can anyone review an SWR Golight 210?

lomo · #1 11-18-2010, 05:12 AM

Curious to hear some real world experience with this box and/or comparisons to other 210s.
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**Ronny49** · #2 11-18-2010, 11:55 AM

I don't know about the 210... but I own a 410 GoLight and it is beautiful sounding with my SWR SM 400 head. I will say that I have tried a few other heads through this cab and none sounded as good as the SWR head. I guess they are made for each other!

When I jam out... (hard rock) my house feels like it's gonna cave in! the cab has lots of bottom end!

Good luck in your endeavor.

lomo · #3 11-18-2010, 01:53 PM

Yeah-I heard the 410 live at a small Charlie Hunter show at this summer's Montreal Jazzfest. It sounded great. I think the head was a big mutha SWR. I'm curious about the 210 specifically, though. There are very few at or under the 40 lb mark, and the old, lighter Epi UL2 is quite scooped. The EA NL210 is no longer in production, although I heard they'll release a Wizzy 210 that I'd also love to hear. Not many other 210s much under 45 or 50 lbs.

**Ronny49** · #4 11-18-2010, 04:02 PM

Yeah, it's something how Fender got the weight down on these GoLight cabs. I think this SWR 410 has got to be one of the lightest, if not THE lightest 410 on the market, weighing in at only 56 pounds!

I DO have a Goliath JR III 210 cab that I like. Maybe not the best 210 out there, but I throw it up on top of my 410 and it sounds great.

mwalle1 · #5 11-18-2010, 07:17 PM

Can't help on the 210 but similar to the post above on the 410, I have 2 SWR 1X15 Golight's ran with the Headlite and have had the Son of Bertha, to compare the Neo vs. SOB, the Neo has all the high end and lows in one light package and overall more plesant pure and clear than SOB. The new gray rat fur is the worst thing (real snaggy) on it everything else is top notch (get a cover), the 210 has got to be good. Consider the 1X15 though, I was going to get the standard 210 times 2 set up and went for the 1X15's instead and it's nasty good. Lots and lots of low end and plenty highs too, impressive for a single 15 cab, and it's the same price as the 210.

Jarrett · #6 11-18-2010, 07:32 PM

I had a 2x10, but traded in on the MM 4x10. It was a nice cab, but the MM moves some serious air.

**Ronny49** · #7 11-18-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jarrett

I had a 2x10, but traded in on the MM 4x10. It was a nice cab, but the MM moves some serious air.

The MM or Markus Miller cab has no bass port. Do you really get any bottom end out of it? I bought the ported 410 and love it!

Jarrett · #8 11-18-2010, 07:51 PM

I really do. Much tighter and punchier than the ported 2x10 I had as well. Works great with the low B. Half way up on the GB Shuttle 9.0 and windows are rattling.

**Ronny49** · #9 11-18-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jarrett

I really do. Much tighter and punchier than the ported 2x10 I had as well. Works great with the low B. Half way up on the GB Shuttle 9.0 and windows are rattling.

The B string sound great on my cab! I have the SM 400 and a MusicMan Sterling 5 HH.

I am not familiar with the sound of the GB head. I have only heard them in the store and wasn't too thrilled.