Great sounding 1x12 cabs?

[Soundstorm]

Get a Redback 150.

Should help recover some of your lost manhood from only using a 1x12

I already had one, wasn’t my thing. I actually had it in this Bogner and traded it to a guy for an old V30.

That being said it is pretty cool to be able to crank a 60’s Plexi Superbass to 10 through a Redback loaded 1x12 and not have it evaporate

 

[ChuggNorris]

I, along with a few other people on R/T are like recorded/close mic tone surgeons

forever obsessed

Thinking about a condenser or ribbon for trying to capture some "in the room sounds" also. Currently Id really like to try and get that sound recorded. And currently only have dynamic mics for close micing. I just hooked up my old AKG-D1000E a few inches away from a veteran 30 instead of a Redback. Going to see if I like that any better.

 

[ChuggNorris]

I already had one, wasn’t my thing. I actually had it in this Bogner and traded it to a guy for an old V30.

That being said it is pretty cool to be able to crank a 60’s Plexi Superbass to 10 through a Redback loaded 1x12 and not have it evaporate

Ever had the Swamp Thang?
Used 2 of those with 2 v12 for years with a savage 120.... still one of the most memorable tones I've had.

 

[7704A]

Ever had the Swamp Thang?
Used 2 of those with 2 v12 for years with a savage 120.... still one of the most memorable tones I've had.

Friend of mine uses the Swamp Thang just to add thump and feel to his sound live, and mic's the Creamback when recording.

 

[romanianreaper]

The 1x12 Friedman cab that matches the Jake E Lee 20 watt head sounds killer! It has a 65w creamback in it.

Yes my Friedman is an awesome 1x12.

 

[Soundstorm]

Ever had the Swamp Thang?
Used 2 of those with 2 v12 for years with a savage 120.... still one of the most memorable tones I've had.

A long time ago when I had a Mark IIC+ I had two of them in a 4x12. I remember not liking them but it was so long ago I'd probably give them a shot again.

 

[hammered]

I really like my Mojotone Canyon 1x12s . I’ve got Greenbacks in them

 

[Rex Rocker]

I'm realizing that 1x12's record really well.

My complete opposite experience, personally.

Maybe I haven't tried "the right" 1x12 for recording, but I've had the Vox V112NT, Orange PPC112, the Mesa Mini Recto cab, and now a Krank 1x12. I've even had different speakers in them (Celestion Greenback, Creamback, V30, Gold, G12-35XC, Eminence Legend), but I've had the same problem with all of them: lack of top and low-end extension (compared to a 4x12) which leaves a plastic-y boxy midrange voicing. I guess it depends on the style of music you're playing too. But for Metal, I didn't like the results.

I'd love to hear some samples proving me wrong, though. I mean, who likes to drag a 4x12 up or downstairs. I love how portable 1x12's are, and I'd love to find out one that's easy to carry but that mics up well too. Problem (for me) is most people who throw out recommendations have used them in the room but not recorded. Not to discount anyone's opinions, but all my 1x12's have sounded fine in the room, but they really fall apart once you throw a mic in front of them.

JME.

 

[ChuggNorris]

A long time ago when I had a Mark IIC+ I had two of them in a 4x12. I remember not liking them but it was so long ago I'd probably give them a shot again.

I regret selling only because they had been pummeled and were broken in. But if I recall right, they had some harsh highs/precense sometimes which confused me a little since everyone said it was dark. And while it was dark in ways, it had some bite up top to my ears. More than most large dust cap speakers have.

I wonder if with 3 more years of beating on them if they'd be smoothed over by now. Wish I knew lol..too many speakers since then.