Genz Benz G-Flex 212 Cabinet

lots of speaker indputs

i play blues/rock/heavy it does them oll
lots of bottom

no problemo

played for over 30 years ,
the best bass sound for guitar , beats Marshall 4 x 12
eminence speakers , anyone played whit diff. speakers / vintage Greenbacks

This is the 2008-2009 model with the top handles. The handles are a life saver for a 212. I would still recommend casters.

I don't know how good the speakers are compared to V30s, but I'll find out soon. An 8 ohlm mono input would be nice.

I play with an Ibanez RG2570Z Prestige or a Schecter Hellrasier FR, Mesa Roadster, Ibanez TS808, and an MXR KFK 10 Band EQ.

The cab is pretty good, but I think it would be borderline useless without the EQ. I have an Avatar 212 with V30s. The avatar is very clear, and in your face, but has no pick attack or bottom end punch. The G-Flex has amazing bass punch but harsh highs and sounds very "nasaly". The thing almost sounds like a honking car. It's sad because it literally costs more than 2x the Avatar.

The bonus to the Genz Benz is that it has a lot of recording sweet spots and records off a SM57 very much clearer than the Avatar. But standing infront of it, it sounds like crap.

I've put my rig through a Mesa 412 with V30's, a Marshall 1960a 412, and an Avatar 212 and never had such a problem.

I'm going to try putting Weber Beam Blockers on it, and if that doesn't work I will put V30's or something else in it as a last resort. If that doesn't fix it, I'm going to sell it.

Seems build very sturdy. Has a sturday metal grill. It's a 212 cab.. there's not much you can do to mess it up.

I've been playing for about 8 years. I don't mess around when it comes to my gear. I'm not a nut that goes and buys something for $3000 because "I have to have it" or it's super collectable. But I will put the money into what is necessary to having a great sound, versatility, and playability.

I'll let you know how a speaker change helps it. Stock, I would say this thing is a pice of garabdge and to save $400 and buy an Avatar or get a used Mesa/Bogner for less.

Now I'm not praising Avatar or anything. I just think the V30s in it project and sounds 10x clearer and more present. The Genz sounds like it's in another room or put at the bottom of a tin can.

Overall I'd give it a 6 because of the great features and excellent recording quality. But like anything, all the bells and whistles in the world don't make up for the crappy sound this thing puts out. I bought this new in box for $400 off eBay. It was a steal as they are new for $679.

Everyone is raving about this 212 and if you know how to fix the nasally sound please contact me:
paintballnsk@gmail.com

Recessed corner mounted handles, tube ported, a multitude of connection options, front loaded, and enough power handling to deal with "almost" every guitar head available. If there is a fault, it is the lack of factory casters. It's noticeably larger than most other 212's, but that isn't a bad thing. It still fits in the trunk of my car and I don't have to reach down as far to pick it up or adjust something on my amp.

Absolutely perfect for any type of loud, distorted, drop-tuned, rock/metal. Very punchy and full sounding, however the sound is more directional than with some other cabs. It still works well, but to a lesser extent with clean tones, almost like it cuts a little bit of presence as compared with some other 212's. I'll still take it over just about every 412 though.

I'm playing a Soldano Decatone through it and the combination is fantastic. I hardly ever use a squeaky clean tone and thus this cab works out perfectly for what I do (mostly riff driven hard rock).

It's seen quite a bit of action since I obtained it about a year ago and other than a couple of tolex nicks and dents, it's been perfect. I can not blow the speakers with my Soldano and yes I've tried.

I've had no need to deal with Genz Benz.

I share practice space with a few guys and we're all constantly going through various pieces of gear. Thus far this cab has compared favorably to every other cab I've been able to directly compare it with and all but maybe one or two that I haven't been able to make a direct comparison with. I feel like it's an integral part of my sound and would replace it with another if it went missing.

My initial research led to either this or a THD 212, and comparing them side by side I preferred the G Flex. The G Flex has more low end punch and seems to really emphasize the low and mid frequencies as opposed to the THD which seemed to be very well rounded with more high end presence.

Read the Genz website for full details. I'll point out what I like:

Firstly, *I LOVE, ADORE, CHERISH* the top/corner mount carrying handles. OMFG, it makes this relatively heavy 2x12 *SO FIGGIN' EASY* to manuever it's just silly. Such a simple thing that no other manufacturer offers... brilliant, just love it.

Also, I like the ability to select Mono 4 ohm or Mono 16 ohms. This helps with flexibility (and to get a little extra headroom if you have a 4ohm capable amp).

Also has extension jack for daisy chaining... a simple enough feature, right? but I'm amazed that so many high-end cabs that don't have it.

Can also be split for stereo operation.

(Read comments below for rig I'm playing through):

I was stunned by the way this 2x12 sounded. I used to have a Marshall 1936 2x12 sitting around, and then I also built my own. Neither of them could EVEN come close to the Genz.

I have this sitting on top of one of my 4x12s and holy crap, this thing KILLS my modded 4x12. At this point, the 4x12 merely serves a support role... the Genz is what's generating the REAL tone.

Seriously... though it's a 2x12, it IS NOT a compromise. This 2x12 brought the sound to life... more definition, nuances, dynamics, and at the same time providing killer chunk tone. And when it comes to chunk, this one lonely 2x12 REALLY stands up to the 4x12.

So much so that I have another Genz 2x12 on order, b/c I think it's going to sound killer and SO much easier to manuever 2 2x12's than the dang 4x12's.

Better projection, too, than my 4x12's. I don't have to pace a room as much trying to find the sound "sweet spot" to stand in.

Haven't had it too long, but it's built VERY well. I've built my own cabs and am an accomplished carpenter. Looking and feeling the construction here, there are no corners cut.

The back-plate even seems bolstered more than a previous poster wrote; my jack-plates aren't especially flimsy.

I have gotten prompt responses to my queries, even directly from the CEO himself.

I've been playing almost 20 years.

My current setup include: ENGL Fireball head, some rack gear, 2 Marshall 4x12 MF cabs (each with 2 Eminence Man-O-Wars along side the stock Celestions). Previous setups to numerous to mention...

Keeping this short... I have really good guitars with a wide array of pickups.

I play metal, my style range usually spans Cannibal Corpse style chunk to more melodic technical stuff. I don't go for a super-scooped tone... I like a "wider", chunky, biting tone with cutting upper-mids.

This thing totally delivers. Genz has developed cabs that are ACTUALLY, TRULY different than others on the market... the whole design, from the porting, to the angled baffle... it's a great package.

I didn't give it a 10 b/c of the price... but when you look at what you end up getting, it is not that bad of a value.

This is an update on my previous review after just finishing a UK tour with it.

This cab is quite simply one of the best 2x12's on the market. I've been touring this with a Hughes and kettner trilogy head and it sounds superb. Its got great low end thats really helped by the porting and the mids just seem to flow out at any volume. It can be a bit trebley if you're amp head is a bit bright but other than that i really cant fault it. Its never had any problems keeping up with the other guitarists4x12 for volume or projection.

No problems yet, its very well built and the good design makes it very portable.

I strongly recommend people to check this cab out, especially if you're after a massive sound but without the weight of lugging around a hefty 4x12 cab.

212 ported cabinet.

After buying a Cornford head i started looking round to upgrade my cab as i thought both the crate and mesa cabs were strangling the tone a bit. I tried out alot of different cabs but this one just sounded the best, its got huge natural projection and massive bass response. Dont be fooled by its size, comparing it to the mesa recto 412cab and the crate BV 412 cab (both with v30s) it skins them both for volume and projection. Its the sort of cab that really lets the natural tone of the amp come through, it wont be to everybodies taste but if you have a good amp head then this will reproduce the sound in the best possible way.

Its built very well although it would be better if the grill was slightly further back in the cab as i've dented mine twice already.

Spoken to geoff at genz before, hes a very helpful chap.

Its a great cab that gives a very natural sound, my cornford rk100 has never sounded so good!

This thing has everything - it'll cover all of the possible speaker configurations of two 8 ohm speakers - very nice.

My setup: ESP Horizon NT-II -> Triaxis -> G-Major -> Boogie 2:90 -> Two G-Flex Cabs (One George Lynch signature and one not.)

Totally great. I would like it if it maybe projected more, but you'd be silly to expect the world from a 2x12. These cabs have a nice punchy sound and they really move the air in front of them. I dislike most 4x12 cabs because they sound choked or nasal. These cabs have a very open sound with a nice tight bass response and punchy midrange. Pure sonic bliss. I think that having two cabs helps round out the sound and they seem to work together to fill the room they're in.

So, there is really only one time that I was disappointed with these cabs. I have two, stacked one on top of each other, and my speaker cables are kind of short - only ten footers. One day - in band camp :-) - I had the clumsy misfortune of stepping on the speaker cable headed up to the top cabinet - and the input jack broke! When I took this apart I was shocked to find that the jack was made mostly of cheap plastic. Fixing it was a fairly minor ordeal - sent a few emails back and forth with their tech support team and for $3 each, I had some new jacks sent to me - although it took a few days and for that time period my cab was totally useless. The repair was also simple and only took a few minutes. Nevertheless, I don't understand why the jacks are so weak! I would suggest to everyone that has one (or more) of these cabinets to make sure that they always have a couple of extra jacks just in case this happens to you. I wanted to share my experience hoping that it might makes things easier for someone else sometime.

Other than that, these things are built to last.

These guys were great and responded extremely quickly to my questions and parts order - mailed the next day via USPS priority and I had my jacks in two business days.

I have two of these, and I love them. I can't imagine plugging my rack into anything else. I am somewhat unhappy with the lack of strength in the input jacks, but I've never found a better sounding 2x12 (or 4x12 for that matter.)

Two mono in's 16-4 ohm STEREO 8 ohm
Top hat handles
Nice metal grill
Big rubber feet on bottom what more do you want

Good very good for all kind's of music.
Sound's good at low volume and or High volume.
Big lowend,sweet midrange and smooth high's
This is the go to cab at my studio.
Sound's good with all my amps;classic 50,5150, groove tubes solo 150,mesa subway rocket,and the line 6 duoverb

It has been good to me I take care of the cab It takes care of me.
It has been solid for well over a year now not one problem.

I have not needed them but from what I hear they are top's.

Ive been playing for a long time.
I hope to get another one of these cab's.
Poor band mates with there girly 412's
This thing is top's all around.

Ported 212 cab with plenty of output options. Excellent build quality.

Excellent. After months of debating and comparing ( Mesa 212, Avatar 212, Randall 212 ) I bit the bullet. What a fuller sound. Before my sound had no balls now it does. My ESP Eclipse with Seymour Duncan Distortion sounds heavier than ever and my Frankenstrat also shakes the ground now. A little time spent EQing and that was it. It's also great to lug around something that is not that heavy. Very manageable.

I'm sure that will not be an issue. Built solid, just take care of it. Don't let anyone touch your stuff. Only had it a week, I'm sure it's solid. I gave it an 8 since it's too soon to tell.

If I could give them a 20 I would. In my search for this cab I ran into difficulty locating one. I e mailed Genz Benz and to my surprise Mr. Genzler responded himself. I e mailed him back to let him know I finally got it and the dealer provided excellent service. To my surprise he called me and thanked me, the regular Joe. See my review for the B 52 AT212 combo where my e mails were ignored regarding an issue with the reverb. I returned it. I also e mailed Krank because they have no warranty info on their site, never responded.

Excellent. If stolen I would buy another. I compared it to Mesa Boogie 212, Avatar 212, Randall 212. Very versatile. I wish it had casters but no big deal.

pretty standard 2x12 speaker cab with PORTED sound holes~ metal grill~ and numerous jacks for different stereo/mone setup.Also cool handles like beer cooler make it easy to move!

I have over 60 guitars so I'd say I played it with every type of guitar !dual humbuckers single coils piezo etc.DEADLY quiet I play lot's of difdferent music but it SEEMS VERY flexable ,maybe it's name g-flex is a good description!I have PLENTY of full stacks but wanted a combe type setup,after buying the carvin 2x12 (also a nice speaker)I was unhappy with the OOMPH of the setup,I purchased this on a whim that it is a FULLER range cabinet and I'm GLAD I did!!This setup sounds just as good as a full stack but with much less space needed,It truelly does have the punch in the gut they say but it also has a nice mid and highs a VERY well rounder setup!

only had it for 3 weeks but it's built VERY well and besides the speakers blowing out I couldn't see any forseen problems!

not currently needed!!!

I've been playing for 20+ years and I've had fender,carvin,mesa,laney,vox,peavey etc.for amps and would urge ANYONE to find a better sounding cabinet to let me know because it's a SWEET setup!!I'd buy again if stolen,the only thing I DON'T like about it is it doesn't have the george lynch signature !