[mkaufman]

What do people think about a 2x12 cab vs. a 4x10 cab. Looking for a very 'wide' sound - 1x12 seems too directional.

What would one recommend for 10" speakers?

tnx,
mk

[Laytonco]

Hey MK,
You'll certainly get a lot of good advice on this topic. All I want to add is that my amp tech, who refabbed & blackfaced my 1974 Fender Super, put $50 Weber Signature 10's in mine. I questioned that because that's a fairly low price for a speaker. He said "Try 'em." Holy cow do they sound good!

Good luck,

Gil

[Highballin']

I have a Deluxe with an extension cabinent.(the ext cab has a celestion, it is a Fender deluxe ext cab) The power gets divided equally thru both, so you don't get double volume but, I expiriment with different angles on the 2 boxes, and the sound is doubly rich.

[strumminsix]

Don't discount how the cab is designed.
- front load
- rear load
- fixed baffle
- floating baffle
- tone ring
- ported
- beam blocker

My 1x12 spreads and project better than either of 2x12s.

4x10 is totally different since the soundwaves 'bounce' to the point that they are a very wide spread.

Also consider the bottom of the wave. How much distance between the bottom speaker and the floor. HUGE difference.

Sometimes a wide projecting cab gets ugly on stage with another guitarist and keyboardist since so much of your output is going left and right and up and down while you are standing in front. It's already a disadvantage to stand directly in front but when you start with a wide spread you need to increase volume to hear yourself. Which in turn usually makes others either turn up or ask for some of themselves in the monitors - either will diminish your ability to hear yourself.

Now, MK, this assumes you are on a standard bar or live music stage. If you are playing on larger stages, that's something different.