Marshall 1936 2x12 Cabinet

The Marshall 1936 Cabinet has 2 12" Celestion 75 watt speakers. The cabinet is rated at 150 watts RMS. It can be run mono at 8 ohms or as a self enclosed stereo cabinet in 16 ohms per side. Since it's a large 2 x 12" cabinet, it will fit a full sized Marshall head. I have a number of amps that will be used with the 1936......Marshall JCM 2000 TSL, Ltd Ed white Marshall Bluesbreaker, re-issue Bluesbreaker, Groove Tubes Soul O 75, Gallien Krueger 250 ML and 250 RL and a Legend Super Lead 50.

I bought this really to compliment my Groove Tubes Soul O 75. So I'm running the Soul O at 4 ohms and have a 3x12 Celestion Speaker set-up.
The TSL is being used with a 1960 4x12 cabinet but if volume and space on a gig is a problem, I'll use the 1936.
The cabinet size on the 1936 makes a difference in tone and volume. I own a pair of 1922's, also containing 2 75 watt Celestion 12" speakers. Because of cabinet size, the sound is naturally different. When using the Soul O with the 1922 cabinet, I found the sound to be tonally compressed. The Soul O with the 1936 is much richer and fuller.
I'm using various Les Pauls ( 56 JR, 62 SG Jr, P 90 gold top, Classic + ), 335's, Tele's and Strats. They all retain their identity and have soulful tones with the added 1936.

Just bought it. I have the 1922's for over 6 years. With the gigs, studio work and tossing around in my van, I haven't had any problems. I expect the same quality with the 1936.

As with all my Marshall equipment, I've never had to have any warranty work.
Never had to speak to the factory.
I guess that's good.

It's a solid extention cabinet. Made well. Makes my Groove Tubes Soul O 75 sound bigger.
It's heavy. It weighs 60 lbs. It's bigger than most 2x12 cabinets.
If you're tired of lugging that 4x12 Marshall cabinet around, get a 1936. Your back will thank you.

This is a new 2-12 marshall cabinet that I got from Mar's Music. You know the deal, clubs are getting smaller, and I am getting tired of asking my wife to help me carry one of my 4-12 cabinets.
First just my 2 cents. Guitars, pickups, amps and speakers, yes speakers all can vary in sound. It is hard to hear these differences in a store at low volumes even when comparing like cabinets, but you can bet they all sound different.
After hearing this cabinet in a store with a 100 watt DSL Marshall and my Music man EVH, I decided to get it. It sounded beefier than any 4-12 in the store that I compared it to.
After getting it home and running my myriad of amps through this cabinet, I noticed that the cabinet was too dark. I also noticed that the sustain from my guitar via a high gain setting in any amp I used was robbed. The cabinet robbed sustain, had too much bass and no highs.
I took the cabinet back since they had a 45 day return. I told the guy the problem, and he looked at me as if I had 4 ears. He said, they are all going to sound the same. I just though, dude you don't know what you are talking about, but what I said was "Well I hope you are wrong because this thing is not going to work for me. Can I compare it to the two other 1936 cabs you have?" He agreed.
I placed all three cabs on the floor and tested each one with a DSL Marshall with the gain pegged (not boost) and everything set straight up. At one point, I almost though my cabinet sounded the best, but I was determined to find the brightest one. After swapping the cabinets and getting it home I really found out that this new cabinet was full of tone. The notes sustained better so that I could make easy work of pull-offs and hamer-ons, and the highs with that slight upper mid sizzle were there. As far as i am concerned, the upper mid sizzle is what makes a Marshall a Marshall. Any speaker that masks that sound should be shot at sundown. Those EL-34s produce upper midrange harmonics that no 6L6 based amp will ever cop. Not that I don't love my 5150 and Tremoverb head, but they just do not get that tone.
It makes you wonder about these reviews. Perhaps the people who dog amps have gotten a bad one. If I had not tried another cabinet, I would have the opinion that 1936 cabs suck. By the way, I also have the same problem with my two Mesa Boogie rectifier 2-12 cabs. The EQ is different between the two. One has a more scooped mid with more highs, and the other is all midrange. These cabinets are identicle down to the Celestion V-30s in them. The weird thing is that on stage at loud volumes with my Tremoverb head, they both sound the same. I tried them both side by side. At low volumes I prefer the one with more highs and a scooped mid.
Anyway, happy amp hunting. I found that it is best to stick with a great combination (Les Paul/Marshall/Marshall cabinet) ( Strat/Soldano/Soldano cab), (Strat/Fender combo) etc., but find the best sounding ones. This involves A/B comparisons. If you want a DSL Marshall, buy two and sell the other one keeping the best sounding one. You can keep doing this such as finding a used DSL, comparing it to your best sounding one, and keeping the better sounding one,etc. The same goes for Les Pauls and Marshall cabinets or your favorite Strat Bodied Humbucker shredders guitar like a Jem, EVH or Satriani axe.
Steve Morse told me he went throuigh 8 different Jubilee Marshalls and kept the best sounding one. He said they all sounded different. Just as the same, Eric Johnson went through 25 Fuzz face pedals to find the best sounding one.
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It fits in a car trunk and it is liftable. 2 12inch celestions 75 watt each. Closed back. Stereo or mono. Same width as a full size head.

Sounds like a 4/12 cabinet. Good bass response. Good highs.

Well made like all marshall products.

Never contacted them.

I have been playing forever. I use a TS5 tubescreamer with 808 mods, Dalelectro delay, Danelectro chorus, JCM 900 dual reverb , 50 w, reverb head. CBS Strarocaster, '66 Rickenbacker 370 and a Epi Double neck. I had a hard time finding one of these but it was available through Discount Music Via internet. I hope to buy another one in the future. This is a perfect match with any JCM 900 head. Rated at 150 watts.