the amp to make up for it.Amen. Maybe we should make a forum cab or something.
Another vote for Mitchell Donuts. Cheap and effective. This is the foam I used: https://www.mcmaster.com/87035K45Also, FL cabs benefit IMMENSELY from Mitchell Donuts.
Agreed. It's not a lot in my experience, but it is a difference. Like you mentioned, tweaking the amp a tiny bit fixed it for me.It's darker with the donuts. Just adjust the amp to make up for it.
I’ve never seen a quality cab with a thin rear panel; all the ones I’ve owned have been the same ply that the sides/bottom/top are made out of. If it’s properly sealed I doubt there’s any difference and IME a “fully sealed” cab sounds just the slightest bit different from one where a little air leaks out the jack plate/rear panel/etc.Isn’t there typically different construction techniques used on these cabs also? RL have a thin removable back vs FL with a thick permanent back & easily removable grille. This has to affect the tone..right? I have some old Carvin V212s that I love…FL, vertical, angled.. They have a lot more low end than other 2x12s I’ve tried.. I love a 4x12 but they are a close second.
I haven't owned many, but that's my experience too. Peavey 412MS had 3/4" plywood for the back panel, and the Kustom 412Q(?) had MDF the same thickness as the rest of the cab from what I can tell.all the ones I’ve owned have been the same ply that the sides/bottom/top are made out of.
1) Does it have batting inside it?I’m probably gonna get rid of it, it almost sounds like there’s a bass player come through the cab, its kind of ridiculous.
1) Yes, egg crate foam on the rear panel.I haven't owned many, but that's my experience too. Peavey 412MS had 3/4" plywood for the back panel, and the Kustom 412Q(?) had MDF the same thickness as the rest of the cab from what I can tell.
1) Does it have batting inside it?
2) Are any of it's dimensions the same, or divisible by each other? E.g., height and width are the same.
My understanding is that identical dimensions promote resonances. In this case, about 240Hz and its harmonics if I did the math right. For the foam, I think Kyle Bull had an engl cab with foam in it that he found had strong bass too if I recall. I don't know enough to comment on the foam though.1) Yes, egg crate foam on the rear panel.
2) Yes, the interior length and height are both 27.25”. Is that some sort of enclosure design issue?