Marshall 1936 2x12 Cabinet

features ? 100% particle board, mediocre made in CHINA celestions and good looking styling with cheap saran wrap thin tolex. variable impedance. used with my 2204 marshall head sounds ok. not worth $420 though, returned this particle board pos for refund!

sounds like a pillow is duct-taped over front of speakers. no more new marshall products for me. wanted a matching cab but not that important after this cab left a bitter taste.

marshall claims they use only the finest wood and the best construction, well we all have the right to lie! last a lifetime they say, maybe another lie? paper-thin plastic handles and tolex. this cab was designed by an accountant. marshall blows! what a disgrace to what was a rock icon. good thing i got a satisfaction guarantee and was able to send this turd back.

there product is junk, how could they fix it? they could build it out of 13-ply birch, use metal handles, thick and durable tolex like they used on my 2204 head and of course stop putting those MADE IN CHINA CELESTIONS in their cabs. if you're looking at buying this cab look inside first.

21 years of playing and i'm buying all my cabs from usa businesses that use real wood. i like the look of cab but that's it and that is'nt going to take me very far. is mr marshall senile! i'm totally disgusted with the new marshall of the last 13 years. i'll only buy used older marshall heads. marshall is as lame as laney now.

Marshall 1936 2x12 cab. I aquired my 1936 cab when I decided my 4x12 cabs were a pain in the arse to be hauling around. It complements the Marshall full size heads nicely for a neat looking mini-stack. I've used this cab at gigs with no problems whatsoever. The cab comes set up to receive Marshall casters (an $80 option)-I wish it would have come with them to begin with considering the price of the 1936.

Wow!! I coudn't believe this cab sounded as good as my 4x12 cabs! Great low end!! With my eyes closed I'd swear I was in 4x12 heaven. I play a Marshall JCM800 2204, Marshall Jubilee 25/50, and Gibson Les Pauls through it......great sounds!!!

Very dependable, would gig without back-up.

Never had to deal with 'em

I'm a 31 year old guitar player and I've been playing for 16 years. I've owned 10+ Marshalls over the years, and thousands of dollars worth of guitars. I've finally found what works for me(Les Pauls and Marshalls). I've sold the rest.

After getting spoiled with my 1936 2x12, I'll never go back to using 4x12's, unless of couse I make it big, and have a crew of roadies to haul them around. 80% of bands nowdays use 4x12's as stage props. Do yourself a favor, save money and your back, get a 1936 cab. You wont regret it, and your ears will think you're playing through a 4x12!

This is just a comment on the screws holding the speakers to the cabinets.

I have been playing throught my 1936 cabinet for over 5 years now and the screws have vibrated loose on several occasions.
I usually don't notice this till I hear a speaker clunking around loosly in the cabinet.
My suggestion would be to take the back off the cabinet every couple months and tighten the screws.

The Marshall 1936 cabinets are 2x12 speaker cabs equipped with Celestion G12-75T speakers, which suck. The cabinets are well made and look quite nice. The cabinet sound is quite nice. The only beef I have with my cabs is that the tolex is applied too loosely and it shifs around on the wood when you put the cabs in a truck with stuff stacked on top. After the Trip, the tolex is 'smushed' into 'wrinkles'

Only one way to describe the sound of the speaker in the 1936 in my opinion -"sucks", unless you want to shred people to death. Harsh, no cry, no scream, no joy. I use 2x1936 cabs with a Marshall EL34 50/50 and a Gibson Les Paul, or Fender Strat. I have had the cabs for about 7 years and have tried numerous sound scenarios through them. Mostly an ADA MP1 or Marshall preamp to efx to EL34 power amp. No matter what I tried, I could not get them to sound good (to my ear)

Excellent. No beefs about reliability

No need to use them

I have been playing for about 30 years. I could not afford good equipment most of that time, but in the early 90's, I was able to get some Marshall equipment. So I bought the stereo power amp and 2 1936 cabinets. I tried everything I could to get a good sound out of the rig, eq, different pickups, effects, but it always sounded like crap. I never knew what the problem was until I decided to swap out the Celestion G12-75T stock Marshall speakers with Celestion Vintage 30's. The difference was night and day. The harsh, deafening, screeching, annoying guitar sound was replaced with wounderful, soulful guitar tone. The same was true when I tried Celestion greenbacks. They blew away the G12-75T's. I am very angry about this actually, because I bought Marshall speaker cabs thinking I was going to sound like the pros. Well, yeah you can sound like them, but you have to throw out the speakers you just paid a lot of money for! I am starting to think that this music equipment hype is a screw job. They give you crummy speakers so you have to spend even more money. I found out that Marshall has changed their speakers several times over the years, so be careful what you are buying. Just because you are buying a cabinet that has the Marshall name on it, it unfortunately does not mean it will sound like your favorite artist who uses one. I hope this review will save you the 9 years of pain and frustration I had trying to find out why my sound sucked no matter what I did to it! P.S. If my G12-75T's were stolen, I would send the creep a thank you note and a bonus check. The cabinets are good and well made, the speakers utterly suck beans.

What can you say. I am marking this high because for a 2x12 cabinet, this moves some serious air. It has a much bigger sound (don't confuse with loud) than other dual 12's and I like the looks. It also fits my Marshall DSL 50. I got it from Sameday Music and it was there in 2 days in excellent shape (would have been there the next day except we had 28 inches of snow!)

I use this with a Marshall DSL50 and my soul guitar is a Epiphone Black Beauty with Seymour Duncan SH-1's.

This started as a stock 1936. I read the reviews in the column and purchased it because it really fits my needs without the weight of 4x12. I found the speakers to be more in your face than I wanted, so I bought a couple of Greenbacks from Sameday Music, with great service again.

I took the opportunity to look at how the speakers were mounted, having read some of the reviews. So, these are mounted on particle board, but Marshall uses a mounting bracket (you have to take the speakers out to see them. The speakers themselves have a compression foam attached to the rim that is pressed against the particle board. You can tighten the screws down fully, but after a little thought, I realized you may not want them only very snug to the board - less chance for noise transmission.

That all done, the Greenbacks are just the sound I wanted. Now this puppy smokes and sounds so great with the DSL50 and Black Beauty.

no problems yet and I've taken it apart and looked at the construction. The screws aren't loose. They are set right for the mounting brackets. Take a look at my note above.

haven't needed it.

199? JCM 900 1936 2X12, 75 watt celestions.
I posted a review here (last review) when I got it in 1998.
This is an update after 5 years of hard playing.

It has mono 8 ohm and stereo 16 ohm inputs.
I have never used the stereo input.

People may complain about the particle board construction, the wiring, plastic handles etc. But this cabinet is a workhorse.
It is getting a little rough looking after 5 years of dragging it all over, dropping it, scraping it and literaly pushing it to its limits.

I have used this with many guitars, both single coils and humbuckers.
I play loud!
Last summer I played several outdoor concerts with a 100 watt tube amp maxed out for hours on end in swealtering heat.
It performed perfectly and sounded great.
I have even used it with a bass.
I am now playing through a 100 watt (tube) Marshall 1977 JMP Mk2 Master Volume head. Same as a super lead with a master volume.
The cabinet takes everything I can throw at it and sounds excellent.
It just keeps on ticking.

Can't ask for more.
Not many cabinets will take constant abuse for 5 years and still sound great.

No

I have been playing since the 60's.
My main guitar now is a 1962 Les Paul Custom (3-humbuckers).
I chose this cabinet because it matched my JCM 900 head (long gone from power trans failure).
It closely matches my 1977 Marshall Master Lead head now.
Only noticable difference is that the lettering on the head is smaller than that on the cabinet.
Like all Marshall products it is made to be used.
Don't be afraid to push it.
I'm getting older and dragging around a heavy birch 4X12 cabinet is out of the question.
My amp head weighs 60 pounds and the cabinet weighs 60 pounds.
I have casters on the cabinet and it rolls well.

This cabinet was bought as new in 2003 I use it for gigs/jam sessions. The stereo option (8 ohms mono / 16 ohms stereo) is the main reason I purchased it besides the Marshall name. This cabinet is the perfect extension for my Marshall 8240 stereo chorus combo (I amplify the cabinet with a Marshall 8008 rack mount stereo amp)- both are valvestate amps. Other than the stereo option its a speaker cabinet that is easy (compared to a half or full stack) to lug from place to place. I recommend you get casters for it. I rated it a 9 because it does everything you could expect from a cabinet but it did not get a 10 because the lack of casters.

I Play Black Sabbath / Metallica type of heavy metal. God gave us Marshall to create this type of sound. My main Guitar is a Gibson SG with 500t and 496R pickups. The cabinet sings like a bird with correct string manipulation and roars with god like thunder when tearing through a heavy rythem. However, when I first got the cabinet there was a lite rattle/buzz from the unit noticeable when playing bassy clean riffs. I took the back off the cabinet and noticed there was not a single screw tight - not a single screw! I was discouraged but fortunately I have experienced this with marshalls newer products so I tightened every thing up and it sounds great. I rated the a 6 because if I did not tighten the screws it would have sounded worse and worse as the screws vibrated loose - shame on Marshall

I have not had any problems other than the loose screws I mentioned - I would have no fear using this without a back up.

Had no contact with Marshall

I have been playing for 17 years, I play Marshall, Gibson, and Martin (acoustic) If this cabinet were stolen or lost I would replace it (but I would tighten the screws as soon as I got a new one) Overall it is a little expensive compared to some other brands and a little disappointing because of the loose screws but it sounds great and I expect to last me a long time I have no regrets

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The GT12-75 speakers are very tight sounding and very, very bright. I had previously put in a review but that was 24 hrs. now it's 1 month. The bigger cab size is nice but I switched the speakers for a pair of Celestion Vintage 30's from an old Marshall cab used. The speakers say Marshall right on them. First the GT12-75's are not a bad speaker just not the sonic print I was after. They have a scooped sound. Can handle alot of distortion without breaking up. It didn't seem to sustain the way I needed it too. The Celestion 30's are much louder. Fantastic mid's with great sustain and a slightly looser "vintage" feel to them. Powerful punch to them with this cab. I would give this an 8 with the speaker upgrade. There are a few reasons keeping this out of the 10 spot. See below

I don't think this cab would last 20 - 30 yrs. if you gigged with it off an on regularly. The construction is not top quality by any means. I don't gig at all so it will never leave my house except for a friendly jam at someone's house.

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I was a little squirrely reading about that last review after I bought mine. I never checked the wood. Mistake #1 The corners are plastic but I don't gig so it wasn't a big deal. I worked with a plastic company before and if it's high density poly propelene it's pretty strong. I really wanted the Marshall cab to go with my Marshall DSL 50. 1/2 stack look and feel in a convenient 2 x 12. The person below is DEAD ON. I put in the Vintage 30's myself and really feel stupid I didn't grab a Carvin cab first. I love Carvin gear and guitars. Marshall really cut corners on quality from the plastic nuts, insert for the plugs are plastic, the particle board, the speaker screws were not really tight. The speakers connectors weren't sodiered (whatever the spelling is on that) I sodiered the Vin. 30's in. The screws are all tight now, the Vin. 30's sound AWESOME with my DSL 50 with EL-34's w/ JJ's, Fulltone wah, Spoonful Overdrive Unit, Guyatone MD-3 delay, Carvin DC127 and Fender Strat Plus w/ Kinmans. It resonates great with the gear I have and won't sell it because it working for what I need. But I do feel burned alittle bit by Marshall cutting serious corners on quality parts and craftmanship. I should have stuck with Carvin. I still like the 3/4 cab and it's meeting my needs for what I do but if you gig reguarly one fall down 3 stairs and it's done. This was my first time exploring Marshall stuff and I would seek out older vintage Marshall before this stuff. The harsh review down below is accurate and I was blind before I pulled the back off to see for myself. That's why I like Harmony Central. Sometimes it's a pat on the back and sometimes it's a slap in the face. I am really insane with true bypass and my tone. I got this cab into an acceptable zone for me to use.

The best feature, and the reason I bought this, is so I could up both outputs of a stereo rig without having to lug 2 separate cabs.It's difficult to find a 2x12 with stereo hookups in this price range.

I use it with all my guitars; strats, les pauls, 7-strings. It WILL suit my styles when I'm finished with it! Okay low end, highs are good. I'll be changing out the speakers to Celestion Vintage 30's first thing. Otherwise, nothing spectacular. Compared to the Carvin Legacy Cab I just bought WITH Celestion V30's that were made of wood and cost $100.00 less, you decide....I'm kinda bummed.

Call me ANAL but the first thing I did was take the back off and see EXACTLY what I had just bought. Guess what? All STRIPPED SCREW, PARTICAL BOARD CONSTRUCTION! Yep, I was pissed too. Then, I find every screw in the speakers are loose too. Tightened those up, put the back back on, put the screws back in and 3 are now a little bigger so I could get them tightened up.

Something else, all the hardware, handles, corners are cheap plastic. All the writing you see on the cab besides the white "Marshall" logo are just cheap stickers...some not even put on straight! You cant take them off without damaging them because they are made of aluminum foil. The "1936" logo that goes on the front of the cab had come off and was destroyed so I just took the plastic plate off the front. It looks better now.

Overall this cab is like that cheap "put-together" furniture you get at KMART. I'll have to be real careful with it if I don't want to break the particle board!

Don't EVEN want to go there!

I've been playing 30 years as a hobby and I'm still just learning. I've got more gear than a sane person should have. If it got stolen I would collect the insurance and THANK the guy who took it. I checked the website and it says, sure as shit, something like, "Our cabinets are all wood, finger joint construction" which led me to believe they were actual "plywood". They are wood PARTICLES, all pressed together and mixed with glue under pressure. NOT PLYWOOD. I bought 2 Carvin 2x12 Legacy cabs that were all freakin' PLYWOOD with metal hardware and Celestion V30 speakers for $100.00 LESS! I feel like an idiot for gettin this cab, to tell you the truth. If you are looking for a QUALITY 2x12 that's worth the money, DON'T BUY THIS, I'm warning ya!The ONLY good thing I have to say is the STEREO OPTION IS NICE.

The cabinets were made a few years ago not sure the exact date, These cabinets are quite versatile for my style of playng, blues, jazz, thrash metal , progressive. It has mono and stereo inputs, 150 watts rms , it has everything i could want from a cabinet. I use the amp at home for practice, and at gigs. I own two of these and I must say if you need to play any louder just mic your rig, but there shouldnt be any reason to be any louder.

I play a fender stratocaster standard with stock single coils. I also play a jackson dinky reverse with dimarzio pickups, and a custom T W DOYLE Modified BC RICH warlock Saphire purple with hand wound pickups and kahler trem. suites my style quite well, i love the tones from these cabinets. the cabinet can get quite loud if you need it too in any variety of sounds from clean to distortion to effects. Clean channel a beautiful shimmering glassy tone crystal clear, and the distortion is throaty punchy and ball shaking powerful! I blow my friends mesa into oblivian!

these cabinets seem extremly sturdy and reliable. I really dont have to worry about them breaking down on me. Never broken down.

Never had to deal with Marshall. but i hear that they are great. warranty is 3 years i think ?

Ive been playing about 8 years. To go along with my rig I own a VHT 292 power amp a boss gt3 effects board, furman power conditioner, bbe 882 sonic maximizer, and a nady dual band wireless, along with two JCM 900 1936 lead 2x12's,I might possibly switch back over to a JCM 900 and hot rod the hell out of the thing. I'd definatly buy these cabinets again if they get stolen , they are great because they are easier to lug around then a 4x12 and are just as loud. Love them to death. Nothing to hate, I compared it to the Mesa 4x12 cabinet, and the marshall 4x12's and these two together sounded so full and LOUD compared to the others. If your looking for a portable half stack get one , if you really want some balls behind you i really suggest getting another one ! you have the freedom to do whatever you need then.