Avatar Cabs???? Just looked at the website...

[bordinco90]

Turn's out I can get a 2x12 Avatar cab with 1000watts of power handling for $450! Has anyone ever heard of or played Avatar cabs? If so how does it sound and how is the quality compared to say a GKNEO 212? Thanks. I am buying soon so any reviews will help. Thanks!

 

[1960jbass]

I have an Avatar B410 and it is by far the best cab I have ever owned. I can't offer a comparison to the Neo 212 as I have never seen one in person. The thing about Avatar cabs is they have as many fans as haters here on TB.

 

[kesslari]

There's a TON of threads here about Avatar cabs. Use the Search, young padawan...

 

[MJ_Sotti]

Avatar is great stuff.

 

[TMARK]

I have a 210 Neo. Outstanding cab, not just for the money. It has nice low end extension, smooth mids and an obnoxious tweeter that I dial almost off for a balanced high end. When I ran two of these I liked them as much as my Eden 410xlt.

Under $300 to boot.

 

[bolophonic]

Great cabs, do a search.

 

[B-string]

Avatar are great cabs. The 212 on a level with the G-K cab, not quite. Would I play one you bet, I'd even buy one. Would I sell my G-K NEO212 II to purchase one, not even close.

 

[darwin-bass]

Avatar is pretty good stuff. Low end price at something like mid level quality & performance. I had a 410 NEO that my son borrowed during his HS gigging years. It worked flawlessly, sounded pretty darn good and was fairly light to transport.

 

[StyleOverShow]

Have a couple, neo 2x12 & 2 X 10. Bought used, lighter than most, good materials, good build quality. Durable gigging units.

 

[BigBobbyBass]

I had a b410, and a 212. They were rugged, heavy, and sounded ok. For the money, they're a good deal.

 

[joeypee]

Good, solid cabs. Nothing fancy. Had a TB153 for a bit, pumped lows like a mutha.

 

[reno88]

big fan of avatar cabs. just rec'd a b410. i play avatar b210s and i have a b212. i've also owned 2 of their guitar cabs. great cabs, and if you call avatar, dave, the owner, may pick up the phone. great pricing, delivery, quality (rare to get all 3 of those in anything we buy today), and customer service. i highly recommend them.

 

[s0c9]

I have a 210 Neo. Outstanding cab, not just for the money. It has nice low end extension, smooth mids and an obnoxious tweeter that I dial almost off for a balanced high end.

Same here... gigged with mine for about 3 yrs now.. LOVE IT ! Think I paid $349?

PS: And Dave @ avatar is awesome to work with !!

EDIT: but I am sorta jonesing for a change... everything else in my rig has changed over the last 2 yrs, but the cab. I'm considering the 12" Barefaced BB2 (gen 3) 'cus I'm old and all about lightweight cabs. If it's over 50 pounds.. not happening.
I'm not overly concerned about which brand, mostly about weight as I'm DI to PA (from Ampeg SVT7-pro) and use IEM's. Cab is ONLY there for guitar player to monitor on stage as we run subs.
Backup is an Ampeg SCR-DI.

 

[Kukulkan61]

I've always used a Avatar 410 and it was a great cab, but I'm gonna splurge and get something MESA..

 

[justjake]

good bang for the buck IMHO.

 

[BigBobbyBass]

Same here... gigged with mine for about 3 yrs now.. LOVE IT ! Think I paid $349?

PS: And Dave @ avatar is awesome to work with !!

EDIT: but I am sorta jonesing for a change... everything else in my rig has changed over the last 2 yrs, but the cab. I'm considering the 12" Barefaced BB2 (gen 3) 'cus I'm old and all about lightweight cabs. If it's over 50 pounds.. not happening.
I'm not overly concerned about which brand, mostly about weight as I'm DI to PA (from Ampeg SVT7-pro) and use IEM's. Cab is ONLY there for guitar player to monitor on stage as we run subs.
Backup is an Ampeg SCR-DI.

I went from Avatar to Barefaced.. Absolutely, the biggest upgrade I've ever made.

 

[tink9975]

definitely good bang for the buck, played a TB153 for several years and was very happy with it

 

[wunderola]

Been playing TB153 for about a year now, and have been very pleased

 

[Leadfoot]

I've gigged regularly with a 4ohm neo 201 cab. Sounds great and never let me down.

 

[shaginwagin]

I've got b212. I like it a lot. I got it for super cheap off the Ol Craigslist. My only complaint is that I can't find another one in decent shape around me. Sounds great though!