MILLS Acoustics Afterburner 412B 412 Cabinet

This amp is custom built-to-order in Dave Mills' own shop. Absolutely top notch quality control. Steel/Epoxy Reinforced interior, elephant skin tolex, thick basket weave grille cloth, durable thick wood..there is nothing left to be desired.

This is where the cab really shines. The cab I got came with the stock V30s, since the Fireball I run through it is voiced for the V30s. When I first got it, I was surprised at how relatively NOT harsh the speakers sounded at first. It really did help me realize that cab construction can really change the way you perceive some of the sound that people brush off as inherent to the speaker, and not the cab. After about 2 weeks of gig-level playing 1-2 hours a day, the speakers are starting to actually break in and it sounds EVEN smoother. Unreal. Now, the low end. This is where it's at. All the designing and prototyping really shows here. I can literally crank by Bass to 10, hit depth, and the sound will STILL be tight, clear, and not over-bassy. The afterburner baffle really does put this cab leagues beyond anything else out there. No mud, no lack of clarity. The low end tightness and clarity is there in spades. The midrange also on the V30s in the Mills sounds great. The cab really helps bring out the grind and crunch of the mids in the V30. Lastly, the projection is ENORMOUS. This cab just sounds ****ing HUGE. 3D is really the best way to describe it. It's like a big wall of sound is just absolutely crushing your chest with gut-wrenching brutality. With the ENGL Fireball distortion (you cant get more metal than this), the distortion and heaviness of this cab is just absolutely out of this world. Also, it's ACTUALLY oversized, not just a bigger box wiht the same internal design, much like many other "oversized" makers.

Sturdy as a tank. Built EXTREMELY sturdy. Dave cut absolutely no corners in the construction of this cabinet. You really have to try to even put a scratch on it. I'm definitely not kept up at night worrying about whether this cab can handle what I dish at it. (I'm a basement studio musician, but if I were to gig regularly, absolutely no doubt in my mind this cab can take anything.

Another way Dave sets himself apart from the rest of the business is his personable nature. Customer Service like this is dead these days. I called him 3 times, and each time we talked for about an hour from everything to food, to guitar players these days, to tone, you name it, man. The guy is also no-********. He doesn't tell you what you want to hear. If you propose an idea to him, he will give you his honest opinion on it based on your needs and desires. Him and his wife answer their phone almost all the time (and if they are unable to, they get back to you ASAP), and they responded to all of my emails in less than a day. He even went through the trouble to have my cab delivered to my house because the service center near me was too far away. Well done, Dave.

Best cab on the market, hands down. I was using a Marshall 1960 before I got this, and now I realize there was simply no comparison. That thing was a child's toy compared to this monster. The best prat is, it's not like you have to sacrifice more money to get to better tone compared to Diezels and Bogners, because it actually costs LESS. These babies run $960 USD + ~$100 shipping. Better tone for LESS money. Unbelievable. The baffle in this thing really is truly amazing. I'm glad someone in the industry of cab-making stepped their game up and realized that there was more to be had in a cab. This IS the apex of cab-making, no question. All my future cabs will be Mills without a doubt. It's hard to play anything else after you've played a Mills.

Built solid as a bank vault with excellent hardware. The grillcloth is very high quality. This cab (my second one) is 8 ohm mono with Celestion Vintage 30's. Finally, a larger-than-usual cab that sounds like a big cab should.

This is my second Afterburner 412B cab that I bought directly from Mills. In another month or so I'm ordering their Afterburner 412 Classic as well. I play mostly hard rock and some metal. How does it sound? If there is any cab that has mastered the capabilities of a quality guitar speaker, it is this one. It does not matter how hard you run it or at what volume, it stays tight and projects like no other. You will not have the woofs and farts. The Afterburner just nails your amps tone in ways I'd never heard through my previous Bogner and Matchless cabs. And Marshalls? Forget about it..not even close. My main fav axe is a LP custom shop 58RI with overwound custom pups. Nice and nasty! I have quite a few amps but mostly run my modded Soldano SLO 100. Cranking the LP's volume controls to 10 just delivers that gnarly overdriven tone that can melt steel. The cab delivers all the complexities and harmonics even at the loudest stage volumes. You can hear your pick attack. You can also hear your f-ups, but it's a tradeoff I'll gladly live with. And when you want to crank your bass controls to 10 and bomb the audience with drop-tuned low end thump, the Afterburner is set to deliver. Massive thump, massive punch, massive clarity. This cabinet is truly the standard in what a cab should be.

I've been running Mills Acoustics cabs exclusively for over 2 and a half years. They've been dropped, knocked around and left in the equipment trailer in 150 degree heat for days on end. I don't think you could kill one if you tried. You can tell from the very first glance this is no ordinary piece of gear. The thing screams quality and is built to out last your grand kids.

A couple of other reviewers have said they'd rate Dave's service at a "20". I'd totally agree. It seems like every time I call, he's in the middle of something but always takes the time to chat tone with me. He is a straight-shooter that will tell you what he thinks, not necessarily what he thinks you want to hear. Damn that is so refreshing in this day and age. He is a good guy and stands 100% behind his product. He says his cabs are the best because they are. Simple truth with no BS.

I've been playing in various bands over the last 20+ years and even was signed by a fairly large Indie Label for several years during the mid 90s. I wish the Mills Afterburner had been available. I absolutely understand now what my tone had been missing. Oh yeah, I was loud as Hell but loud is easy. Keeping your notes articulate, punchy and focused at volume is the trick. I've never played any cab that improved ANY amp plugged into it like these monsters. They are the real deal. A great Company with great products.

Every component on this cab is chosen and installed to deliver ultimate quality. Thumping it with your fist is like hitting the hull of the USS Nimitz. It simply takes cab construction and design to a whole new level.

I've been running the V30 Afterburner 412B for over a year. My 2 main amps are a modded JCM 800 and a Bogner Ecstacy. My previous cab was the matching Bogner 412. I thought it sounded great compared to all the other cabs I have owned over the years. Then one weekend a buddy called to tell me that Wes Jeans was playing at a local club. During Wes' opening song I noticed 3 things...unfriggin' believable playing, loud as hell but the BEST guitar tone I had ever heard anywhere. At his first break I joined a few other players who were talking to Wes. That was when I discovered the Mills Afterburner 412B. Wes told us all that he will use no other cab and I know why. The earlier review from "J" (no details whatsoever) below tells me that you're either smoking crack, completely deaf or your little Emo band got rejected by the Company for sponsorship. To describe this cab as "honky" is ludicrous. It is by far the most massive and articulate guitar tone generator that has ever been created. It is obvious that your feelings have been hurt and you have a personal ax to grind. Get over it.

If a tornado heads my way, I'm climbing inside this cab.

I'd give this a "20". Dave Mills is a passionate, driven Professional who has set out to build something out of the ordinary and he damn sure has. Sure, he will tell you his cabs are the best in the World. Lots of other gear makers say the same thing. He is one of the very very few who can back it up. You can ask him any question and he will take the time to give you a straight, honest answer. His replies are quick and the man is just a pleasure to deal with. Every company out there should take lessons from them in the areas of quality control and customer service.

It is a shame that the internet allows the small-minded, frustrated individual such as "J" to run their mouth. Regardless of your biased opinion, the other 30 or so reviews on this cab tell the true story. It is doubtful that major label artists such as 3 Doors Down and Mastodon will spend hundreds of thousands on tracking and production only to do so through less than the best cab available. That cab is a Mills. I've been playing for over 16 years and learned very early on the quality gear is worth the cost. I have never been more satisfied with any dollar spent than I have been with the Afterburner. I have already placed my order for the matching 412A slant to go with my straight cab. I agree totally with all the other "real" reviews here that describe the delivery and projection of this cab. The harder you try to abuse it the more it shines. And if you like the way your amp sounds, you will LOVE it when put through an Afterburner 412. If this cab were stolen, I'd have my Attorney and a bail bondsman on standby because some poor thief is about to get the beating of a lifetime.

Oversized 4x12" cabinet. Vintage 30 speakers.

I play several different styles from blues to metal to funk. I tried this cab with my Diezel VH4 head and a PRS custom 22. Overall the sound quality was usable for all styles but not fit particularly well for any. It sounds kind of "honky" and does not really crunch well.

There a very solid built cabinet and i don't for see any problems with reliability issues.

I have spoke with this company before on a couple of occasions, simply put there the KINGS OF SELF PROMOTION. Granted they do make a quality product but saying its the best cab on the planet is far from the truth. Something such as the best cab ever is subjective and no one product is just simply the best out. Many factors will affect the ideal cab, for example playing style and there response to me was it doesn't matter style this cab will be the best for every style regradless.

Overall the Mills cabinets are decent but they don't live up to the hype, I tried several cabs with my Diezel VH4 and the Mills did not stand out in my opinion. They sounded good but there was others that sounded way better. Personal I would recommend everyone tries one before purchasing because the hype from this company, I almost ordered one myself before even trying it because of other reviews but I'm very happy I took the time to go try one first.

This cabinet is of the HIGHEST caliber. Very easy to use and loaded with Celestion V30s. Its built like a tank and its appearance is purely elegant. There is no other cab that compares to this period point blank!!!!

UN****ING REAL!!!!!! I play mostly extreme metal and the sound erupting from this beast nearly made me **** for real. I have a setting that is seriously mid-scooped that i couldn't even use live, and this cab ate my tone for lunch and was begging for more!!!! None of the notes were jumbled or muddy, every note was clean and articulate, and no other cab this amp has been put thru:uberkab, marshall 1960, mesa recto-standard, rivera cab or a vht cab can even pray to hold a candle to this demon!! When I shifted gears and ran it clean every note sounded angelic. This is a cab for any style of playing, and i mean any!!!! This is the sound of evolution!!!

The construction on these cabs phenemonal!!! From the solid corners, to the material on the grill, no attention to detail and ruggedness has has been left out. You could throw it off of a building and it would laugh at you, sound kller and still look sharp. Dave Mills has left no stone unturned.

There is no better support than Dave Mills hands down. I was on vacation in his hometown, I called him up and he invited me to his workshop to personally try one out. He is very knowledgable of his product and he and his wife Susie are some of the best people you could ever hope to meet. He gets down to business and treats customers like family and not "customers". He handles business in a professional and quick manner, any problems you have, he handles personally. Try that level of service with major brand names, you're not gonna receive that kind of treatment. Mills Acoustics is the Definition of quality and service, hands down!!!!!

Point Blank, these Cabs are the ******* ****. I have been playing for 15 years and this is what I have been searching for, and I have heard enough other cabs to know that my search is over!! Dave will be working on a 2 cabs for me at the beginning of next year, and i can't wait. These cabs put the joy into playing and there is nothing out there that even comes close to this. If you're reading this do yourself a favor: Stop ******* around and wasting your time going cab hunting, Mills is the where it is at, and where it is going to stay at. You will truly know what your amp is capable of!!! Get lined into a Mills and hear what you have been missing

This a great cab the best I have ever owned hands down. Great construction and four Celestion Vintage 30's to go along with it. It just can't be beat.

They sound is outstanding. I play a lot of differnt styles from hard rock to 50's and it will get any sound I want with just a little adjusting of my Marshall head.

The cab is built like a tank. It has been droped out of my bands trailor a few times and not even a dent in the wood. Very high end construction.

Dave in my opinion is one of the most helpful guys to work with. He has giving may great tips on how to get the best sound I can get of my cab. He always gets back to me if I can't reach him at a certain time. Just really good support and it's nice to be able to talk to the guy that actually built the cab rather than so guy paid behind a desk who has no idea what they are even talking about.

Best built, best sounding, BEST CAB ON EARTH PERIOD. Thanks Dave.

2008 hand made awesome face melting guitar cabinet.

I am in a metal band and this cabinet is the most versatile thing on the planet. I use a HEAVY HEAVY GAIN sound thats already saturated before it even hits my amp's pre tubes and the speakers will not distort. Believe me i tried. I have an Engl Invader and I dimed it out and the louder i got the better my cabinet sounds. It's a beast. Then i'll play it on clean and it is literally the most pristine gorgeous clean sound i have ever heard. Over the years I've used Marshall, Mesa, Saldano, and H&K, cabs and none of come close...the mesa out of all of them is probably the closest to the mills as far as clean sound but the louder you get on a mesa the worse it sounds.

I use an Gibson explorer with Emg 85's and 81's and a Gibson SG with 2 81's and I've played them both through another rig...for the most part they sounded pretty similar. for the first time i've played them through my rig (with the mills) and They sound, like they should, like two different guitars...completely different equalization spectrum. It was fantastic. Then i started swapping heads...i've never been a fan of marshall amps...untill i used my lead guitarist's with my mills...I don't know marshall puts out their cabs because they make the amp sound terrible, put a marshall on mills cab and find out why all the shredders use modded cabs with their marshall heads. As for me i use an Engl because it's probably one the most brutal amps made and let me tell you when i was using my old marshall cab my head would over power the cab when the gain was on 4 but with the mills i wish engl built a knob that went up to 20 because the speakers just wont give out. everything sounds amazing.

I took this thing on an hour and a half long trip along the jersey tpk while it was hanging out of my trunk that was tied down with like sailors rope. With the exception of the a rip in the tolex (due to us shoving in my trunk trying to get it to fit like madmen) nothing...the wood wasn't even bruised it was scary. The thing is a rock and roll fortress. And the louder you play the better it sounds...you can't blow this thing out.

This is the best part. You buy something from marshall, mesa, gibson, fender, anyone....you talk to a representative that probably already forgot your name half way through the phone call. When you get a mills you speak to Dave the owner, who also is the designer, who also builds the damn thing. On top of that Dave and his wife Susie are the sweetest people on the planet...in fact they still have an open invitation to come up and stay with me anytime they're in NYC. Mills is the greatest.

Bottom line...you wanna rock? Get a Mills. If you want to hear your guitar they way it was meant to be heard get a Mills. If you want to play loud with out having your sounded messed up by a rattling cab or blown speakers...get a Mills. And if you want to meet some people that actually CARE about your INDIVIDUAL sound..get a Mills. I woulda bought this thing if it was twice the price.

bought used, 2 years old. I play mostly metal and hard rock, so the V30 was a great choice for me, along with the rear loaded closed back 4x12 config. The tolex is rugged, the grill cloth is strong, the baffling design is innovative and actually works. No cheap hardware or particle board anywhere. I don't know what other features a cab should have, it's top of the line and includes everything a good cab should. Versatile for anything where a great 4x12 should be.

Incredible sound quality, and this is what counts. I didn't think I really liked V30 that much, from experience with my other cabs, including Mesa, Marshall, Framus, etc... I have not heard V30's sound this good in any other cab I've owned however. I thought my amps were what limited how far I could go on their EQ's, and I've come to the realization that most of it is what the cab can handle. I can practically dime the bass on my amps, and it still stays responsive, I was amazed how much better this cab sounded with my amps. I also really donn't care for the harsher high end and mid hump V30 normally have, but this cab really seems to balance them out. I really didn't think the design of a cab would be able to change that, but they can handle anything my amps can put thru them, and they squeeze every ounce of speaker sensitivity out of the V30. Prepare to be blown away, and don't completely rely on previous experiences with a speaker, these cabs will make any speaker shine.

It's built like a tank, everything about it screams quality, from the corner protectors to the casters. The wiring inside is a very thick gauge, every piece of wood is well secured, every joint is reinforced and sealed. I took the back panel off to look inside, and the build quality is incredible with these cabs. Everything in their literature is easily confirmed with one look. There isn't much else to say, other than it's exactly as you would expect a top of the line cab to made.

Dave is great, he gets back to you right away, and is very helpful and friendly. He likes to talk up his product, but after using it, I can see it's completely justified. It is every bit as good as he says. I bought mine used, which was a very rare find, and Dave still answered any questions I had for him. I bought it with no casters, since the previous owner had misplaced them, but Dave was very helpful in getting me new ones. I have no doubt Dave would be willing to fix any issues with a cab under their warranty. I can't really see ever needing to use it however, so I had no problem going used.

I've been playing almost 7 years now. I wanted to wait a couple months after getting it to do a review, so I was beyond the honeymoon. I own, and have owned, many high end amps and cabs. I'm fortunate enough to have had the means to afford some excellent equipment for my experience level, and I'm still learning a lot about gear as I progress. Coming across a piece of gear like this is a revelation. If it were lost or stolen, I wouldn't hesitate to get another. I love everything about it, the only downside is the sheer weight of this cab, it's a monster. With the quality of the materials and construction though, that's to be expected. I've played through a lot of high end cabs for a comparison, and none have impressed me as much as this cab. I kind of wish it had a stereo jack, but if it was a real issue, I would just put one in myself. The wiring is high quality and easy to follow. I usually only buy used, and wouldn't have paid the price new for one of these before owning one, I just didn't think any cab could be that much better. After having direct experience with it however, if I need another cab, it will also be a mills, new retail price or not. Comparing it to other high end cabs in the same price range and higher, it's a clear winner to me.

Has all the features you could want in a 4x12. Simplicity with quality and commitment to excellence may be bumper sticker material to most but Dave has gone above and beyond on using only the best materials to build these cabinets.

Jaw dropping mind blowing until your slobbering in your own pool of drool. Without a doubt the best sounding 4x12 cab I've ever played through or heard in my life.

*Knock on wood* It is still breathing strong everytime I roll the volume on my guitar. I strongly doubt I'll ever have a reliability issue with this beast.

If there was a 20 rating I would choose it. Dave is by far the nicest and most caring professional I have ever dealt with in the industry. He's "good people" as I often heard growing up in the South and that my friend, isn't a label you get easily.

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? Absolutely without a doubt a cashier's check would be headed to Dave for a replacement.

10+ On the Overall rating scale. If you ever wondered what your amp was truly meant to sound like? Hook it up to a 4x12 Afterburner and get clearance from the tower to blast off because that's exactly what the afterburner was designed to do. Sending your overall tone into the stratosphere!

Only thing I would like to see possibly added is the hard plastic strips the Marshall cabs have to keep the feet of your head from marring the tolex. Just a cosmetic thing and doesn't effect the sound but I want to keep it looking just as great as it sounds.

Don't scoff at the price. Do whatever you can to save up and purchase a high quality 4x12. You will not regret it at all.

Bought the Mills 4x12 Afterburner last year, new and direct from Dave at Mills Acoustics. They are pretty much custom made to order. It is loaded with Celestion V30's with an 8 ohm input and thru-put for adding additional cabs. I use the cab with a Mesa Dual Recto for most of my playing. Sometimes I run the Dr. Z Maz 18 through it and either way, it sounds awesome.

Awesome cabinet. Very good bass response and tight highs and mids. The sound quality is great. Not mushy or flabby like most production 4x12 cabs. Of course, the cab is loaded with Celestion V30's. But, the solid construction and baffle placement is key. Cruise around the webstite (www.millsacoustics.com) to find out more info. I also have a 4x12 Mesa Recto cab and the Mills blows it away. Not all cabs are created equal!

Built like a tank. I seriously doubt one would ever have problems with reliability.

As I live overseas, I had lots of email conversation with Dave at Mills. He is always quick to respond during the manufacturing process and after the sale. Excellent customer support.

Been playing on and off for 20+ years, rock to blues. I had never heard of Mills, but stumbled across them on My Space, then struck up a conversation with Dave Mills and ended up ordering a cab. Compared to the usual production cabs (Mesa, Marshall, Orange, etc), this cab beats them all hands down on construction and sound quality at the same price. All the cabs are made to order with lots of attention to detail.