Genz Benz G-Flex George Lynch Signature 212 Cabinet

I don't think I have to talk about the features here. Everybody else has already done that!!! But it has alot of nice features no doubt!! I like the beer cooler handles on it. Very thoughtful!!

It sounds phenominal! I don't know what else to say. I did change the speakers though to Electro Voice EV12L Black Label 200 watters and things went from incredibly good to outstanding.

Built like a tank!!

I have actually had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Gensler on many an occasion and he is just the most awesome person to talk to. Jeff is the kind of guy who actually listens to the guitar players needs and is very pro active in making things happen, not just brushing things off like alot of other companies do. When they were in the development stages of the El Diablo head we talked for a good hour and he asked me what I would personally like to see in an amp.

I think that's awesome!!

I own a pair of these G Flex cabs that I loaded with the EV12L Black Label Drivers to give me that much more of what I wanted. The stock drivers are great though!! I bought a pair of these back in 2004 and tarded them for a Marshall 4/12. Boy was I an ass!!

But as you can see I have come full circle right back to the G Flex 212.

To do that tells you one thing......

Nothing else compares!! Thanks Jeff & Co for an outstanding product!!

If you have a rack system cab is perfect height and depth to support a rack either on it's side or normal.

This is by far the best cab I have played on. Currently I have a 4x12 1960A Marshal cab. I have run both a Peavy 120/120 classic and the 50/50 classic tube rack power amp through a line 6 pod pro, line 6 mod pro, line 6 echo pro. The 2x12 Cab blows away the 4x12 Marshall stack. I am a huge marshal fan and have not had any problems with my old cab but after buying the 2x12 Jenz Benz I dont know if I will use the marshal for touring or practice. I run the cab stereo. I a/b'd both cabs to see the difference the cab has a tighter bottom end and the mids and highs are clearer then the marshal. Buy this cab I based my purchase on this website and man was it worth it!

Buy this cabinet! The only thing I can mention that would make this better would be casters or another 2x12. By far the best cab I have played on. I play Prog/Rock the clean, heavy and super saturated delays sound incredible!!!

Not much to it really, plug and play. It has always had enough power for my gigs, but is so much easier to carry around then a 4x12. I could put this baby in my trunk (of my compact car)w/ my amp head, and a few guitars.

I run a Marshall DSL through this cab and usually a Les Paul w/ P-90. I love the tone I get through it. I used mine in a small band without a bass player. It really helped fill in that missing link and in a pinch, I could run my bass through it and it did the trick. I play punk, rock, pop, but don't get into metal or a crisp, clean sound. Very little drop-D, but a lot of good old Marshall Crunch. I don't get super focused on fine details of my sound, so maybe I could do better, but I really don't know. Just like most intruments, one size won't fit all.

Never had a problem with it, infact it has been used several times to help out a fellow musician, who's cab did fail on them. It's built sturdy and solid. I don't know when it was built, but I bought it used 4 years ago and it sounds just as good today.

No need for this!

I have never regretted this purchase. Big on sound, but easy to transport. Looks and sound great.

If I could change anything about my setup it would be my Marshall. The DSL just doesn't have the versatility I would like.

I think the features have been pretty much covered by other reviewers.

I like the sound of this Cabinet. I tested it in the music store with a Peavey Wolfgang Special QT and a Peavey XXX head. I had a Peavey XXX head at home so needless to say I walked out of the store with the Peavey Wolfgang Special QT and the Genz Benz G-Flex cabinet that day. I was impressed, but my wife wasn't amused with what I brought home though after my quick(just looking)visit to the music store.

I've been playing through this cabinet for about 2-3 years now. I've tried various configurations with MONO and STEREO(4,8, and 16 ohm settings) and I can't complain about the fat sound that I get.

I am playing a Paul Reed Smith Standard 24 with a stoptail bridge, Peavey Wolfgang Special QT, and various other guitars, going into a Ibanez Tube Screamer, into a Peavey XXX. The effects loop is simple - BBE Sonic Maximizer, Boss Graphic EQ, and Boss Digital Delay.

I've played a Parker Nitefly on this same setup(they sound good anyway) and it sounded great through this setup.

Never had a problem with it.

Never had to call custome support for any reason.

I've been playing for about 18 years. If it were lost or stolen I would definitely buy it again.

I looked at lots of cabinets before I bought this one and I thought this one sounded the best out of the ones that I had listened to.

I bought this cabinet in 2005. It's a great sounding cabinet. I play hard rock, metal, blues. 35 years of playing experience with Marshalls, Fender, Yamaha. It's got some great features for 16 ohm, mono, 8 ohm. Nice idea!!

Dimarzio Super Distortion original 70's in the bridge and a PAF in the neck of a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top (1975) and Custom 1979 LP Cherry sunburst with identical pick ups. 2003 Gibson Melody Maker with a Dimarzio DP-209 Super Distortion. I use an ENGL tube pre-amp model 620 (noy available anymore) and power the whole rig with a QSC RMX 850 into a few rack units (Lexicon) The sound with this cabinet is the best I've used in 25 years, hands down. I also have a 1974 Marshall 1960 Slant 4x4 with vintage original 16 ohm 25w Green Back Celestian speakers (that's right, all original) and this Genz Benz out-plays the 4x4 easily for crunch, tone quality and of course weight!!

So far so good, no problems.

I actually clled the company with a question and to my surprise the owner Jeff Genzler answered the phone and was an awesome guy to talk to. He explained a few things to be about wiring and spent as much time as I needed on the phone. He even emailed me back to thank me and he took the time to check out my web site. Now talk about great customer support, the guy and the company are first-rate!!!

Have been playing for 35 years folks. I own too many other pieces of gear to mention. One being a Marshall 1974 MK-2 50W head with original Mullard tubes. It sounds pretty darn thunderous with the GB Flex. I don't even use the 4x4 any more because of weight. Only thing I'd like to see on the 2x12 is a caster for wheels on the side like their bass cabinet has. Outside of that, the people writing these negative feedbacks are amatures and they don't realize not only do you need a great cabinet, but you also need to have a great head/amp and most of all, YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY... A lot has to do with tone quality and it takes years to develop that, go ask Gary Moore if you want to learn about tone quality. Lynch is an excellent player but we all can't have his sound, it's in the hands and mind and heart of the player. It takes time to perfect your skill.

Most of the features have already been mentioned - however, I'm not sure that anyone has mentioned that this thing is wired to run mono at either 4 OR 16 ohms. This is a really great feature, in my opinion, because with the two speakers you have three wiring options, and this thing has them all covered - they thought of EVERYTHING! The handles on this cab are great, too. They make it really easy to lug around.

Unbelievably clear. I know that a few people have complained about one thing or another, but I can't help but feel that they have no idea how to rate any of this stuff. First of all, what the hell kind of gear are these people using? EVERYTHING that you use makes a difference in you tone - guitar (type of wood, etc.), pickups, preamp, power amp, effects, cables - and if you have just one weak link in the chain the whole thing is going to sound nasty.

I've got an Ibanez 7-string with a Tone Zone (Dimarzio) and Air Norton(Dimarzio) pickups and a Jackson with a TB-4 (Seymour Duncan). I play those into a Triaxis and 50/50 and I use a G-Major for some VERY light reverb and delay (I like my sound very dry). This cabinet is nothing short of amazing! When I first got it I was playing through a Boogie 4x12 so I had the chance to compare the two side by side - the GB kicked the Boogie into the next time zone! The Boogie cab sounded choked, and bassy. By comparision, the GB is totally clear. Some reviewers have said this cab is too midrange - well, as one reviewer happened to point out, the guitar is a midrange instrument, so if you heard a guitar signal uncolored by a bassy cab, what do think you should hear?

Of course, one thing that was absolutely CRUCIAL to the success of this cab was to get it off of the floor and put it on an amp stand - it made all the difference. Just to have some fun I started playing around to see how I could get the GB cab to sound just like the 4x12 and I found a way to do it: drape a heavy blanker over it!

As long as you don't push the speakers with too much power, I can't see how much can go wrong. The back plate and jacks are solid...I think that they could take quite a beating and still work great!

I never had to deal with them, which is a big plus. One forgotten aspect of 'Customer Support' is when a company cares enough to make a product that doesn't have weaknesses.

I just can't believe what some people have said about this thing. I'd like to say this to the guy that said the bass just kept getting louder and louder as he turned up his amp - IT'S YOUR AMP!! If it was the cab then I would have the same damn problem, wouldn't I? I've been playing for 17 years...I've been using rack gear for 14 of that...I've used tons of gear and I have never, and I mean NEVER, found a better cab. I can't wait to get another one so I can have a REALLY huge sound!

You know the features. Flexed baffle. Ported cab for increased bass response. 75-watt speakers with larger voice coil. etc.

What the hell is all the hype about. I ordered this cab without having heard it (I got a good deal on it), and I had heard nothing but stellar reviews from this site. I play hard rock and metal mainly. I know this may come as a huge shock...get ready for this...I use regualer old E tuning!!!! Not drop-d or c or a, just standard E. I know that might be heard to believe but it's true. First of all, a guitar is supposed to be a midrange instrument. The midrange tone of this cab is way too bassy and it makes your sound very weak and flat sounding. I use this with a Peavey XXX, which is a great amp and is not too bassy, but at louder volumes I have to turn the bass almost completely off to get a decent tone. Even without the ridiculous amount of bass, the higher treble frequences of this cab are harsh and brittle. This things sucks nuts. Don't make the same mistake I did: Don't buy it. The only thing this cab would be good for is for bands that have bass-heavy, drop-tuned guitars. I admit, it does have a cool bass tone, but it is way too overpowering. Not good. I will be selling this and getting a Marshall 1960TV cab, althouhg the idea of lugging around an 100-pound 4 by 12 is annoying, and is why I got a 2 by 12 in the first place. Ughhh

looks solid

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Not very good except for drop tuned, dime-a-dozen, sell-out, nu-metal shit bands. Overrated cab. :(

I've had this cab about a year now and am pretty sure it was made in 2002. The cab has two 12" Genz Benz GBE 1240-V75. The resemble a V30 somewhat, but the voice coil is a little larger. It can be used in mono or stereo and (duhh... ) has four ports on the bottom.

I'm using Les Paul Standards and Customs with a Duncan Distortion/'59 combination through a VHT UL with this cab. The cab is very tight, punchy and clear. It projects very well and has great thunder and dimension without being boomy. It feels like the speakers take care of the high end and mids and the cab design takes care of the bass. It's very punchy, which is the opposite what you think a ported cab should do.

I put V30's in mine for a while. They were similar, but had a bit more high end. I've since gone back to the GBE 1240-V75's and been very happy with them. The GBE 1240-V75's sounded a bit thicker and fuller and rolled off a bit of high-end.

It's a cab. Unless you destroy a speaker or drop it off a building, chances are it'll be ok. Cab's don't have any moving parts or flow a lot of energy through them like amps do.

I've only had a coupel questions, but Jeff Genzler has responded to me personally, usually the same day. Never had any problems, just questions about this cab and other products.

I love this cab. If I had to use a 2x12 instead of a 4x12, I'd absolutely have no problem bringing this cab with me. I love it so much I've already ordered the 4x12 version to replace my Marshall 1960AV.

No need to go into. Please read previous threads.

AMAZING!!!!! Had it for three days. Luv it. Fourth day: took out the orginal speakers and put in my V30's. Luv it even more. V30's are staying. There's more break up with V30's at earlier stage. Check with GB tech, they said it should be awsome and they're right. Thanks Guys!

My setup: PRS Custom 22 > Mxr niose gate driver > Mesa Boogie TriAxis w/phat mod > mesa 50/50 amp > Genz Benz w/V30's and sometimes mesa boogie 412 recto (oversized).

Seemed like a tank.

Pretty good. A little slow with only one tech but good.

Been playing for 20 some years. Played from solid state back to all tubes and staying tubes. This thing sounds as good as my mesa 412 if not better. I won't need two but if stolen I would buy another one without any hesitation.

This is the new (three months old) G Flex cab. Two 75 watt Genz Benz speakers, mono or stereo operation, dimensions - 30x15x21 - 62 lbs, and built very well. This seems to be a very versatile cab for both clean and distorted tones for most people.

Overall I did not enjoy this cab. It is a nice cab but think there is a tad too much hype around this cab when there are cabs for less money that are just as good. The average person can not hear a difference in tone based on the depth of a cab, and I don't think you necessarily have to have a large 15" deep 212 to get good tone. I have a smaller cab that is 30x13x16 that I and the band feels projects better tone and is more dynamic than the G Flex. The G Flex just sounded and felt flat to our ears....even some of our friends listening in on a few rehearsals felt the same way. Nobody was thrilled with what they heard from the G Flex. I think you can get a cab that is just as good or better with Madison, Avatar, and many others. I recently learned that George Lynch uses this cabinet only for clean tones....not distorted tones. Myself, I would rather have two smaller 212 cabs or a 412 cab than one of the G Flex cabs. I couln't imagine carrying two 62lb 212 cabs to a gig for no reason.
I use a very powerful amp head which can tend to fart out in a 212 cab and the farting just became more pronounced with the G Flex no matter how we tweaked it. Again, most guys love these cabs so don't go by my review. I am only one person, but I felt I had to be honest in my assessment. I ended up selling this cab.

Very durable. Will last a lifetime! But, I sold mine.

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Please, read my comments above.