Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In A Speaker Cab?

Jim Lill May 23, 2022
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I do the work and get the answers. 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - The Scrap Cab 2:49 - The Sweep 3:35 - 1x12 Combo 3:55 - 1x12 Test Cab 5:20 - When does it become open back? 6:56 - Baffles 8:30 - 2x12 Test Cab 9:09 - Grille Cloth and T-Shirts 10:12 - The Mysterious Vox Planks 10:37 - Marshall 4x12 11:13 - JT’s Cabs 12:09 - The 6-Hole Cab 12:50 - Cab Size 16:10 - The 12 Factors 17:00 - But Why? 18:18 - The dumbest guitar cab material? 19:16 - Outro paypal.me/JimLill if you want to share any money this video saved you. My website is JimLillMusic.com. I'm @jimlill on instagram. ___ Making this video was really hard and really fun. I am fascinated with guitar cabs. I spent years ignoring them, thinking tone was all about the guitar, amp, and pedals, until I got so frustrated with my tone I started trying different cabs and learned that they have the power to completely change your sound. But I didn’t know why. And after reading about it, I felt like nobody knew why. I’ve become quite skeptical of any guitar tone opinions that were formed before humans could record and edit together A/B tests easily in their own house, which wasn’t all that long ago. So, I did it myself. I did my best to answer every question I’ve ever had about guitar cabs, with listening examples and frequency plots for specific head-to-head comparisons all caught on video so you can decide what you think matters most. -Jim, 5/23/22

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