I tend to go with straight cabs because I don't need speakers aimed at my head; this is very subjective. I like the sound of the cab in a room rather than it being at ear level, but I would be happy with either cab because I wouldn't have to point a slant cab toward me if I chose to. I guess this is because straight cabs have more physical volume or air inside of them. Is that correct? Theres no difference. The reason they seem like they have more highs is because its pointed at your ear.
If youre using it live and micing it , the PA will get the same sound from either one. Ive never heard of a cabinet that was a different price for slant or straight though.
I prefer straight cabs for a few reasons. Not reason 2. I've never taken that into consideration while buying a cab. You can hang a mic over the top of it and mic up the top speaker in the event you don't have a boom stand. Straight cabs are supposed to have more bottom end but don't quote me I've never compared them. You can put an angled cab ontop of a straight cab or have two straight cabs ontop of eachother but you can't put an angled ontop an angled, and since angled cabs are more common it makes sense to get a straight.
Straight cabs shoot air out directly forward more than angled ones do, all the speakers are pointed out in one direction, usually at a slight angle upwards. In fact, running two angled cabs on their side is better in some cases where the guitars aren't mic'd. I, when using two cabs I put the them side by side and the amp on one. I own one, I'll borrow one off a friend in another band or something. Well if you are going to do it traditionally, then running two straights is better then angled on top.
Considering the top speaker on a full stack is pointing -upwards- and it's like 5 and a half feet up in the air, kinda redundant. Surely it'd be better if the bottom cab had it's top speaker angled upwards and the top one being straight? Anyways, I ended up selling the head in maybe but I always held onto the cabinet because it sounded good. Now, when I bought the head and cab I got them used from someone and the cabinet was the B style. I don't remember the exact story but IIRC the guy had either sold the slant cab to someone else or kept it.
Over the years I have used this cabinet everywhere. Literally it is a world traveler. In about I bought a slant cabinet and was surprised at how different it sounded than my straight one. At first I attributed this to mine being really broken in and the other one being new.
I finally went to a store and put the same head through the slant and straight cabinets - both Marshall s - and even with my back to them I could tell a difference. The A cab was more harsh and brighter and the B cab was the one I liked better every time. That being said, someone else may like the A cab better. I have a few theories on this and I'm wondering if others have noticed this as well.
Because of the slant you lose some depth and maybe this changes things? Having the B cab lets you crank it a little more without pointing at your face Any thoughts on this? Here is my cab because threads are better with pics usually. What happens when you take the speakers out and swap cabinets with them? Do you like the speakers or the cabinet?
The main difference is obviously going to be the straight cab projects the sound in a straight line below ear level. Other then the upper cab possibly having a little less air volume that could affect the bottom end there shouldn't be much of a difference otherwise if both cabs have the same speakers.
I have both cabs loaded with identical speakers and both sound equally good to me. If I'm only hauling one cab I typically bring the slant cab because it elevates the sound when I'm standing out front at a mic and can clearly hear myself without having to mic anything up. In essense the can sounds much taller then it actually is because of the slant. I don't have any issues with the spread because I have more then enough wattage. The only thing the slant can be a bit tricky is if you leave it setup on its wheels.
Those Marshall casters on an uneven floor and a heavy head can worry me as being top heavy. Luckily the wheels pull out easily enough so setting it firmly on the floor is a good move when you're worried about it being tipped over. I typically run the second cab with other heads as a second amp for guests or recording in stereo. Its been many years since I've used both playing out live and even then I didn't stack them.
I don't like too much guitar in my ears and would rather have it flap at waist levels so I can get higher volumes and more sumpathetic vibrations from the instrument.
My buddy had one of those back in my High School days and played live with it a few times. Friggin great sound from 10's with a Marshall head.
Its the biggest thing I can fit into my Mustang's Trunk and it still measures up Nicely against any 4X12 cab other players have used.
Allot easier to move too. I made the cab open backed and its light enough to roll along with one hand. That I haven't tried, but I have tried the same cabs A and B right next to each other and always seem to prefer the straight cabinet. I think you can push the cabinet a little more with the straight ones without it getting as harsh as quick. I have a slant but wish it was a straight.
I prefer to have my tone shoot me straight behind the knees. Then I dont get the high end blasting at my ears. I used to wonder if what I heard coming out is what the audience heard and luckly it wasnt. I'd stand out in front of the house mix and my tone was nice. In front of my amp I would hear all highs and no thump. I would always try to change my EQ so what I heard would have some thump to it, but then I would sometimes get lost in the house mix. It's all personal preference.
I do like how with a slant you dont have as many "dead spots" on stage. But also, most the venues we play have a good monitors so it's not much of an issue anymore. Should I go straight or slant. I had a straight cab with a triple rectifier before and I liked it. Any opinions? I bought a slanted cab because I only use my amp at home in my guitar room and I wanted to be able to hear the highs better.
I still have to stand on the other side of the room for it to sound best though. If I were gigging I'd probably just use a straight cab. But I guess if you're going into a PA it doesn't really matter.
As people mentioned here, straight cabs are thought to have more low end because of the additional depth of the cabinet behind the speakers. I have a recto angled and a Marshall Vintage straight, and the angled recto still has way more low end than the Marshall.
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