cab for JCM 800

[daryl]

for the people who own the jcm 800, what cabs do you guys use? may be getting the jcm 800 soon to replace my 5150

 

[suckasucks]

most people on other forums use a marshall 1960 A or B cab, even those without marshall heads. i've also seen many people use mesa, orange, avatar, and genz benz.

 

[subversion]

maybe i'm the odd one out here- i somehow dislike Marshall cabs due to a certain nasal voicing when it comes to overdrive. using CRATE with my JVM:

 

[HarrisonYeo]

5150 rocks man lol . why sell it

 

[Weiht]

Maybe no gd cleans? jcm 800 has a useable clean, its not bad in any sense but surprisingly v pleasant. Depends on ur cab n speakers too.

But for cab, maybe u also can try the carvin cabs.

 

[suckasucks]

which jcm 800 are you getting? why not try fetch a 2204 on ebay? supposedly the best (and some say the only good JCM) there is out there. i'd get the bluesbreaker combo or a 1974x though.

 

[guitarnub]

maybe i'm the odd one out here- i somehow dislike Marshall cabs due to a certain nasal voicing when it comes to overdrive. using CRATE with my JVM:

what speakers were in the marshall cab sub? the one with the nasal voicing.

 

[subversion]

Celestion V30s... it might be just me though...

 

[suckasucks]

my guess exactly. many people have said V30s sound slightly nasal live.

 

[subversion]

the V30s distorts easily, this IMO is best for blues rock apllication, especially so when you rely on your guitar's pickup output/ amp to drive your tone.

then there's the camp who believes this would be added bonus for high gain/ drive applications- no doubt it is, but the overall voicing matters IMO.

for cabs, i have a simple spec- the drivers must not add too much colour to the amp's default voicing.