What I heard sounded great. I just keep finding cabs that already have speakers, etc. The one cab I heard was a Bogner 2x, which is known to be about as good as it gets already, but it had an H/M combo in it and I wanted that cab on the spot, but it was not for sale. I tried to buy a stock Bogner 2x and figured I'd add the Scumbacks afterwards, but they seem to push $750 USED with stock speakers so your well over a grand to get one and add Scumbacks. Maybe I should sell two of my cabs and just do it...
I am going to resume talks with Jim and he is actually going to advise me which 2x12 cab to use when I buy a pair from him. Just got side tracked with the HDRX20 and because of SS issues.
The Bogner cabs are
excellent; I had both the closed 212 with the slightly slanted front, and the open back 212. I sold them when I switched exclusively to Two-Rocks; for those I had one of the TR 212 cabs.
The TR cab came with the OEM 12-65s that Robben Ford preferred at the time with his Dumble. I think they were made by WGS or Weber. I wasn't crazy about those speakers - something about them sounded 'off' to me compared to British-made Celestions. That's when I got in touch with Jim.
But as I was exploring speakers, the HXDA and DG30 were obvious choices for me, and I wound up getting the PRS cabs. They sound great with the stock V30s so I've stuck with them.
What I've heard from the Grossman demos, I've liked enough to invest in one. Since it'll be crazy-simple to change speakers and experiment, I'm going to get a few different types, and see what I prefer. It'll be cool to have some choices!
I don't know about you, but I think speaker cabs and speakers are as important as any other transducers (i.e., mics, studio monitors, etc).
A fantastic shredder like you should have the very best amps and speakers on the market, regardless of whether they cost a few bucks more. You deserve the good stuff. You've practiced, you've gotten there, I say go for it!
I know, it ain't about 'deserve'; but you actually DO deserve the best!
