Marshall 1960A

I bought this cabinet only a month ago so my experience is limited but I am really please with it so far. It was made in 2009. I play mostly Straight forward and Alternative Rock and Metal. I play in several different tunings including standard, but also some drop (as low as Drop B). The switchable mono 4/16 ohm and 8 ohm stereo inputs are a great feature. This really does offer a lot of flexibility, though I am using it exculsively in stereo 8 ohm. I'm not sure how costly it would be, but having a switch setup that allows for all of these ohm settings in mono OR stereo would really open alot of doors for users. Not the end of the world, but I can imagine where it could be an issue with matching other equipment. For instance, I use THD's Hot Plates for attenuation. These are offered with only a single ohm setting per unit. Luckily, I already had the 8 ohm version. I purchased another one, so that I could have a stereo setup. I guess this is really an issue with the Hot Plate. Oh well, you can't have everything.

My use of the Hot Plate with this should obviously point out that I am using this in my home. My setup is as follows: Several Guitar options -> Rocktron Prophesy II -> BBE Sonic Maximizer -> VHT 2-50-2 All Tube Power Amp -> (2) THD Hot Plates (8 ohm) -> Marshall 1960A CAB in 8 ohm stereo connection. My use is strictly personal. I play for my enjoyment and also do some personal recordings via my PC DAW system. The sound from this cab is so much sweeter than that of the Marshall MG412A that I switched it our for. I'm not down on the MG412's. They sound very good for what you???re paying for. But these Vintage Celestian Speakers are just so warm and sweet sounding. It's a step above.

The 9 in this category indicates the best that any product will get from me unless it is way ahead of it's pears in that category. So this is high praise, though other cabs have similar switchable inputs and speaker options. This item is VERY expensive, but worth it if you can afford it. I am BLESSED enough to be able to.

I am using several guitars through this setup. I have a Les Paul Standard with Burst Bucker Pros, A Jackson Dinky with EMG 81/85, a Jackson RR V with EMG 81/60A, a hand made LP variation design with EMG 81/85, and my newest designed Hand Made Musiclander variation with Seymour Duncan Livewire - Dave Mustaine PUPS. The gear I have is obviously high end. Each of my main components is designed for quiet operation with a strong emphasis on quality sound.

This cabinet produces such a warm smooth tone that leads are "sweeter" than my previous cab. At the same time, my distorted rhythm tones are clear, even at very high levels of gain. Anyone familiar with the Prophesy knows that it is capable of producing a very high number of tonal differences using the voicing options along with the equalization settings available. I have more than a dozen variations of high gain tones set up and ALL of them sound great. Fuzzy to grinding, more low or more high end, each sounds full round and sparkly (not brittle or muddy). I actually returned all of the settings on the preamp to their factory setup and now I get what was intended for the Prophesy right out of the box. Every one of the factory presets sounds extremely well rounded. I wish I had purchased this cabinet before I put in all that tweaking time with the Prophesy to get it to sound good through the MG412 cab.

Oh well...I have it now!

I have only had this for a couple of months now. Built like you would expect from Marshall. Solid all the way around. My guess is that it isn't going to fall apart anytime soon.

No experience in this department so no opinion.

Overall, I am extremely happy with my choice to buy this cabinet. Again it was very expensive. But, if you have the option (and I understand that not everyone does) this baby is absolutely worth the dough.

I bought this cabinet in 1991. It was new and I presume it was made somewhere close to that time - probably 1990 at the earliest.

It's extremely flexible for any setup - stereo or mono, with impedence selectors.

I've played a very wide range of musical styles through the years and this cabinet has always played it's part in delivering them all - no exceptions. It gives me exactly what I ask of it. When I want punch, I get it. When I want deep & chunky, it's there. When I want glissening highs, I have to duck.

I drive it in stereo, with a Marshall JMP1 Preamp, and a EL34 50/50 Power Amp. I also occasionally drive it in mono with a TSL100.

For those people who say this cabinet distorts, or doesn't sound good with clean sounds, or doesn't project the sound well, I would say check your other gear for problems. This cabinet will reproduce exactly whatever you feed it with - garbage-in, garbage-out. If you're using anything that's low-grade, either guitars or amps, then you'll hear it clearly from this cab.

In all the years I've had this cabinet, I've never once had to lower my eyebrows at it.

I've had this cabinet for 17 years and it's never given me a single bit of trouble. It's on it's original speakers and they still sound great. I've gone through 2 preamps and 3 power amps in the time I've had this cabinet. Now that I think of it, I believe it's actually the oldest piece of musical equipment I own.

I keep it in a custom-made flight case. The lid comes off at the start of a gig and goes back on at the end. I've played in several bands, and had several different sets of roadies wheeling it in and out of vans, and on and off stages, and there's hardly a single mark anywhere on it, and no tears on the front. The cabinet stays in the base unit of the flightcase all through a gig so is kept out of the range of stray heels. Also, any other rack that bumps into it hits the outer part of the flighcase first, and not the cab itself.

I keep reading reviews where people whine about how their cabs are all torn and beat up - well duuh! Take proper care of it! If you're a semi-pro or pro gigging musician then there's no excuse. My cabinet has been hauled across the UK and Europe for 17 years and still looks exactly like it did the day I bought it.

Never called them.

I've been playing semi-pro for 26 years. This cabinet has been with me for 17 of those.

I've said it all in the sections above - this cabinet is one of the best purchases I have ever made. If it were stolen, I would first try and find another one from the same period but, failing that, I'd get a new one.

This is a mid 90's 4x12. Just your basic 4x12. It gets a 10 because of the ohm switching options it has on the back. You can run mono at either 4 or 16 or stereo at 8 ohms a side.

I've been using this cab with my Soldano HR50 head and I can get a pretty chunky AC/DC type crunch out of them. I don't like the clean tones all that much and the cabinet has a tendency to be really beamy. If you stand right in front, the highs blow your ears apart...step a few feet to the left and you can't hear the thing at all. I do believe that this is a design flaw in the cab and not the speakers themselves.

I'm not sure why these cabs get such high ratings as far as reliability is concerned. Between my friends I've known 3 or 4 people with this same cab and every one has tolex tearing and curling up all over the place. Obviously very low grade material.

All of the "hardware" is made of cheap plastic. Both of the handles have broken off at different points (screws pulled right threw the plastic). The corner protectors are also made of cheap plastic. All of the speakers come loose and rattle around on a regular basis.

The only thing saving this is that it's never actually stopped working on me.

I've never dealt with Marshall's customer service, but I'm willing to guess that it might be a nightmare after working with people like Soldano, Weber Speakers, and Earcandy Cabs. This will probably be the last mass produced piece of equipment I'll ever use.

Overall, you most likely get your money's worth here. They are fairly inexpensive cabs and obviously were pinching pennies when it comes to the cab hardware. But all in all, it sounds good and has never quit for probably over 10 years. It's a good cab when you can't really stand to fork over a grand for a boutique 4x12 (Bogner/Orange).

It is a cab. Nothing special about it other than the great sounds it produces

I use an Epiphone Les Paul Custom plugged into a Marshall JCM-900 Dual Reverb. The combination of these three componants bring about the greatest tones that my hands have ever created. I play Hardcore music and a lot of distortion is needed for my style. This Cab delivers that sound 100%.

I gig with this set up all the time without a backup. The amp and cab have never let me down. I guess I must let it be known that I am a complete gear freak and take very special care of my equipment. It's so dear to me that I rarely let anyone else touch it and have only let one other person , a very close friend of mine, actually plug into it.

I personally have never had a need to deal with the costumer service so I cannot say I have a right to an opinion in this catagory.

I got my first guitar for over 8 years ago, and havn't stopped playing since. This set-up is my baby and if any piece of it were lost or stolen I wouldn't think twice about buying it again. Everything about it fits perfectly into my style where all others fail. Overall I am very pleased with this cab and I reccomend it to everyone who is considering purchasing this find piece of equipment

Bought this speaker cab new in 1990 as part of a Marshall JCM 800 2210 half stack for $2,634. I'm supposing it was made in 1990. Including the hefty finance charge, I probably paid about $1,000 for it. This speaker cab is great for anything you want to play through it, guitars, keyboards, even a P.A. It works for all my sytles of playing which are blues, rock, Contemporary Christian, gospel, Country Western, bluegrass. You can play acoustic guitar, rock, folk, blues, jazz, anything through this thing and it will sound good. It does 4 and 16 ohms in mono with all 4 speakers simultaneous. It does 8 ohms per side with two of the speakers per side in stereo. I wish it had an 8 ohm mono switch for using all 4 speakers simultaneous, but I accomplish that by putting switching it to stereo and plugging in a y-connector w/ a plug into each jack on the speaker box which is combined into one 1/4" jack. If I have it right (and I could be wrong) 8+8=16 divided by 2 = 8 ohms. It sounds like 8 ohms anyway! It was my main speaker cab for 7 years with the JCM 800 2210 head, but to reduce cartability hassles, my 1997 Fender 1965 Twin Reverb amp took its place as my main amp. The 65 lb. Twin was much easier to schlep around than the estimated 140 lbs. half stack. I use this speaker cab at home now for practice. I'm hoping it will be back on the stage in a couple of years for large venues, or venues in which I need to dominate and intimidate. When you roll one of these things in, heads turn. Marshall in the house!

This speaker cab can make any sound you want. It really sounds good with an amplified acoustic guitar. Variety is really unlimited, I'd say. I've never driven this cab to distortion using a clean amp channel. I think any jets in the vicinity would be blasted out of the sky into oblivion or worse. Well, I never needed to because the Marshall JCM 800 2210 has a great distortion channel allowing the pre-amp to easily be overdriven without crashing commercial aircraft in the vicinity. I play a 1994 Fender Eric Clapton signature stratocaster, a 1976 standard strat, 1976 Les Paul Custom, but mostly played my 1989 Gibson ES-335 through it, mostly blues/rock stuff. Also play Takamine and Esteban acoustic guitars with pickups through it. Everythang sounds great using this cab. It's not noisy. I've never played it louder than 7 on the Master volume without the Marshall Power Brake attenuator, which I recommend for lower volume playing. You can crank the amp as loud as you want but attenuate it down so it won't blast your ears out. It can make any sound you want. Has tremendous range. The only reason I'm not giving this a 10 is because I have a Seymour Duncan 4x12 speaker cab which I think sounds better than this. By comparison, the 1960A has a muddier, earthier sound. That is, the Seymour Duncan cab has a very clear and musical, airey sound.

This thing is a rock in terms of reliability. It's never let me down ever. I would and have used it without a backup because the only reason I could see for it failing is that I would blow it out. That would take over 300 watts, and I doubt I'd ever do that. My JCM 800 2210 was bench tested at 150 watts, and I can't imagine hooking an amp with more than 300 watts to this cab. Altough maybe I should try it just for the heck of it some day. For those who want to keep their Tolex in top shape for aound town gigs: Get a Tuki cover. They are tops. For $75 you can get one, put it on to keep dust off when not in use, and when schlepping, you can shove it around and pack it against your other gear with no worries. You won't get dings or tears or gashes. The only thing that needed doing was in 2000 I replaced the original 4 caster wheels for $10.73. The original ones just got worn out/chipped up from all the schlepping to gigs. Pretty good for 17 years of use.

Never a need for any customer support yet. Never needed repairs. And that's after having owned and used it for 17 years! Probably I've done about 1,000 gigs with this speaker cab so far. It's just so well made you'd really have to abuse it to need repairs. I guess the original warranty was a year, but that would have expired in

I've played guitar for 43 years now. I have piles of gear. A Crate PCMB 500 watt P.A. amp, a Carvin FET 401 monitor amp, Cerwin Vega 12" 2 way floor monitors, dbx 160 compressor, 2 Soundtech B2E 12" 2 way main speakers,Digitech 2101 studio tube pre-amp, Shure SM58 & SM57 mics, Yamaha 4 track cassette deck, Marshall 8008 Stereo Valvestate Power Amp, a 1997 '65 Fender Twin Reverb Reissue tube amp, 1977 Fender Vibro-Champ tube amp, Mesa-Boogie V-twin tube pre-amp pedal and Boss foot pedals.

2004 Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet - mono at 4 or 16ohms, stereo at 8ohms, 300w handling. I play mostly with a 70's/80's style guitar tone with a Goth-rock band. For the type of guitar tones I use in my setup, think Black Sabbath, John Christ (Danzig), Slash, Joe Perry, and Ace Frehley.

This cabinet produces a clear punchy tone without being too boomy which is absolutely perfect towards my needs. With two guitar players, a keyboardist, and a bass player in my band it sits right in the EQ settings I need.

My gear consists of a Gibson 1958 ReIssue Les Paul Standard, Marshall JCM800 2210 100w dual channel head, with my only effect being a Dunlop Crybaby pedal. This cab (although a newer model, as opposed to a JCM800 1960A) is a perfect match for my amp.

For years I had been slowly upgrading my gear towards what I really needed versus what was within my short range budget and was running through a Marshall Valvestate 4x12 cabinet. I finally succumbed to replacing it with a 1960A after doing a gig where another band loaned me a 1960A for the night. The punch I got from my tone that night finalized my decision that I needed to upgrade my cab.

Again, this cab is very punchy without being overly boomy, maximizing the most out of muted power chords and thumping rhythm parts. It makes the most out of my JCM800's potential.

Well, this is still a relatively new cabinet so the tolex hasn't gotten beaten up yet, although I expect it to over the years as all of my Marshall stuff has.

Aside from this, I would expect that this cab will function perfectly, after all the abuse I've given to my old Valvestate cab.

Never dealt with Marshall directly.

While anything with the Marshall name is going to be pricey, I was lucky to find this one used from a good friend. It's truly the missing ingredient in perfecting my tone, and if anyone were crafty enough to steal it - it's quite heavy - indeed I'd be on the market for a replacement.

2006 Marshall 4x12 cabinet. mono/stereo operation.

Came with Celestion G12T-75 speakers. Yuck. Marshall's upcharge to get into their better cabs is like $300 (if you can even find them). Uggh. Solution: Buy the stock 1960 cab and replace the speaks. :-)

Tried sets of Celestions ("Hellatone" label, from the awesome Avatar Speakers company) in the cab -- G12H30's and then Vintage 30's. Definitely an improvement to the tone and louder than the 75's. The 75's were inarticulate, generic, and guitar notes died away very quickly. But I had problems with the other speakers, too. The H's were VERY bass-heavy and quite trebly, while the V's were smooth but didn't have ENOUGH shimmer/treble. Great. :-(

My breakthrough came when I decided to try a combination of the two types. I first installed the H's on the left and the V's on the right and ran the cab stereo, 8 ohms, to compare them individually and then ran the cab mono, 16 ohms, to hear them combined. No doubt about it -- the combination was a winner for all-around Marshall sounds, though the two types each had great qualities. I finally installed the two Celestion Vintage 30's and two Celestion G12H30's in an "X" pattern, so the sound blended well. I feel this is the ultimate combination to go with my Marshall DSL 50 head. V30's are warm and full, H's are crunchy with more highs & lows. They are not drastically different and actually compliment one another well. Best of the old, best of the new. And all for less $$ than Marshall's Vintage and Classic cabinet.

Sound catagory gets a 5 before the surgery, 9.9 after.

Wonderful construction quality. Love the fingerlocked joints and rounded, protected corners.

Those who gripe about the tolex durability: You're right, it should be (and could easily be) tougher. So since it is what it is, do what I did and GET A COVER (or a case). I mean, if you just get a $30 cover and transport it with care, it should be in good shape for years and years.

2 points off for the tolex.

don't know yet.

Been playing for 24 years.

Compared it to the B-52 4x12 cab. 1960 was way better, even stock.

Love this cab -- it's the "bad boy".

2004 1960A CAB 16, 4 OHM MONO 8 OHM STEREO. USED FOR HARD FREAKING ROCK. HANDLES ANYTHING. CLUB GIGS ARE FUN WITH THIS.

GIBSON USA BUDDY ALL THE WAY!! IVE ALWAYS WANTED TONAL HAPPINESS. THIS IS IT.IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN YOUR GUITAR SUCKS, YOUR HEAD SUCKS, YOUR STRINGS MIGHT SUCK. MAYBE YOUR HEAD IS GOOD BUT TUBES ARE BAD. 2006 MARSHALL TUBES SUCK FROM WHAT I HEAR. BUY A NEW DSL AND GET A TUBE CHANGE RIGHT AWAY IS WHAT I HEAR AND YOULL BE FINE. DONT KNOW. I STOPPED GIGGING WITH TUBE AMPS BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THIER OWN. SOLID STATE SOUNDS THE SAME EVERY NITE IN EVERY CLUB. ANY WAY ILOVE THIS CAB. CLEAR AS A BELL TO ME.

LAST FOREVER, VERY STRONG CABS. DONT BELIEVE REVIEWERS THAT ADMIT IN PUBLIC THEY ALSO OWN PEAVY GEAR. PLEASE, YEH PEAVY THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR 12YO KIDS. ANY TOLEX CAN TEAR. IF YOU TREAT YOUR GEAR LIKE $%^&, IT WILL LOOK LIKE $%^&.

@#$% SUPPORT

I OWN A FEW OF THESE. PLAN ON BUYING ONE MORE BEFORE THIER LOST OR STOLEN.WHAT EVER, IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, TRY SOMETHING ELSE. AS FOR ME, IM STICKING WITH MARSHALL ALL THE WAY!!!

Birch plywood fingerjoined caninet, backboard is chipboard.
Heavy walls, big sound.
I wish the corners were tougher as I imagine they will break easily.

I am using strats with HS-3 Dimarzio's
model 1987 50w Marshall top and a new handwired 1959 super lead.
I was running through a trace elliott 4x12 240 watt cab made of particle board for three years, It was probarbly manufactured about 12 years ago...
I never realised how bad it actually was untill I plugged into a Marshall cab.
I tried the 100w, 280w and finally the holy grail... 300w g12t-75.
Man.... This is the sound I have searched high and low for all these years.
It has great bottom end capabilities, I dont understand all the whinging on this subject, real sweet yet ballsy midrange and a singing high end.
Projection is real good, I think the people having problems with this dont understand you need to crank you Marshall to get projection.
These are really large venue boxes and tailored for them.

Man, If youre using a cab just because you picked it up cheap and couldnt afford a good one at the time like myself... get real with yourself..... get a good one!!

Bought new at guitar center, Owned for 1 year. 4 G12T 75 watt speakers. Mono/stereo 300 watt cab.
I use this for band rehearsals, can handle plenty of power

I use this for hi-gain metal. It is an improvement over a stock Peavey cab, but the speakers in this really hold it back. I think these speakers are inarticulate, they will give you a headache and ear fatigue real fast. There is always a mid-treble brightness present that cannot be EQ-ed out of the sound. I think replacing at least two of these speakers with a better sound might help. I replaced two of these with Weber Thames speakers with truly spectacular results.

Not impressed with the construction of these. Seems cheap and thrown together from a hi speed production line.

N/A

Not a good value, not good speakers. Save your money, get a empty cab and put some high quality speakers in it.

4 speakers, the end.

yes it does have less mids, but theres always a solution to that.........TURN UP YOUR MIDS! JESUS! i use a Peavey JSX, and the sound i get is BEYOND CRUNCH! outstanding tone! you dont NEED to dial out your mids to get a metal tone. its got enough bottom end. i actually have to take some lows out, its a really heavy cab. the straight cab has more mids if you really want it...if you own a mesa head, why are you buying a marshall cab? mesa heads are specifically made for mesa cabs. marshalls are GREAT with marshalls or peaveys. the next guy to complain about the lack of low end NEEDS to get a life and learn tone. otherwise, this is a GREAT angled cab.

it weighs a ton, so chances are some roadie is going to drop it, for the lack of muscle.

i hear theyre terrible...but IF i need anything, ill do it myself. im not a nerd, but i know my components left from right.

i plan on buying a straight cab for the full stack look...but i really dont NEED it...this thing is plenty loud enough. tom morello used his half stack for over a decade, and its still louder than any band with walls of stacks...you do know that they only mic one small amp in the back and run it through the pa? did you think PAs were just for vocals?

in summary

mesas are for posers...unless you own a lone star

marshalls are for the strong and half deaf

bogners are for the rich and far from famous

framus are for the emo kids

and krank are for most new metal heads...not that its a bad thing.


these cabs make up for musicians who have already lost some hearing. and if you havent yet, YOU WILL!

I got this cab in 2003 to replace the first cab i ever bought which was a used jackson 4x12 peice of junk. This was a great upgrade. as far as features, its a cab. come on. you know this!

versatility gets a ten i guess. i mean you can choose your ohm rating and switch between mono and stereo. when a cab comes along that spits out money or does homework, then ill be impressed.

my rig is like this:
gibson SG/Les paul studio > rack (Korg tuner, Alesis Compressor, Ibanez tube screamer modded into a rack unit) > Mesa Dual Rectifier (3-channel model circa 2002) > out of both 8ohm outputs into both 8 ohm inputs of the cabinet with the switch set to stereo (takes an extra speaker cable and 3 extra seconds of your time but just sounds that much better.)

IMPORTANT!!! - I replaced 2 of the stock celetion g12t75's in my cab with vintage 30's. trust me the 30's sound way better but i like the combination of these two types of speaker over loading my cab with v30s. this is just a personal taste issue for me, but im more pleased now with the v30's in.

i hope i dont sound like these douchebags who go "i play ultra brutal nu metal with a really original sound" sure you do, genius. youre a walking talking oxymoron. and if you happen to be one of these guys, and youre offended, im not sorry. it just so happens that nu metal sucks.

with that said, I play loud. punk, metal, thrash, hardcore, whatever you want to call it. music thats fun. this guitar tone (after years of tinkering with different stuff like tubes, and processing etc.) is my all time favorite tone. it just sound sperfect and exactly how i want it. and before i put the v30's in, it didnt sound right at all.

when marshall starts making cabs with this speaker combination, THEN ill give it a ten.

the only thing that has ever gone wrong was the cab got dropped on it's face and one of the speakers came loose. other wise, it hasput up with relentless wear from touring. the tolex has seen it's better days, but ive never seen a cab thats seen as much use as mine that looked any better.

ive never really had to call marshall. so i cant say. read someone else's review for this.

ive been playing guitar for ten years and im still learning about all the great gear thats out there. but as of right now i couldnt be happier with what i have. my guitars and amp are like my best friends. this cabinet is better than all of the others i have tried. if it were ever stolen i would certianly buy another one.

i highly reccomend picking one up and putting in some v30's

rage hard, bros.

Features:
New.
Where Do I use The amp?:
i. At a private Music School for teaching and Demoing for students interested in the amp.

ii. Local Gigs.

iii. Performance class.
Power is rated at 300 Watts R.M.S.Has a 3 band E.Q.-Bass - Mid - treble - Presence - Pre.

iv. 4 or 8 ohm switching stereo or 16 ohm MONO awitching.

SOUNDS;
i. Ok, FIrst off, I play various styles from funk- alternative psychedelic, heavy groove - Drop D tuning - Blues classic - shredding guitar instrumental - shuffle - etc... classic to chunk to pick attack!!! ATTACK ATTACK !!! LOL .

ii. Suits my music style(s) fine
iii. Not noisy if you know what your plugging into it!!
THis is where EVERYONE GOES HEYWIRED!!
ALWAYS - Start simple with your AMPLIFIER HEAD first ->
I use a MARSHALL JCM 800 2203x RE-ISSUE: I get a PERFECT sound and YES, I can achieve SEVERAL different variations of distortion. Amount of gain - chunk - or fluffy high end, mids, and some bottomend while retaining my full-on picking attack and excellent funk attack/chordal onslaught :>)
OK -

RELIABILITY:------------->
i. This cabinet and my amp for that matter are both built like MACK Trucks.
ii. Replace your tubes every six to eight months depending on how often you play through the tube head. Example: If your crankin six hours a night five days a week at your local watering hole or STADIUM :), Change your tubes every six months. Occassional bedroom shredder? Every Twelve or more months.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT:
Never called them? I dont know.

OVERALL RATING:
FANTASTIC VALUE - Yes
I love the sound. And lets be honest people. Isnt that what its about. Having fun shredding and writing songs!!
Settings on my Marshall head:
i. Presence: 6.0
ii. Treble: 4.0 to 4.25
iii. Middle: 5.9 to 6.1
iv. Bass: 8.0 to 9.0 ( THis should suffice you tonal monsters with more chunk with that xtra 1.0 of BASS LOL! :>)

2. Ok, NOW for my!!! SECRET WEAPON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IBANEZ TUBE SCREAMER TS-9 MODIFIED BY ANALOGMAN to 808 spec BROWN MOD.
analogman.com - I ordered mine direct from him. He makes your pedal sound like Zeus! VERY responsive to Chord work - Pick attack lead guitar - all styles of rhythm guitar - funk - punk - chunk!!!evrythin in between!!!!!
THATS IT!! oh, A 1970s Les Paul Custom with Dimarzio PAF PRO and Super Dist. pickups respectively doesnt hurt the tone! :)
Good luck people and remember ----->If you start with a great sound you can make it greater. If you start with a MUDDY sound you can make it ONLY MUDDIER!
lat----

It was made in 2004. Its versatile enough. I play straight up hard rock n' roll, power trio format. The features have been described before. Its kickass, period.

Les Pauls and Strats, EMG'S all the way. It's noisy ass hell...IT HAS TO BE! The only way this cab will sound right is in a live situation, what i mean is with the volume on your amp maxxed out. It has a midrangey bass sound, sounds like heaven (or hell) when i'm playing.

Its built like a tank (all hail Jim Marshall). Hasn't broke down yet its NEW. I don't think it will. It looks too tough.

None yet.

20 Years playing. 2 Yamaha T100 Yamaha Tube Heads designed by Michael Soldano, Les Pauls, Strats, Morley ABY Pedal, Dunlop 595Q Cry Baby, Dunlop Rotovibe, Digitech Whammy Reissue, MIJ Boss Super Overdrive.

I would buy it again. I'd buy two!.

I love how it sounds, i love how it looks i love how it makes me feel. I love how i feel on stage when i'm playing and my tones explode everywhere!

I wish i had the 1960B so i could have the whole stack! Better yet too whole stacks o' marshalls!

I wish the casters woul pop off instead of screw off its much easier if the popped off.

1960A Marshall 4-12 with 75 watt celestions. early 80's model with ni impedence switch, bought in mint condition from a recording studio. Has casters and in great condition. Too heavy to move around!

The drivers are not really efficient, i think they are rated at 95 spl. So the cabinet is not really very efficient in terms of delivering the true output of a given amplifier. Remember to increase acoustic output 3db, you can either double the amp output ( replace a 50 watt head with a 100 watt head) or get a 3db more efficient speaker. Celestion makes many. I use a g12 H100 live ( 100 spl) and one single 12 to lug around. However volume is only one element of tone as we all know.
The cabinet is used to give a bottom end to 40 watt and 15 watt tube amps in the studio. I play country folk and some rock and use a tele mostly. It does not shimmer, but add a bit of kick. Heck it look cool too.Middy, yup, sounds good with 6l6 and el84 based amps.

Strong. However pretty sloppy looking workmanship inside, wood glue all over the place. Doesn't affect sound, but for the $$ someone could be a little more concientious.

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Use primarily for recording as it is " the standard" 4 - 12. Don't use it live, perhaps i suck too bad to have roadies. Live i use an american telecaster ( 1982) and a 15 watt or 40 watt combo( Traynor tube amps).
I use a single efficient celestion, turn up the small amp to about 7 or 8 and use guitar volume for the rest. Dead simple and you can get some good sounds. After the gig, no need to put the sweetheart in the van with the stack. Put the amp in the trunk and get on with other things. Too simple for most guitar players, who usually think that they are the only ones who understand tone, so change pickups, cables cabs, amps etc instead of practicing and listening to those that they are playing with. Has great live application if someone want to carry it around. Not me though. I would never sell it as i'd regret it.

2004 Model
4 12" Speakers with total power capacity of 300W - LOADS of headroom!
Good sturdy handles and nice castors on the bottim for when you're feeling lazy.
Mono or stereo outputs with switchable impedances - damn nice touch - see later
Soft rubber pads to take the head and protect it from vibrations
It's got everything you need in a cab

I play classic rock - that's what this cab was built to play, so it's a marriage made in heaven. I don't use many effects (just a Boss digital chorus and a Cry Baby) and only use valve amps (tubes for our American cousins). Everything I try to do sounds great with this cab - even at low volume.
I only bought this cab as my 50 Watt Engl screamer combo was struggling with my band, so I bought this with a TSL100 as I couldn't afford an Engl half stack although I love the tone an Engl produces - the combo just couldn't cope with a live band. I almost just bought a cab to try to expand the sound of the combo, but went nuts and got the Marshall half stack. Have now invented a new tone! Used the Boss pedal to get a stereo signal from the guitar, put one lead into the TSL and one into the Engl and then use the stereo inputs on the cab - you get the best of both worlds - a real fat sound that almost shimmers. TONE HEAVEN.

Surprisingly light, but feels like you could drive a tank into it without any damage. Plenty of headroom in the speakers as the head is only 125 Watts and the cab can handle 300 Watts. Only concern is that metal corner protectors might have been better than plastic ones. This is a really MINOR concern.

3 Year warranty - 'nuff said

Can't really fault this cab - it does EXACTLY what I wanted it to do. I play classic rock and this was designed to play classic rock. If you want to play all that nu-metal 7 string crap, then go and buy something else. Us grown ups know what we like and this is it!
I have been playing for 15 years and use a LP Custom, LP Classic Double Cut with P90s, a Ric 330, SG standard, USA Strat and a much lamented impulse buy - an Ibanez EDR470 (soon to be seen on an ebay screen near you!). Mainly classic guitars which all sound superb through this cab with either of my amps (Engl screamer 50 Watt and MArshall TSL100)

1994.
8-16 ohms, nicely switchable.
Fer Christsakes, it's a marshall cab - a box with speakers, what kinda features do you need?

Ok. Here's where everyone gets messed up.
Boogies are cool if you want that huge low-end CHUG out of your head. They're oversized to accentuate this and are matched to a 6L6-type head that needs it. It's good if you want to play in unison with the bass to get that overwhelming tone from your band. I watched Ty Tabor use this live to it's pinnacle. That being said...
I currently run a Dual Recto head (1994 - the last good year) with EL34's for a tighter bottom with a PRS Custom 24 and a 1960 cab. This is not going to sound like Nu-Metal. It's not supposed to. Boogie cabs are beef, this is the bite. For Dave Navarro-y octave work, leads or anything that needs to bark at you, this is the cab to use. Want a little more bottom for your bottom? Use the 1960B instead. Want overwhelming bottom? Get a boogie. You must use the right tool for the right job or you'll be left holding the bag.

You could throw it off a loading dock, coat it in Kibbles and Bits and set wild dogs on it. Then set it on fire, put the fire out by peeing on it and cover it in honey. It'll still blow windows out.

Never had to. I guess that's a tribute to the reliability.

If it's classic guitar bite-your-face-off body and power you seek, this is your tool. Period.

JCM 800 series 1960A angled 4x12 cab. Purchased I believe 1989? None of the modern stereo/mono options. One plug. Claims to be 8ohm, but may be 16 (long story). No castors, so the side handles for carying are much appreciated. A 7, as you can add castors, but there is only the one jack.

Running with JCM800 2203 head. Loud as heck. My amp needs a re-tube and a tune-up, but that's hardly the cab's fault. Does a respectable clean sound. Very little midrange, with distortion is very aggressive sounding. Great for sounding like Slayer and other thrash bands, but too aggressive for most rock music. If you're into that ultra-thrash stuff exclusively, then it's a 10. Otherwise . . . I feel my head can sound like so much more, and will once I buy the 1960 vintage cab. Oh, something to note though. Guitar solos do sound very awesome. Perhaps that's why they call it the 1960 lead?

Has stains. Lots of tears in the tolex. Half of the covering on the bottom is gone. Any amp with tolex is like that though. It looks cool, but not half as tough as that carpet-type stuff. Handles starting to feel a wee bit loose, but after 15 years of hard work it's still kickin'.

Only dealt with Canadian dudes through Erikson Music. You wouldn't think it, but they were quite responsive and helpful, even through email.

A good cab, but I need something more versatile tonally. I feel my head could sound better than it does through this cab. Still, note the name on it. 1960 lead. IF you pretty much solo through this thing, it's great. I just like a more midrange-y rhythm sound. Also, sometime I wish it had a metal grille on the front to protect the speakers, but I might just be paranoid. My advice: Try this and the 1960 vintage and see which suits you better. If you have a 50wt head, or are running a full stack, the 1960 classics with Greenbacks are extremely killer too.

It is a 2001 model but they all look and sound the same to me. This is where all the classic tones came from. Two classic name brands are fender and marshall. If you had those, you had the tone! It has 4 12' celestion 75 watt speakers, and must say that this thing looks like it was built cheap but it can take some hits!! So its a cab, a box with speakers nothing else.

Well this is where the classic sound came from but times have changed. Of course, this is the ideal cab that is played at the venues around here. If you see a guy with a half stack, 90% of the time the cab is a marshall. Because you see them on tv and they have soo much watt leverage that you can push these until you get evicted. Even when pushed so hard, you get people saying that the speakers sound great cause it gives an old blues tone. Whatever. I have had this cab because i wanted to jump on the band wagon myself.

Enough B.S.! This cab is just straight out, not for mesa's, bogner's, soldano's, Peavey XXX's. It combines that marshall sound with those heads and it just throws a wall of mids at you. The highs are so harsh that i just think of dirt when i turn this baby up. The lows are ok but its not that type of a cab. Its a marshall, they (in my opinion) failed with that P.O.S. mode four. stick to the classic tones! i just gave up and bought a mesa recto cab. (not a dual rectifier, just the cab) But i have heard it through old marshall heads and that is where this cab shines! A well appreciated cab for a first half stack but try the cab out first before purchase.

Built like a honda but runs like one too! So a plus and minus.

no idea.

i wouldn't buy it again. its more of out of date. Not my style and its all about style. I am sure that so many other people rate this cab a 10 but in my opinion, its not for me.

features? it's a cabinet. the stereo/mono stwitching and the impedence capabilities are quite nice though, most cabinets don't offer that.

a lot of people have said that this thing doesn't put out a good solid low end. and a lot of people have commented on the harsh high end. i've had my cabinet for about 4 months now, and that is nothing that can't be fixed by a little tweaking. and i've also noticed that this thing doesn't sound spectacular in my band's practice room, but when we're out playing at a large venue, it sounds amazing. if you think your amp sounds bad, try playing it outside or something. the acoustics will make quite a difference.

and this cabinet can go from soft rock to metal and anywhere in between. for people who think this thing can't do metal, i don't know what you're hearing. i play a lot of stuff like betwen the buried and me/as the sun sets/stuff along those lines. trust me, this cabinet will keep up with music that heavy.

if you're taking this cabinet on the road, then yeah, the tolex will tear, and the grill cloth might rip. shit will get torn up, but thats no reason to render it unreliable...the speakers in this bad boy handle any power and volume you will ever put into them. and not only that...they handle it well. most amps can handle anything, but not all of them do a good job.

the construction seems solid, but i've never heard of a cabinet being poorly built. and as far as the complaints on the casters go...mine are holding up extremely well. i can roll over cables and bumps in the pavement, where as with my old cabinet (an ampeg) i would have to lift it over everything

never had to deal with them, but the manual was really stupid. if i hadn't already known how to correctly operate an amp, i would have been angry. because the manual told you absolutely nothing.

i play through an '03 ibanez artist with a SD JB in the bridge position, and a series 2 mesa single rectifier head. i chose this cabinet over the mesa, because the recto cabinets sounded too grainy to me. i don't want to get into the whole mesa vs. marshall bullshit, but most of the people that gave this a bad rating were playing through a marshall head. don't get me wrong, i've heard plenty of people get awesome tone using marshall heads, and plenty using mesa cabinets. but to me this cabinet sounded excellent, so i bought it over other brands.

Simple, but more than most cabs. Having the ability to switch between mono/stereo and different impedances is a big help. Mine is a 1995 Special Edition red one, which I love the look of.

Before I get under way I would just like to point out that I am not a 'major recording artist', 'in a signed band' or 'a touring guitarist for [insert famous musician here]' nor do I plan to be. Let me tell you straight who I am.

I'm an english guy in uni on a commercial music course, I've been playing around six or seven years. I'm 19. I'm not a great player nor ever will be. I used to own loads of effects but now own just a GT-5, a Small Stone and a couple of others. I'm not out to bulls**t anyone.

I rarely award anything a ten, but this is as close as it's going to get to perfect in my opinion. The frequency response, punch and clarity of those big G12T-75s is perfect for the two main Marshall heads I've had the pleasure of owning or using. These are the Valvestate 8200 Bi-Chorus 200w head (great for what is more or less a solid state) and my current amplifier, a 1978 Marshall JMP MKII 50 watt 2204. Both of these amps sound exactly as I want when using these cabs.

Guitars I'm using with it, currently a 2002 Gibson SG Standard that I've owned from new and a Squier Affinity Strat on loan from a friend. Both guitars are stock however the Strat has been fitted with a Roland GK-2a external MIDI pickup for use with the Roland VG-8 system I am currently testing.

Music styles: rock, with some subgenres (heavy metal, old punk, new punk [minus good charlotte and that sort of junk]), folk and some contemporary R&B/hiphop. Blues too, although I'll never have the sort of soul Hooker and King had/have in spades. I don't play jazz, although I know a great arrangement of 'misty' by errol garner.

Noisy? Only if what you're running it through is. Plenty of variety (depends on your amp and guitar), but I'm sure I can cover most things I need with this, a good JMP/Plexi and a Strat.

The thing I really love is the headroom - it's a 300w cab so you'd have to have a mighty amp to ever get those speakers to distort.

Aside: I actually sold my AC30 w/alnico blues to get this and the JMP partly because I disliked the easy break up of the blues, even if they ARE part of that coveted Vox tone. Not for me I'm afraid, although I was thinking about changing the blues for G12T-75s, but that would have made the amp so heavy - it's already a healthy 35kg or so - and more impractical.

To me, I can do practically everything I want or need with this cab, and I can't say that about most pieces I've ever owned so it's got to be a 10 - perfect for me.

Built well as most Marshall stuff is. The wheels are great and can stand up to a lot of abuse - important if you're gigging a lot. It's never let me down, and I've been using these cabs (a few before I got mine) for around two or three years and I'm not careful with my gear.

No idea, although I've heard firsthand from a friend that Jim Marshall is a **** these days. His words, not mine.

If this were stolen or lost (how would you lose it I wonder) I might be tempted to try out some other marshall cabs, like the vintage 30 or greenback loaded ones. But I have a feeling I'd still come to this one.

What do I love about it? Everything, especially the red. What do I hate? The weight, but I'm willing to put up with that for the tone it gives me.

Didn't really compare it to other products I'll be honest; why keep searching when you've already found a tone that you love and one that still impresses you every time you plug in? I've been down that road and I just came back to what I had before, but with less cash in my bank account.

I chose this simply because in combination with the right amp heads and guitars, I can get the tone I hear in my head coming out through the speakers. I like that.

Anything I'd like to share? Certainly. I think guitarists today are far too picky and never appreciate the sheer variety available today. There are plenty of classics out there to choose from, and many more still being made (time will tell what is classic and what isn't) so I think we should realise that we've never had it so good. I do now, and it humbles me as a player. Maybe Jimmy Page was that impressive because he concentrated on his technique, not how collectable his rig was or how many effects he could cram on his pedalboard. Sorry for the lecture.

So in conclusion, I think this cab is fantastic, and I got it for half price because I bought it with my JMP head and paid cash. I don't think I'll need any more cabs after this. I don't usually award 10s for every catagory, but this is a rare occasion. Great piece of kit!

Everyone who plays rock guitar has seen this cabinet!!! It's a 300 watt 4 x 12 speaker cabinet the runs mono at 4 or 16 ohms and stereo at 8 ohms per side.

Ok here's the skinny....
I am a touring rock guitarist in a major label band(name witheld for legal reasons). In my 10 years as a musician I have either owned or gigged with every half stack, combo, midi rack, etc. you could possibly think of. I have come to the decision that no matter what head or power amp you run, you can't go wrong with a 1960A. I currently play with a marshall TSL100 run in a series with a 1985 JCM800 that are both rack mounted in a midi rack. These babies are my bread and butter! I'll never leave home without them. And of course you know that the 1960 was made for these heads. They have a frequency response like no other cabinet out there. Lets put it this way, my rhythm guitarist runs a Mesa Duel Recifier 3 channel head and an XL recto cab with a PRS custom 22... and guess what??? I dominate him in a mix!(sorry T!!!) The mesas have a compressed poopy sound that kinda sounds great by itself but when the whole band plays it gets lost in bassland, and thats no place a guitar player wants to be. We don't play 80's metal or anything, we are a modern rock band and we sound like it too. And for me it's all due to my Les Pauls(which are a whole nother story!!!) and my marshalls. I my professional opinion the 1960a is the best rock guitar cabinet made.

No problems out of any of the 4 cabinets i own.

Never delt with Korg USA, never had to!

You can't go wrong with this cab. the only thing that may be a factor is the size of your hall. If you have to stand more that 20 feet away from your cabs you might not hear the top 2 speakers but a 1960b will do you just fine. Or be like me and use inner ear monitors and never hear a d@#% thing again(that one's for you Ron!!!)

Stereo or mono options (4-8-16 ohms). It's a 4-12 cab built like a tank. It is loaded with 4 Celestion G12T-75 Watts with 300 RMS rating. IT's on castors so it rolls wherever you want to push it. Plus it's not really that heavy if you want to carry it, and it fit in my trunk. Sure, it's not as easy to carry as a 2-12, but who cares?

I play a Fender Bassman Head (Torrez Modified) 100 W. THis head is one of a kind. Couldn't be happier with it with this cabinet. Sounds incredible. I've been playing for some 15 years, all styles from country, blues to hard ACDC like rock. This cabinet sounds great even in that range of music, ballads to rockers. Sounds awesome clean with perfect break-up, and at the same time, if you want to boost it dirty, it somehow maintains the tone. Unlike any other cab I had played with, my vocals actually broke through despite my playing being 10X louder with this box. It basically balanced the treble and the bass, which I had trouble with with other boxes.

Looks pretty damn reliable.

I think you will be happy with this cab if you have a big head to power it. I can't speak for metal, but for hard rock, I got the most beautiful crunch out of this with screaming leads that were miraculously easy on the ears. Even at excessively high volume levels, this cab is clear and packs a punch. I paid more than I thought the thing was worth. (I had played it on a Mesa head at the store). THen I brought it home and now, I couldn't be happier.

As many features as a cabinet can have. Stereo or mono wiring also 4,8, and 16 ohm options. You don't really get more options than this for cabinets.

I use mostly custom superstrats made by me as well as a zion custom radicaster with dimarzio pickups. This sounds great and really captures the marshall metal sound really well. I wish if people would stop complaining about bass response and all of that. This delivers all the bass I need at very high volumes. Keep in mind marshall cabinets were designed to be used with marshall or british sounding amps and mesa cabs were designed for mesa cabs. If you play a mesa with a marshall cab it won't sound and likewise if you play a marshall through a mesa cab it won't sound good. Basically a marshall cab is designed to thicken and fatten up El34 driven amps. If you play a mesa through it's going to fart. These are completely differently voiced amps and likewise the cabinets have to be voiced differently. It's mostly a matter of speakers. Since 6l6 driven amps aren't as punchy in the midrange area they really benefit from vintage 30's which is why mesa choices them. El34 driven amps have a very sharp upper mid spike which is why they need speakers with a more relaxed mid quality. Everybody has their tastes and some people actually like vintage 30s with el34 driven amps. Also the 1960AV series doesn't have vintage 30's. IT's a custom designed vintage speaker made for marshall. Vintage 30's are 60 watt not 70 like in the 1960AV cab. Now back to the cab. I'm running a laney gh50l and marshall dsl50 and dsl100 and I get some really good sounds. At first like most cabinets it's harsh and overarticulate sounding but after playing a few hours at high volumes the speakers smooth out as they break in. It really captures the 80's marshall metal sound. At first I didn't like the cab but after I've fed it some loud playing it sounds nice. Another thing you have to get the volume up high for this cab to sound good. I also own a 1960AX and there is a huge difference and sometimes I use both cabs on a gig. THis is a 300watt cab so to get the best sounds you really need a powerful amp running at high volumes. So this is definitely not a practice at home cabinet. The neighbors will call the police on you. At home I usually run an avatar 1x12 at 16ohms so I can get good sounds without being so loud. Now I have the best of both worlds. The classic marshall sound with the 1960AX and the more all around cabinet 1960A. Whenever I need the soaring marshall sound I go to the 1960A and whenever I need the more classic plexi sounds I look to the 1960AX. This cab definitely has an agressive sound to it and clean sounds are actually pretty good for a closed back 4x12. This cab has alot of bite to it and harmonics really seem to come out very well through this cab. My Laney has never sounded this good although the 1960AX sounds great with it. If you are into hard rock this is a great cab. For more bluesy or classic rock sounds go with a greenback loaded cab. THe 1960AV seems to be pretty popular if you are looking for a louder vintage sounding cab. One of my gripes against the 1960AX. Not very loud and it only has a 16ohm input. Now that I've covered the bases if you are using this for the right style of music and with the right kind of amp and know how to EQ an amp this cab will just about anything you ask of it. Very good sounding cab. After all marshall invented the concept of stacks.

Seems to be pretty well built. As long as you don't drop it off a 10 story building or light in on fire it will hold up. It's a cabinet. Marshall is pretty well respected in this aspect. I've owned and gigged marshall gear for years and I trust them.

Never dealt with them.

I really like the sound of this cabinet. I got it pretty much so that I can have a different sounding amp in comparison to the 1960AX and also I got a pretty good deal on it at guitar center. They let me crank a dsl100 in the silent room to test it out. I'm good friends with the salesman and I got a good deal. It's just so sad what has happened to the music scene. I walk into guitar center and hear 15 year old kids playing the guitar as if it's a bass or drums. If you like bass play bass. If you like percussion play drums. I'm also sick of all these boutique makers charging 4 grand for their stuff. I've tried bogners, diezels, and soldanos and honestly I will take my laney or marshalls over them any day. I don't need 6 preamp tubes of gain to get sufficient drive. Like another reviewer stated marshalls don't let you hide mistakes. My laney is the same way. You better practice so that you don't sound like ass. Once you get your technique perfected then man what a sound. All my heroes used marshalls lynch, rhoads, malmsteen, van halen. My laney also delivers this sound and this cab helps. Sorry guys I don't need to spend 4 grand to sound good. It's player who ultimately needs to sound good. If you play like crap, you will still play and sound like crap no matter how much money you spend. That's all fellows.

I don't rate 'features' for speaker cabs.

I would like to add my opinion to the ongoing Marshall vs Mesa wars, that this cab is great and so is the Mesa Recto 4x12 cab. I think that this cab gives more distortion somehow, and the Recto cab is a more bassy (some would call it more muddy). But I have played through both cabs and I like both.

I have played through Marshall, Crate, Mesa, Peavey, and Genz Benz speaker cabs, and except for the Crate cab (which sounded okay but not great), they all sound fantastic. I think I like the Peavey 5150 cab the best though.

Light weight and strong.
300 watt RMS power handling.
Wheels
Handles
Stereo/Mono operation
Icon of rock history

Original Concept of stacked quads was invented by Marshall.

9 what else?, perhaps a semi open back top half with a closed bottom section

1960A and B cabs have what is know as a "Heavy Metal" sound. Not to be confused with the "Nu" "Mental" attempt to cover up sloppy assed shithole playing with abismally dull sounding amps and matching cabs which have vast fields of dead zones in their tonal spectrums (pronounced Rectums).

You play a bad note on a Marshall, you hear what a crappy excuse for a human you really are. In this day and age of post coital Kurt Nobrain shlock gone way wrong further down the path of tone deaf nausia the kiddies will pay HUGE dollars for a few valves thrown into whatever boutique amp happens to be in vogue at the time.

These things stay together long after the outside has gone to dust.

This is an addendum to the earlier posts by "Mesa is Betta" henceforth known as "Mensa Beta", the lesser known NQR outlet of the world wide genius fraternity ;)

Mensa Beta wastes all our time espousing the pitfalls and merits of the 1960 cabinets whilst attaining the perfect achievment of those who have no clue what tone is by buying a rectumfrier. When Mensa Beta was just a little sperm 1960 cabs were stacked upon stages all over the world. It is Mensa Beta and the other WANNABEE's who must attempt pittyfully to measure up to Marshall and never will.

Features?, its a cab.

not bad but there are far better cabs out there..
i have two amps.
1 is Boogie dual rec 3 channel plus oversize recto 4x12
2 is JCM2000 TSL 100 plus 1960A cab

use either of these heads and i will guarantee that they both sound heaps better through the Boogie cab.

the marshall sounds weak, boxey, tinny, scratchy and nasally in comparison to the gorgeous sound of the rectifier 4x12 (loads more bottom chunk and better mids and gorgeous treble response{really really nice cab})

This Marshall JCM 900 1960A cabinet was made in 1995. I play what I call "American Hard Rock" (not quite "Metal" by modern standards) i.e Van Halen, Hagar, Guns and Roses, and Buckcherry. I also play classic punk ala Sex Pistols, Johnny Thunders, Stooges, Ramones and the modern punk knock-offs like Green Day and Offspring. I had heard that this cabinet loaded with G12T-75 speakers was ideal for the sound I like and I was not disappointed.

This one was used and spray-painted John Deere green with yellow handles and a big white Egyptian Eye thingee painted on the grille cloth. How's that for features?

This cabinet suits my style perfectly. This is not surprising, since this cabinet was built with the sound of my influences in mind. I play a Les Paul loaded with a Duncan JB at the bridge and a '57 Classic at the neck, through a Marshall DSL 100 head. I tried this head with my brother's Mesa Rectifier cab loaded with Vintage 30s, and it was just too "smooth" for me. I was looking for that "Skid Row, Joan Jett, "rip-your-face-off" crunch that I craved, and this cab fit the bill perfectly. I could use a tad more bass than it delivers, but it only at low volumes. At full scream, the appropriate amount of bass is there. I agree with a previous reviewer that a lot of metal guitarists these days are creeping into bass territory with the quote "modern sound".

What is surprising is that this cab sounds better for me than the Mesa cab on the clean side. More of the Fender "sparkle" than with the Vintage 30s, which is not surprising. More clarity in Jazz tones with more definition.

I don't know why Marshall insists on using plastic parts for corners, handles, etc. They crack at the corners and the "rivets" they use make it difficult to replace the hardware (probably by design). Even the Marshall logo is mounted in the weirdest possible way. I would probably be better served with an Avatar or JDesign cab but what the heck, it matches. How can you rate the reliabilty of a tolex-covered cabinet, when carpet is more road-worthy? Objectively, I give it a six. Subjectively, I buy it anyway 'cause it says "Marshall". I'm a slave to fashion.

If my rig breaks, I get pissed and throw it off the stage, then buy a new one next day. I don't call Customer Service. It isn't rational, but does anybody really think about this stuff? I'm a guitarist, not Ralph Nader.

I played so much crap gear before finally caving in and buying Marshall. I honestly thought I could get the same for less, and boy was I wrong. If someone stole it, I'd just go buy another one, regardless of cost. I've had my ass kicked too many times to go after anybody for ripping me off.

If you want to create your "own sound" with Peavey Duck Fart or Mesa Mud, then by all means, go for it. If you want to play Eddie, Jimi, Slash, Mick Mars, and Billie Joe for real, then quit wasting your valuable time and money and buy a Marshall. I did.

2002 Marshall 4x12 1960A Cab

Celestion G12T-75 Speakers, 4/16 Ohm, Mono or stereo

I use a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 3-Channel Head (loaded with Siemen EL34's) through this cab and my main instrument of choice is my 2001 Paul Reed Smith Singlecut (I also use a 1998 Gibson Les Paul Standard for alternate tunnings). My band plays Modern Rock Originals (Creed, 3 Doors Down, Seether type stuff) This setup works amazingly well, I always have a great sound. I get good bottom end, good highs, and good mids. So don't let these jerk offs fool you, most of them don't know shit about music or their own equipment. This is truly a very well-built, nice sounding cab. I give it a 9 because there are better cabs out there, I've played through a few. But this is one of the better cabs you'll find.

I have to say one thing about Marshall, they can be very cheap about shit but their cabs are built like very, very well.

Marshall has no customer service, just a bunch of drunk English assholes giving you dumb answers. But don't worry nothing usually goes wrong with a cab unless you leave it in the rain or hit it with an axe.

I'm a young dude, been playing for about 7 years. I've been gigging since I was 14 and I've played through alot of shit. So trust me when I say this cab is well worth the money. But the best way going about buying a cab that will fit your needs is playing through as many as you can. With the exact head that you own or are planning to buy. That way there are no suprises and you know exactly what your getting. My personal favorites are the, Mesa Boogie 4x12 Recto, the Marshall 4x12 1960A & 1960B, and the Rivera 4x12 knucklehead cab. So hopfully I've helped you guys out a bit and I hope you all try alot of cabs including the ones I've listed above, GOOD LUCK!!

I bought this cab used in Dead mint condition!! It's loaded with GT12-75's...that's all I know. From the rest of the reviews here I think they have it covered pretty well from the wood and other materials.

This cab sounds really good but it's missing alittle bit of the low end beef that Vintage 30's have which the 1960b cab has but that cab lacks the high end mistique that the 1960a has.....well to solve that problem i took out 2 gt12-75's and put 2 vintage 30s in a X configuration! The Tone now is monterous!! Wow!! The perfect blend of highs and lows in a great cab! If it were just stock speakers i would give it a 8 with the new modification it's a perfect 10!!

I've been playing for 8 years and always been picky about tone......I bought a mesa recto 4x12 cab with vintage 30s and it just sounded boomy!!! and not enough crunch! The Engl 4x12 cab with vintage 30's sounded almost the same but not as boomy. I wanted to like the mesa cab but realize that it's not what i'm looking for and plus it weighs a ton!!! My poor aching back can't handle it so I sold it and so glad i did!! I bought some 2 used vintage 30's from a local seller both for 125.00 and popped them in my marshall cab and it just sounds incredible!! Marshall cabs are voice to sound great! you just have to fine tune it and you've got a killer cab!

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

N/A

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.

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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.

Hey, it's a cabinet, what do you want it to do? You can run it at 4, 8, or 16 ohms, you can run it stereo at 8 ohms. That's enough for me.

I have a few different guitars, every one's got a humbucker at the bridge. Got a frankenstein with a screamin demon, an epiphone les paul standard, and a strat rip off with some super hot origin unknown bridge pick up. I use a Peavey Classic 50 head, and sometimes a J-station for the pre amp.
This cabinet doesn't get muddy and garbled very easy. Running it with the Peavey classic 50 on top i can get some pretty decent clean sounds with the single coils on my strat rip off, and some downright gorgeous open chords with the L.P. on the neck position. The cabinet takes the sound the head gives it and does it justice. I'll play some reggae and shit like that andit sounds good. Being a closed back cabinet it's not going to be the greatest clean sound you've ever heard, but if you know how to work your head or combo right, you'd be suprised how sweet some of the sounds you pull out are.
Cranking up the Peavey and switching it over to the lead channel is where you can tell this cabinets power. It just rips at shit like this, no mud just the good sounds you're head is sending to it<if you got a decent head>. i can get raw rock and roll, good blues sounds and everything. The peavey alone doesn't do any metal so i gotta hook up the j-station to do that, and even when the level of gain is fucking ridiculous the cabinet still holds it's definition, even at deafening volumes.
Once i ran my peavey classic and an Evh 5150 in stereo through this cabinet and the sound was just insane. I mean make your balls retract into your body loud, and thiscabinet took it for a ll it was worth and then some. This cabinet is great.
Jammed on it in my bedroom, in a few practice spaces and on stage with a metal band and a punk band and it never let me down soundwise.

Took it on tour, played tons of shows in town and shows out of town for one or two nights. It's been thrown around, abused, puked on, kicked. aken spilled beers like a champion. I even dropped this fucker out the back of my girls jeep going about 35-40 mph and it still works fine( I didn't do it on purpose asshole). The only problem i see with it is the grill cloth, we all know how those things are. What else can you ask for thogh? Seriously this thing fell out of a moving vehicle and didn't miss a beat, just got a few batle scars like it's owner. I only give it a 9 cause of the grill cloth. If someone was being vindictive or if you fell just the right way you could take out a speaker.

Never had to use them, but it's a cabinet, it's not the most complicated thing in the world to fix if you have to. It's sure as hell not that damn tube head that has to get worked on every six months.

I'm 22, I've been playing since i was 11, always wanted a Marshall 1/2 stack, getting pretty close now. The real raw crunch is the sound i want and this cabinet gives you what you put into it. If someone stole it, I'd find them and gut them. Then i'd take my cabinet back because it's mine, and it's the one i want. If you get one and you don't like it, you probably can't play, or don't play music that a Marshall is good for and that's rock. It's no Fender, it's no Vox, it's no Mesa, and that's why people like me love them. Just a badass tough cabinet that will probably hang in there for longer than you will. Well most of it will those cheap plastic corners will be gone soon, and the handles might break eventully... and the casters too. The cabinet and speakers will still be there singing though, and whats an amp without some battle scars. Just in case you couldn't tell from this review I'm probably a lot rougher on my stuff than you are.

This is the REAL Marshall 4x12 stereo slant (not a knockoff 4x12 made by some wannabe company trying to ride on Marshall's apron strings). If you're looking for the "Marshall sound", this is one of the components that'll get you where you want to be.

I bought mine in 1995. This is a great sounding cabinet; it has all the "spank" and bottom I want. The secret to getting the best sound out of this cabinet is : 1. use a good amp; 2. play a good, in-tune guitar; 3. be a decent player. As the story goes, a great player can make a Squire guitar and a Crate amp sound DAMN good; a mediocre player can make a 53 gold top running through a vintage Plexi or Twin sound like crap. For the new kids trying to learn the ropes - want more bottom out of this cabinet? Unscrew the casters and set it on the floor so the cabinet can acoustically couple to the building. Want even more bottom? Put it near the corner of the stage or room. Still doesn't sound the way you imagined it would, and you're using a good amp and guitar, and you know how to play? This speaker was designed to project sound out WAY front... if you stand right in front of the speaker, you're not hearing what your audience is hearing. Plug in a wireless and walk out in front during your sound check to hear what you really sound like through this genuine rock icon.

This is an incredibly well-built speaker cabinet. If you're serious about your music and want to keep your gear in one piece, get an ATA case built for your heads and cabs. I've had mine thrown around by airline monkeys and union goons, and it still looks new because of the flight cases.

I've never had to call Marshall Customer Support; I bought the best for my brand of playing, and I take care of it so it can take care of me.

I've been playing guitar 38 years now; I've traveled all over north America with a number of bands; I play Fender and Gibson guitars, through Fender and Marshall amps. I chose the Marshall 1960A to go with my 1992 JCM 900 2500 50 watt super lead III because it was a perfect match. If you want to be taken seriously, you have to have serious chops, and serious (and dependable) gear. The Marshall 1960A is serious (and dependable) gear. Period.

I bought a 2002 Marshall 1960A cabinet. Like everyone said... Celestion 75W, 300W Stereo (150 /chan.).

I use a Gibson Les Paul Studio and I combine the cabinet with a Marshall Valvestate 8200 (100w) head. It's a good combination for the price and it's ok for the music i'm playing (punk-rock). It handles the brutal distortion of my Valvestate but the clean sound is a bit dramatic... well not too good.

No problem with thoses cabs... I think Marshall has a good reputation ! No customer service but good reputation !!!

I had to take a decision when I bought this cab... Go on with Marshall and enjoy the sound of a good distortion that came with the Valvestate and have a good value if I want to sell it one day or get a MesaBoogie kit. Sure Mesa cabs are ahead Marshall (heavier, and larger dimensions). But for the money, I got a better deal with a very cool sound from Marshall instead of paying 1,200$ CAN for the cab and 2,500$ CAN for the Triple Rectifier head ! Is it worth the price ? And it was cool to change my tube for the first time and learnt it costs 25$ CAN instead of 300$ CAN for a Mesa tubes kit !!!!

You Know the score.... 300w switchable stereo mono operation, celestion 75w drivers

I am currently using this cab with the tsl 100 head...
i am not entirely happy with this..
it is definately not the rest of my setup considering that i use an ibanez jem 7dbk, and american fender deluxe fat strat.
firstly i would like to say that marshall cabs are very limited in what sounds they can produce. Sure everyone says "yeah 300w 4x12 etc."
But im sorry this cab is a wooly pile. if you are in the market for a good 4x12 then go look at mesa who im sure make some of the best cabs around.
if you like your guitar to fart out and you like your cab to be woofy then go for it but otherwise dont.
i have played this cab in lots of live venues and on several occasions outdoors.
At this out door festival i was using my amp as follows...

TSL 100 head
TWO Marshall 4x12s
My Ibanez
Wah and Line 6 mm4 in front of the amp.

This was one of the few opportunities that i have had to run this amp TOTALLY flat out since the p.a. wasnt that good so we had to crank the backline.
The whole of the gig my settings were as follows on the lead channel

Bass 8
Mid 6
Treble 5
Presence 2
Deep IN
Tone shift IN
VOLUME 10
Gain 10

I have never heard a pair of cabinets that sound so tinny and weak and fart out so much.
I am taking delivery of my new dual recto and mesa 4x12 today ha ha ha .

Like a Panzer except the covering tends to rip a little easily
Dont like the wood that the cabinet is constructed from, not dense enough so you dont really get those tight bottoms.

Never dealt with them...sorry

i am 18 and have been playing for nearly 13 years i have owned lots of gear etc. DONT BUY THIS CABINET, IT BLOWS.

4x12, one input for 4ohm, 8ohm, and 16ohm, G12T-75 Speakers, includes casters. Seen better, but its good

I'm using this through a parker P44 w/pearly gates neck humbucker, into a Peavey 5150 II, and the sound is awesome. I must admit like one other user said, there is a "dead zone" with this cab. Its about 5 ft out that everything gets harsh, trebly and loses tone. From the audience point of view the cab sounds great, its just this one zone. It has G12T 75 watt Celestions, of course its gonna sound great. Honestly, if a cab has good speakers and is made of good matterials (wood) its gonna sound good. The size of the cabinet changes the tone of the cabinet as well. There's not too much difference between cabinets, other than that. Its great, not TOO heavy, and includes casters, (mine did)

its a big box of high powered celestions, nothing more to say

I bought this cabinet because it was convinient. I like how it sounds, i play mostly heavy stuff with my band. I use this cabinet with my peavey for the dirt and grind. I use a seperate amp for cleans cause peavey has the dirtiest cleans ever. I can't stand when people rate marshall products on their ability to produce marshall tone, not wether they sound good or not. this WILL get you plenty of tone if you have a TSL. Marshall amps suck other than the expensive ones. I want to end this review with one thing. Its a big box of cones! just check the quality of the speakers and you can't really go wrong with any cabinet!

sound great, i own 3 of these bad boys,2 JCM900'S (1 SLANT,1STRAIGHT)AND A JCM800 1960A and they've never failed me yet

sounds great with just about any combination of equipment, I've used 800's, plexi's,etc. and all sound good

the tolex and grill clothe on these really suck. i have mine in road cases for that reason alone even the cheap plastic handles chip off easily

I've played about 250 gigs on these and they hold up well not user friendly unless you have roadies, whom I've been very blessed to have. overall rocks!

4x12... Celestion gt75s. Basic Marshall midline cabinet. Nice looking. Like the casters, and handle. Not too heavy. Very switchable.

I own a Peavey Triple XXX, and have been researching cabs for some time now. I've used a new 1960A, a 5150, an Egnater, a Carvin 2x12, a Crate 1x12, and Peavey MTS 4x12. All these new except the Peavey 5150 sucked really bad... but... I just used a two year old 1960A all broken in, and i just about died. It sounded so good, I couldn't believe my ears. I usually use an EQ pedal through the EFX loop, but I don't think I'll even need it with this.

New this cab get a 7
The used one a flat up 10

I'm sure the cab is tough, but the cloth is pretty puny.

Never dealt with Marshall.

good ol' 9 for ya... Buy one, and use it often. It'll break in, and you'll be extremely pleased.

Pretty simple 4 x 12 cabinet. Mono or stereo operation. I purchased this brand new to replace a 1980's Marshall Cab that just got too "loose" with the sound. I replaced the speakers in the old cab but it was still loose so I broke down and purchased the new 4 x 12.

I just recently purchased a new JCM2000TSL 100 (see additional review) but I also have a Marshall JCM800 that I used with my old cabinet. This sound of this cabinet is much tighter, but I do have one huge quirk. Playing through both the JCM2000 and the JCM800, there is a "danger zone" about 8 to 12 feet in front of the amp. This "danger zone" is the worlds worst high end-take-your-head off toneless zone. No matter how I EQ the amps if I step out that far it just hurts. It'll sound great right up in front of the amp and it sounds great in terms of projection to the rest of the club, but this zone I just don't understand. At first I thought it was the new TSL that I didn't know how to EQ, but I hooked up my JCM800 that I've been playing for almost 20 years and I have the same thing. I dont know, I give it a seven for that. Next time I'll purchase a handbuilt cabinet such as a Bogner, Soldano, or Mako.

Well, I played my last one for 20 years and I got more than my money's worth. I'd say this one is similar in construction but the old adage is true "they don't build them like they used to".

I've been playing Marshalls for 20 years and have never had one iota of a problem. I take care of my cars, my gear, and my wife, I don't know how some people can bitch.

I play Les Pauls strictly through Marshalls. I used to think there was nothing better. Although this cab kicks the piss out of the Peavey and Crate cabs (yeah don't laugh, I tried everything!) I think that Marshall has fallen behind because some people have decided to build better. I give it a 7 because it started it all, but there are cabs on the market that are made of better components but are more expensive.

slant marshall ho-hun cab.stock and basic as a cab gets. oh yeah, the casters are a joke compared to mesa's casters on the recto-cab. And the handles rattle.cheap construction, but whatever... i guess tradition is traddition.

sounded really great at a median volume with my 5150. i ran a BBE sonic maximizer in the loop which gave the lows and high amazing character in clean and distortion modes.
but in the end I left it for a mesa recto cab. Its the same song and dance you've heard up and down this page, THIS CAB WOOFS OUT SERVERLY WHEN YOU CRANK THE LOW END!. other than that it was sparkling at lower volumes.

sucks. I ripped the grill cloth putting it in the van in the parking lot of the music store right after i bought it. I was parnoid ever since and for good reason. the grill cloth and upolstery are totaly disposable. I've wiped with toilet paper that held up better.

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Honestly now that im not giging out anymore and I dont have to rock such huge volumes to compete with loud drummer, I would love to go back to one. It has its pro's and cons,Its built like crap and doesnt stand the test of a tour, but i think this cab was a key ingredient in my dream-sound that i miss.
somtimes if it sounds good, thats all that matters. even if the recto-cab is built better.

I ordered and bought this in Jan. 2002. I asked the dealer here for a brand new one still in the box and he got it for me. This is the best amp cabinet made in my opinion! It can be run in stereo or mono, 4,8,or 16 ohms, etc. It also has the best giitar speakers ever made too, the G12T-75w. This is the real thing people. Right now I'm playing this amp with a Marshall TSL 60 head. This may be the best amp/cab(s) combination ever made!

I have five electrics and all except one has DiMarzios on them. The other guitar has an EMG-81 and they all sound great with this cabinet. It suits my music to a T. I play rock and metal and even a little thrash and this cab covers it all. It does not muddy up. It sounds good at low volumes but I think it sounds better cranked. I get all kinds of harmonics, sustain, crunch, you name it. I hope Marshall always makes the 1960 with these G12T-75w speakers. Because they're simply the best. I may buy a 1960B just so I can set the A up to where I can hear it better. If you like high gain like me, this is probably your cab.

Well it's a Marshall. And it feels very solid. It's birch plywood. It's also very heavy. And it should to be, to help it sound better.

They've been very friendly via email when I've had questions. Hopefully, I won't ever need their help for this product.

I've been playing for twenty-five years, and I've always wanted one of these. This is the best cabinet made and I'm so glad I have one. Sure I'd buy another. Thank you Jim Marshall. Thank you Celestion. Keep up the good work guys.

4 X 12" Celestion G12T-75 speakers, stereo 4,8, and 12 Ohm connections.

An excellent cabinet for the money. I mostly play heavy rock/blues and this cab works fine. I do have a 4 x 12 Marshall with Celestion Greenbacks, a VHT with Eminence, and Mako with Celestions. This is my #2 cabinet and I use it quite often.

This amp is very reliable. The speakers themselves take some time to finally break in, but once they do they sound incredible. As far as the construction goes. Look at every big name player and see what they're playing. The same cab, probably different (greenback) speakers.

I've never had to deal with the company personally, but i've been very happy with my dealer and he said it could go through him.

Overall I gave it a 9 because I've been fortunate enough to have been blessed with the perfect cab. This is now my #2.

about all the features a cab should have

Ah, the marshall curse. This cabinet CANNOT HANDLE DISTORTION. It gets killed when any type of brutal bottom end sound is trying to be utalized, and is very inforgiving

Very reliable

marshall support is bullshit

Alright, this cabinet is horrible when paired with any of the JCM2000 shit series. i tried it with some other heads, but it still is NOT a METAL CABINET. nothing marshall has made in the past 7 years is suitable for a metal sound.

do yourself a favor and try some other cabinets, or some other brands.

Also, i am not a mesa persion who hates marshall, i hate mesa's over priced shit too. i just hate how marshall is treated as a respectable brand when their gear is so shitty

This cab is a brand new one. 300 watts, 4x12, G12T-75 speakers. This cab...oh man, it's just simply incredible. It is absolutely fine for my style of guitar playing (well I'd like to call it that). I play mostly older metal such as Black Sabbath, pre-Black Album Metallica, Slayer, but I do enjoy newer stuff as well, like Mudvayne, Diecast, etc.....It has two separate jacks, and mono stereo switching. There's really nothing else I wish it had with it. I haven't gigged with this cab yet, but I jam every week with my band and it sounds awesome. I power it with a Supreme 160 head (160 watts). These two sounds incredible together.

Well...I use a rather cheap BC Rich Warlock, acrylic series guitar, with stock pickups. The cab made some odd noises at first, but after playing for a couple hours, the speakers "loosened up" and started get that awesome sound they have now.

This cab is very strong. It's 100 POUNDS!! This thing is a beast. This is my only cab right now, so I have no backup, but probably don't need one.

never had to

I've been playing for about 5 years now. This is my only cab, and my only head is the Peavey Supreme 160 mentioned earlier. If this thing were stolen, I'd definitely buy another one. I compared this to a bunch of much cheaper cabs such as Peavey 412MS, Avatar, Carvin, Crate, and this one just completely killed them. This one is just all around better.

well its a flexible cab , since u can switch from 8 ohms to 4 , mono or stereo , or whatever it is, shit its a damn marshall cab , it earns a ten just for that

its loud enough alright, produces nice warm tones, has tight bottom end

well besides the grill cloth gettin torn and dented, and the outer coverin gettin scuffed and scard easily, it is a tough 100 pound box

never messed with them

if it was stolen , i would track down the basterd who took it and since not alot of people in this town own a marshall cab it would be easy to track down and when i did i would hit them in the head with the club in my ca

2001 JCM900 1960A Cab 4x75 watts=300 watts of power Celestion G12T-75's for the asking. Drive it with a Marshall DSL100 Head. It's able to produce that "Tear Yor Head Off Blues". Has a select switch to select 4,8, or 16 ohm cab hook up. Built like a tank, built to last a lifetime. Hey, it's a cab. don't need many features. Use the cab for practice at home, and ggging samll clubs and parks. 100 LBS. When u lug this cab around it will cause hair to grow on your ass. It has wheels and handles to help. If you are by yourself, God be with you..encase you have a Heart Attack.

Gibson ES-355 Guitar with Humbuckers BABY, drives this puppy. Not noisy...has a great voice for Blues. Very nice bottom. Singing highs and mid are very nice. No rattles, or squeaks....yet. I want to open it and look inside, but as they say, if it's ain't broke don't fuck with it.

You can depend on it...it's new, it's solid, it's a Marshall.

No need yet.....

Played since 1963. I would buy another if something happened to it. It's a great sounding cab. I hate the weight.

1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee Series 1960 A (grey tolex)
4 x 12 celestion 12" 75 watt...you know the rest.

Great Marshall midrange crunch with the PROPER amount of BASS. I use a Marshall 50/50 el34 (siemens tubed!), ADA mp1, Alesis eq and 10 gauge speaker cable. Uniformly balanced, clean & powerfull midrange, above average projection, doesn't breakup quickly like the greenbacks but stays focused, good definition. May not be warm sounding with the wrong amp and configuration. It's lacking in bass if you want to sound like a bass player w/ distortion...otherwise bass is fine to my ears. When I crank up the bass on the eq and preamp, the speakers bottom and turn to mud because the tubes are overloading and the speakers are not designed for 20hz!!!!!

I know the Boogie players will dog this cabinet, they are truly narrow minded. Guitar is not intended to sound like a bass. Know your frequencies and know that guitars are not in the BASS FREQUENCY RANGE. It's your power amps that are giving you the bass and the reason Boogie uses Vintage30's because they match the load of their heads. Celestion 75r's are not generally known for gobs of gut wrenching bass. It's the voicing of the tube amp, generally type of tubes, that your ears are hearing. El34 tubed amps work well with this cabinet. Bear in mind not every El34 Marshall head is the same...so results will vary.

If your looking for that classic 80's Marshall crunch, here it is. You really can't go wrong with this cabinet. I'm glad the Boogie folks are dogging it. It will make it easier pick these up cheaper just test it with the right amp!

Plastic handles, cheap feeling jack, solid frame and great speakers..that's all. Marshall has to save weight when they ship across the pond.

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I have to go with the earned respect Marshall has. This is a unique sounding cabinet for better or for worse. Isn't it a unique tone were all searching for?

Marshall JCM 900 1960A cabinet, slant front, 4 Celestion G12T-75s, I'm sure you know the rest. My only drawback? It weights over 100 pounds and I have to carry it myself. Please don't underestimate the weight of this cabinet. It is a big fucking bastard.

Heavy as fuck, thudding low end when I crank my amp up loud. I use a Mesa/Boogie .50 Caliber + head and play thrash/death/black metal. I love the thuddy low end and I love the thrashy, unfoucussed, processed and refined sound of the Celestion G12T-75s.

This bastard is huge. Plus I have a custom Calzone Case for it, so I'm not worried.

Never dealt.

If it were stolen, I'd buy a Genz Benz G-Flex 2x12 because it's much lighter and just as heavy, if not heavier, sounding. The weight of this thing is a huge drawback. Do not take weight too lightly.

i'd just be repeating other reviews.

This cabinet sounds awesome to me. I do not like a shitload of bass, and I do not get a shitload of bass in this cabinet. I get exactly what I want for bass. I use a JCM900 model 4100 100 wat all tube head with this cab and it sounds awesome! I keep my mids almost all the way up and the bass on my head all the way up. I reduce the treble and pres to like 5. It sounds great. Very clear and everynotes heard. When I palm mute I get a huge thud that not only sounds, but feels, so powerful. This is a great cabinet unless you are looking for a disgusting amount of bass (you know there are people called bassists that might appreciate that!), then this is a unwise cabinet. But if you want a reasonable amount of bass, great mids, and clear highs for that very fat sound, this is were its at.

for what I use it for, it rocks.

Loaded with 4 12 inch G12T-75 watt speakers, 300w RMS, 16/4 ohms mono, or 8 ohms stereo. Covered in a black grille cloth with white piping, Large white Marshall logo and black elephant grain vinyl. The 4 casters on the bottom come off with a twist of an allen wrench, perfect for quick set-up. Very solid (19 screws) closed-back cabinet. I give this a 10 because I can't think of any other features a guitar cabinet could have...

This cabinet is very cool. I use a Gibson Gothic V with classic 57's, and a Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck with the 408t and 490r pickups that originally belonged to the V through a Snarling Dogs Whine-o-Wah and an Ernie Ball volume pedal. That runs into my Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 100-watt head. It is the best sound ever. I dont understand why people badmouth the bass... maybe you just need a good tube head to get it to work properly. Also been used with my girlfriend's Marshall JMP-1 Preamp and el34 100\100 power amp. Very cool. With my setup, I get more bass than an A-Bomb.
Actually, maybe the other people who don't like the bass haven't tried taking off the casters. That is probably a good idea.

Sounds good. Takes a beating, and even took a snowball (stupid drummers...) right on the front. Worked great 20 minutes later.

I have several things to say. The BAD NEWS is the manual. They have a single manual to explain four of their cabinets: the 1960A, 1960B, 1960AV and 1960BV, and also SOME 2x12 models (didn't specify which ones) Also, before I bought this I wrote Marshall and asked for some product information. That was over a year ago. I worte them again, and got an apology and some product info. So maybe it got lost in the mail or something, but I don't know so they get a four.

I have been playing for 6 years. I would not get this stolen, because I keep it in my bedroom. I hate the manual, I love the sound. I tried the MESA\Boogies, they arent nearly as good. When I have the gain on full, and I hit a chord, I hear every note. On a M\B, you hear an over-compressed, bad sound. Im sure everyone will say im wrong, but I dare them to go and try it.

300 watt, four 12" celestion G12 75's, stereo/mono, 8 ohms stereo, 4 or 16 ohms mono, casters, heavy duty carrying handles, light weight. Compare to other cabs!

I am playing an ESP: LTD Viper 300 (yes with the shitty stock p/u's), morley bad horsie wah, and my amp is a Crate GFX 212 combo that was designed to have a cab put under it: so I have six 12" speakers driving at the same time. This cab is slanted, but it still has some killer bass response, I play lots of styles but mostly metal, and palm muting gets LOTS of chunk with this thing. It doesn't break up at high volumes like the shitty speakers that are in my combo (most likely because they are some of the best celestions out there for guitarists).

I got it used, so it has had a little wear, but very little. There are a few dings on the bottom and the speaker input says "Made in land" I don't care about those cosmetic blemishes, it sounds great. The handles are built rugged and so is everything else. The grille cover is reinforced with wood (right under the "Marshall" logo), so I makes the grille a lot more sturdy and less prone to rip. I plan to keep this thing forver, and I'm sure it will hold up just fine!

Never had to deal with them, but I am sure they are pretty good for support.

I've been playing for 5 years and all my other amps are puny little things. This thing is better than I imagined. If it were stolen, I'd say I would buy it again. Marshall cabs are loved by all guitarists. I don't like marshall amps, but their cabs are world class!
I compared it to the Peavey cabs, they are not as versital, and the 5150 cab is only 16 ohms mono. I was going to get it new for 600 bucks, then I found this used one in almost new condition... I would have payed 600 for it, but I saved myself 200 bucks by goin used.

4 celestion speakers 300w stereo switchable
4 or 16 ohm input

i'm using this cab with a 100w modded jcm800
before you buy this , first listen to the vintage version with the vintage 30's , that cabinet is so much better especialy at high volume
the vintage cabinet is louder , has more definition of notes , more low end and is less scratchy on the highs. As you can guess, i'm not using this cab anymore, i'm just keeping it at home to practice so that i don't have to take my cabinet to the rehearsal room.
with this cab , my guitar sounds thin , the thing has no balls
buy this thing only second hand if you are poor ,otherwise go vintage
oh yeah , I play heavy metal in the style of slayer ,annihilator , megadeth, testament , iced earth ...

never any problems with it , handle rattled a bit , i tightened the screws and that solved the problem

marshall cabs usualy don't break

i've been playing 6 years now
BUY THE VINTAGE CABS

4x12 Cabinet with celestion speakers. Has the option of using 4 ohms mono, 16 ohms mono or 8 ohms stereo. I believe this is Marshall's most generic cabinet. I have played through one other cabinet that had greenbacks for speakers. Those are definitely worth the extra money. (Oh yes, the Marshall logo does LOOK cool, doesn't it?)

I use a USA made Jackson KE-2 with Seymour Duncan (sh-2 and tb-4) pickups through a Mesa/Boogie Mark III Simul-Class Amp (Using both EL-34's and 6L6's at the same time!!) While these items are exiting and are top of the line quality the Marshall 1960 will make a vast difference from any other cabinet. It has it's own sound and nothing will sound like it. If you want low end with your sound, this is not the cab for you (especially if you are using a Mesa Head). This cabinet won't give me any of the lows that I'm looking for. The Mesa pushes out a lot of lows, but I can only put them up about half way before they start to sound like mud with this cabinet. I previously owned a Carvin cabinet and the bass response was phenomenal compared to the Marshall. But still the Marshall has a little more clarity in the mids and highs.

It has done justice for 2 years of gigging without a backup and it is still is in great shape but I am afraid of sharp objects piercing through the fabric grating and into the speakers.

Never had to deal with them.

I've been playing for 12 years and I've used many different guitars and amps. Still searching for THAT sound (I'm getting close). I believe that tone mostly comes from the hands and knowing how to tweak your instruments. For example: Palm muting sounds way better with minimal pressure on the strings and as close to the bridge as possible. I know that sounds like what your supposed to do, but the smallest movement will make a difference and try not gnash the pickups when you do it. It's all about the little nuances of hand motion. Anyways, I recently bought a Mesa Cabinet with Vintage 30 Celestions and it gave me those extra lows I was looking for, and I can crank my amp way louder now (it's obscenely loud!!). If it were stolen I would continue using my Mesa Cab. I feel that I had a loss getting rid of my Carvin cabinet. I went for the Marshall name (Oh yes, the Marshall logo does LOOK cool, doesn't it?) and I learned my lesson. It's a nice cab but it's not the best.

This cabinet is perfect for all kind of styles but I play a lot of rockin' stuff and it is good for all kind of music, it's such a fucking versatile shit that has been kicking ass since 60's and it still kicking ass at this time, JUST THE BEST SOUND IN THE WORLD FOR A GUITAR PLAYER. AND IT IS BEING USE BY THE BEST MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD.

I use two Ibanez RG's a 270 and a 470 with V7 V8 and S1 pickups, they are not very cool but they are powerful and I play a lot of Satriani and Vai stuff.
The speakers are in good conditions(G12T-75, original british Celestions) and I don't use it since one month ago, since my last gig. It is not noisy, I use it with a Lead 100 Mosfet Head but I put the Normal volume between 1 and 2, in this way I can handle the Master Volume almost to a full 10 without harming the speakers and in this way the clean sounds are just clean, without distorted stuff. I don't use the Head's distortion, it doesn't work so much for my style, but I use a Boss MT-2 that is so fucking brutal, I think this is the most versatile distortion pedal of Boss effects.

This cabinets are made of the best materials, they are so strong and reliable, but in the band that I play, there are five guys that take care of all the backline, and some of them tore the cover of one side and I was just pissed off, but there was no problem.

It is a semi-used unit that I found in a pawnshop full of fucking dust and harmed, but the speakers are the original Celestions G12T-75 and I was testing it into the place and the guy that sold me this unit fixed some toring pieces and then it looks better than the first time and... it just had a monstruous sounding.

I'm playing since 8 years ago and I wanna tel you that my first amp was the micro-marshall MS-2, a cute 1 Watt amp that moves over it's place while you play(very funny!) and then a Crate combo, and other stuff but I found this cabinet just like the best in the world, Marshall always make excellent things, and it doesn't compare with a Peavey or a Crate or a Fender, Marshall has the perfect tone. I love the fucking design it is so professional and it looks so good on stage. And remember, like I told you in my last three reviews, BUY ONLY THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE YOUR STYLE AND PLAYING THE BEST.

It's a great cab that can handle most of any head. I'm running a Marshall JCM900 head through it and it works great. I can get ultra clean tones to heavy, distorted tone through it. I dont think there's any glitches in it's building.I use it at band parties and at small venues. For larger venues I have dual Mesa full stacks.

I have three different guitars that i use with it. They all have P-90's for pickups. They are a Gibson Les Paul Standard, a Gibson SG, and a McCarty custom PRS that i just got and have only used once. All three run great with this cabinet. There is really no excess distortion or feedback unless i want to. i play mostly silverchair and nirvana so feedback seems pretty normal.

I have had this cab for three years and have never had a problem. I have really worked it, too. I play way louder than i should but it seems to handle it.

Ive never had a problem. There is no warranty because i got it used.

Theres nothing i hate about it. Ive been playing since i was twelve and i got the cab when i was thirteen. I have a full marshall pedalboard and a boss flanger and octave. i hate rack products so i dont use any of them. it cant be compared to the only cab i had before it which was the crate voodoo cab which was hooked up to a fender combo amp and just was horrible.

A 300 watts 4x12 cabinet with celestions and stereo / mono swithing options which allows you to sith between 4, 8 & 16 Ohm.

I use a marshall JCM 900 4100 with 5881 tubes, a ibanez rgx with an emg 81 pickup, a Epiphone studio les paul with standard pickups and Steinberg bridge / locking system. I also use a korg dtr1 (through fx loop) and a boss 7 band eq, which I'm planning to replace with a 19" DOD stereo 15 band EQ.

The cabinet suits my style perfectly, I play metalcore which is tuned down 1 1/2 step to C# and the cab seems to keep up with the extra lows. It really brings out the power you need when playing this style of music. When I or one of my friends play old school hardcore or punkrock with the amp and cabinet we pull out the EQ and you've got this really aggressive (mid and high) sound. Great. The cab is really versatile and not to heavy (when it's not in the flightcase). I use the cab at 16 Ohm (somehow it really tightens up the sounds without losing any of the power and volume). Even when I play the amp on the second channel with the supergain all the way up to 20 and the master at 6 it doesn't get noisy or create unwanted feedback.

It has never put me down yet, I use a flightcase to transport the thing which probably prohibits me from possible damage and backouts when playing. It's really tough though.

Never had to call them yet

It's a great cab, Maybe I'll buy another one for the larger venues (I won't use a 1960B under it, because I also use a 19" rack between tha cap and the head, which would result in a tower 2 metres high and I'm only 1,81 metres). I'd use another 1960A next to it. Rectocabs sound great to but are to expensive.

It's got all u need, exept metall handles. er, and those screwable castors suck...

I've used this cabinet with a Marshall 2210, a JCM 2000 DSL 50, and now with a German Killer Amp, called ENGL Ritchie Blackmore Signature 100. I've always had the problem with the too much treble of the cabinet. As I'm now seriously looking for a suiting cabinet for the ENGL amp, I realized, that the reasons for the cutting treble are the Celestions and the overall construction of the Box. I've tried the cheap Trace Elliot and ENGL Cabinets, both with Celestion V60's: much better. Also a Hughes & Kettner Cabinet delivers much better results. And plus: I get a better bass response from other cabinets. Right now I'm looking forward to getting a new cabinet, and I know, it won't be a MArshall.

No problems yet, but I think the castors fixation is a bit weak...

never had to contact them concerning the cabinet

I've been playing it since 2 years now, and always wondered the weak sound. I only bought it coz it suited the marhalls I played. But I didn't really know much about guitar cabinets and how they can totally change the sound of an amp.

Quality - This cab defines it! I bought my 1960A two years ago and it still looks like new. The tolex finish was perfect, no poorly glued seams, no cracked plastic components. Very solid indeed! As for features....well, you can switch between 8 / 16 ohm settings. What more is there? I owned a Mitchell 4x12 slant for 20 years before this one, it was loaded with eminence speakers, and frankly, there's no comparison in any respect. The Marshall rocks!

I run a 1978 Marshall 50W Master Volume, Mk.2 Lead, model 2204 that has been hot-rodded just a little, and the tone I get is fantastic to my ear. I absolutely love it. The 75 watt Celestion speakers sound way better than my old eminence jobs in my Mitchell cab. At lower settings I get that JTM 45 sound (like AC/DC), really quite clean, and at higher amp settings it sounds like Michael Schenker's rig on the latest UFO album "Walk on Water". Warm. Very warm. I play a new Gibson Les Paul standard with the stock pickups (490R and 498T)and I love the sound I get. The speakers bring it home just great! My other guitars include a 1978 Hamer Special loaded with a Seymour Duncan Distortion pick-up in the neck position and a Duncan Custom at the bridge. I also play a Dean Baby-Z with one Duncan Custom. I'm no "Master of Tone", but this cabinet seems to like what I'm feeding it! The only pedal I currently use is a AD/A Flanger re-issue. I like to nail that Pat Travers sound every now and then. I keep trying distortion pedals, the Danelectro Daddy-O being my most recent, and I just keep un-plugging them....

I've never had a problem. Nor do I expect one. My Marshall gear has been super reliable. When I bought my first amp 25 years ago ( a brand that's no longer with us - called Acoustic) the salesman talked me out of Marshall for reliability reasons. I'd still like to kick his ass! Took me the next 2 years to recover and get the sound I was after - Marshall.

I've never needed it, although it seems like all of the music shops I've ever dealt with on Marshall have a "low" opinion of Marshall.

Overall I love this speaker cabinet. I only wish I'd bought one new back in 1978 when I bought my 2204 amp. I spent the next 20 years trying to get a certain sound with my Mitchell cab. Don't get me wrong, the Mitchell was a nice quality cabinet, but speakers really do make a difference. If someone stole it ? I wouldn't hesitate to replace it with the same thing. I know a lot of people like the Vintage 30 set-up. I just couldn't see spending the extra bucks when this sounds so damned good to me. I play mainly hard rock, and this cab handles it just great!

Just your standard Marshall 4x12 straight cab...loaded with Celestion 75's...handles 300 watts, 4/16 ohm mono...or 8 ohm stereo...nice wheels and handles on the sides....also a beautiful marshall logo right in the center

Right now i have a Gibson SG going into a Marshall JCM900 2100 with various effects....i play mostly metal and hard stuff and this cab works well with my rig...i've been considering replacing the 75's with Vintage 30's though...

I think every piece of equipment i own is extremely reliable...and this cab is no exception...it is a TANK....i would never think of needing a backup with this cab (although, it is somewhat difficult for a cab to be faulty, isnt it?)

Never had any problems

this cab is an excellent value...it has alright bass response...it will be better once i pad the inside with rubber foam...if it were stolen, i would hunt down the bastard that ganked it shove my old washburn guitar up his ass...i would buy another one, in fact i plan on buying an angled one soon to complete the full stack...thats it

4x12" Celestion G12T-75 speakers, 300 Watt, 4/16 Ohm mono or 2x8 Ohm stereo, 4 weels (which can be screwed off), 2 handles. This is very versatile and you should be to connect any amp to this speaker cabinet without problems.

The sound of the celestion G12T-75's is really designed for Rock and Metal sounds. It has a lot of high's and high mid's. But it lacks of good definition, projection and bass. It sure doesn't sound as good as the Vintage 30's and the Green Backs. The sound stays somewhat in the cabinet and lacks real definition to cut through and break out of the cabinet, which the Vintage 30's and Green Backs do much better. Also the projection is quite poor. You really have to stand right infront of the cabinet to get the best sound. If you're just a 2 feet out of it's direction, you miss a lot of highs and clearity.
It also doesn't have real good bass response. You practicly have to turn the bass knob full open to get some bottom in your sound. (try to do that whith a JCM 900 amp, it's impossible, the combination really misses bass, glad I use a Boogie amp). You should really be carefull with the bass, because to much can make the speakers "flap", which sound like it's turning inside out!!! (not a pleasent, but very hard to noglect to hear). If you really want some low definition (and you don't have a very good multiband EQ) I advice you to buy a cabinet with Vintage 30's or Green Backs. Please don't forget that Boogie makes real good sounding speakercabinets which sound MUCH better than Marshall's, but us Europeans they are very expensive !.
Good thing is that they can go REALLY LOUDDD !!!!! I mean, I use a Boogie 2x90 Watt power amp (Simulclass 395) and I haven't had any problems with getting short on speaker power. Although bass response is at higher volumes still pretty pour. At wispering level you're able to produce stunning bass sounds, but at high levels, forget it.
For those of you who want a better body definition, put the cabinet on it's side !!! Try it, it really works good.
The overal sound is o.k., but really lacks body. But if you want to play metal/rock and don't really need any BASS that it's a good cabinet. Otherwise take a look for something different.

P.s. Check out the celestion site, the have some audio samples of the speakers, which makes it pretty clear that these speakers lack body and definition compared to others.

VERY GOOD, I've owned it for a couple of years and it's still up and running. I know a lot of people who are still using them after more than 15 years. No comment on that!

Never had to get in touch with them, but all parts are easy to get at the stores here in the Netherlands. I guess that it's a bit harder in the US, but I should be no problem.

It's a good cabinet, if you can miss some bass response. I use a 19" Digitech preamp, through a Behringer Enhancer/Exciter for extra subbass and highs and end with a Mesa Boogie Simul Class 395 (2x90 WATT) power amp with 8 6L6 tubes which sound f*cking great. Because I have an extensive EQ section I can creat good bass respones (boosting around 250-300Hz, and cutting around 600Hz makes a lot of difference), but when I have more money to spare I'll buy a different one, with speakers who have a better bass-response. But for now I sure can live with it. I really LOVE low end sounds, that's why I never smile when I have to play through a Marshall JCM 900 setup.

Ok... Just a quick review of a cabinet. This cabinet is a VERY solid closed-back 4x12 angled top cabinet; it's great for just about anything, especially rock n roll. The cabinet can run in either 4 or 16 ohms mono, or can be switched to run in left/right stereo, 8 ohms each side. It has four (4) 75-watt, 12" Celestion speakers and can handle up to 300 watts in mono, or 150 watts per side in stereo. There's not much more you can ask out of a cabinet.

This cabinet will compliment just about any head or amp you run through it. The Celestions really deliver their trademark clear, crisp sound. My main rig is a Peavey 100-watt Classic head (w/ EL-84's) in it and it really sings through this cabinet. However, right now, I'm experimenting using the cabinet in stereo with a Morley A-B switch, running the Peavey through one side of the cabinet, and my 50-watt Marshall amp (JCM 800 Lead Series w/ 1x12) thru the other side. I use the Peavey for its incredible clean line and a little bit of that clean/gain crunch on the 2nd channel. I use the Marshall for the clean/gain/plexi-type crunch and the standard Marshall distortion on the 2nd channel there. So, it's kinda like having 4 distinct channels... pretty slick...

Just got it used... it's in great shape and no problems so far... keeping my fingers crossed... but hey, Marshall's heads and amps may have problems, but their cabinets are built pretty rugged!

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Great cabinet... I really am think about getting the 1960B straight bottom cabinet to match it... that would kick some ass!

This is a speaker cabinet, so it doesn't have much for features. It's angled, 4 twelve inch speakers, side handles, casters, capable of handling 300 watts, and inputs for 4 ohms or 16 and a switch for mono or stereo. This is probably all you could ask for in a cab.

This thing sounds amazing. It has the Celestion 75 watt speakers in it, unlike the others that have the 30 watts in it. I'm powering it with my 50 watt Peavey amp for now until I save up enough for a head. I'm unsure of what head to buy, probably a Marshall. I use a Guild into my Fab Tone into the Peavey into this and distorted it sounds Smashing Pumpkins circa 1993, I love it, sounds great clean too.

It looks pretty strong, just gotta make sure you don't crank it too loud and blow a speaker, or drop it.

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I've been playing for about 4 years. The equipment I mentioned above is all I own except for a Strat and a small Peavey amp that I gave to my brother. I had a Zoom pedal and an old cabinet, but I sold them and bought this. I don't think it's possible to lose this thing; it's pretty big, and I'd never let it get stolen. If I had to, I would buy another, or maybe a Mesa/Boogie, if I could ever afford it.

There was a comment on the 1965a 4x10" box, so I thought... why not comment of the 4x12" cabinet.... after all it is THE industry standard. These boxes are the ducks nutz..... with a 2204 head on top, it is the best combination known to man kind...... the worlds best guitarists for the past 40 years can't all be wrong! (Think about it.......) I have a JCM800 1960a 4x12 angle front Marshall cabinet. It was bought, and used only at home, and then kept in a wardrobe for the next 14 years..... As my 2204 is a JCM800 Mk2 50w head, (in imaculate condition!) the 1960a box complimented the head perfectly! IT KICKS ARSE! Versatile?????? It sounds great for rock and roll.... what else do you need! :-) I have not only used it with the head, but my 4501 and 4402 combos. These are both 50w models, and the sound is a wall.... if you want to be heard, then this is the box. The 4x 75watt Celestians are just wonderful. Stuff the rest, I have found EV's too rigid, JBL's too clean and stiff, Sheffields are a poor copy.... the rest are wantabees.....

I only have one guitar, that I play through this box... an Ibanez Jem 77FP.... with PAF PRO's, and the news is all good... I only use the box for major gigs, on larger scale stages, and it's great to get a back massage while I'm playing from my quad box..... The 4x12's aren't as sweet as the 4x10 box, and has that harder edge to it.... VERY NICE.

The box is rated at 300watts RMS, which means that it can comfortably handle a 100w or 150w amp stuck into it. Someone didn't tell Marshall how to rate there amps, and my 50w Marshall collection individually are louder than almost any other amp on earth, except 100w Marshalls. I've owned Mesa's, Twins, Ampeg.... and the result is always the same..... the Marshall is just in your face at the flick of a switch.... this means that these quads cop one hell of a flogging, when they are regularly used live... in loud venues.... An they just keep going.... I call it industrial strength! They don't stop. So.... Realiable.... I bloodywell think so!

Not required.... as already covered.

This box is a work of art..... an historical statement about the history of modern music..... a reason for living..... a great piece of furniture.... a fashion statement..... and alter to every guitarist since the 60's and into the future..... THE LOVE OF MY LIFE..... I think you get the idea.... I'm happy :-) (and no drugs required....)