Product: Avatar SB112 Neo
Price Paid: USD 300
Submitted
10/31/2007
at
09:09pm
by
Trey
Features
:
10
112 with an adjustable horn. Got mine covered in LineX. Nice and light weight.
Sound Quality
:
10
Beautiful! Round, full, smooth sound. Every note comes though evenly.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
No problems yet. It's new!
Customer Support
:
10
DHL dropped the cab and the horn was shattered. Avatar shipped a replacement right away. Very easy to deal with.
Overall Rating
:
10
Product: Avatar SB112 Neo
Price Paid: USD 320
Submitted
10/28/2007
at
07:15pm
by
topper
Features
:
10
It's got parallel 1/4 jacks a speakon jack, handles, variable horn, and you can carry it with one hand. I don't know what other features you'd want in a cab.
Sound Quality
:
10
I'd describe it as a round full sound. I play mostly rock, blues and folk. It's perfect for what I want. I play with two guitars, a drummer keyboard, and three vocals all running at the same time. Every note comes through this cab in perfect balance. It's way louder than any single cab ought to be.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
It's brand new. Only time will tell, but it seems pretty darn solid. I got the lineX coating which seems pretty tough.
Customer Support
:
10
DHL dropped the cab and the horn was shattered into about 5 pieces when it arrived. One 5 minute phone call and they shipped me a new one. Very easy to work with.
Overall Rating
:
10
I couldn't be more pleased with this cabinet.
Product: Avatar SB112 Neo
Price Paid: USD 278.00
Submitted
09/28/2006
at
08:23pm
by
rarrr!
Features
:
10
I purchased this cabinet in Sept. 2006 from Dave & Spence at Avatar for 249.00 + 29.00 shipping. What can I say? The SB112 Neo cab does it all! I play in both a power-pop band & 70's influenced hard rock group & these cabs can handle everything from a full-on Rat pedal grind to a subtle Mowtown riff. For smaller clubs one is more than adequate. I ended up ordering a second cabinet & two of them totally rip! I use a Markbass Little Mark head & this setup not only has "The" Tone, but is amazingly loud & punchy for its size. Did I mention that these weigh only 39 pounds? My back is very happy with me these days. I just ended up pitching my Eden D112XLT, as this cab smokes it so bad, its not even funny!
Sound Quality
:
10
Ahhhhh... Tons of bass & enough mids & highs to get you & your drummer's attention. I run my Markbass pretty much flat now, as opposed to when I was using my Eden D112XLT. I'm not a fan of horns in bass cabs these days & with the Neo speaker you'll be amazed at the crispy edge you'll get with the horn turned off. I play old Jazz & P basses & the thick tone that you can dial in is to die for!
Reliability
:
10
These things appear that they could survive a nuclear blast & I have never had any reliability issues with them at all. When I play in the hard rock outfit I'm very generous with the volume, as we're a trio. The cabs never bat an eye even at stage volume.
Customer Support
:
10
Avatar is simply the best!!! No joke! Their 14 day trial period can't be beat. Dave & Spence also went out of their way to be assistive & the shipping time was blindingly quick.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing bass since 1972. My other rig is a 1973 HiWatt DR201 200 watt tube head & a 1975 Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab loaded with Eminence Deltalite 2512 Neos (yes, I am a nutball...). Needless to say, that setup is brutal, but it's also (even with the neos) brutal on your back! The cab still weighs in around 80 pounds, so guess witch setup spends the most time in the closet? As I said earlier, my Eden 112 cab has gone bye-bye since I've been enlightened by these Avatars. Prior to its purchase, I'd demoed the Bergantino, Aguilar, EA, looking to replace a pair of Bag End S15-D cabs that were too boxy for my tastes. All I can say is to give one of these Avatars a try before spending the big bucks. I think you'll be pleasantly supprised. If stolen or lost, I'd be on the phone to Dave or Spence in a heartbeat.
