joegeezer said:
They probably fixed the one that you were supposed to get last time. What are you pushing it with?? Make sure to hit it with some power, and give us your report!
It's a seriously nice cab! It had a small dent on the front edge at the top. No biggie. There was a slight scuff in the carpet on one side. Basically, it's what my cabs end up looking like after a month or two of dragging them around to gigs anyway!
The Construction:
All birch plywood. Very tough and well made. It seems almost as strong as the Avatar - no MDF, either. They skimp a little on the hardware to cut costs. The speaker jack plate is plastic and only has two 1/4" jacks. I definitely prefer speakon jacks. Unfortunately, my Ashdown head only has 1/4" jacks as well, so it looks like I'm back to 1/4" soeaker cables. I might replace the jack plate on the cab when I get the urge to do so, but I'm in no hurry at all. For now, I made a 1/4" cable out of heavy duty 12 gage wire and big Neutrk ends, so all is well. The handles are also plastic, but seem sturdy enough. Again, I might replace them later on, but probably only if one breaks. The corners are metal. I've grown accustomed to plastic corners that you see on most cabs, but hte metal ones are super tough, so that's fine.
The Sound:
Again, extremely impressive! I am hitting it with "307 watts" from my Ashdown MAG300 head. I can only imaging the sounds you would get from a more powerful amp like hte GK 1001RB-II. The Madison Knight drivers are absolutely amazing in my opinion. I think they are every bit as good as Eminence Neos. Actually, I like the bottom end even more than the Neos. In a way, they sound almost like a 15, but a lot more defined and focused. They have rib rattling bottom end, but are also very fast and punchy at the same time. They seem to have the speed of my Avatar 410 Delta, but a lot more bottom end. Can't beat that! I think they could handle whatever power you want to throw at them. The tweeter is not adjustable, but seems to fit into the overall sound pretty nicely. For a cheaper tweeter, it's not shrill at all and there is little or no hiss. I thought I would want to add volume control to the jack plate for it, but I really see no need right now. It sounds great like it is. My upright sounds great through it with a Revolution Solo II and no preamp. Even the subtle fingering of the notes comes through very transparently. The slap clicks are crisp without being tinny. I also played my son's Mustang copy through it and it was absolutely amazing.
So, the main cabs that I have to compare this to are the Avatar Neo 212 that I sold to buy this cab, my previous Avatar Delta 410 (4ohm), a 4ohm Avatar Delta 210 that I had a while back and an Ampeg Classic 410 that I also owned a while back. In terms of sound, it sounds better than the Ampeg and the Avatar 210 for sure. It edges out the Avatar 410 because of a better bottom end and I honestly think it beats the Avatar 212 by a slim margin. I wish my Avatar had been 4ohms so I could directly compare the two. Even with that difference, I just like the sounds that I get from the Legion cab. The Avatar is probably built a little better and I like the bottom port design of the Aavtar as well. The Legion clearly skimps on the hardware and it has two round port inserts rather than the bottom slotted port of the Avatar. That said, I have no worries that it will hold up bringing it to gigs.
The Legion cab, even if you pay full price at $180 shipped for it, is half what the Avatar costs. If you upgrade the jack plate and the handles, you are still AT LEAST $100 less than the Avatar. Better than that if you get the replacement parts from Music Supply Center. For that I have to give the edge to the Legion in terms of overall bang for the buck. That's almost difficult for me to say because I really love Avatar cabinets and Dave is one of the best guys in hte biz Still, there's no denying what this Legion has to offer.
I think the ideal cab would probably be a 212 Avatar cabinet loaded with Madison Knight drivers. That would be the best of both worlds in terms of quality and sound.
