1x12 Combo recommendations please: My back cant take the heavy gear any more :(

hotpickups

I've posted this already earlier on another thread but the soon to be launched Roland Blues Cube will be the answer to all your problems. It's the answer to mine anyway.

By the way I'm not a representative of Roland but do see a great idea when I see and hear one

Hope it helps

DannyP

p90fool said:

DannyP;424242" said:

@p90fool

Is that the '68 reissue Princeton? How are you finding it? How is it different from the '65 Princeton.

They're both 1x10" combos, aren't they?

Ta, Dan

Yep, both 1x10s, but with way more depth than something like a 1x12 Blues Junior.

I bought the 68 Custom because it's a better pedal platform than the 65 in my experience. The 65 is pretty bright and has very little midrange, I found it disappeared in a mix sometimes, especially with some drive pedals. There's a lot of talk about the 68 having less headroom but it's marginal tbh, and like you I always mic up anyway.

However, even if you change you mind and wish you'd bought the other one it's only a matter of changing a few pence worth of components plus a speaker swap and your there.

I didn't actually buy it for gigging, it was bought purely for pleasure, but it's turned out to be perfect for my needs.

Great thanks. I would normally have gravitated towards the Blackface for no better reason than they're supposed to be cool, but it's good to get a proper insight! I love my 410 Deville which sounds really sweet even at low volumes, but it's just been sitting in the loft conversion room for 3 years.

I'm not the OP, by the way - but yes I would mic up for gigs!

english_bob

I've been giving some thought to selling my Cornell Romany Plus. It's a 10W / 2.5W blackface / tweed flavoured 1x12" (Jensen) that has served as my gigging amp on and off for ages. Great pedal platform (on BF settings), keeps pace with drummers on small stages / mic'd up and sounds lovely.

It's reasonably small, fairly light for a valve amp and fairly well balanced. It's in the same ballpark as amps like the Blues Jr or the Princetons I guess, only with a bigger speaker.

RaymondLin

Hire a roadie

Or go head and cab, not combo.

My Atma is 14lbs, tuck it under my arm size too.

Fortheloveofguitar

RaymondLin;424385" said:

Hire a roadie

Or go head and cab, not combo.

My Atma is 14lbs, tuck it under my arm size too.

That's more of a weight on my wallet than my back

thomasw88

hughes kettner statesman, they do a 20 watt single speaker jobby, which is splendiferous.

Fortheloveofguitar

thomasw88;424493" said:

hughes kettner statesman, they do a 20 watt single speaker jobby, which is splendiferous.

I used to gig the head version. Cracking amp that was

Brad

DV Mark DV40, the 2x12 is as light as most 1x12's. Takes pedals very well too.

Guitar_Slinger

chrishill901 said:

You probably aren't going to save your back much with a 1x12 combo! My 1x12 jubilee is something like 23kg! A 1x12 cab from someone like Montage and a lighter weight head might be a better option. I'm sure there are lighter weight combos, but you may limit yourself by limiting the weight

I bought a 1x12 Marshall JCM900 combo which weighs the same. On the plus side, it's solid and loud (25/50W), 2 channels, has an FX loop and can be easily carried with two hands at waist height, through doors. Get a gigbag with decent pockets for stand-and-leads-and-pedals-and-shit, and there's your rig from car to rehearsal or pub in one trip!

Cabicular

Has anyone said Two Rock yet?

Bloody loud (the studio 50 combo is roaring) and pretty light

I use the jet 22 as my first amp but I've always got the PA in the car so I'm not sure I'm saving myself any lifting ..

Cacofonix

^ What he said.  Studio pro is clean and smooth all the way up.  It's loud, and extremely light.  Mine is not for sale.

Or Cornford Hurricane.  Awesome amp, and very light.  It's also quite loud, but breakup is much earlier than the two-rock.  Mine is not for sale.

Fortheloveofguitar

Thanks for all your input guys.

I'm borrowing a Line 6 Flextone 1x12 to get me through this weekends gig. Will then plan a better option using the recommendations above.

H&K Trilogy now for sale in the classifieds.

welshboyo

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Thanks for all your input guys.

I'm borrowing a Line 6 Flextone 1x12 to get me through this weekends gig. Will then plan a better option using the recommendations above.

H&K Trilogy now for sale in the classifieds.

Jalapeno

Head + (Pine) Cab with Neodymium speaker(s) is the way for you old chum.

Fortheloveofguitar

welshboyo;425583" said:

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Thanks for all your input guys.



I'm borrowing a Line 6 Flextone 1x12 to get me through this weekends gig. Will then plan a better option using the recommendations above.



H&K Trilogy now for sale in the classifieds.

Indeed mate. Calling the favour back in for the night.

Voxman

I really empathise with bad backs as I've had problems for years in L3 and L4. So I know how painful and miserable it can be.

Which is why I bought myself a Laney Cub 12R. They currently go for £249 and are a lot of all-tube amp for the money. Single channel, nice cleans and good crunch, serial fx loop, full eq plus extra tone shape, a good digital reverb, 8/16 ohm extn cab out, built in mains cable that stows behind, and even a useful little built-in tilt stand. Weight is only 25lbs.

And if you want a two channel amp the Laney VC30-112 is 40lbs. For 8lbs more the VC30-210 is the version I have. Its the same size as the 1x12 and IMHO is the best kept secret of the VC30 range and manageable to carry. Glorious cleans, nice distortions and the 2x10 gives it a wonderful more vintagy tone than a 1x12 or 2x12. Its a great option if you want two speaker tone in a much lighter and much more compact package. All-valve, 2-channel, fx loop, extn cab out, reverb, bright switch. The 210 and 112 are normally around £500 but GAK currently has the 210 at only £399 which is a bargain!

My cub is heavier than stock as I put a Celestion Vintage 30 in it to replace the then stock budget Celestion Rocket 50 and its still very portable. But the new Cubs have much superior HH drivers in them.

ICBM

The Laneys aren't all-valve, if it matters - close, but not quite... the FX loop circuitry is in the signal path even when not in use, and is IC-driven.

As usual I'm just being boring, but it's important to be accurate .

I've also never heard the HH speakers described as 'superior' before, although if you're comparing them to a Rocket 50 you're probably right!

xSkarloey

The SL-5 is a great amp. I plugged into one for a good half hour when trying an Epiphone Casino of all things (!) in a shop. Goes to show it's a versatile beast, although it will do you all the 'Slashisms'. 

What I did treat myself to earlier this year is the SL-5's slightly under the radar cousin, the Marshall DSL5C. That's got an effects loop- but no reverb. Goes higher gain than the SL-5 too I think. I like versatility and the DSL covers all I want from Country/ folky cleans right up to the heaviest of heavy stuff.  

Might be worth looking at. 

Dave_Mc

ICBM said:

I've also never heard the HH speakers described as 'superior' before, although if you're comparing them to a Rocket 50 you're probably right!

Maybe he has the Jensen version? They came with (I think) C10Qs for a while.

Voxman

Dave_Mc;426237" said:

ICBM said:I've also never heard the HH speakers described as 'superior' before, although if you're comparing them to a Rocket 50 you're probably right!










Maybe he has the Jensen version? They came with (I think) C10Qs for a while.

The Cubs originally had the Rocket 50. My VC30-210 has two Jensen C10Q16 drivers that are excellent. The new HH speakers being used in the current Laney's are very good and are not the same as the old HH Invader speakers that had a bad name and were used by Laney pre their switch to the Jensen's and the Celestion Seventy Eighties.