Product: Matamp Retro 4 x 12 Cabinet
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
04/24/2009
at
02:16pm
by
anonymous
Features
:
7
A custom order, white tolex, 16 ohms mono, Celestion V30s and G12T100 in an X-pattern.
I only gave it 7 because of the tolex was done pretty sloppy (it's loose with air bubbles beneath it in places) and also because Matamp shipped me the cab packed only in a single card board box. Because of this the upon arrival the cab had a few very noticeable dents. It sounds great though so I decided against going through the hassle of returning it.
Otherwise the construction is pretty much mil-spec. The cab weighs A LOT too. I mean A LOT. A Mesa Oversized is nothing compared to this beast.
Sound Quality
:
9
I bought the cab since my VHT Fatbottom was too scooped sounding to be used with my Mako Mak2. I was very pleasantly surpriced how good this cab sounds. The sound is full, smooth and tight with the V30 and T100 mix.
Soundwise it's the best cab I've owned/used including VHT Fatbottom, Framus Cobra, Mesa Standard and Krank cabs.
I'm sure some cabs like Mills could possibly sound even better but I could buy two of these for the price of one Mills. And would still have money to spare.
Reliability
:
10
As I said above, it's the most massive and heaviest cab I've had.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
They're very helpful and answer emails quickly. Didn't really respond in any way when I asked for a partial refund because of the insufficient packing on the cab though.
Overall Rating
:
9
For the price, it's a really good cab. I prefer it over even the VHT I had before. Against something like Mesa, Marshall, Framus or Engl, there really is no contest. If you want a warm, tight and big sounding cab that isn't overpriced (with your choise of speakers and tolex!) this a really good option.
