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Mesa Powerhouse 1200

#27
Many do give the 1000/1200 cab a bad wrap and perhaps they are making some good points. The 4x10 and 1x15 combo is hardly ever praised on here, however who's knows if it works out for you then by all means if it is what you want then you should get it. You can read all the comments and reviews you want, but it is you who makes the final decision. I a guy who has a 1200 and he loves the cab and when he plays live it does sound pretty good to me.
 
#28
klejst said:
Many do give the 1000/1200 cab a bad wrap and perhaps they are making some good points. The 4x10 and 1x15 combo is hardly ever praised on here, however who's knows if it works out for you then by all means if it is what you want then you should get it. You can read all the comments and reviews you want, but it is you who makes the final decision. I a guy who has a 1200 and he loves the cab and when he plays live it does sound pretty good to me.
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+1 here. I've been playing a PH1200 for a few months now and it sounds pretty huge to me. I've also got a PH410 which I use for smaller, lower volume gigs. I try to run a super clean setup(Aguilar Tone Hammer Pre/Crown XLS 1500 PA. the only distortion I get is from my Dlx Big Muff Pi) and the PH1200 has not let me down yet. I may invest in the 412 later, but for now, for me, the PH1200 has delivered the goods every weekend for the past 3 months...Get what works for you.
 
#29
pbass6811 said:
+1 here. I've been playing a PH1200 for a few months now and it sounds pretty huge to me. I've also got a PH410 which I use for smaller, lower volume gigs. I try to run a super clean setup(Aguilar Tone Hammer Pre/Crown XLS 1500 PA. the only distortion I get is from my Dlx Big Muff Pi) and the PH1200 has not let me down yet. I may invest in the 412 later, but for now, for me, the PH1200 has delivered the goods every weekend for the past 3 months...Get what works for you.
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Don't get me wrong...

The PH1200.is a great cab as is anything from the PH line of cabs, however for the price the 1200 goes for new, I believe that Mesa offers better overall cabs for the same amount. If the PH1200 is the only thing available to you and you want a cab that'll take lot of power, it'll be a good cab, but when compared to their other big cabs it would be my last choice.

I started with a PH1200 and sold it after I picked up a PH610 then PH412. I think you'll love the 4X12!
 
#36
i know the PH412 sounds kind of frightening with an M9 on top of it, just insanely powerful; how is it with the softer and squishier tube head?
 
#40
Congrats on the new cab, OP - you made the right move...

I've currently got the PH215 and PH810, and had the PH610 - the PH412 is the only large Mesa cab I'd consider other than those... I'm using a PH1000 at my rehearsal space out of sheer laziness because it's there, but believe me - it can't hang with any of the others I mentioned - and there isn't much difference between the 1000 and 1200...

Very nice rig...


- georgestrings
 

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