Marshall 1960A

Basically i think this is a great cab. I play out of a terrible head but compared to my last cab, this one is god. I play pretty much anything melodic and soothing to really heavy rock/punk/metal and ive never been pissed off about anything The cab performs well and it does the job.

I use a Lonestar Strat with a seymour duncan at the bridge. I get the tone i want, and the its defanitly loud enough. I only get heavy feedback when im close to the amp and my treble and mid are up, other then that, its good. The distortion i get is heavy, thick and crisp, and the clean is crisp as well, but also pretty clear

its a tank

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Overall, i dont think im going to replace my cab and i wont need to either. It was affordable, and it puts out the sound i want and need for my styles. And i love the fact that it has wheels, but not just wheels, but nice wheels, it rolls nicely... if it were stolen or lost, id probably invest in a Mesa/Boogie Rectifier cab only because im about to purchase a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier head. Other then that i have no complaints and if youre looking for a cab that is capible of producing a variety of sounds with out problems, this is the cab i recommend you buy.

Simple but effective. Two speaker inputs and a toggle to use the cab as a 4/16 ohm mono cab - DON'T plug more than one lead in on mono mode otherwise you'll mess the cab up.

The overall frequency response is crisp and clear. As it's a 300w cab you can get amazing amounts of bass without fear of damaging it. As such you can get a huge ballsy rock tone out of this amp, from vintage to modern tone depending on the amp you put through it.

I personally think this cab is great for almost any kind of music, again dependant on guitars and amps. The Celestion speakers used are robust and responsive, and yeah it suits my music style down to the ground.

Built extremely well, takes the knocks okay and stands up to almost anything. Sure, on the one I use it's all dog-eared and the logo is coming off, but the cab itself is great. I also have to mention the wheels - best of any amp/cab I've found, these ones never stick or jam and make moving this heavy thing a doddle.

It's a great cab, not brilliant value for money I think but still a great addition to any electric guitar rig. I'd want another one if it were stolen. It's quite a unique cab, I like Marshall's cabs better than their amps.

it's a cab, what features? besides the two jacks and the impedance switch, i guess all that's left is the casters and recessed handles (plastic handles? Booo).

Using with JCM 900 Dual Reverb head. Awesome pair. Also with a Epiphone SG special soon to be Epiphone Les Paul Custom. I use an electro-harmonix graphic fuzz as well. Very loud amp, that's about all i can say.

made like a tank, real heavy, real tough. Very dependable, just plug in the head and go!

Haven't dealt with em.

Been playing 6 years, don't think i'll be going back to solid state. If it were lost or stolen I'd definitley get another one. I love that it's simple and also that it's a slant cab, i've always wanted one of those. Maybe i'll get a straight 4x12 later and have a full stack. OK maybe just a 2x12 or something, Just so it's a little bit taller and cool looking.

This is a 1960A cabinet.Has 4 Celestion G12-75's ,metal castors,recessed handles,birch plywood construction,elephant tolex,stereo and mono operation,4-8-16ohm capacity.Will handle anything you throw at it and is exceptionally tight sounding.

Whatever your amp sounded like before this cabinet it will sound about 150% better through this cabinet.They are still reasonably priced and a bargain.Easy switching and a very solid build.This will do vintage to metal rock sounds.Very good sustain and no Noise.I've put a JCM 900 100w through it and cranked it and this cabinet didn't even blink -played like butter-not even near it's capacity-their rated for 300 watts.You Mesa babys better take note-your getting burned good by a bunch of hype-this is the real deal!Put a Peavey Classic 50 through it and this cabinet sang like a jewel! It expands the sound of both amps and they seem to breath their magic a lot easier.Both amps harmonics and dynamics were vastly improved throughout the sound spectrum.They both had more warmth and clarity and become more responsive to pick attack.

This is a rock solid peice of gear and I've been using it to giga couple of times a weak and it still looks as new as the day I got it but then again I take great pains to pack my gear around.

I've been playing for ever and this is one of my dream peices of gear.It is definitely a keeper and I would replace it immediately even before the insurance okayed it.I love the way it brings out the ultimate best in any amp and it will bring out any sound you ever heard on the rock side of life plus anything you can make up.I compared it to Mesa,Randall& Fender and this cabinet was way ahead of them all.

this is an addition to a comment i have already posted

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having recently been blessed with enough dollar to purchase the undisputed KING of guitar setups, (yes we all know that this is the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rec and matching 4x12) I have kept my now little used TSL100 and 1960a. The Marshall cab has come in handy for practices where i just simply dont want to take my Mesa cab (I spent a lot of hard earned on this Mesa setup #2900 in all [loads pricier in the UK] and i dont want to tear it and crap it up by lifting it out of my little fiesta and cathing it on the boot, roof, doors etc more than i have to. taking it to gigs is fine, we use the van, but just for practicing i use my dainty old Marshall cab)
This gives me the opportunity to A/B the two cabs a lot at STAGE VOLUMES and i have come to the conclusion.....
If u want a piece of crappy particle board with stock shitty celestion 75w G12 speakers that has little or no bass response and soul-less mids and an uncanilly harsh rip your face off and then stick it in a white noise generator treble response then you have found your perfect match with the MARSHALL 0 / 10
If however you have respect for your tone and your friends and neighbours and you like to hear your guitar sing and you like dollops of pure rich Bass creamy focused mids and one of the most singing treble responses around then CONGRATULATIONS, you have found THE tone that is Mesa/Boogie cabinets (and amps!!) MESA 10 / 10


*Jus trying to make the world a betta place by ridding it of all the Marshall BULLSHIT!*

It's a 1960a stereo/mono cab with four 12" Celestion G12T-75 speakers and four wheel casters.

I use the TSL100 head with it. This cabinet sounds great. No problems with the sound. No "farting out", lots of low end. Not too trebly or bright.

It seems dependable.

These are not built like Mesa, Bogner, etc. But they're also less expensive. I do think the quality needs some minor improvements. For example, I took the back off when I first bought it, and the center support was actually "stapled" to the front baffle board. That's just rediculous and inexcusable. It would have only taken two minutes and two screws to fasten it better, and indeed only took me 10 minutes to fix it. There were about a dozen tiny lock-washers stuck to the magnets on the speakers, and some were laying on the bottom of the cab's interior. If these were to get into the back of a speaker, they could cause noise and even produce enough friction to put a hole in the speaker paper. The white piping on mine is not perfectly straight, but not a big deal. The thickness of the plywood on these cabs is thinner than high-quality speaker cabs. Lastly, the back of the cabinet is made of partical board. To me that's cutting corners, but Marshall in general isn't notorious for producing the highest quality products in the world either. Overall, they're reliable, but they're made a bit on the cheap side. Then again they cost less than Mesa, Bogner, etc.

Brand new 2002 cabinet.Brings out the amp and guitar sound so there is more clearity and sustain. G12-75's so it can handle a lot of headroom.Very strong elephant skin tolex.Corners are all protected and is made from 5/8th's thick birsh plywood.

Brings the guitar sound to another level.really makes the amp walk the walk.I'm putting it through a JCM 900 With JAN PHILLIPS preamp tubes in the V-1&V-2 position.I don't know why all the kids complain so much about the sound of all the gear so much.Put some blues in those fingers and forget about the heroin and coke derived metal-thrash-grunge sound .

Built like a tank .

This is one impressive peice of gear.Would really hate to part with this cab.Would go out and buy same as it is as good or better than most out there.

its a cabinet. what are you askin about features for? it gets a 5 due to 4-16ohm and stereo/mono.

classic sound perfect mids, and a good full range without being all boomy and flat in the low range. i play everything. from country to metal to jazz and it all in between and it does it all.

people out there not sastisfied with the "nu-metal low end sound" from this cabinet should GET A SOUND MAN. if your amp is boomy on stage, then you are just drowing out the rest of your band. and if you use this cabinet with your head at a volume of 4 or under.. its not gonna sound right.

i've used jcm 800's, 2000's and a line6 flextone. all sounded perfect in this cab. just right for stage volume, without booming over the bass player with awful low end.

so far so good. build like a tank. people with problems with their cab as far as ruggedness mist have gotten a bad one, cuz this is my second one and both are solid.

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i've been playing for 18 years. i've got a ton of gear, and gone through a lot of amps and guitars to get to where i'm satisfied with my tone. i play fender strats, les pauls, a gib sonex 180 deluxe, wolfgang, and a beater squier bullet. all sound great with this cab and most head combinations.

stolen or lost? good luck losing it. and if anybody wants to steal it, i hope they can outrun me while carrying this beast. either way i'd replace it.

final comments. i read a lot of the reviews here that spoke ill of the cabinet, especially in the 'low end range'. people who want to be boomed off the stage, or who play in their bedrooms at low volumes shouldn't write reviews for cabinets, because they obviously don't know sound. i've been a pro musician and soundtech for the last 14 years. this cabinet can do everything for just about anybody who wants to rock, if they have good people on either side of the soundboard.(with the exception of jazz.. i'd probably use something else for jazz). i do'nt rate high EVER. people who igve all 9's or 10's weren't objective enough in my opinion. but this is a good solid cab. so it gets an 8 from me.

It's a cabinet! You know - you plug it in and it works! Oh yes, it has a stereo switch and 4/16 ohm option

Sounds - well, the term industry standard is overused - but that is what this is.
From Iron Maiden to AC/DC - well, any rock band really. They will have a bunch of these.

In all my years gigging I have never had one of these break on me. Had beer spilled on them, drum stands put through the front...no worries.

Marshall (UK) at least are always very helpfull.

Erm - yeah, If I didn't have 4 of these already then I would buy more.

Solidly built 4x12. It's an industry standard and it does all I need it to do. So I give it a 10. I don't expect the cab to have any features.

Great, solid, rock guitar cab. Paired with a tube marshall head and it's tone heaven for me. I play out alot and this cab has never failed me. I've had many other 4x12's... value priced ones, we shall say... Peavey, Ampeg... and they just don't compare. I would recommend this cab to anyone. I'm not sure about the similiar marshall 4x12's, with different speakers. This is the lowest priced of their "real" cabs (I wouldn't think about buying some valvestate or AVT cab for my nice tube head - no way!), but I was hooked after playing it, so I had no need to try the more expensive ones.

Used it lots. Tons of gigs, many road trips, long practices, never craps out on me. I use it without a backup (but when I save up enough for a second 1960A for my FULL STACK(!!!), I guess I'll have a backup then!)

Never tried.

Highest recommendation on a great cab. $300 for such a nicely built, great sounding cab is an incredible value. Don't waste your time on cheap 4x12's,or you'll regret it. Scope out a good deal (like I did!) and you'll be happy you did.