Please recommend a compact but great sounding 2x12 cab

riffpowers

im after another 2x12 .
i was gonna go for an orange , but they’re quite a size compared to some 2x12’s.
i know bigger is sometimes better with cabs , but I wondered what people thought was a good compromise between sound and size cab wise and what was worth looking out for ?!

viz

Following this question I’d also like to hear views on 4x10 and diagonal 2x12 options. 

Philtre

Victory make some decent sounding and sized 2x12s. I have one of their 2x12s which was closed back with two Celestion V30s. It's now an open back with one Celestion Creamback and one Celestion V30 after my slight modification.

simonk

The Matrix NL212 is very light, very compact and very good sounding. It’s available in neo Creamback or neo V30’alike variants.

vasselmeyer

If you're looking for compact, go for one that can do vertical as well as horizontal. I have a really lightweight DV Mark 2x12 which I almost always use vertically. It has the same footprint as a 1x12 but doesn't need lifting off the floor for me to hear it properly.

It also weighs less than most 1x12 heads because of the neodymium speakers.

ICBM

viz said:

Following this question I’d also like to hear views on 4x10 and diagonal 2x12 options. 

Marshall 2061C - diagonal 2x12". A really great cab, quite compact and not heavy. The stock speakers are G12H-30s, but I think they sound better with the top one replaced with a Greenback, or both replaced with Creamback G12M-65 and G12H-75, depending on how much power you need it to take.

The guitarist in my band uses exactly the latter with an Orange Rocker 30 and it sounds fantastic. The cab is actually not a lot wider than the head, in fact.

timmysoft

Mesa recto 212 or GTFO

drwiddly

A bandmate has just bought one of those Montage cabs from Lean Business with two Celestion Neo Creambacks. It sounds great and it's very light. Also worth noting that, if you buy the cab and speakers together, they install the speakers and wire it up for you.

DanR

Zilla will make anything you want.

2x12 https://imgur.com/a/jEcxgZe

Mines a 2x12 with the speakers horizontal.

I think it's 610x600.

bloodandtears

I have a Marshall 1966b 2x12 diagonal loaded with g12t-75 that I need to shift.. (I'm keeping the 1966a)

They are solid yet easy to carry.

nick79

I would go with Zilla. Or see if you can find a Recto cab cheap enough (might be difficult though).

rockmonster

Custom Audio Amplifiers 2x12 cabs are the best imho. Small with a huge sound. I use 2 of them to gig with. Easy to lug around too.