New (Old) Cab Day: Acoustic 301

[Mad_Phingers]

Picked this up locally the other day. I have to say, at first I was hesitant because I hear a lot of bashing about these cabs, but as soon as I lit it up, all anxiety was melted away by just about the sweetest sound I have ever heard. My current setup is:

301 paired with a Marshall Jubilee 3530 (bass rig)

Straightback SVT810 with my GK MB Fusion (treb/mid rig)

I'm in heaven.

[shoot-r]

Originally Posted by Mad_Phingers

Picked this up locally the other day. I have to say, at first I was hesitant because I hear a lot of bashing about these cabs, but as soon as I lit it up, all anxiety was melted away by just about the sweetest sound I have ever heard. My current setup is:

301 paired with a Marshall Jubilee 3530 (bass rig)

Straightback SVT810 with my GK MB Fusion (treb/mid rig)

I'm in heaven.

You beat me to it!!!
I was thinkin' about jumping on that cab myself, I just didn't want to drive 4-1/2 hours to Chicago to get it.
Congrats on having two great bass cabinets...

[Mad_Phingers]

haha, it's definitely a bear to move too, but the tone makes it worthwhile

[shoot-r]

Originally Posted by Mad_Phingers

haha, it's definitely a bear to move too, but the tone makes it worthwhile

You need to send the squareback down-state to me...
then ya only got one cab to move!

[bottomend!]

There a guy on the Acoustic forum named warandhairstyle who lives in Chicago. Look him up.

[Mad_Phingers]

Checkin it out now, thanks!

[GregC]

Nice! I hope you can bring that beast to the next Chicago GTG.

[Ric5]

Put a 2x10 cab on top of the 301 and put your head on top of that and you have the ultimate rig. 7 feet tall of kick ass bass rig.

[Mad_Phingers]

Does anyone know if it makes a difference if you play with the 301 cab on its side as opposed to upright? Will that affect how the sound is thrown around much?

[someparts]

Yes, the coupling effect with the floor that they were designed for is lost to some degree.