Road king

[gush]

I have a buddy that keeps trying to get me to try a Mesa 4x12.

There is a road king 4x12 local I'm looking at. Anybody play through one?

What can I expect out of this cab?

It has black shadow speakers and is half closed back half open back. 8 ohm per side 4 ohm summed.

I can get it cheap enough so if I don't like it I could move it.

I'm not playing much high gain stuff any more but I COULD at any moment.

I'm thinking my mesa stiletto might like this cab

Any advise from the experts?

I realize I should be asking this elsewhere but I just hate all the stupid a$$ comments that soon follow elsewhere.

I feel like I can get good feedback here.

Thanks all.

 

[Rider1260]

Sounds interesting it is supposed to have the C90s in the open side and V30s in the closed side. Sounds like a cab I could love , if you don't I have a JCM900 1960a cab we could trade

 

[gush]

Sounds interesting it is supposed to have the C90s in the open side and V30s in the closed side. Sounds like a cab I could love , if you don't I have a JCM900 1960a cab we could trade

That's good to know about the speakers.

 

[matt3310]

I have one and love it! Sounds huge!

 

[gush]

I have one and love it! Sounds huge!

Are the speakers 8 or 16 ohm?

The halves are supposed to be 8 ohm each and 4 ohm summed

 

[JasonE]

That cabinet is made to work with all of the various options the Road King head has. I have a Roadster with the 2x12 cabinet that was designed for it. These heads have a ton of options for each of the 4 channels in them. The Road King has an additional tube type from the one I have and you can select the speaker output for each channel on it from what I remember. That is why the cabinet has a closed side and an open side.

My experience with the Mesa cabinets I have played through is that they typically have more low end than other cabinets. I am sure this cabinet will sound good but the way it is built you will end up with either two speakers in a closed configuration, two in an open configuration or both at the same time. It would at least give you the options of both and you may find you like one of those a lot.

 

[FDHog]

I had one for a while. Great amp, but complicated. The older I get, the more I like simple. No I have a Mark V 35 and a Fillmore 50. I kept the Road King 2x12 and rewired it with new speakers to use both sides at 8 ohms.

 

[gush]

I did pick up this cab. Won't have time to plug it in until tomorrow

 

[gush]

I had a few minutes to mess with this cab. I have to get through honeymoon stage before a decide but so far I'm really digging this cab.

Makes me want to explore more mesa cabs.