EarCandy Buzzbomb 212 Cabinet

Made in 2009
It has exactly what I asked for and ordered.
It has the stereo mono combo
I use it live and in the studio and has plenty of headroom for all 3 of my amps. Ill give it a 9 because it is only a cab, but has exactly what I wanted.

Gibson Les Paul custom with stock pickups
it is so versatile I use it for many different styles.
The cleans are brilliant and the distortion / over drive is clear as a bell. This sounds better than my other 2x and 4x12 cabs so Ill give it a 10.

I use it gigging and without a backup all the time, live and in the studio. It has not broke and I have had it a little over 6 months. It comes with a lifetime warranty and the guy there tim always answers his emails, sometimes with a little longer answer to questions than you would expect.

Tim was very friendly, candid, had a fun sense of humor and was very helpful to me with my ohm load confusion. They dont have any dealers or service centers so Ill give them a 8 on this one. I asked him about some of the bad reviews and he said it is a double edged sword, everyone wants to email him and he answers them personaly, a lot of people change the order on him which sets him back time wise. There is a clarification Id like to make and I hope im not over stepping bounds but, he told me he had kidney surgery, not heart surgery and they did have a time set back but everyting is fine. They took care of my order to a T. I had to change the shipping address so my wife would not get mad and they were very accomodating to that request also. Plain and simple, top of the line custom gear like this takes time, this guys stuff is worth the wait to me. I waited 7 weeks for it to get to my door step, a few days past what we expected but like I said, I changed the ship to address. Sounds like a lot of these reviews below are eronious to me.

Im over 30 and dont care to get into a huge list of gear but mainly my Lespaul, My Bogner My matchless and my Hiwatt.
If it were lost or stolen, I would order another one because this one was made for me and sounds better than any other cab I have owned. I will give a 10 in this catagorey as I told EarCandy I was going to post a review about how thier cab crushed my other 2 cabs and they asked me not to mention the other 2 cabs by name, out of courtesy. Now thats class, so with the CS, the awesome cab and the level of class and interaction with me, I give this catagorey a 10.

I need to do two reviews, one for the cab I ordered and received a long time ago, and one for the one I just finally gave up on ever receiving.

The first one I got in 2006. It's straight up black on black with black circle grills, black diamond plate front, 4/16 ohm jacks, loaded with 2 Eminence Swampthang speakers.

I ordered my second one the same way, with the only change being the speakers. It was supposed to have Eminence Texas Heats instead.

You can order (and possibly never receive) these things loaded however you want. It's a 2x12 so there aren't really that many other things you can do with them. Rated 8 just because that's the nature of a 2x12.

I play mostly metal. I use a couple different guitars with either EMG's or Blackouts. You know the tone I'm after. The cab I received sounds great. I have paired it with both a Genz-Benz El Diablo and a VHT Deliverance and it sounds great. Sounds very tight, projects well.

That's why I wanted another one. I actually wanted to run both heads and both cabs at the same time. It'd be total overkill. Too bad I'll probably never receive the second one.

Rated 9 because the one I got is killer.

I always had the impression the cab I bought a long time ago was amazingly well constructed. One day I accidentally left a cable plugged into the jack on the back and managed to snap it off. I took the jack plate off and removed the handle (I have the handles that are recessed on the top corners) to access everything and hopefully fix it.

The nut that holds the jack into the back plate is plastic. Is this on purpose so you don't mess up your jack when you do something stupid? Or is is just stupid?

The tolex that covers the exterior looks really nice. I have doubts regarding its durability. It's pretty soft stuff. When I removed the handle, I was surprised how badly the tolex was cut and wedged into the cab. Big V's and general sloppiness. Its all on the inside but it was disappointing.

On a plus note, all the wiring and soldering was top notch.

My first cab was supposed to take 6 weeks (back when Tim still stated turnaround time). It took 12. He did answer emails honestly and I did get my cab.

I ordered my second cab February 8th, 2009. Today is July 20th. From reading other reviews it seems like I have about 6 more months to wait if I ever want to see this thing.

After I ordered, I patiently waited for over 2 months, then sent an email. Nothing. Sent another. Nothing. Finally send a message through their website's contact us form. Got an email and a phone call. I think the excuse was kidney stones. I repeatedly waited a bit, did the same email thing. Like others here, I got stories of tornadoes, heart surgery, family members dying, and various other excuses.

Today I sent an email stating I've had enough and asked for my money back. In no less than 20 minutes I got a response. The usual excuse and a promise of two more weeks. Nope, I'm done.

Rated 1. Lies and excuses are far too plentiful.

I wish I could get a straight answer of what happened? If you look at reviews here from a couple years back, everything is great.

My only advice now to potential buyers is to look for one used.

Overall rating is a 5 because it's a nice cab from what has turned out to be a terrible company.

Simple. It's a 2x12 guitar cabinet.

I have heard good things about the sound quality. I have since heard they are not worth what you pay for. I have heard of many people getting sold "extras" and not even receiving them. I guess to report my own personal experience, Tim at EarCandy would actually have to send me the cabinet that I paid for.

From my understanding, they seem to work fine. IF YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE THEM. i never received mine after paying 100% up front to Tim at EarCandy

Here's the main reason I'm writing this review. As many others have reported. You will NOT find WORSE customer service.

I feel the need to post this to save others from getting ripped off. If you are considering buying cabinets from Ear Candy you really need to read on. In Mid December 2007 I custom ordered a loaded cabinet from Tim at Ear Candy. He MADE SURE to get PAYMENT IN FULL up front. He said he was Really Backed Up on orders because he was selling so many cabinets so it would take 6 to 8 weeks to build. I found a deal I couldn???t pass up on a stack so I contacted Tim RIGHT AFTER the turn of the year to try and cancel my order or even have Tim simply sell it to another customer. I knew he had not started my cabinets yet. Tim said that would not be a problem. He would simply build the cabinet and sell it to someone else.

I stayed in close contact with Ear Candy. Or as Tim puts it.... ???I drove him crazy with status calls and emails.??? After several months went by Tim stopped returning my emails. During this time Ear Candy???s shop got flooded several times. He thought I would just go away and forget about my cab. Well, at this point I wouldn???t have an Ear Candy cab if you gave it to me. Well, maybe to burn on YouTube.

I got Tim???s attention when I posted a comment about this on one of his YouTube videos. THIS REALLY UPSET HIM. Of course, he doesn???t want people to know that he???s a thief. That would be bad for finding future suckers. He didn???t have a problem getting in touch of me then. I received all kinds of threats and abusive language in emails. I would be happy to forward any and all emails to anyone that wants to read just to see what kind of guy we???re talking about.

I guess this will be a battle of the attorneys, because he says he???s going to sue me for telling people the truth about our deal. What I don???t think his attorney knows is this is all FACT. I have not embellished one bit. In fact I left a lot of details out to save people all the reading and keep this as short as possible. That???s called Freedom of Speech. Just so long as everything I say is true there???s NOTHING HE CAN DO!

I???ll let you be the judge. If this had happened to you would you call him a thief or just a great business man? In my opinion the worst kind of criminal are thief's and child molesters. I would like to hear your thoughts. When he drags me into court I would love to show the judge how the rest of America would feel had it been them. People like this must be stopped or they will continue to steal peoples money. He knows that all the attorney fees and court fees would cost more that the cabinet so he THINKS people will just write it off and forget about it. Well, I???ve written the money off, but I???ll be damned if I???m going to sit back and act like it didn???t happen. The funny thing is Tim SAID he???s bigger than the internet and could never be stopped. Is that funny or what. Now that???s a ???EGOTISTICAL BIG HEADED BASTARD???!

Feel free to contact me if you would like more info on this matter.
Toddf007@yahoo.com

Thanks for your time.
Todd

I can not stress enough how bad of a person Tim at EarCandy is. He does not care one bit about his customers. It's ALL ABOUT TIM.

Anybody that would steal their customer's money and give NOTHING in return is a THIEF. Plain and Simple. He stole my money. There's no other way of looking at it.

I have to say that transactions with this company are extremely bad . I have to agree with everyone that states the fore mentioned in the reviews. Actual build/shipping time's are likely 6-8 months & has been longer for others . The truth is you will be ******* around with wrong ( Bogus ? ) shipping numbers , false email responses to inquiry's about an order's status .
My experiences ( I own 2 BuzzBombs ) reflect these exact circumstances . The 1st cab took 5-6 months , the 2nd cab took 8 months and both time's a long , long time wasted trying to figure out what was the truthful reality going on . One of the worst that I have come across ever in pursuit of quality equipment.
Its a truly sad state of affairs with a company that's quality is extremely high in their products but is an total **** You Over otherwise .
Honesty , truth in actual build time's / information is not available at all . Yeah, its really that bad ...no kidding . By the time its all over , any desire to be affiliated with the product , its business practices have shot your attitude all to HELL .
I could never recommend this company to anyone , even with the extreme quality the product itself has you would feel just horrible putting the advice out to buy from EarCandy .
So many other's to purchase from without all the DRAMA !!!

It did not have the features I paid for, hence the low rating here. Read below

Les Paul & Tele > Blackface Bassman Head > Ear Candy Buzzbomb.

This is a great sounding cab. I bought it empty and had a few different pairs of speakers including EV EVM's, and an Eminence Texas Heat and a Redcoat (a very good combination). This cab has a bigger bass than some Marshall 4x12's I've owned, a very good sounding cab. I play Alterna Rock, and Classic Rock; it works very good for me.

The cabinet is very robust, but the speaker grilles are cheesy, and the Tolex is sub-par.

I bought this cab a couple years ago, and it has served me well. I don't gig more than once a month, so it is not exactly put through hell, but the wood has held up well.

The sound is excellent, my problems are with the honesty of the seller. I saw an Ear Candy Cab that had been sold on eBay by the maker, and he didn't have another Buzzbomb listed, so I contacted him and asked if he could make me one just like the one in the auction, and he said, no problem. He quoted me a price and I agreed. I sent him payment, and a few weeks later, I received a cab. It was not exactly like the cab in the auction we had agreed on.

The cab in the auction had very nice recessed handles on each side, and a pair of wheels that worked in conjunction with a 3rd recessed handle that slid out of the top of the cab. The cab I received had cheapo, spring-loaded, screw-on. He installed the wheels, but there was no sliding handle on top. I emailed him about the wrong specs, and he said he would send me the sliding handle. What he sent me was another cheapo spring-loaded handle.

He had stated in the auction that this cab was solid wood. What I received was Plywood. I called him on this, and he stated he meant to say that it was void-free plywood. He also stated that no one uses solid wood. I told him that was not true, at the time Krank was using solid wood on all their cabs, and many boutique combos and cab are made with solid wood.

Also, the Tolex is a cheap, fabric store tolex, it's puffy, and not durable. The Tolex job was not of professional quality either, there is a thick double seam at the bottom center of the cab, and it was coming loose from the time I received the cab. Also, on the left side, writing seeped through the Tolex. It looks like there was writing on the wood in black indelible marker, and over time, it seeped into the tolex, so now it's visible on the orange Tolex, big and ugly writing.

I probably should have pursued the matter, but I just chalked it up to experience...don't buy from Ear Candy ever again.

Well, I feel I was duped by Ear Candy. It is a good-sounding cab, but what I got was not what I paid for.

I've owned boutique amps (Zinky, Fargen, Sewell), and vintage amps (Marshall, Fender, Hiwatt, Orange), and the Ear Candy definitely looks like some guy made it in his garage, it does not look like a professionally made cab.

This cab was made in November of 2008. Actually, I'm not quite sure when it made because I had ordered it 11 months prior to it arriving at my doorstep.

It is solid birch and mahogany ply (as I am told), beautiful and very light. The tolex is black, very thick, and soft. The metal grill is heavy-duty, as well as the casters. The top-hat handles make it easy to carry. It is wired with Green Machines for 4 ohms with a line out.

This cab was put together so well that when I knock on the tolex, I can hear my knock echo and resonate within the cab. I'm only taking a few points off because I have no idea when it was actually made.

I play death metal and grindcore. The Green Machines sound absolutely stellar! Also, they do not "fart out" when I am chugging power chords in drop-B on my Agile baritone. Everything stays articulate and clear. Also, I can feel the air being pushed by the cab when I stand in front of it.

Pure awesomeness.

However, I would have happily taken an Avatar if I had known I would have to wait 11 months and file a claim with my credit card in order to receive my cab from Tim Paulsen. To me the sound quality is compromised due to the fact that I was almost screwed out of my hard-earned money.

I have a feeling this thing will last through the tornado that is about to destroy Lawrence, Kansas as I type this review.

However, if there are any problems with it, I doubt I will be able to contact Tim. He will probably be getting more heart surgery (or whatever excuse he decides to give) every time I try and contact him. Either that or he will be out of business and it won't matter.

Because the cab will last forever I will give it a 10. Because I wouldn't be able to get in touch with Tim if I needed, I will give a 0. I will average the two scores since both categories are equally important to me.

It took me a long time (about a year) in order to save up the $650 it cost to buy that cab. I was in touch with Tim for about two weeks before I bought the cab discussing details, and such. After I paid, he told it would take 2-4 weeks for it to arrive at my door. This seemed reasonable since it was, after all, a "custom" cab. Four weeks later, my nightmare began...

After 5 weeks, I thought, "No big deal. Things are probably busy". After 6 weeks, I thought, "Okay, I'm going to email Tim". I got wrapped up with all sorts of other responsibilities and then I realized it had been two months since I ordered and I hadn't even gotten an email. I emailed and asked what was going on and Tim said it would be there soon and gave a me a FedEx tracking number. A week later and no cab.

To make a long story short, we went back and forth for a while (I still have the email thread if anyone wants me to send it to them), I did some research and found his registered number for his business had been disconnected, things got put on hold due to other responsibilities of mine, etc. Finally, I called my credit card and filed a claim. Tim Paulsen ended up sending my cab right at the end of my credit card's two month deadline. My cab finally arrived 11 MONTHS AFTER I PAID FOR IT!

When the cab arrived, there was no letter of explanation or apology - just the cab. I was really mad and didn't want to even use it. Tim never even sent me an email or called to explain what happened.

I thought I had been screwed out of $650 and, in a way, I still feel I was.

I WILL NEVER BUY FROM TIM PAULSEN/EARCANDY CABS AGAIN AND I ADVISE EVERYONE TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS FROM THIS PRODUCT!

I have been playing about 14 years and have a wide variety of gear.

If someone stole this I would be happy because then I would never have to look at it again. Also, it is insured so I would get a portion of my money back.

It is an amazing cab; however, if I had it to do over, I would just have saved up the money for an ISP Vector Active Cab. ISP products are awesome! If that was not possible then I would buy an Avatar cab.

Everything you really need to know is in the category above. Do yourself a favor and stay away from EarCandy Cabs.

I have no opinion yet because this cab is still on order.

The reviews are very good on this product which is why I ordered one in the first place. I am looking forward to delivery.

Again, the reviews are very good.

This is where I do have an opinion. Tim is a very polite guy and I give him all the credit in the world for attempting to make the best product he can. He needs to learn how to communicate honestly to his customers. I ordered an unloaded (no speakers) Buzzbomb 11 months ago, and have not received it yet. My credit card was billed one week after placing the order. After 10 months of no communication, I e-mailed him and he said I would have my cab by the end of the following week. Another month has gone by and no speaker cab, and no communication. I will wait patiently, but this is very disappointing.

Anticipation raises expectations. I hope the cab lives up to it.

Customer support is excellent; emails are usually responded to within 1 - 2 days.

Avoid this company. You'll order a cab and never receive it. It'll perpetually remain in a state of being 2 weeks from being ready.

Ordered it custom from Tim, black on black with the black circular grills. Looks pretty mean if you ask me.

The construction is SOLID and the tolex appears to be of good quality. I believe the front panel is mahogany and the rest of the cab is 3/4 voidless plywood.

I don't know what you can say about features per se on a cab, but this is one is ported.

I play a Jackson Kelly Pro (w/ DiMarzio D-Activator and PAF Joe)and recently acquired a Jackson SL1. I am currently running these guitars through a VHT Sig:X.

I do not have the Green Machine speakers, but am using some Celestion G12K100s. All in all these are some awesome speakers, but may have a little too much bass for a ported cab. When playing the br00talz the bass can sometimes be overwhelming, but this is not necessarily the cabs fault, just a combination of amp, speakers, and the cab.

For jazz/blues/classic rock this speaker combo works great. Really detailed. However, it was a little odd at first especially since I was used to open back 212s. But I have played open backs after this and don't find them as appealing as I used to.

So yes, I do recommend this cab, but the Green Machines might sound better in it since they are supposedly a more neutral speaker.

So far so good, built like a tank.

Tim answered a barrage of e-mails that I initially had for him before ordering the cab. So it was nice to see that he actually cared about customer support.

The cab took a few weeks longer than expected, but that was OK, no big deal.

I am recently having a noise artifact issue which may be related to my amp, but may also be the wiring in the cab, or an interaction of both (Tim and I are both stumped on this though). Just told Tim about last night and he is already shipping me out a new jack and wires. Now that is what I call customer service!

Overall I am very satisfied with the cab.

If it were lost or stolen I might try out some of the other ported cabs, just to check them out, but would probably end up with another one of these since it is solidly build, less expensive, and you can order it speakerless.

Again, so far so good, but I've only had it for a few months. Hopefully there will be nothing about that I don't end up liking.

You can custom order from alot of options, so the possible features are pretty great. I have all the options one the jack I will ever need.

Just Got mine in, loaded with Green Machines. At First they seemed a tad on the bright side and slightly boxy, but after a few days of breaking them in a little, the top end has smoothed out a bit, and I have adjusted my eq settings to match. Sound is very full and fills the room pretty good. Even off axis, you can hear it pretty well surprisingly. This cab had a little more low end with the same EQ settings as my 4x12, but so far its not overwhelming unusable lows. Overall it sounds pretty great, using stereo efx, the separation is not as much as my previous cab, being a 4x12 might have effected that, so I don't get quite as wide of an effect with panning delays, and with too much efx and verb, it has sounded slightly boxy at times, but as the speakers break in, I am noticing it less. its possible it was the speakers, or perhaps I am just getting used to it.

Only had it for less then a week thus far. Looks to be built really well though.

Have mixed feelings on this one. On one hand, Tim was very nice and easy to deal with, and mostly answered emails in a reasonable time. My requests were noted and answered. But on the other hand, it was very hard to get accurate build time, having been told 6 weeks, which turned into numerous months, and still incorrect information given on my due time. I understand it can be hard for small companies to keep up and give accurate times, but honesty and communication should be a priority. It was 50/50 in that respect. But like I said, a nice company personality wise, who I believe is really trying hard to meet the demand and still crank out a good hand build product. In hindsight, I would of probally just gone with a port city cab and had it that week, but I am happy with this cab now that it is finally here...

So far, I am digging this cab. It matches my setup quite nice, and looks great! I am pleased with the sound, and I don't think I will miss the fullness and coverage of my 4x12, this seems to be the best of both worlds so to speak. Green Machine speakers are quite nuetral, basically what you put in gets spit out. Lots of clarity and sounds good clean and equally driven. I think I will keep these speakers untill I feel like trying something else. Glad its finally here, the wait was brutal and filled with a trail of emails. ha.

Basic 2x12 box with Green Machine speakers. 8 ohms Orange tolex, diamond plate with black hardware. Very nice and clean looking.

Very nice tone both clean and dirty. Currently playing through a Genz Benz El Diablo 100 watt head. Sound is slightly nasal for my taste, but corrected by scooping out mids and adding more bass.

Seems like its built well.

I'll try and compose myself here. The owner (Tim) is probably a very nice guy who is currently in over his head. I was pretty much dicked around on this cab for 3 months. (It took almost 5 months to get it) I was told originally that the cab would be 6 weeks tops. Then after a couple of bogus tracking numbers, working with my bank to file a claim, and various emails to Tim I received my cab in June of 2008.

I've been playing 25 years and know what good tone is. You sometimes can get it from a broken down old box or spend tons of dough chasing it. This cab is really nice looking and does sound good, but not worth the headache IMHO.

Just got this cabinet delivered June 2008. I ordered sight unseen based mostly upon stuff I read about the company on the internet. I cannot tell you how very impressed I am with the final product. I ordered a two input stereo setup for my Mesa TriAxis preamp and 2:90 amp. The cabinet has a nice wheat cloth grill, stereo inputs, GreenMachine speakers and it sounds just incredible. I have been using a Mesa/Boogie 4 x 12 top slant with half back and needed a more portable cabinet. No hype, this cabinet is absolutely awesome.

I use stratocasters and I hope to play with the tone and passion of Clapton, Beck, Santana, Derek Trucks and such. I can get all the sounds I want from this cabinet and have just played it a few hours at this point. If your playing sucks, it will let you know real quick because the articulation and response is fantastic.

Since it's new, I can't speak from experience but it is very well made and you will not find quality like this in mass production shops.

Tim at EarCandy was very responsive and always replied to my inquiries even though I probably worried him to death. I like doing business with family owned samll businesses and that's exactly what you get. Down home service with real care about what the customer expects and wants. It's only fair to mention that the build and delivery time were longer than originally expected. However, I'm serious when I say it was well worth the wait in my opinion. If you're in a hurry for a cabinet, you probably don't want a custom EarCandy cabinet. If you're looking for a great value in a cabinet, give Tim time to build one for you.

I've been playing semi-pro over 35 years and have used a lot of gear. This cabinet has the glass, the crunch, the air, and the sustain that we all usually want. This is the best purcahse I;ve ever made. I think it's a great deal for the quality of workmanship and price.

-Custom made 2x12 cab for guitar amps.
-AAA Birch and Mahogany ply.
-28" wide x 16" deep x 18" tall.
-about 55lbs.
-horizontal orientation
-solid black color
-top hat handles
-short feet
-stereo/mono combo inputs
-loaded with dual EarCandy Green Machine speakers
-16 ohm mono load

Its a cab! What more can I say?

Let me say this first of all...
I hate Celestions. I think they're limited in tonality, color your tone too much...and that's not a good thing. Celestions, while being very reputable, are overrated in my opinion. I find their bass flats out far too quickly, their mids have limited harmonic content and are too compressed, the highs are too sharp (thus the term "ice-pick highs" being associated with Celestions), they distort too easily, don't clean up as nicely as you want on high gain amps, lack articulation, and lose integrity very quickly. Ok, there's my rant! lol.

Now, I was originally going to go with some Eminence speakers in this thing...Swamp Thangs or Legends. This stemmed from, not only my obvious dislike for Celestions, my need for a speaker that allows a range of tones. After much research, I had decided Eminence were the way to go BUT I was quickly deterred from this after much discussion from me and EarCandy Cabs owner, Tim. We discussed my needs and set up and advised me to go with the Green Machines. This was a decision I did not regret. I was skeptical about these speakers at first, having never heard them before, but once my cab was plugged in and I was playing...I was blown away. Finally! Speakers that were full, harmonically complex, had lots of power, tons of headroom, and no ice-pick highs while still retaining its top end. Not only could these speakers create a wonderful shimmer while playing clean but the distortion (at any amount) was smooth, full, complex and fully adjustable to whatever I dialed into my amp head.


(For the record, my setup is a stock Ibanez RG7620, into a Carvin V3 head, connected with Monster cable.)

I have no qualms about this cab. I've played it against a VHT 4x12, a Mesa 4x12 AND 2x12, a Marshall 4x12 and a Genz-Benz cab...all of which it proved to loader than as well as far more versatile. The only cab that I thought was as good as this was the VHT (which is loaded with VHT/Eminence speakers). This cab has articulate, full and brutal low end, full and complex mids, singing, smooth and sparkling highs and, best of all, all of them can be adjusted to as much or little as you like. It does flawlessly with both clean and gain.

(OH! I play metal (BLS, KSE, Opeth, Shadows Fall, LoG, Metallica, Megadeth, Bodom, etc.), hard rock (Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge, Crossfade, HIM, etc.), classic rock (GnR, Hendrix, the Who, the Clash, etc.) and blues (mainly stuff I improve, SRV, Hendrix (again), BB King, etc.) primarily. I attempt Jazz and can fake country but the above four are my preferred.

OK. I have yet to play any gigs with this thing but I'm positive it shall hold its own in any venue or situation.

hehe I certainly have some interesting stories in this field. Let me start by saying EarCandy provides a custom bass and guitar cabs via request. I believe they're located in LaPorte, Indiana.

Now for the interesting part. I ordered my cab about February after much discussion with the owner, Tim. My first impression was that of a very professional company with a pleasant, helpful and cooperative owner. Once I had ordered my cab and told my money was ok to go, they gave me a time frame of about 4-6 weeks. Not only that, I was told that they would provide pictures and updates on the progress of my order as often as possible. All of this sounds great to me! Well, 4 weeks into it all, I hadn't received one picture, email, phone call, letter on the situation of my cab. I email Tim and he tells me that they had been having issues with their computer system (which holds all their order and contact info). Being the guy I am, I think nothing of it and continue on my business. 6 weeks after my order, still nothing. 2 months later, nothing. 3 months later, nothing. I finally get fed up after about 4 months time and email them asking for information regarding the situation of my cab. I get a quick reply (that was one big plus for them, they reply to everything very quickly and politely) telling me that my cab is almost done and should be sent out in 3 days. At this point I was jubilant that I was getting my long awaited expense...another month later it finally arrives at my door ( a time in which I ask about it several times and get a FedEx delivery notice that they received the information and were tracking it. It didn't move anywhere for two weeks).

To sum it up, the guys are very nice and polite, do excellent work and provide a wonderful service for affordable prices BUT I was not pleased about a lot of things in their service. Be warned!

Wow! I rant too much! Oh well!

In the end, my cab is a wonderful item in my rig and may be one of the only factors that will never change. It is everything I could want in a cab and, better still, EarCandy continues to add features to cabs in the future. If this cab got stolen or lost, that guy wouldn't have a chance at survival lol...either that or I'm going to make him buy two for me! This is by and far a superior product and I will surely order from them again (let's hope I have better luck with service next time!). Whether you like Celestions or not, EarCandy can provide you with it all and make a killer cab for anyone.

I ordered my Buzzbomb 2x12 empty so I'm reviewing the enclosure alone.

Short, squat, DEEP little cab. 28(w)x18(h)x16(d)

Blond tolex back and sides, Diablo (red/black swirl) front with a full black steel grill, top hat handles, all black hardware, tuned and ported.

As stated in other reviews, everything is custom built for you and there are LOTS of great options. All materials are top of the line. You can even choose what kind of wood your cab is made of (all 12 ply voidless AAA).

My cab showed up well packed and ready to wire up. It's nothing short of amazing looking and I get lots of comments on it at shows.

I play rhythm guitar in a progressive rock band with classic rock influences and some modern high gain sound thrown in there. I play through a Soldano HR50 and have been looking for that chunky AC/DC tone but a little dirtier.

Once paired with the Buzzbomb and the correct speakers, I achieved pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Thick low end, smooth and sparkly highs, and a nice rich sounding midrange. The Soldano used to sound kind of nasaly and tended to hurt my ears...problem solved.

Since I'm mostly reviewing the enclosure I'd like to explain how important the cabinet itself is. So here's the whole story if you're interested.

Previous to the Buzzbomb, I used a Marshall 1960a 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G75T's in it. It was a mediocre bassless cab at best.

I had ordered a set of Weber's but was informed that it would be another few weeks until they arrived. So, I tore out the Celestions from the 4x12 and put them in my Earcandy until my new speakers came.

Wow, they didn't even sound like the same speakers. Seemed to be almost twice as loud with enormous presence and a very heavy defined low end. It wasn't the exact sound I was looking for, but this "box" turned okay speakers into gems. Amazing.

I eventually received a Weber Ceramic Blue Dog and Silver Bell (pre-rola treatment) and am addicted to the way these things sound. The cab is very responsive, punchy, musical, and in your face all at once. You can't get this kind of attack with an open or closed back cab...the porting does an amazing job.

This thing is rock solid.

My only issue is that the tolex is very soft and easy to tear. Don't get me wrong, it's top quality thick stuff...but I've already dinged it up :'(

I should be receiving a much needed cab cover in a few days.

There is nothing like working one on one with small companies and I'll never go back to the Marshall and Fender like corporations again.

This company consists of one man and his wife. When you call or e-mail, you speak directly to Tim (owner/builder). You don't wait weeks for replies or sit on hold for hours.

E-mails are answered within 24 hours, always with helpful and correct information. My phone calls were returned promptly and Tim walked me through a few wiring questions.

Really really great customer service.

I've been playing guitar for something like 8 years but have only been playing seriously on the electric for the last two years. I played acoustic most of the time before.

I have a good ear for tone and I get to hear a lot of junky equipment being played badly at Guitar Center (I'm a door guy). So, I went out in search of an alternative to over-priced Mesa and Orange cabs and stumbled upon Earcandy.

It's been a blessing. Nothing on the market sounds or looks as good as these cabs. And at $600 (Cab$400+Speakers$200), you're paying about what you would for a mass production Marshall 2x12 with Chinese made Celestions. On top of that, the Buzzbomb really puts a 4x12 to shame.

The End

If you think of options as features, then the Buzzbomb has the best set of features in the industry. For just about every aspect of the cabinet you are given options which are all part of the cost. All the materials are top quality and Tim hand selects every piece of wood that goes into each cabinet.

Mine is black tolex with translucent blue baffle and black grill cloth. The wood is birch. It is wired for 8 ohms.

The sound is what this cab is all about. The old Marshall 1936 I had pales in comparison. Even the Avatar I owned for a while can't compare sonically (although Dave at Avatar is top notch and builds a solid product).

I play a Marshall TSL100 that has the deluxe Voodoo mod and a standard DSL50 into this cab. Both amps just come alive when I play them through the Buzzbomb. You can hear the detail much clearer and the amp/cabinet mix is much more organic. I feel like I have a much stronger connection to my playing. The downside is that every nuance, especially through the TSL, of my playing gets reproduced. The upside is that every nuance gets reproduced so my playing has improved and I feel it more.

I have a pair of SugarCone speakers in the cab. They are made only for Earcandy and these speakers a clear and warm and very balanced. I used to have to turn the bass down on my amps because the other cabs were too boomy or couldn't handle the bass when the volume got up. The Earcandy stays consistent from low volume to way beyond ear bleed. I have more bass in the EQ now and it is not distracting or distorting. It is just solid deep bass that gives breadth to the amp tone. This is the same for the modded TSL and the stock DSL.

Things seem louder because of the Earcandy Buzzbomb, but I think that is just because the sound is so much more clear and articulate.

In the world of 2x12 cabs this is truly at the top of the list. It also sounds better than most 4x12s I've heard especially at high volumes where they get kind of flubby.

This cab is made to last. Attention to detail and quality materials are very evident. On top of that you have Tim's patent applied for system which lets him bulid the cab like a drum so he can adjust the tension on each side so they are constant all around. That is why the back is not removable.

When I got mine, I made sure it worked and then I took one of the speakers off to look inside. Yes, Tim uses 8 screws per speaker, not 4 like everyone else. I looked inside and it was not must immaculate, the wiring and connections were done to a best in class standard. Tim also signed the inside specifically to me, as he does for all his cabs. That was a nice surprise.

This cabinet is made to last a long, long time. I plan to keep it and hope my 2 year old will someday develop a love of guitar so I can hand it on to him.

You've got to love Tim's passion and commitment. He got a little frazzled this summer between weather, some personnel issues and general logistics due to a huge demand for his custom cabs and desiging a new series of cabs while testing a huge array of speakers. As a result my cab was very late in getting to me.

My ruffled satisfaction was salved quite a bit by the sound and quality of the cab, so I'm rating him high, but not perfect. The great thing, because I still stay in touch, is that he has improved the delivery times and solved some other problems, so he is back on track. Doing all of that while still keeping up with all his email and phone calls was pretty commendable. All through the process he kept me informed and never let me think he wasn't committed to getting me my cab. You've got to love the heart and soul he puts into each cab that comes out of his shop. I will have to ding him for the delays, though

This cabinet gives me a huge sound at any volume in a much more transportable size. Because of the customization, it looks just like I wanted it and it is built like a tank. I've had it for several months now and the speakers are nicely breaking in and getting sweeter all the time. I would definitely order another (and probably will, someday). I can't think of anything I wish it had. The only thing I wish it had was about an inch more width so that it matched my Marshall - but that is not a big deal at all.

Custom ordered in 2006, amazingly balanced cabinet.

This is the finest sounded 2x12 cab I've ever played and owned. I'm running it with a Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature 50 watt head, with a pair of Harry Joyce drivers, and it's really all I need or want in my guitar amplification setup. Amazing beauty and depth in tone and dynamics. The Buzzbomb is never tubby or hollow sounding, just right for evrything I throw at it, at whatever volume.

No issues at all.

Tim, his wife and crew have been the best. Always friendly, always helpful.

I've been playing for 30+ years, and have tried and owned a ton of gear during that time. I would definitely order another Buzzbomb and 1x12 Sovereign if they were lost or stolen. These are simply the best sounding/performing cabs on the planet.
Heard about Earcandy and Harry Joyce through the guys at GuitarNova.com

2006
BuzzBomb 2-12
Birch/Mahogany
Earcandy SugarCone speakers (2 x 100watts)

Let me start by saying that I've played (and/or owned) just about every cab out there. Marshall, Orange, Hiwatt, Fender, Diezel, Mesa, Bogner, CAE (Bob Bradshaw), Randall, Vox, Crate, H&K, EV...the list goes on. I've stuck mostly with 412s because there's just something 'open' sounding about them. Not to mention they're loud and have that sweet 412 bass response.

And now. After countless wasted dollars and hours, I have found my baby. I feel wonderful and terrible all at once. I mean. It seems me search is over - which is great! BUT! I feel like all these years of searching have been a waste! ANYHOW...onto the review

I tend to be one who doesn't fall for hype. And, as you can see, there is some kind of hysteria surrounding these cabs. Just like the Atkins diet or magnetic bracelets. So I didn't give it much credence. My mistake ALL THE WAY! This cab is way more than it was cracked up to be. It is, truly, the first cab I can use for (literally) everything. I can't understand it. All my years of listening have taught me that this is impossible, but alas, it's true. Here's what I've done with it.

Custom Shop Tele -> '59 Tweed Deluxe (20watts, tops) -> BuzzBomb

I did this thinking that there was NO way my 18watt little guy could push around 200 watts of speaker. Boy was I wrong. I didn't buy this cab for its cleans but holy crap! It sounded beautiful. Buttery (amazingly un-woofy) bass, present mids and crystalline top end. I couldn't believe it! Not to mention, my amp didn't have to work its butt off to move some air!

Suhr Tele/Cort MGM/Zion Radicaster - Johnson Millennium 250 - Peavy Classic 50/50 - BuzzBomb

The Johnson is as 'tubey' as digital and solid-state can sound, in my opinion. But even running into a tube power amp, it's still *cough* solid-state. I dig this setup because I can really work the cab out. I can pretend to be an old AC30 or a new DC30 or a Twin or...or...or... This cab handled them all really really well. And to boot, it cut down on that digital sterility that I'm used to with this amp. Definately made the Johnson sound a lot more 'round.' Something about even order harmonics methinks.

Finally. The rig I bought it for:

Suhr Chambered Standard -> array of badass stompboxes -> (pretty much) Stock Mesa Dual Rectifier (Ibanez AD202 in the loop) -> BuzzBomb

Well. Wow. That pretty much sums it up. Whatever I told the amp and guitar to do - that's what came out of the speakers. If I wanted Fendery clean - no problem. Nasally/Marshally - BING! Thick and creamy saturation - easy. I am simply amazed. If I can think it up, this cab will reproduce it. And, like I said, I'm naturally a skeptic. But when faced with the truth, I had to accept it. This cab with these speakers will do it all. I set the amp up for a Marshall-esque crunch on Ch. 1, Petrucci inspired liquid lead on Ch. 2 and nu-metal/rip-your-face-off chunk on Ch. 3. It does them all perfectly. Simply amazing.

Well. I can't speak to reliability yet. But Mr. Paulsen at EarCandy has a very generous warranty program. I can say, however, (after owning just about everything else) that it's built like a damn brick. I'm not worried about breaking it any more than I'm worried about a rock breaking my house. But, to be fair to the builder, I can't mark him down just because I don't know firsthand how reliable it is. So I'll put '10' until something goes wrong. Seems fair :)

I wish this could go higher than 10. My favorite thing about this cab is the builder. Mr. Paulsen has gone out of his way time and again to make me JUST what I wanted. Every e-mail got a response. Every question was answered. And he was terribly patient with me and my querky questions and requests. As good as the BuzzBomb is, the man behind it is better.

I could go on and on about this thing, but I'd just be rambling. Bottom line is that all the hype is, well, true. This thing doesn't just compete with other 212 or 412, it smokes them in every way. Richer, more well-defined bass. Pleasant, well-stated mids. Glassy, articulate highs. Wonderful compression. It has it all, man! Get one and be done with buying cabs forever. It's a relatively inexpensive endeavor, all things considered.

Thanks for your time in reading my review.

I've had my 2 buzzbombs 212's for about a year now, and I LOVE them. I've played through a Marshall 412, a Framus 412, and a Mesa, and the tone I get out of my Earcandy's just blows those cabs away. I like the fact that I was able to call Tim up and have these things custom built however I wanted.

Even using a solid state head, they still sound great. I can't wait to get a tube head. The tone I get either distorted or clean is really thick and heavy, but also crystal clear, even at high volumes they don't distort. Playing Earcandy's live is awesome because of the fact that they don't sound muddy and painful to listen to.

Wow, reliability? I haven't had a single problem with my buzzbombs. If something should happen to go wrong, they have a lifetime warranty. Tim definitley builds his cabs to last.

Tim has always gone the extra mile. He has responded to my phone calls and emails in a very timely fashion - especially considering how busy he is making these awesome cabs!! Like I said under the Reliability section, Earcandy's have a lifetime warranty, so I know that I won't be ignored like I would by a mass production company.

The only things missing are the lights for the ports and wheeled feet - but Tim has added both of those options to the line & I am adding them to my cabs to make them TOTALLY AWESOME!!! I personally would not buy any other cabs besides Earcandy - They are definately worth the money!! Some complaints I have read were about how long it took to get the cabs...One thing you have to remember is that these cabs are custom built for you - it is gonna take time. But they are well worth the wait!

Custom built in early 2006. Tim offers nearly every conceivable option on a cabinet...if it doesnt have a feature that you wanted, its your fault...he'll build it however you want it.

The hype surrounding these cabs is becoming legendary...and, I was truly aching at the anitcipation of finally getting my own to play thru. How dissappointing it has been. It's the most obnoxious, nasally, honky sounding cabinet that I've ever had the displeasure of suffering. I hate it...now, if huge honking mid-range is your style, then you'll love it and this cabinet is for you. Me, I want open, airy, crunchy tone that only comes from a 4x12 cabinet...this thing isnt even close. I wouldnt be half as dissappointed except they are advertised as being able to hold their own with a 4x12 (and they even cost as much as a mid-grade 4x12)...they even claim that the Ear Candy can out perform most 4x12's! It's simply not true...the hype is just that...hype...someday, people will begin to see that the emperor has no clothes...these cabs cant hold a candle to a 4x12. If you want a super articulate, huge mid-range sounding 2x12 then buy one...if you want a replacement for your 4x12, you'll be very dissappointed.

Totally reliable and extremely well built...like a peice of hierloom grade furniture really...quite impressive...could probably withstand a direct impact from a 1000lb laser guided JDAM missle.

Tim is the best at customer support that I've ever dealt with in the music industry...he's attentive, polite, extremely helpful and will take as much time with you as you need.

I've been playing for 25 years and I use a Bogner 4x12 and Marshall 4x12 with Vintage 30's...I also have a Randall 4x12 that has a combination of Vintage 30's with Greenbacks. They all blow the EC buzz bomb away...no competition at all. I just dont think its possible to make a 2x12 sound anything even close to a 4x12...I wish it were possible because I hate lugging around a 4x12 cabinet...but, life is too short to compromise tone, so I pop a few more back pills and load my 4x12 cabinets for every gig...no matter how small. My other equipment is an Egnater M4, VHT 2/50/2, TC Electronic G System all housed in an A&S shock mount rack and connected with Van Du Hul Hybrid Integration cables. I use Jackson guitars and Cardas Crosslink speaker cables with a custom built pedal board.

I bought this cab in 2004 I think; I don't remember it was a while ago. But, I have the all black cab with a birch shell and mahogany front/back, it has two ports, a metal grill, locking jack, earcandycane wiring, and Eminence Swamp Thang speakers, 8 ohms mono.
They are a custom boutique cab company so you can get your cab(s) set up however you want. You think it, they build it. Pretty sweet!

Even though I have had this cab for a while I still can't believe the sound it puts out. If I had to sum it up in one word I would say it sounds "true", because it seems to let the amp speak with its true voice loud and crystal clear. I'm into melodic death metal, Gothenburg (Swedish-death metal), progressive metal, some power metal, some symphonic, and some black metal. I am a total hack at classical, blues, and jazz, but I greatly appreciate those styles of music as well. I have two guitars a B.C. Rich NJ Classic Series Mockingbird neck through with EMG 81/bridge and a EMG 60/neck, and an Ibanez RG2EX1 with Duncan JB/bridge and Jazz/neck.
Compared to my Avatar 4X12 custom with Eminence Wizards, the BuzzBomb sounds like it has more bass, more mid, and slightly more treble. The BuzzBomb flat out destroys the Avatar when I use the cabs together and it has a wider spread filling the room with sound. The avatar sounds like it is struggling to push out its muffled, mid-scrapey tone. It's quite convenient having 4x12 volume in a 2x12 size, much easyer on the back, more space, and the look on people's feces when they hear this thing! People underestimate my rig when they first see it, they think it won't be woud enough, but they can't believe the Buzzbomb's power when it dominates!
I went through a few amps with this cab, started out with a B-52 AT-100(tooooo many things broke down, sounded generic to me, no response), Peavey Triple XXX(quite awesome, versatile, beast of an amp, extreme gain, not too warm), and a few months ago I got a Peavey 6505+(perfect blend of brutal gain and warm tubey goodness, killer lead tone, not as much gain as the XXX, less versatility, the tone is more than worth it!) The Buzzbomb sounds amazing with all of these amps especially the 6505+, it eats 4x12s for breakfast! I am selling my Avatar cab and getting another Buzzbomb with different speakers for more tonal options. I am almost afraid of using two of these simultaneously; the massive volume level would probably strike me down or something! Using one is enough I think; it lets you open up your amp more. Also, it is a good idea to use the EarCandyCane speaker cable if they still sell them.

I had it for a couple years, I transported it quite a lot, my friend's 300 lb girlfriend sat on it and it survived!!! It was a coffee table for a short time (more pionts for versatility)! It was at a practice space with no heat/ac for about a year and it feels/plays just as solid as the day I got it, definitely built to last. The speakers each are capable of 150 watts handling so I am not ever worried about blowing a speaker! Would gig w/o a backup.

Tim Paulsen's customer service is actually the best I have ever had in my history of ever buying anything! He will take the time and make absolute sure you get the best tone out of your gear and Earcandy cab(s). He builds your cab based on the type(s) of music you play and the rest of the gear going into it. There are no unhappy customers because this product accurately responds to your gear's tone. Tim is a gentleman and an acoustics genious.

I have been playing for 5 years now, with the last 3 years being much more intensive. If my cab was stolen or lost I would most definitely buy another, I am hooked for life! I love it's amazing pure tone, wide spread, and projection, there is absolutely nothing I hate. Other than my Avatar cab I also had a chance to play it next to a Kranenstein half stack when I was in my old band and it more than held its own against that monster! Any thing I wish it had? Something to separate it from contact with my amp head at loud volumes so it doesn???t vibrate the crap out of the tubes/components. Oh wait, Tim already thought of that, put a piece of Earcandy's Iselation foam between the head and cab and it will remedy that problem, and that is a big problem because in some cases it can half the lives of your tubes. Anything else I would like to share? Well it's simple if you like awesome guitar tone, do yourself a favor and check out an Earcandy cab, you will not regret it. Thank you for taking the time to read my review, now get back to playing guitar!

Customizable. That is true. But you pay for it.

My cab was spec'd as follows:

Diablo Red outer w/solid back
Black front
Black Metal Grill
Black Spring Handles
Leather top Handle
Rubber Feet
Wizard 8 ohms x2 = 4ohm cab
one 1/4 in. jack

Well, I got a Bogner Ecstasy,Bogner Uberschall, THD Flexi-50,Z-Vex nano-head, Peavey Wiggy, Marshall 9000 running a Hafler/Bogner Tripple Giant.
Guitars are a Grosh Vintage Strat, Grosh Chambered Carved Top, Grosh LP Copy, 71 Gibson LP, Parker Nightfly Mahogany.

It's a good cab but seems over-hyped. I have a Randall 4x12 w/vin. 30's, (2) vintage 4x12 Ampeg V4 w/greenbacks, a vintage 2x12 Musicman w/EV's and the Earcandy w/Wizards. It's a little raspy, which may be the Wizards which I'm not used to. I don't think the bottom end is as defined as I was expecting. It's ok for some things, but not something I'm going to rave about. May favorite is a tie between the Musicman and the Ampeg V4. I haven't tried switching out the speakers with Celestions. I report back when I do it.

speaker cab...

I will say that the way they put the handles on looks like sh1t. They moved them in about to 1/3 of the way. I presume to ofset the weight from the speakers when your carying them, but it looks retarded. I can't fix it now because it will leave holes.

Takes awhile to hear from them. They don't always return calls and emails quickly. I wouldn't say they avoid you. They just haven't got it together. The owner is friendly for what it's worth.

The cabinet took a month to build. That's a little too long for me.

Playing over 20 years.
It's an expensive cabinet for decent not amazing sound.
Solidly built, but you really should listen before you buy.
If stolen, I would probably buy another Musicman cab or more EV speakers.

I am a recording engineer and long time guitarist/ musician. I have a studio that's in storage at the moment due to relocation. I tried the cab out at my temporary residence. I'll give it another go when I get the studio set-up in PDX. Maybe my views will change.

I kinda think this thing is over rated.

Solid Birch, and Mahogany, Trans Purple Finish, Purple covering, Black Stretched Aluminum Grill, Black Side Dish Handles, and two ports.

Wired for Stereo L & R. 1 Eminence GB12 50W and 1 eminence Ledgend 121 75W Speaker.

The Best looking and Sounding Cab I've ever seen hands down.

I use a Digitech GSP2101 Artist, a T.C. Electronic G-Major, Peavey Classic 50/50 Power Amp, Digital Music Corp Control One, Digitech Whammy Pedal, Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah, MXR Wylde Overdrive, MXR EVH Phase 90, Digitech Synth/Wah Pdeal, Boss TU2, and Tesla and Ruby Tubes.

I went from a Peavey M412 Straight Cab to an Ear Candy Buzzbomb 2x12, and all I have to say is THANX TIM!!! The Peavey is going in a dumpster somewhere.

First off I plug in and have to back off almost every frequency in my Digitechs 10 band Tube EQ. I started everything off at flat (0db) and only had to tweak between + & - 2-3db either cut or boost. With the Peavey 4x12 I was pushing +6 to 10 db some frequencies.

Overall my tone has increased in every direction. Full tight bass no farts, mids that will tear you face off, and the Highs sizzle and are crisp, but are not overbearing. Just a sweet sounding Cab. The tone is unbelievable!!!

I set this up while the drummer was putting up his kit in a large wharehouse where we jam. I turned it on and he was like "damn turn it down!!" I went from pushing 100w into a 300w Peavey Cab to putting 100W into a 125W CAB....KABLAM!!! it's is almost too loud.

We did a show a couple of days after that, and the sound guy was threatening me with a blanket over my amp. Nobody could hear me before, and now everybody wants me to turn it down.

The Craftsmanship is like nothing I have ever seen. Tim was the most help of anyone I have ever had service from hands down. Built like a tank and if I did need any sort of support I would look forward to talking to Tim again. Great Guy.

When I asked him about speakers He asked me who all of my influences were. What I played through from guitar and pickups, cables, pedals, Preamp, FX, Poweramp, and cab I had. Those were a couple of intense emails.

Very cool he either really cares or is sitting back there just laughin' at us tone nerds rant about what our holly grail of tone is.

Actually both of my bands were playing opening and closing for a Freak Show. The guy spits fire and I didn't want lamp oil all over my new Cab.

I put an order in over the phone with Tim's wife, and Tim called me himself a few minutes later asking me about the show, and making sure I was getting the right cover. It was there in 2 days. He said if I got video of the show he would pay the shipping on a copy of it.

Needless to say if I need another Cab I'm doing my shopping at www.earcandycabs.com and nowhere else. I wish I could turn this category up to 11, but it only goes up to 10.

I've been playing 21 years. I started with Chuck Berry and Eddie Van Halen, and have gone through every shredder phase since Yngwie showed us the Sweep Arpeggio. If it's technical I have a copy of it somewhere.

If it were stolen...Hell yea...get me to a computer I need to designing another one.

There is no comparison to any other Cab out there. This one will tear them to shreds. Especially since you design it yourself, and can put about any speaker in it you want.

Love it could never hate it...did I mention. it's like 50 lbs. So light I fell in love.

If I wish it had anything else I need to kick myself cause I designed it.

Buzz Bomb 212 Loaded with Eminence Wizards -
- Front and Back 12 Ply mahogany
- Surround 12 Ply Birch with Maple Cap

I was skeptical at first ordering this cab without ever hearing one in person - I am a self acknowledged Tone Freak - and was looking to upgrade my cabinets from a couple Custom Genz Benz G-flex's.
The Features of the Buzz Bomb are anything you want them to be, It is a custom cab, and Tim (the owner) builds them to your specs. Features for a cab in this sense, are a ten. If you want it done, Tim can probally do it.

First we get to sounds - Oh my God.

This wanst an upgrade from something crappy to something nice... i had very nice, and I simply wanted to work with a new company and get some new products. Upon getting this cab, I have to say, the over all appearance blew my mind. it was beautiful, as others have described. Its exactly what I wanted when I made the order, but looks arent worth a damn without sound.
Studio -
Luckily, I got the cab just in time to do one last song we were working on in the studio. Time old test was first, of throwing a sm57 in front of it, and seeing what we got (with proper micing of course)
I run a vintage Gibson as well as a PRS through a Mesa Dual Rectifier loaded with full Tung Sol NOS tubes. I had been using this amp for all our studio work, but as soon as I hit the first cleans notes..i heard the Engineer In the headphones "holy shi*t, come up here and listen." we recorded a quick loop, and I went to the control room, and i must say, there was a marked difference in my tone, as well as how lush and full it sounded, with only a 57. Crazy. I instantly wanted to redo all the tracks with this cab, (but im poor so that is not gonna happen).
In short, for studio, this is an amazing instrument. If you have a good rig now, you will be shocked to hear what one of these cabs can do. Words wont justify, buy one, and listen for yourself - I know that you will be impressed.
Live - aside from the, "wow, that cab looks awesome" Live this cab is reliable, rugged, and sounds equally amazing as in the studio. While soundmen tend to butcher your sound anyway, so over all noticing the tone off stage is hard, the dynamics and feel are a thousand times better. You work with and control your speaker cab, instead of hoping the feedback fades just right, or the pinch harmonic flies nice and bright - no surprises, it performs like a worldclass cab should - no...it sets the bar for what a worldclass cab should be. Honestly, Some other manufactures better get in line because once these cabs get a bit more exposure, other companies will have to be playing catch up.

Mostly covered above. Solid solid build and lifetime warranty. can we say "we stand behind our products?" I know tim will take care of me, as well as all of his customers.

duh. its custom cabs, and tim will answer you back every email and phone call, as long and detailed as he has to be, as much as often. Havent had any support problems, but i know he is easily reachable, and willing to help whenever needed.

Great cab, Great company, great great great. I have played alot of guitars amps and cabs. This cab company will be my last, there is nothing that can beat them.

2006 Earcandy Buzzbomb. Let's replace the word features with options. They can make pretty much any color or material combination that you want. Mine is black tolex with a stained blue--they call it trans blue--front. Two circular grills instead of a full face grill. Mono, stereo, whatever you want. You can get it unloaded (as I did) or loaded with your choice of a few different brand of speakers, all of which are high quality and/or name brand.

Well, Earcandy claims that their 2X12 will smoke any 2X12 and most 4X12s. What a load of crap, right? Wrong! It completely smokes my Avatar 2X12 & 4X12 (with the same speakers mind you...V30 & G12H30 mix and X pattern), murders my Crate Blue Voodoo 4X12 and my Hughes & Kettner triamp 4X12s. That's the top of the line H&K, not the cheapo stuff. It has just as much or more bass than the other cabs, but the big difference is how clear the sound is. No muffling or farting out when palm muting.

I got it for my Vox Valvetronix AD60VTX and it opened that amp right up. I had so much fun modding patches and getting more out of them and making them sound closer to the real thing. Absoloutely the best 2X12 or 4X12 I've ever had, including Marshalls, Line 6, Fender etc... I've never had a Boogie so I can't compare, but the Earcandy is top of the line merchandise. Check out eBAY--ever see any on eBAY except for the new ones that Earcandy themselves sell? When you get it, you keep it. I'm a bargain hunter so I searched ebay for months hoping to score one, and I only saw one but it didn't have the speakers I wanted. I finally bit the bullet and got this one straight from the source and it's worth twice what I paid for it. This cab fills the room.

It feels like you could use it to beat someone to death with, rest your car on it while fixing a flat or doing a brake job, then go record a classic album/CD. I'd gig without backup. Only had it a week so I can't say for sure.

There was some confusion--mostly on my part--when the order was placed and I got a cabinet I didn't like as far as the color scheme and wiring. Remember, it was an empty cabinet. The chief engineer and I assume owner Tim got right back to me. I asked if he would just mail me the type of wiring I needed and that I would just paint the front black but he wouldn't hear of it. He actually built me a new cabinet and shipped it to me BEFORE I SENT HIM BACK THE OTHER ONE!!! Now who the hell does that? When I got the new cabinet, one of the rubber feet was broken. No sweat, I just glued it together and put it back on. It's actually stronger now but again, Tim wouldn't hear of a defective part being on his cabinet and is sending me a new one. He got a bad batch as others had complained of this as well--this is NOT a common occurance at Earcandy as you can see from the other reviews.

Look, I HATE the usual HC review where everything is a 10. I'm 42 years old and not too much in life is a 10. I didn't even think Bo Derek was a ten. A solid 8, but not a 10. When you play for 27 years, tens are hard to come by so I do NOT give this rating on a "honeymoon" or the latest "fad". I've never heard a 2X12, or 4X12 that sounded so nice and clear and with such controllable and deep bass response.

Wow, I can't believe I've never written a review for my BuzzBomb! Its a cab, so there aren't much in the 'features' dept., except for that fact that its handmade by a real cool guy with all top quality components. Stereo and mono inputs, side handles, customized grey tolex and black front with black metal grill. Looks really slick, mine has 2 Eminence legend 125s, 4 ohms. As decked out as a cab can be. I might try other speakers someday, but wanted to give these some time to break in and develope their sound.

I've used several guitars with this cab - Gibson blueshawk with blues 90 pus, Epi Les Paul Jr. with an Evans EL-2 humbucker, Mexi-Fender strat with stock pus, Gibson SG special with 490r&t pus, and now a Washburn Idol WI66 Pro (sick guitar!) with Seymour Duncan custom 59 neck pu and Custom Custom bridge pu. All kinds of effects, I won't get into it. I have the cab paired with a Sunn Concert Lead head, 210 watts, super trebly bright head.

Between the head and this cab, I have a fairly compact, inexpensive rig that can just blast the hell out of much larger and more expensive setups. Yes, the Sunn is solid state, but its built differently than others and has a compressed, tube-like sound that really cuts through the mix. This cab adds extra sustain and growl in there, gives it a huge, huge sound. I've never experienced a situation where I could turn the amp up over about 3 and a half, its that loud. Being in NYC I sometimes have to take busses and subways to rehearsals and gigs, so I can't always use the BuzzBomb, I have to use whatever the bar or club has there already. Last I used a Marshall 4x12 cab with the Sunn, it was murky, undefined, fuzzy. Every other setup in fact makes me miss the BuzzBomb, it just sounds better and more pronounced. So much headroom. So much bass. It rules! I have yet to hear any kind of fuzzing out or unnatural distortion coming out of this baby, its just a nonstop superior noise machine. Palm muting and lower octaves and power chords sound dense, complex, but clear and defined. Highly distorted / effected solos ring out for days. Its the best.

I can't imagine what could go wrong with it. Super solid.

Tim is so friendly and accommodating. I emailed back and forth with him, he sent me pics as he was making it, and his shipping as others have noted is beyond merely professional, its positively space-age! Later I wanted to change the impedence from 16 ohm to 4, he sent instructions. Turns out it was already 4 ohms even though I ordered 16, go figure. But luckilly, while I was at first unsure of my head's rating, it turned out to be 4ohms, so all is well.

I've played for 16 years or so. I had a Carvin MTS 3212 which I thought would be my main amp. Then I tried it live. Oops! Distortion was sooo buried in the mix, totally inaudible, even thought the level and drive were way up. Went back to the Sunn and the BuzzBomb, and realized that they were a kickass pair of rare quality. I've had a few amps over the years, a small Peavey, Fender Champ, Fender Princeton Chorus, the Carvin as mentioned. Obviously none of them can match this for quality or sound. Other cabs that I've played with my head don't match up, don't come close.

It looks totally unique, sounds like nothin else out there, and makes me happy every time I look at it. And, in my small NYC apt., it also makes a decent table. Sorry about that, but space dictates, until my band gets our own rehearsal room. There is nothing about this cab that I dislike, there is nothing to complain about. Other than that I scaped it on some cement and tore the tolex a tiny bit. But thats my own fault, and a little titebond glue remedied the situation no problem.

lightweight at around 50 lbs, all 3/4" 12-ply spec milled woods. no rivets, or plastic, just high quality, and hand made. versatile jack plate for stereo/mono selection.

this amazing cabinet has vintage tones, US & British, as well as for detuned, 7 string, and baritone guitars. i use it for ALL my heavy low guitar sounds in my studio. i have two of these cabinets; one with vintage celestions, and one with the new high power eminence speakers. the sound is pure, clear, warm, concise and VERY volume efficient! tons of lows, mids, & highs articulation.

like all EarCandy products this cabinet is built like a tank. extremely solid constuction. lifetime warranty.

you will love the customer support from EarCandy, they care about their products and want their customers to be 100% happy. tim paulsen is the best.

i'm a session guitarist in los angeles and have a lot of great guitar & studio gear. you won't find a better 2x12 cabinet, and you may never use your 4x12 again! if either of my BuzzBomb cabs were stolen i'd be immediately on the phone to EarCandy for a replacement.

I had this cabinet made at the beginning of 2005. It is a 212 Buzzbomb in blue nawgahide,made of birch ply and mahagony front and back(which are painted translucent blue). I chose the Eminence Wizard speakers which sound incredible. The cab has recessed side handles and for ease of transporting. It also features two ports in the center of the front baffle between the two speakers. The best part about ordering a cabinet from Tim and Earcandy is you can basically build the cab on his website. I was even able to have feet installed on on side of the cab so I could make it vertical if I choose.I also choose to put the round individual grill covers over the speakers as not to cover up the translucent finish on the mahagony. The cabinet is the best quality I have ever owned and is downright beautiful.

I was looking for the best 212 cab I could find to compliment my Zinky Mofo Encore head. I am into very raw and dirty guitar tones ala, 70's era Thin Lizzy, UFO, AC/DC, Sabbath,etc. and I get that and much more with this cabinet. The overdrive sounds I get are downright dirty and nasty with a nice low end, punchy midrange and crisp yet not harsh highs. Very dynamic. Also the cleans are some of the best I have heard. All that and I know this cab is going to sound even better once I have had the chance to break the speakers in.

I have only rehearsed with this cab so far, but I would definatly trust it and have no immediate plans to buy an backup. I will probably end up buying another one of these just to keep at seperate locations.

Tim was super helpful and very knowledgeable. I got alot of info and learned a great deal from him. Always returned my calls(even when he was very sick). By the time it was all said and down I felt like I knew the guy. The cabinet was built and shipped in a very timely fashion even when I moved to another part of the country.

Been playing about 18 years. I play a 2001 PRS McCarty through a Zinky Mofo 60 watt head. This cabinet compliments my rig perfectly and is a big reason why this is the best setup I have ever owned or ever will. I will never part with any of this 3 pieces of gear.
The cab is a super value. A Marshall 2x12 cab runs about $500 new. It makes no sense to me not to pay the extra 30 or 40 bucks to get a custom built handmade cab. You pretty much get to choose all the materials you want to use from the speakers,wood,handles,speaker jacks, covering, color,feet, corner pieces, grill, etc. That's an incredible bargain and the main reason that this is the only cab I will ever buy.

This is a state of the art 2/12 cab built for me by Tim and the great folks at Earcandycabs.com I have owned many speaker cabs over the years, including all the prized vintage stuff, and this piece takes the prize of best sounding cab I've ever owned, PERIOD...I had them load bit with an Eminence red,white and blues, and an Eminence Wizard....The Wizard is like a Celestion G12H30, but more open, not cloudy..The RW&Blues is sort of like a Celestion 65...The combo in this cab is frightening...I play outdoor blues fests, use a bad cat hot cat head 30 watts!!!...This cab has better coverage than a 4/12 cab, without the beaminess...go on their website...check them out....I had Tim build mine in a Dark Green/Black color scheme to match my bad cat head....this puts the production cabs to shame.......

From the Duane Allman school...It's just the best of all worlds for blues/rock.
never played or owned anything like it......Kills any 2/12 I've ever heard...The cab is deep.....speakers are loaded from the front, and has 2 ports...Great bottom,,,,tight...smooth highs...not peaky...strong enough mids..Use McInturff Taurus and a Les Paul.both with .WCR Pickups!!!!! no fx.....Evidence audio guitar & speaker cords!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE

Tim is the best!!! returns calls, emails...Doesn't get any better!!!!!!

See above.....

Made in summer 2005. My cab has these features:
-birch shell w/ mahogany front and back
-eminence Swamp thang and Tonker
-cream shell with croc skin front (looks sick!)
-2 ports
-candy cane inner cable

First off i run an ENGL thunder through this cab. When I got this cab i was expecting absolute brutal bass. However I found that while the low end is very good, It's not as bass heavy as i had expected it to be. but that is likely due to the wood/speaker choice. That said I really like the sound of this cabinet. 4 adjectives that describe the sound of this cab are: Throaty, chunky, thick, and clear. You really hear every note that you are playing! I compared with an engl 212 and though the engl had great spread, it lacked definition. My particular cab has a METAL sound It is very TIGHT and articulate. My only complaint is that the cab Has 1 Sound!! it is not versitile, however you can cusomize your cab to your liking, but for what I do this cab it great! Also I wish it had more mid-range and a little more spread. I really like this cab and it will be my only cab since I am in college and have no room. Though I won't be able to cover alot of sonic landscape this cab Is a great fit for ME. And thats reall all that matters.

this thing I built like a tank!!!! hell no, i dont need a friggin backup!! 300 watts RMS be'otch!

Tim is the man, He kicks ass pure and simple, give him a call and you will find out why. He also packs his cabs for shipping like you wouldn't believe!! Seriously, when your cab comes in the mail you won't believe the way it's packed or the quality product inside.

I have been playing for 8 years. I have owned a few cabs in my time, Crate BV, Marshall 1960A, and an ENGL 212. However in my opinion while my other cabs weren't bad (well the crate blew) this one really has carved out a unique sound in a world of coppy-cat gear, this thing really stands out in a lot of ways and i hope to own this cab for many many years to come, and add a second whithin the next year or so.

I was had been looking for a cabinet(cabinets) to go with my line 6- 300 watt stereo head- after trying quite a few out, I still couldn't find anything I was willing to pay the money the 'name brands' were asking. Then, while searching the net and learning about 2x12s I luckily stumbled across earcandy's website. It wasn't long before I ordered up 2 2x12 buzzbombs.
One I had set up with a stereo combo jack for smaller gigs and the other wired for use as the second/bottom cab for larger venues.
Iv'e played out 20 or so times since I recieved these in late Feb and I only used one cab once- Thats the sweet tone that i get from these. truly remarkable.

I use a Les Paul Standard with a replaced bridge pick-up George Lynch model.
other guitars include a carvin ae185 acoustic/electric
and a sweet little DeArmond I paid 100 bucks for new.
All of the above guitars sound phenomenal out of these cabs, making me realize just how important a speaker cab really is.
I've played through the mixing board ever since ive been in bands and really never had to learn about amp/speaker set-ups. I'm very happy to have had Tim at Ear candy help me decide which speakers would be best.
I play a number of different styles of music and use alot of different effects- these cabs pour it out on every note- just like one user stated below- you really do have to play solid because mistakes will be more evident, but with the tone you get- you just have so much more confidence to rip it up- or dynamically soften it up when the mood hits you-.
After one gig I know I played a solo somewhat sloppy but it just sounded so cool coming out of the cabs I just went with it.
After the song was over, This guy that was standing right in front of me hit his chest with his fist, pointing to his heart and 'said' you got me right there man! right there! I thanked him and then turned and pointed to the cabs and said "it's the cabs".
He probably didn't know what I was getting at but I couldn't help but give my earcandy cabs the credit.

2 months and no problems. built like tanks. the speakers are just now breaking in so the sound gets better by the week.

Why by anything else when you can get your speaker cab custom made to your specs and personally talk to the guy whos building them????
And pay less then those 'other' cabs.
just read the reviews- I did-and I'm one of the very proud owners of the best cabs in the World!!!

Ive been playing for 16 years and own a handful of guitars and a few amps.
If i lost one of my cabs I would replace it asap.
I love the sound and the look of my buzzbombs.
Iv'e tried out crate/marshall/and fender cabs and so far my cabs out do those other all across the board for what I need them for.
I probably would have added a set of wheels and a 'luggage' handle to my cabs for easy transport because they are pretty heavy- 3 am rolls around and after a long gig- rolling these would sometime be a nice option.
I almost feel sorry for the other cab makers. Earcandy Cabs crushes the competition.

Still floating on Cloud 9 after having honeymooned with my custom earcandy cab 2x12. Made in February 2005 by the owner. Has the two ports that appear to be central to the EarCandyCab design

This is the most exceptional and versatile 2x12 cabinet I have ever played in my life and I'm a middle-aged gear-head with gear lust. I play eclectic rock from clean and chimey to slight grit to crunch all the way to crazed wide open distortion both mid-deprived and mid-pushed mayhem. I ldig Adrian Belew, Jeff Beck,Robert Fripp, Zappa, Hendrix, Clapton and Jim Juhn among the many many great guitarists I have enjoyed and I particularlly love controlled melody feedback and bowed type sounds. I play everthing from classical to death metal and everything in between and have sounds dialed in to emulate all my rock gods and this cabinet has taken my sound to another level
From a features perspective the amp is custom every step of the way. That's the second of Tim's two points. The first is that the amp's design and manufacturing will not only blow away every other "Name Brand" 2x12 cab you can think of, it will often blow away, match, or come close to, very expensive 4 x12 cabinets made by Mesa, Marshall, Fender, etc. But it will be sonically different than Mesa or Marshall, not just as good or better but different. And he's right about the 2x12 comong close in immensity to a 3 x121 , you would not believe how much air these push and how much they make the round shake. I've got Marshall 4x12 cabinets, Marshall 4x10 cabs, Marshall 2x12, Fender 2X12 and several custome 2x12's made by San Francisco area boutique luthiers, Jackson 4x12 and recording/testing comparison access to several different expensive flavors of Mesa Boogie cabinets. And these cabs have speakers that include all flavors of the Celestion, Greenback, Fender . In our tests we used a Mesa Boogie Rectifier Head, a Johnson 250 modelling head, a Roland GT-6 into a Peavey 50/50 and Peavey 60/60, and a Mesa Boggie 20/20, all of my cabs and three different Mesa 4 x12s. The Buzzbomb 2x12 shocked us all. The level of detail was as good or better than anything else we had, the bass was heavier than any 2x12 matched up with most of the 4x12's except for the Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinets but it came very close. The warm natural cab compression was the BEST of all the other cabs and the cab was much warmer sounding than any of the other cabs. We were flabbergasted, to say the least. I paid $534 for my cab with every feature I could think off - mono and stereo wiring, customer corners, custom feet, oxblood around the perimeter, but cherry stained mohagony for front and back and birch for the enclosure. All of my friends, luthiers and amp techs thought the cabinet was worth anywhere from $700 to a $1000. Buy were they suprised what I had paid and if I had just gone for sounded great rather than looks great and has all the boutique options, it would cost much less. If this cab did cost that much it would be worth every penny because of the superior workmanship and beauty and great sound. But for $500 and (cheaper if you don''t pick all the extras I did) this cab is a crazy deal. I don't think that Tim is one of those einstein types who do great stuff but don't recognize how much it's worth. I think he's building an industry rep and I think his prices will eventually double and he'll get a huge crew to duplicate his efforts on an assembly line - just because of the design. He's on to something because his cabinets do not sound like Marshalls or Mesas, and why should they? Marshalls and Mesas already do what they do. Earcandycabs do something else.

I had ead all these kiss-ass reviews that people submit online about Tim Paulsen and earcandycabs and then read his somewhat arrogant website and figured that most of the reviews had been written by him or his buddies. I simply could not believe the endless stream of revies about all the questions he asks, the emails and phone calls, blah blah blah blah. But then it back to me from a friend of a friend that Tim was a Tone Freak and to buy some cabs from him before people find out about him and he can double his proice. But it's true, every word of it. I also did not have a lot of experience with Eminence Speakers (Tim will put in any speaker you want, or let you put the speakers in) but his site is big on Eminence. Now I know why. So I spent about a week listening to Eminence speakers on the web, did research, lurked groups, made phone calls and thought I would use the eminence modellers as I prefer modelling amps. This was my first email to him... (and remember I pretty much tell him he can sell me the modellers and that I would not complain because I thought I had done all the research)

I've heard great things about your company and you
personally, and I want a "different" 2 x12 cabinet,
but cannot decide and would like your input.

My band plays a wide variety from clean and sweet and
poppy to punk and darlk evil metal (singer songwriter
act). Very eclectic as are my guitar tones. My main
axe is an SRV strat with the bridge pickup a Seymour
Duncan hotrail and the other two DiMArzio virtual
vintage with a Callaham custom bridge/arm/block. My secondary guitar is a Hamer with yourclassic JB in the bridge and multiple-octave and partials feedback Sustainiac in the neck position. My third guitar has a JB bridge and a Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck.

I use either a Roland GT-6 (amp modelling processor)
or a Johnson 250 Millenium (amp modeller with two JJ
12ax7 preamp tubes) through a Peavey 50/50 tube amp
and into a 4x12 The ultimate setup is using the GT-6
for front end fx and models turned off through the
Johnson. I am using every kind of amp model - Fender,
Marshall, Boogie, etc. My guitar heroes are Adrian
Belew, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix, and I love using
controlled feedback for melodic solos. In this band
though, a lot of rhythm playing as well. The Johnson
is very bass heavy and always have to roll the bass
back on the patches at high volumes as all the cabs I
have fart like crazy. For recording I have 15 distortion pedals includng Ibanez mods from people like Keeley and Analog Man and some of the fine products from Fulltone.

I do indeed want a 2x12, with the idea of eventually
buying two of your cabinets, for widebody stereo (and
backup for touring)

I would like option to have both stereo and mono
wiring setups (combo)as most clubs won't want to waste
the extra mic. I guess that the joy of two different
speakers probably would not work with the stereo idea
- or it might be great? or should I just use two
Eminence modeling speakers?

I would like it to look unique as well, though I
understand that all of your cabs are distinctive."

And this was first reply to me:

well, the modeling speakers are great, but i will say this about them, they take time, just like that Johnson, im real familiar with that amp and the gt6, the modelings are similar to those units in the respect that, they take some dialing in, and then again one more time when you break them in, they are definitely not your, "sound great out of the box" speaker!

Mixing speakers in a stereo cab can get strange fast so, id recommend
us finding 2 speakers you will like and put a set in one cab and a set in another cab.What speakers have you used that you have liked?
and, that's the beauty of our stuff, it does not fart out, period!
you may shake the crap off your walls, and drouwn out your bass player, but you will not fart out our cab unless your preset is a farted out preset that would never play through anything, and if you ha

Reliability I guess is too soon to tell, but my friends, amp-techs and I have never seen such great workmanship in a cab. My guess is that this is a tank. We punished it for two weeks of testing and it looks back at us and laughs. Tim even writes stuff about the amp inside and puts your name inside the amp and takes a pciture of it before he closes it up and emails you. How cool is that?

And the fact that you can choose any wood, any speaker(s) any wiring any cover (from black to ostrich leather! I kid you not - a ridiculous array of materials for you to use from - grills, feet, straps, handles, wheels, extendo-arms, the works!

No vendor has ever given me better customer support. How many owners answer the phone? Easily reachable by phone or by email. People like Tim and his wife are far and few between. They have a great product and a great vision. They believe in themselves and their boutique cabs. You can tell that Tim is a freak. That he eats, drinks and sleeps guitar tone. If everyone in my band, and everyone at my company worked as hard as he did, and was as committed as he was, my albums would go multi-platinum and my company would have a huge IPO.

I've been playing for 28 years and if I want something bad enought I can afford to own it, I have everything from tube amps to modellers to a 1937 Electro Hawaiian -Gibson's very first production amp - the one Charlie Christian used to amplify jazz guitar for the first time and bring the guitar to the front of the band as a solo instrument - the very same amp that someone made a mistake and plugged the guitar cable into the microphone cable hole of the '37 EH and created the birth of modern distortion - a distortion that everyone tried to copy, a sound so awesome that I sold my Marshall Stack to be able to afford this prehistoric amp of wonderment. I'm a glutton for tone and I've spend ridiculous amounts of money to pursue.

If this was lost or stolen I would replace it in an instant. I am currently selling off a Marshall 4x12 and a couple of other 2x12s so that I can buy a second one exactly like this to a) back up the first cab for touring and b) because I can't wait to hear this as both a double 2x12 mock 4x12 combo and more importantly to set up the two cabs far apart for some killer stereo action when the soundman at the club knows his stuff.

Made in 2004, these are the features:
# Cab: Antique Pine Cab
# No covering / mahog Stain with Nitro finish
# Sound panel: Diamond Plate over antique pine
# Handles: Deep Dish
# Chrome corners
# Rubber feet
# steel expanded grill
# mono 8 ohm
# 2 ports
# Speakers: Eminence Legend 121/Eminence Legend M12

Tim at earcandy made 2 cabinets to my specs. I play mostly heavier rock styles. This thing has headroom for days.

I use these with PRS guitars (Dragon II/McCarty pickups) and mesa boogie mark iv amps. They are just loud as hell. They have some extremely heavy sounds and can take anything you can throw at them. They will put any 4x12 cabinet to shame; that is no lie. The clean sounds are also awesome. I can go loud enough to make my ears bleed and they are still 100% clean. Wonderful. I don't know why I got 2 of them (except to run stereo). One could certainly handle (and has handled) my Mark IV turned all the way up. That is loud enough for any club here in Austin. Check out the specs on those speakers...you can see why I say they have so much headroom.

They are also stunningly beautiful. You can see them on ear candy's website. They are the mahogany-stained natural pine with diamond plating in the front (no cloth covering).

Never had any problems. Tim builds them like tanks. I don't forsee any problems. I'd gig without a backup, although I have two of them.

Great customer support. Like I said, Tim is the man. He walked me through building these and made some great recommendations. He helped me pick speakers, wood, handles, etc. He really worked with me to meet my needs, not just to make more money off me. Lifetime Warranty w/ 7 year warranty on speakers (which Tim handles).

These cabinets rock. If I need more power, I will definitely buy from ear candy again. If they were lost or stolen, I'd probably get the same thing (although I might look at some of the eminence redcoat/patriot speakers instead). I love the sounds of these things. Like I said, they will blow away any 4x12 I've heard (I think it is the cabinet depth and porting).

This is of course a BUZZBOMB 212 made by EARCANDY and it was made 12/30/2004. The cabinet is versatile enough for everything from shimmering clean sounds to metal seven string tones. The speakers are an Eminence 125 and a 121.

I'm playing all styles of music and it accomodates them quite nicely. I'm surprised at how tight, clear and punchy the cabinet is. Definitely a great cabinet. I'm using this cabinet with the following items:

Gutiars:
2 American Peavey Wolfgangs
2 Brian Moore i2
2 Schecter 7 Strings
1 Schecter Diamond Series 006 Elite
1 Charvel Model 4 (Kahler Tremelo)

Amp:
PODxt
Peavey Classic 50/50

Pedal Board"
Boss EQ
Morely Bad Horsie 2
Line 6 DM4
Danelectro Talkbox

The biggest limiter of sounds is me and not the cabinet.

I don't have any doubts that it will work both in and out of the studio. As a matter of fact, I decided to take it for a test drive and since I use a PEAVEY CLASSIC 50/50 and I run it in mono I wanted to see just how much power it could take and to my surprise it handled the amp wide open. Of course I had ear plugs in as well but it didn't crack or sound like it was struggling in the least. I also used it from day one in rehearsal and everyone in the band was quite impressed by the sound I was getting out of it.

First off, Tim was very prompt in taking care of business and always seemed to find time to talk with me on the phone. He's willing to do what it takes to get the job done. I'm very impressed with Tim as a businessman and he kept his word every step of the way. There is a funny story to go along with this cabinet but I don't want to make you go bind with a long story.

Overall I'm very impressed with what I purchased. I'm so happy with the sound that I will be buying a duplicate as a Christmas gift to myself this year. Thank you Tim for taking the time to work through everything with me and for all your patience. You earned this review.

I ordered this cab new in 2004 from Earcandy direct. It is wired in parallel & stereo. The cab is made from birch & pine wood. I went with Eminence Black Powder & Swamp Thang speakers. Cab is ported. All black with a black grill w recessed side handles. Hand signed to me!!!

Just go buy one!! Seriously this cab is just amazing, I wish I just found these before I went through so many cabs. I play mostly heavy metal & hard rock this cab is just amazing period. I play BC Rich, Gibson, and USA Deans they all sound great. I have a 2 Marshall 4x12 1960AX cabs, one re-issue and 1972 era. I also have a VHT Fatbottom 2x12. The Buzzbomb kills them all. I run a Soldano Avenger out to the Buzzbomb & I run the Marshall through the 72 Marshall 4x12 & VHT 2x12. My Buzzbomb 2x12 on one side, six speakers on the other, do the math! I wanted to add the Marshall 4x12 to the Buzzbomb, but the Buzzbomb just sounds to damn good on it's own. Unreal low end, with great highs and clarity. Check speakers I mentioned they rawk!!!

I have had the Buzzbomb for over a couple a months and it continues to sound better & better. They stand behind the cabs with a lifetime warranty to the original owner, I am not worried!!

Tim is simply a gentleman and a great guy. He answered all my questions and helped me custom design my cab. Anytime I had a question he got right back to me. He stands behind his product 100%

I have been playing for over 20 years and this is the best cab I have played through to date. I plan to purchase another Buzzbomb as soon as I sell off my other cabs. I just can't believe how much sound these 2x12's put out. The cab is just beautiful and can't say enough good things about the sound!!

2004, GREAT FOR ROCK OF ANY KIND AND HEAVY METAL,EVEN CLEAN SOUNDS.
I USE IT FOR SHOWS AND IT BLOWS AWAY ANY 4X12 CAB I'VE EVER HAD,ESPECIALLY,MARSHALL,CRATE,THIS WAS CUSTOM MADE TO MY SPECS

I USE PEAVEY VANDENBERG,JACKSON RR3,DIMARZIO'S AND DUNCANS,ALL THE BEST!I PLAY HEAVY METAL,HARD ROCK,AND JAZZ FUSION.IT'S AWESOME.
THIS Cab is the best sounding

YES,YES,YES!!!!!!!!!RELIABLE

THEY ARE GREAT,EXCELLENT TO DEAL WITH. I WILL BE ORDERING AGAIN,FRIENDLY AND COURTEOUS

DEFINATELY WOULD BUY AGAIN,OR REPLACED IF STOLEN.AS AN OLD SCHOOL METAL GUITARIST,THIS IS AWESOME,THE BEST CAB I 'VE HAD IN 23 YEARS OF PLAYING.
BETTER THAN MARSHALL.CRATE,FENDER,CUSTOM.EVEN MESA BOOGIE, FOR HALF THE PRICE,YOU GET ANY CUSTOMIZATION YOU WANT

I got this made through the custom shop with pine top/bottom /sides, and maple bafle and rear pannel. The speakers are 2 Eminence Swamp Thang 150w Patiot Series monsters. I got it covered in awesome looking black crocodile-pattern embossed leather (pics here: http://www.earcandycabs.com/croc.jpg and here: http://www.earcandycabs.com/croc1.jpg) with black hardware and the tophat handles...which rule for easy carrying without wrecking your wrists like the standard Marshall deep dish handles do. The baffle is also covered in leather. The grille is the killer looking powder coated 3/4" steel full front.
Other features are very nice oxygen-free internal speaker wire and a locking output jack to keep the speaker cable from popping out on stage and frying your output transformer.

I play progressive melodic death metal, and this cab is perfect. After the first gig thst I used it for, I was inundated with e mails about how much it improved my tone live. If you want to see what I do, check out the media section at www.aletheian.com.
This is by far the best cabinet that I have ever played. I was looking for a cab that was loud and rude but still articulate, with thich mids and insane low end (since I tune to C). This cab is exactly what I had hoped for. It is punchy and woody sounding with just enough grind on top and slamming lows. It really blossoms when you turn up as well (probably due to the high power ratings of the speakers). While I am on the subject of the speakers, these have a sensitivity rating of 102 dB, which mkes them very touch sensitive and FRIGGING LOUD! The mids are unreal...big and thick. I found myself turning my amp mids down for the first time in my life!
This cab is also soooo much louder than my old birch, Celestian G12T-75 loaded 4x12 cab, or my bandmate's vintage 30 loaded cab, and it does it with 2 speakers! The G12T's have a rating of 75 watts at 97 dB. For every 10db, the human ear percieves a sound source as twice as loud. So the Swamp thangs compared to the Celestians are 25% or so louder since they are 5dB more efficient. The ported design of this cab also adds to the speaker's compliance, makeing it bit louder still. So any questions about "is a 2x12 loud enough" go right out the window. This thing will knock your socks off, but the high wattage rating will keep them from breaking up too early, so it sounds very nice with clean sounds too!
The 2x12 configuration adds a dimension of "focus" rather then the wide sound stage of a 4x12. But if you run 2 in parallel or stereo, you can really controll the width of the image in ways that a single 4x12 could never do. Incredible.

This thing is built like a rock. The speakers also have a 7 YEAR warrenty, but I have never blown an Eminence speaker anyway. The locking speaker jack is completely enclosed and made of cast aluminum instead of cheesey plastic or stamped metal, so it should last forever.

Tim is the frigging man! I have never had such a pleasent experience with a company in the music biz before. He knows how to get whatever sound you are looking for and will answer your calls or e mails quickly. He also understands the plight of the starving artist and does not overcharge for his stuff, even though it is worth 2-3 times what he is charging.
He really bent over backward to make sure that I was happy with this cab. I'll never buy a cab from anyone else.

I haver been playing for decades and have toured from one side of this country to the other, from NYC to LA, from TX to Maine. I play a Steinberger and other old 80's shredder guitars, a custom built EL34 based 60w head (I have owned Ampeg's, Carvin's, Hughes and Kettner, ADA, Line 6, Crate, Fender, Lab Series, Sansamp, blah blah blah, etc). Until now, I used Carvin, celestian loaded cabs and Ampeg Celestian cabs, but not anymore!
This cab is portable, built like a rock and sounds better than anything else that I have tried. If it were ever stolen, I would have to put out an APB to all my band's fans and have them hunt down the punk to show him how death metal bands handle things. Then I'd have an identical one built. I plan to have another one built up before I go out this next summer anyway...I love this thing!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was happy with my previous two 2X12's. The quest for the best went one step further and since I hardly ever used both cabs I decided a top notch 2X12 was the next step. I wanted it to sound good AND look good with the amp, you can have both, right?

Now that I've used this cabinet for the past three weekends I can say that I am 100% satisfied with the Buzzbomb and the sound quality. I provided two speakers of my choice: Reverend Alltone 1250's. It's nice having that option and Earcandy offers a great selection as well.
The sound is very balanced, enough low end without getting mushy. The design of the cabinet allows it to project very well.

Built like a tank! SOLID ! ! ! All top notch hardware and construction details.

All e-mails requests were responded to promptly and I was kept in the loop on shipping dates to know when the gear would arrive. By request I wanted to match the naugahyde on the speaker cabinet with a recovering job on my Soldano Decatone. Tim obliged and now offers that service for his cabinet customers.
Overall a very good experience with the cab and recovering work.

I've been a part-time musician for quite some time. I would be hard pressed to find a better speaker cabinet and would go right back to Earcandy if it was lost or stolen. I give this my best rating because it has exceeded every expectation so far.

He gives you your choice of speakers, choice of grill cloth, amp corners, tolex, diamond plating....ANYTHING you could imagine, on top of that, he ports the cabs. Only genz benz does that, and their speakers aren't even that great...

Basically, its a totally custom cab, that's CHEAPER than avatar.

This this is BAAASSY. Tim is an acoustics GENIUS. His system of porting and wood choice and the construction of his cab all contribute to a terrific sound. I have a mesa nomad 55 head, and running it through my old cabinet made me dubious of its sound, and i thought i was going to trade it, but i waited till i got the new cab. GOOD DECISION! This amp breathed new life into the sound of my amp, fixing every problem i saw with the old one.

This thing is built rock solid. i can't imagine this ever breaking down on me.

Tim (president of ear candy cabs) is a great guy. He'd have half an hour long conversations with me about the sound i'm looking for in a cab. I basically came to him saying i want vintage 30's, but talking to me about the sound i'm lookin for, he suggested Black Powder Speakers (eminence) which cost half as much than vitnage 30's from him. That's honesty right there. He's a really friendly guy that i can imagine would make 100 more people happy like i am.

For $355 shipped, this cab is a fantastic value. It was completely handmade. So the cost of his custom amp is 30 dollars cheaper than avatar, and avatar doesn't even port their cabs. Avatar cabs makes a great standard cabinet, but if you want something that'll leave you with a grin on your face, go to www.earcandycabs.com

I just received this a few days ago, in the midst of a heavy down pour of rain, and of course, Murphy's Law applied without fail, I had to work overtime, when I was dieing to get home to keep my cab from harm.Praise goes out to Tim, for an expert, watertight shrinkwrap of the package, the only thing that got wet was the shipping label because of a tear in the wrap. The cab in the shipping container, was also wrapped for a double source of protection from any water, or rubbing during shipping. I ordered with Diamond plate front, very nice looking, duel ported, stereo plugs, as well as a mono, compatilble with my other stuff, I chose "Texas Heat" speakers because of power handling capabilities. I chose side mounted handles to keep the cab as solid as possible, but this is not an issue here at all, the cabs are so well built and solid, I found since the arrival.No worries with this company, I will vouch that you get what you want, and it is so good, you will wonder how you would get along without it, I am very pleased with this purchase.

I am using a Guild M-80 w/not sure of pickups yet, just aquired, and havn't changed strings yet, maybe XR-7, possibly duncans of some sort, very good whatever they are, and also a vintage Schecter Strat from 79 or 80ish, s/s/h, a 335 copy by Springfield, a Yamaha semi-hollowbody with hollowed out solid body, with maple top with P-90's, and a strat copy w/Gold Lace pups, and one Holy Grail, so lots of different options, and all sound very good, just dail it in and it is amazing, for amp I'm using a Randall RT-30, 5 AX-7's, and 4 EL-84's, and the amp was just back from a checkup, and repair, so fresh and in great condition. I have found that you have to make adjustments from one guitar to another, but again, you get such an appealing sound from dailing it in, worth the time. I have found that my other speakers were not so tempermental about one guitar to another, but this cab is very much that way, and all my other speakers are Celestions, some old Rola 65's, some G12-H's some vintage 30's, so I'm comparing good stuff to these Eminence Texas Heat speakers. I have found that this cab is inspiring, remember the first time you played a guitar that had you jumping up & down? Well this is a similar experience, it feels like an extention of your instument, none of my other speakers even come close, although they still sound good, this is a raising of the bar. I dimed this amp and the cab was begging for more. I have been simply amazed by this purchase in every way. I can't wait to buy a high end amp to use with this cab, but it is so good now, that I have no complaints.

I would expect that this would be one of the most reliable purchases than one could make, because you taylor your own preferences into your cab, it is built to your own specs, so many options are not adding cost to the purchase, just a preference, one from another, you decide, and cost from one speaker to another is minimal, so go for it.

It is a new recent purchase, but 7 yr on speakers, and lifetime on cab. next catagory please.

I had my lead player play through the new cab, so I could listen, and I know his playing well, and very early on into the session, I could tell he was so into it, he just was playing his heart out, and that was so cool, he is usually a little reserved, but not the case here, he was very fluid, and relaxed, and seemed to really enjoy his own playing, and that was not like him. I have looked at this cab over every inch, and cannot find a flaw anywhere, the only thing I would change, is, the mono plug in, was mounted on the back of the cab, on top of the cover, so it is exposed above the naugahide and could get caught by a brush against, or while loading, the two stereo jacks are in a recessed plate, and I will maybe move that one there if I can squeeze it in there. I still will give this a ten, this cab has amazed me for hours, and has even started to sound better, the more it is played!

I can use this cab in any situation, it has mono, stereo, a mono/stereo port, and parelell output (to line out to another cab), it has wheels and a retractable handle so u can carry it around like a dolly in style, another option was a removable grill, and you can design your own cab!!! how you want it!!!

Surprisingly it is sounding better with time!! and it sounds godly at higher volumes, buy this brand nothing else for all eternity

Soo relable sooo dependable i wouldnt use ne thing else ever!

The service is unbeatable, tim will respond to you within an hour or 2 at all times, he is really devoted to his work. If you are not familiar with something tim will inform you in detail!!! and will even ask your about your setup and work with you to create the ultimate cab!!!

This cab = god

The Cabinet was made in 2004. It was brought to an electronics show to showcase input options, and returned unplayed. There is, however, and added feature. It is a cabby cab--like the suitcases that have the pull-out/retractable handles and the recessed corner casters. It also has the tophat handles. It is mahogany with a birch baffle & back. The cab is covered in radiation green Naugahyde, with Diamond plated baffle board, black steel grill, and 2 2" ports. It is loaded with 2 Eminence Patriot Black Powder speakers (which is what I wanted after researching Eminence speakers). This cab has Stereo & Mono in's, and an out, if one would want to daisy-chain this cab--(although it is highly unlikely anyone would ever have to do that). This cab is incredible.

I have a Schecter C-1 Plus, with DiMarzio Drop Sonic (Bridge) and a DiMarzio Fred (Neck). I tune in D all across - (not Drop D, but the full D scale- as if it was E). I have a 7-string which I plan to sell, and then I will get a ESP VB400 with EMG 81's, which will be tuned in A all across. The head I am using is a 1960-1970 Traynor Bass Master Tube Head. Currently I play through a BOSS GT-6, Rocktron Metal Planet Distortion, and a Jekyll & Hyde. Let me say this: I have had to lower EQ settings in the GT-6, as well as having to lower various Fx like delay, flanger, reverb, due to the absolute clarity of the cabinet and speakers. Every Celestion cab I have had (including Mesa) has chunked on the lows. On this cab the lows are tight and defined, the mids are well defined and very present, the highs are just right - (not searing your eardrums out, but right where I like them). I have had sealed back and 3/4 back cabs, but never ported and tuned. The sound from this cab is incredible. It has that frontal punch of a sealed back, with the ambience of a 3/4 back. It is beyond the best of both worlds - it sounds better than both the sealed or 3/4 back cabs. Tim has a design and a method that is unparalled in the market.

I could depend on this cab without a back-up. I feel very secure that it could meet any demand that I place on it.

The warranty on the cab is Lifetime, the speakers are 7 years. Before purchasing this cab, I had several questions in regards to ohm and watt calcs, clipping, etc. Tim provided me with the answers I needed to make an informed decision. Even now, if I have a question, I can either pick up the phone or e-mail him, and I get a response within the day. Provided it's not in the middle of the night.

I have been playing for @ 21 years. If this item was lost or stolen, I WOULD DEFINATELY REPLACE IT - (after I stopped crying, of course). I can't find anything wrong with this cabinet- AT ALL. For all of the features, wood, sound, design, craftsmanship, and everything that is put into this cab, there is not another manufacturer (commercial or custom) that can touch EarCandy Cabs. There is definately no custom cab dealer that can beat the price either.

August 2004--just took delivery on my new Buzzbomb 212 cab direct from EarCandyCabs.com. At 55 pounds and a managable size, the cab is highly capable and fairly easy to tote around when I have to.

I had the cab equipped with Eminence Legend speakers; one is a model 121, the other is a 125. The combination of these two speakers gives the Buzzbomb all the tonal and frequency range I want as a guitarist...from rich, full lows to soaring highs, cleanly and effortlessly. This make it very versatile and a pleasure to play through. I am powering this cab with a vintage Fender Dual Showman tube amp, which puts out power to blow people away. The Cab handles the cleanest tones all the way to heavy distortion very faithfully.

This is a speaker cab, so not likely to fail (amps and other electronics do that). The power handling capablility of the Eminence speakers and the output of the Dual Showman Amp are sufficient to go to volume levels that I don't even want to go to. I suppose it is like having a car with 400+ horsepower...the power is there if you ever need it.

Aside from the fine product, this may be the best part in dealing with EarCandyCabs. Tim, the president, personally got involved in making sure my Buzzbomb was exactly what I wanted, from the selection of the cover material (I picked a great, rich looking black tolex) to the grill (mine is a black powder-coated steel mesh) to the selection of handles and corner hardware. Of course the selection of speakers is open to any 12 inch, but I picked the Eminence 121 and 125 based on Tim's recommendation. He had tested many different speaker combinations for himself, and came up with this one as being a killer.

I'd deal with Tim at EarCandy again, no question about it. There may be cheaper cabs out there, but none any better. The two twelves are mounted on a baffle, with two baffle holes to allow for the right movement of air inside the cab. It beats the pants off any open back cab.

This was made in 2004 for me! That's right for me. Exactly how I wanted it. I could of had a beer tap built on the side of it if I wanted to. Thats what Tim does he builds you what you want. I opted for all black completely black with a removable grill and castors. I also opted for the celestion vintage thirties. Locking inputs wired in mono at 8 ohms. A nice clean modern look! I went with two power ports down the middle. Pretty standard there for the buzzbomb. I run it with an all tube Mesa boogie dc-5 head. The guts in these cabs are unbelievable. Most people overlook this, but he really puts alot of attention to the connections also. I noticed a monster type speaker wires in there. This is very important to me. I am also a stereo head, and I know the benefits this has. I have my head connected via a huge ass speaker cable! So now I know it's not loosing nothing all the way to the speaker. Other cab companies use these tiny wires you would use to solder pc boards. And the wood forget about it! He used some really nice white birch and a mahagony front and antique pine back. Talk about PUNCH! The tolex on it is amazing. It bettered my boogie cab by far. It is very similiar to the taurus, but has a smoother thicker feel to it. It feels alot like leather.

Well I use a prs ce 22 with emg 81 and 85's in it. Ripped out the five way rotary put in a three way toggle switch. Blocked the tremolo with a piece of hard maple. Now where in business! This guitar resonates like no other. It's better than most setneck prs's, and i've owned em. Well lets talk about amplification. I am using a mesa boogie dc-5 head with two channel switching, and an assignable five band eq to either or both channels. It has reverb if you like that sort of thing. I am a rock and roller I like a stripped down sound. I like pushing the power tubes as much as the front end gain. A nice combination of power tube, preamp tube, speaker breakup. Get the formula down and you will be one a happy camper. Well lately I have been into some classic rock tones, and very bluesy tones. I also am a heavy ass speed riffin machine. Think master of puppets sounds and ride the lightning. That's the kinds of sounds I get. I can also dialup those great vintage fender tones. My amp doesn't do marshall. Does a very nice overdriven fender like SRV and super heavy metallica tone. This cab will make you grin from ear to ear. You will have to set your eq lower than usual, because of the efficiency of it. That being said it will even cover more ground now! Because you have more to work with. Once you find your sweet spot you will love this cab. This beats the marshall cab you know the 4x12 with greenbacks, but thats still a great sounding cab. My brothers got an earcandy cab also and he said now he has this big 1000 dollar marshall cab sitting there just taking up valuable space. Lets face it we all don't have the room for half stacks, but we want that sound. I connected my 2x12 mesa boogie recto to it and ran both. Usually the more the better right? Wrong! It ruined the sweet tone of the earcandy cab. I couldn't believe it! So you know where I stand there. And I loved that cab before I heard earcandy. It even beats the second runner up in my opinion the old vht fat bottom cab with vintage thirties. Which are not available any more with vintage thirties. Doesn't matter you have earcandy and their better. I highly recomend people try setting their eq's a little lower seeing what they think of it then especially if your a boogie owner. It's basically a 4x12 sound in a compact 2x12 cab. And still beats most half stacks I've had the miserable time owning and hoping to get that sound. Plus you don't need a special room, or garage just to store it. If only I knew about earcandy long before I wasted so much money. This is how you get the sound in your head out! This cab will crank so loud, and never fart out or buzz. Also the best part is you can play loud and never get ear fatigue. Which is great because you need to crank up the tube amps for them to really shine. You can do this with out getting a headache. Now that's what I was looking for! My amp has so much bottom end most half stacks couldn't handle it with my settings even at lower volumes. But this does just fine and doesnt sound like its crying for help. If you can play and have good technique you will love it. Sounds awesome!

Can you depend on it? Oh yeah! This is hand built with blood, sweat, and tears. Doesn't get any better than this.

Tim is a great guy to deal with, and I hope to keep in touch with him. He has talked with me on my designs, and his designs to the wee hours of the night. I definetly wouldn't worry if anything happened I know Tim would take care of it. God bless ya and keep the faith my friend.

I've been around guitars and playing for around 18 years. I own a boogie cab, boogie amp, Prs guitar and proco cables, and now earcandy. I have had so many guitars. I could go on and on about the awesome guitars I have owned, but I won't anyways it would just bum me out wishing I still had them. I am an amp and guitar kind of guy I used to have every effect under the sun, and rack equipment. You remember the late eighties don't you? If an amp doesn't cut it now with out effects then the amp won't cut it period in my opinion. I have had my amp for about ten years that's how versatile it is. If this cab were stolen I would collect the insurance and get the exact same cab. I got what I wanted this is what Tim does. I love everthing about it the sound, the looks, the feel. It smokes anything out their beleive me I am not biased one bit this is the honest truth. If anything I am a mesa nut. I have tried almost everything under the sun. But there are some cab companies I haven't tried, but I've checked most out and the ones I havent I went on their web sites. Nothing really coming close in my opinion. Most of them didn't have the quality of wood and inner wiring, or they skimped on something somewhere. This is the best out there. Especially at the price you pay! Some companies may offer some glammy symbol. But who cares! If you have had problems looking for that sound you have been always wanting. I strongly recomend you go to the earcandycabs web site and get yourself one, and do some research on speakers. Look up your favorite bands and see what they use. Then have Tim put them in it. Do your research on the speakers you want first trust me on this. And by the way earcandy has got the other cab companies paranoid with their crappy particle board cabinetry, and cheap wiring. Earcandy is totally cutting edge. It's completely BS what the other cab companies try to give us for are hard earned money. I'm out of here! Get off your stupid computer and play guitar!

Tim built my Buzz Bomb to my exact spec's. He provided great advice in the grey areas of my design. I couldn't be happier with this speaker. I run it through a Mesa Mark IV head, and it absolutely screams. Full clear whole toned clean channel. Nice low end response. Full bodied gain channel response. It gives you that "big sound" for sure. I haven't gigged with this speaker yet. I will follow up with more detailed feedback when I have some hours under my belt with it.

I purchased this in June, 2004. As you may have read this is a 2 12" Guitar Cabinet that is available baffled, not baffled, mono, stereo, mono-stereo. You get the idea, you customize it. First off Tim the owner is great. He communicates with you and really wants you to be satisfied with the purchase. I knew I was in for a treat when I received the Cabinet in a custom designed cushioned box like shipping package. Foam totally surrounding this wonderful speaker cabinet. Class and effort in shipping to go with an unbelieveable buy.

I decided on a stereo mono switchable cabinet with one port and Eminemce Legend 121/125 speakers already installed. Two different speakers was a notion I had not considered. Glad Tim and his people had! Just like his eBay advertisement, punch and high end.

The concept hear is that if you want a Marshall go for it. But if you want unbelieveable tone and to stand out, think Ear Candy. I have a Marshall 4x12" which sounds good but Better after I added Carvin Speakers made by Eminence. Was going to buy a Marshall 1936 2x12" Cabinet;glad I rethought that decision.

I have played my Carvin,Wolfgang,Strat and SG through this. Have a custom rig and my trusty Marshall JCM800 50 watt which I played through this baby. Talk about clarity clean and crispness dirty. WOW! It is efficient and side by side made my Marshall Cabinet look OK vs. Ear Candy's wow!!! The key is to listen quiet and loud. Soft passages will sing and ring out while driving styles will give you awesome bottom (just like the ads and the reviewers said). The Eminence Speakers handle the volume and honestly I think they rival most. I am not a fan of the newer Celestions(I used to love my old Marshall cab in the 70's with the real greenbacks). But taste is in the ear of the beholder.

Another point on efficiency, it is built into this baby. You really hear the clarity so practice more like a reviewer below points out.

I can already tell that Tim will stand out in this catagory. The amount of eMails I received before and after delivery is a testament.

Ditto hear!!!! 7 year warranty on speakers. Lifetime on the cabinet. Lifetime because these things are built right and ready for the road.

I have been playing for over 25 years and know sound. Please understand that excitement is due to a great product not inexperience. I would definately replace this if stolen. I compared this to other products and cabinets before sale and after. This wins hands down. Great value for the money and I think a great secret that will not be a secret long! Rock it out!!! Buy it.

This is one very well made cabinet. While "versatile" and speaker cabinets don't necessarily go together, I did rate a "10" because these cabs are "Made To Order". Other than the basic size of 28x18x16, you have several wood choices, tuns of exterior choices, tuns of speaker choices, wiring choices....In other words you design your own cab. Want orange? You got it. Basic black? You got it. Want stereo? No problem. Check the web site for all your options.

I was looking for a 2-12 cab that sounded big and full like a 4x12 cab, light, built like a tank and looked great. That's exactly what I got. Seems everyone knows the Marshall 1936 2-12 cab. Using this cab as a reference, the Buzz Bomb has a lot more depth and bottom, more definition, fuller and louder. I'm sure the extra depth has everything to do with it. I ordered my 2 cabinets unloaded and was able to compare the actual two Celestian G12T-75s that came in my Marshall 1936 to the sound they produced in the Buzz Bomb...and what a significant difference for the good!!!!

I'm using my cabs with a Rivera Knucklehead Reverb, Carvin Legacy, Carvin Vintage 50 head, and a Revera Fandango head. All these heads are different and all their differences are like "Heaven to my Ears" through the Buzz Bomb. Whether it's the floor shaking from the Knucklehead or country twang through the Carvin Vintage 50, these cabs let these head speak their mind really, really, really well.

As an aside, this "little" 2-12 cab holds it's own next to my Rivera KS4-12 cab. Adding the Rivera Los Bottom single 12 sub makes it sound every bit as good as the Rivera KS3-12 with the sub built in, and easier to tote.

When I was talking to Tim (who by the way is incredibly accessable via Email) he told me to take a hard look at the interior of the cabs before loading the speakers. He leaves the inside unfinished so you can see the quality of the wood used...could be cabinet grade.. :-) Well braced, clean cuts, clean inside....you should've seen what the Marshall looked like...Other than speaker problems, and I'm using Celestian G12T-75s in both, I could drop this off the van and expect no problems.

Tim is very, very easy to get a hold of..My unloaded cabinets came complete with all the hardware plus extras. Tim even sent me the wire connetors and some soldier!!! He did leave out the soldiering iron and screw driver.....I mean really :-)

Do yourself a favor and check out the web site...I don't have enough space to brag on these Cabinets.

This cabinet was made in May 2004 by Tim. This was a birthday present from my woman and boy was this BY FAR the best present i've ever received. This cab is constructed from maple, 2 ports, top hat handles, cabby-cab mod, extra feet for either vertical or horizontal positioning. Also has a killer super tough naugahyde vinyl that looks totally kick ass. I have a really classy looking "v" weave prototype fabric over the speaker grille which as tim told me was the first cab with it on. Coincidentally, it was photographed and put on his start page on his website, and many people emailed him asking who's cab that was. THis thing totally looks awesome, by far the best looking cab i've ever seen. The tolex / vinyl stuff is so tight, you would almost think it was painted on. In fact, tim has invented a truly unique method of getting the vinyl to come out so perfect (which i'm not at liberty to comment on). Top quality work everywhere, even a hand signed serial number. The speakers i selected were chosen so that this cab would be versatile for a bunch of different musical genres. THis cab has an Eminence Legend 121 and also a Legend 125. They are wired with the combo jack mod for use in a stereo setup, but also have a locking mono jack for mono use. This cab is sealed inside, relatively lightweight compared to those mass produced MDF pieces of crap.

The first thing i noticed when first playing through this cab was the transparency of the sound. Like a previous reviewer mentioned, any flaw in your playing style will not be masked. THis is good and bad in my opinion. Good because the subtle nuances of your playing style will be revealed. Bad because, if you're like me, you realize now that you need to practice alot more because you can now hear any and every mistake you make. This thing rings out clear and true. You'll also be surprised by how much louder and heavier this cab sounds than a typical 2x12. The porting makes this thing more efficient and it just sounds great! I was concerned that this woudl sound boomy like a bandpass subwoofer car speaker cabinet but to my surprise this is not the case. Notes are tight and slamming, but power chords have this natural compression that just seems to go on and on and on...

Tim tests these personally by playing through them for about 40minutes before shipping them. This thing is literally built like a tank. I big black tank, with a silver grille and sound just dripping out of it. I was going to go with a Marshall 1936 stereo cabinet, but come on - the dealer wanted $485 for a mass-produced POS and was not going to haggle. Screw that! THat cab was built from MDF (seriously) and plastic hardware (again, seriously). Tim's cab (which cost me less) is hand built with love and pride using nothing but the best hardware (powder coated metal, made in the USA!) The wood is just that, wood! no particle board, or crap MDF. Don't get me wrong, MDF is a dead sounding material great for use in Hi-fi audio speakers because you want to project the actual sound without coloration. However, in guitar cabinets you want to hear the coloring and interaction between your speakers and the wood. Unless you want a sterile sounding rig (like behringer cabs), MDF would be a bad choice for tone in a guitar cabinet.

Here is where Tim and Earcandy shine. Tim and I spent alot of time on the phone / email to discover what i really wanted in a cab. I'm very pleased (in fact, could not possibly praise Tim enough) with the way i was treated. Tim is obviously a very busy guy, yet he never made me feel like i was wasting his time.

After receiving my cab, i emailed tim about my speaker grille being slightly warped. He said it could be to humidiy / climate changes but he said he woudl send out a replacement free of charge if it didn't straighten out in the next couple days. How is that for standing behind your product? Honestly, with all the time he personally spends on each and every cab he builds, i kind of feel guilty that he only charged what he did. This cab is worth much more because it represents a culmination of many hours of hard dedicated work by a master craftsman and an artist.

I can only wish the best for Tim and his company. I look forward to hearing about their success at the next NAMM show. I will heartily recommend his work to anyone. I hope that he gains a broader customer base by educated consumers who read these reviews. Hopefully his quality of craftsmanship will continue to stay high and not fall with volume like Marshall and other cabinet manufacturers.

I should also note that the packaging job on this cab was absolutely stellar. My FedEx guy (who is really awesome by the way) mentioned that this was the best packaging job he's ever seen on a box that big / heavy. From a guy who is brutally honest about everything (just ask him about tree-huggin' hippies and liberal art students) this means a lot.

As far as warranty goes, lifetime on the cabinet. the speakers carry a 5 year warranty i believe. i don't anticipate having to send anything back for warranty work. This is top quality stuff, and built to last.

My name is mario. You should know that i'm an engineer, so my words may lack passion but they are true, accurate and non-biased. I play guitar in a rock / blues band on the side for fun. Ive been playing guitar for about 10 years now, and have quite a few guitars in my collection. Peavey wolfgang standard, brian moore i1F, American Standard Strat, American Fat Strat Texas Special, Yamaha CPX8SY acoustic / electric. My rack consists of a Tech-21 PSA-1 preamp, a TC Electronics G-Major effects unit, a Mosvalve MV-962 (which tim also plays btw) and a AKG guitarbug wireless system. All controlled by a behringer FCB-1010 floor controller (very useful for the $90 price). I found that after playing this cab, i had to adjust alot of my presets to accomodate for the additional low end and clarity that this cab offers. That is not a big deal, it was expected.

Overall for the money, you can't get a better cab anywhere for any price. I've checked. This is a piece of functional art and is truly world class. His customer support, quality of materials and workmanship deserve recognition.

Tim - if you're reading this, Thank you. Keep up the excellent work!

Made from May 13-29th 04
I play extremely heavy music in one band and top 40 in another.
we mixed woods and things, it is extremely versatile
It has a combo jack that allows me to use 2 different heads and a a-b switch. It has the diamond plate and a removable grill cloth.
I put the cloth on when we play the wedding a soft target gigs and take it off when we play in the bars and heavy stuff, to show off the plating which looks awesome when the stage light hits it. It is loaded with thier favorite 121's. It is a 300 watt cab by every means. The speakers can withstand anything my head throws at it and they maintain a crystal clear clean tone at very high volume levels. The cab is covered in a thick Vinyl that makes all other cab coverings look cheap. It has exactly what i asked for and the quality exceeded expectations so Ill give this part a 10

Gibson LesPaul with a boogie triple rec and a customshop tele with a fender pro reverb.
All factory pups, fx are A old Alesis quadroverb and midi pedal. Thats it.
This cab is as quiet as it can possibly be, no hums or scratchy jacks. They come sealed. It can literaly handle 100 full tubed watts with the lespaul drop tuned to d without farting. And with the tele I can be as loud and as clean as i want. Brutal does not describe the tone and projection of this cab, It really does hang with my old riv412, no questions, it sounds way better and has better clarity/definition. I hate giving 10 after 10, seems impossible, but its true, i have not heard a sound out of this cab i didnt like, ok , so give it a 8 right, but, it allows me to turn my controls down and maintain a awesome level and eq balance with half the time and work. it is pretty much plug and play so for its over all tone and ability to handle my needs, it gets a 10

to soon to really say, the sound impressed me so, i had to do a review on it, seems built like a tank, tim says they like to keep the cabs looking good so if i ever need anything to just email or call. it also has a lifetime warranty, warm fuzzys! but too soon to say, so ill opt out of rating this catagorey

Very strong communication, felt at home after about 3 emails and realized how serious this guy takes this cabinet crap. Usually no one emails me back, they answered all of my questions, if the phones not busy, they'll even talk to you on the phone.
the way this thing was packed was amazing, 2"foam, all shrinkwrapped.
the shipping was as pro as the cab.
Were you able to find
an authorized service center easily?
Let me break it first, i can break anything.
How long is the warranty?
Lifetime warranty

Playing for 17 years now and into a rut of old gear, the ole reliable. So i was skeptical but got excited after I got the thing and jammed it out. It is a new tone, but finally a good one.
I would definately buy another one of the same thing
The friendliness of the company and tim, made me look forward to ordering another one, but 1 is enough. I love its brutality in look and volume, its ability to change with the removable grill and between the boogie and proreverb the buzzbomb can do anything. Our sand man loves it, i cant wait to record with this thing. What I hate about it was, it is so accurate (for the lack of a better word) that it showed me where i need to practice, it brought out the details in my playing. i got so excited about it and it took a few weeks to get which they told me it would, this is one case where it was well worth the wait. I cant see me wanting anything else in a cab, i never thought it could make such a difference, i figured, a mesa 412 or my old riv, what else would i need, but got tired of carrying them around.
I wish it had a tshirt and sticker with it.
As far as the whole feel of this piece of gear in my overall rig, Its my fav next to my lespaul now, it is to say the least, a tone tool beyond anyother cabinet makers dreams and a piece of artwork, id recomend them to anyone tired of the same old crap that is way over priced and over rated, get what you want with this company, colors , whatever. overall rating, AMAZING

My cabs were built in April of '04 to my specifications. They are all-birch cabs featuring two 2" ports in the center. They both feature beautifully stained back panels and front baffles. The spring-loaded handles are fabulous and don't detract from the interior space of the cabs. The black fuzz covering is indestructible and the plastic chevron corners provides tons of protection.
Because Tim Paulsen at Ear Candy offers numerous choices in every aspect of the cab's design, you can decide which features are right for you. I chose the options I wanted and it came out fabulous.

I use my Buzzbombs to amplify my Line 6 Vetta HD and '77 Ibanez Les Paul Copy (a "lawsuit model"). We play mostly metal/hardcore/hard rock stuff and the sound is killer. I had Tim load one of the cabs with Madison Symphonies and the other I loaded with Eminence Modeling 12s. Both cabs sound absolutley monstrous when I crank up the distortion. There is certainly enough tight low-end to satisfy anyone's needs. The cab with the modeling twelve sounds fantastic when I play with my acoustic Basque Folk music trio. With the right speakers, these are very versatile, very usable, very musical cabs.
When I place the cabs apart from each other the stereo options on the vetta really come to life! The stereo sound is incredible. Getting two of these things was a wise choise, but one would be plenty loud enough for almost any situation. A previous reviewer said that it sounded like a little gnome was shooting the sound out with a firehouse. I would agree, the sound is very distinct, clear, and smooth without seeming forced. I think the ported design really makes for a smooth, accurate sound. I'm very happy.
I gave these cabs a 9 only because I don't believe that perfection is possible in terms of sound. These are a ten for my needs, but I could never tell anyone else that they sounded "perfect."

Well, the construction of these things impressed me the moment I first saw them. Tim packaged them incredibly well and it was apparent they were built to last as soon as I picked them up. However, some of the soldering and wood work looks less than perfect on the inside. Overall, I had no problems trusting them for awhile, they seem absolutely indestructible, but this morning something happened.
I only had the madison loaded cab (coincidentally, this is the one that Tim wired for me) at my house when I was getting ready for my morning guitar practice. It only took a moment to realize that one of the speakers was not working. stone dead. I pulled it apart and could not find any problem with wiring. It had worked only a few days before when I gigged with it (without a backup). I am not sure what happened, but something went wrong real quick with one of the cabs, which surprised me to no end.
Ultimately, I am confident that this is the only problem I will have with the cabs. The construction is top-notch. However, something went wrong after only a couple of weeks, which is a major bummer. Every other experience I have had with these cabs has instilled nothing but confidence in me.

Customer Service is where Ear Candy really shines. I went back and looked at my inbox and found that Tim and I have sent at least 30 emails back and forth. Tim was there every step of the way-- planning, building, shipping, and checking up afterwards. He was incredibly helpful. Ear Candy has surpassed my customer service expectations in every way! Tim Paulsen should get some kind of award. Thanks Tim!!!

I've been playing the majority of my life, about 13 years now. I own my old 77 Ibanez Les Paul and a 77 Ibanez 12 String Hummingbird (both "lawsuit" models), a Line 6 Vetta HD, and super-nice Cobalt Cables (can't recommend them enough). These buzzbombs work great in my setup. Even though they haven't been lost or stolen, I want another one so I don't always have to bring one home from rehearsal!!! If they were stolen, I would get new ones but would probably opt for some nice colored covering rather than the black fuzz.

Compared to my Carvin 4x12, the two Ear Candy 2x12s absolutely kill it. Having two seperate cabs opens up big possibilities in stereo, plus the sound just makes the Carvin set up seem amateur. I love that my cabs look totally different from everyone else's here in rural nevada. All these dudes try to be cool by using Marshall and Fender cabs, but then they see my custom made, beautifully stained birch cabs and feel sheepish.

My only complaint is that they took a few weeks longer to be built than I had been told. Also, they came with slightly different options than I asked for. For example, the cab I ordered with two madison symphonies arrived with one symphony and one opus. Tim promptly replied as soon as I told him and I am getting a new speaker shipped. Also, in a rare example of a being pleasantly surprised when something gets mixed up in construction, my cabs shipped with the nicer, more expensive locking jacks that I didn't pay for.

Ultimately, I would recommend Ear Candy cabs to anyone. The excellent range of models and options should provide what any guitarist is looking for. Tim is a pleasure to work with and the product of his labor is top-notch. Although I chose nine up above, a 9.7 rating is a more accurate rating for my Ear Candy Buzzbombs.

This 2x12" speaker cab came with Madison Speakers, Aluminum Diamond Plate, My choice of color (Ox Blood)and they even wired it the way I needed.
When I took it out of the box I was floored at how great this thing looks. It truely is the Harley Davidson of speaker cabs.
The handles on this thing are fantastic, when it comes to speaker cabs I have only seen this style of handle on the Genz Benz super expensive signature model.
I use this with my Line 6 Vetta and my 5150.

I play all kinds of music and this speaker cab does not pigeon hole me into any certain type. If you want to crush people, it will do it - no sweat. You want people to feel your blues ? No problem. This thing can sound like a 4x12 if you want. I could not be happier... unless I had 2 of 'em.

I can't see how there could be any problem with it..ever. I have played a long time can tell this cab is built like a rock.

There is no way that I can put into words how great I think this company is. The rep. I dealt with, Tim Paulsen, treated me like I was a rock star getting ready to tour. Go and buy a cab from him, then you will know how great he is.

This cab is great. I wish I had two of 'em.
Use your head people !! Great cab, great sound, great price.
Quit being monkeys that follow everyone else and buy the same over-priced cab everyone else uses. Be a leader, try something new and different.. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY IF YOU GET ONE !!!
This thing sounds as good or better than its Mesa, Genz Benz or Line 6 competition and looks better hands down. But then again... I am not a person that likes boring stuff... this thing is like a playboy centerfold handing me an ice cold Bud... it just can't look no better.

If it were stolen, I'd get another..