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Originally Posted by Gearhead17  Before this ends up on page 8, can someone answer these questions? |
Hello. I had a 1212 'regular' and a 1212L at the same time back in the day, so I can give you some limited info.
First, yes the boxes are the same between the two driver types regarding general design. The 'L' boxes and the neo loaded BMF boxes are made of lighter wood, which is part of the significant weight savings over and above the magnet weight.
The tone difference is very similar to many companies who offer a similar line of cabs both neo and ceramic versions (Epifani, Bergantino, etc.). The neo cabs tend to be a little less 'punchy' (i.e., less of an upper bass/lower mid bump) and a bit more aggressive/bright in the upper mids (more grindy and bright). This, IMO, is one of the reasons that (to greatly oversimplify) the 'rock guys' tend to still prefer ceramic drivers in general, whereas the funk/pop/jazz guys tend to feel that the brighter neo voicing is actually better (of course, the magnet type doesn't define the tone, but for some reason, that voicing carries through quite a few neo offerings, including Jorg's.
Since the baffle design Schroeders (with the side firing driver) sound more bumped in the lower mids and drop off in the upper mids versus a 'normal' cab, I find the neo voicing to actually sound better in an absolute sense with these particular cabs.
Can't really comment on the more traditional, larger cabs in the original line like the 410, etc.
Hope that helps a little.
