Members cacheek Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Come at me, bros! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Excellent cabs...are they still in business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 the search button wants to be your friend, we talk about avatar cabs like 3-5 times per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cacheek Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 the search button wants to be your friend, we talk about avatar cabs like 3-5 times per day Really? I periodically live under rock as a teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I've heard great things! Never owned one myself, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Great cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cacheek Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Any particular version good for harder rock and metal? Contemporary, Vintage, and Traditional are the designs offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theAntihero Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Ive owned a couple, they're great cabs but i do wish he still had the sub-$200 v30 2x12's like the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Built like tank... I love my 2x12 contemporary with V30s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Poland Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 My Avatar vintage style 4x12 is the only original piece of gear I've owned since high school. The prices have gne up quite a bit since I purchased mine unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sahlomonic Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Had a blem'd Vintage 4x12 (Bogner lookalike) shipped from their factory to my house for $239. Loved it but had to sell it a short while after . . . Currently have a Vintage 2x12 (again, Bogner lookalike) that I got empty for $160, and is a damn fine cabinet. Use it at practice, use it live. No weird rattles, loose ends, etc. Arguably the best bang for the buck cabinet you can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Very good workmanship at good prices, and lots of options. I love my Avatar cab. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Any particular version good for harder rock and metal? Contemporary, Vintage, and Traditional are the designs offered. Contemporary has the best, tightest bass response IMO. Very similar to a Mesa or Orange cab. The Traditional is flubby. Never owned a Vintage so I'm not sure about those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fr0sty Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I have three of their over sized cabs. Love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I used one for what... 11 years? It sounded great and it was really beat up by the time I sold it, but still very solid. They're good cabs, I played hundreds of shows with mine and never had an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I have gone through several of them...buy them, get the brand-name cab, then sell it, only to buy another later. I finally said "to hell with that" and have kept mine. Originally bought it loaded with G12H-30's, those went into my 1960A cab when I bought it. Sold the G12T-75's, then bought Greenbacks. Put the Greenbacks in the Avatar Cab, and it sounds better than my Marshall cab. I also have a Recto Slant with Vintage 30's, and the Avatar w/ Greenbacks slays it. The only thing I've done is buy some casters and screwed them on - makes it move around easier, decouples it from the floor, and with my desktop mic stands, gets the mic where it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rampage Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I owned one of the Vintage-style 2x12s for a while and it was definitely good quality. I would buy one again; however, I would probably buy used because I lost a good bit when I sold mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daveborn2rock Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Really? I periodically live under rock as a teacher. for some reason I always imagined a hobbit hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I owned one of the Vintage-style 2x12s for a while and it was definitely good quality. I would buy one again; however, I would probably buy used because I lost a good bit when I sold mine. You lose more on Marshall/Mesa when bought new. Same percentage, but in terms of flat dollars, you lose more on a Marshall or Mesa Cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cacheek Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 for some reason I always imagined a hobbit hole. I really do live on the side of the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I had a Vintage 1X12 with a G12-T75. Worked for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cacheek Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 There's a local guy who I'm trying to work a deal with. Has a Contemporary 212 closed back with Warehouse 65s. I know nothing about these speakers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rampage Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 You lose more on Marshall/Mesa when bought new. Same percentage, but in terms of flat dollars, you lose more on a Marshall or Mesa Cab. Yeah, to be fair I wouldn't buy anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 owned one, good stuff, would have one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 There's a local guy who I'm trying to work a deal with. Has a Contemporary 212 closed back with Warehouse 65s. I know nothing about these speakers though. The ET65's creamy lows blend with tight midrange and sparkling highs for some of the best tones ever created. This speaker is for classic rock, country, and blues. Upgrade from your Celestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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