I'll be honest, I never took much stock in cabinets. I mean, I payed attention to the basic aspects of them, but they were just speakers. Or so I thought.
I've had the pleasure of playing many amps and cabs over the years. Some have been amazing, and some not so much. The choices I made for my rig always came down to what I wanted to achieve sonically. Up until recently I was using a 2x10 combo. It was perfect for what I did. After I joined Truant Minds I had to look at how I was achieving my sound and what would fit best. I had great high end response with the 10s, a 15 seemed like a great addition to add the low end definition I needed.
I knew I wanted Gallien Kreuger, and quite by accident I ended up with a RBH 1x15. I wasn't planning on going that heavy, or that unable to easily fit in my car. It was the cab that was available. It was a situation where I took it home and plugged it in and instantly nailed the tone I was going for. It's such a responsive speaker in that cab, which is it what makes it great for me.
Like I said above I've played through many rigs, and recorded through a few as well. Some of these were great amps, they sounded great and they responded great. I've been doing a lot of recording for Truant Minds tunes recently. The common theme I'm noticing here is that the RBH with a Shure Beta 52 sounds better than any Ampeg, trident board or Avalon pre I've played through.
In short, I never payed to much attention to my cabinets. But now its time to do so. I'm realizing how much speaker size/cabinet construction can impact tone. It changes my sound in the same sense that a new bass or a pedal in front of an amp would.
