vision said:
This thread has completely confused me...I have no idea how Schroeder's sound now!
Not so suprising really.
Everyone has a "sound in their head" and everyone's head is, well, different. While we may have some common experience among us, the reality is that we are all constructed, and develop, slightly differently.
Hard enough to find a common ground regarding what something sounds like, let alone find a common vernacular with which to describe something so subjective so that everyone can understand exactly what it is that someone else hears. It's like mens' taste in women. There are some women we men would all agree are absolute drop-dead gorgeous, but there are many others over whom we would disagree as to how attractive we would find them. It is these differences that can only be accounted for based on our own biological programming and development.
But one thing is clear: No one should feel bad (especially to the point of anger or hostility) for not liking something that many other's like. For better or for worse, I think it is a natural human reaction for those on the outside of such a large and enthusiatic group of devote followers of anything to feel like there is something wrong with them for not "getting it." This sometimes leads to a need to attack aggressively to simply defend one's own tastes against the crowd. Morever, it seems also a natural response of humans in a large group to affirm their common beliefs as a defense mechanism in response to those who question them.
Come on everyone, find what makes you happy, and feel good about that! Like several posters in this thread have said, lot's of awesome equipment out there to make everyone happy and to produce a broad range of sound we can all appreciate.
Frankly, I love Schroeder cabs, although I must say that I prefer the 21012 far more than the 1210. For my tastes, the 1210 is little too high-middy, at least given the preamps/amp I am using. My 21012R has, IMHO a huge and tight low-end and does have a more mellow high end. Personally, I like that voicing very much. However, when I heard the 1212R AB'd with the 1212L I loved the way the 1212L provided more presence at the high-end without compromising much if any of its low-end response. What I REALLY loved was the way the two sounded together! The overlap in the two voicings seemed to open an even broader sound.
So I now envision a big gig rig that has a PLX3002 or 3402 driving both of my 21012s to get that overlap in voicing that I heard between the 1212 R and L together. I am giddy with anticipation!
Even as a Schroeder afficionado, I also concede that the Schroeder sound, like the voicings of different guitars, may not be perfect for all applications. What cab really is? So I look forward to a day when I can be like Tombowlus and have two of everything!!
