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MGR/Bill C. « Ibanez TB412A »
Published on 03/11/03 at 15:00I've been following the release date for this unit. When it arrived at Sam Ash (local store) I decided to do an A/B comparison to a Marshall 1960AC and a Crate GX412S and a Fender DT 412. The sound for the Ibanez was crisper, with better distortion and had a longer sustain before breaking up beteen the 3 others. With it having new speakers, the tone should even out and become not a harsh and spiky as the new voice coils are tight and need to be pushed some before they mellow. I paid $299.00 for it.
Excellent tone for a new cab. I was told that the speakers are Celestion made for Ibanez, but I seriosly doubt it. Ibanez states that they are "Power Jam" speakers. If they are, or aren't Celestions, they still pump out a better tone new than my 4x12 Celestion greenback equipped cab. The Ibanez has a 4 Ohm, 8 Ohm and 16 Ohm input that are all switchable from mono to stereo. The metal casters are heavy duty and being a large cab, the weight isn't too heavy for a large 4x12 cab. It can handle 400 watts at 4 Ohms.
I have doubts about the molded plastic carrying handles and the super thin tolex covering. I also do not care for the cloth grill, although I do like the pewter color of the cloth. They should have used a metal grill and a thicker tolex cover with diecast metal carrying handles. It should also been made with plywood instead of particle board, but the price and the sound compensates for all of the above.
Actually it is put together really well and I can push a full 120 watts through it without any buzzing or rattle from the cab getting in the way. There is an internal baffle to eliminate standing waves. The casters are heavy duty and it isn't so heavy that I can't lift it, although it does cause me to grunt a little when lifting.
The price and sound can't be touched by anything I've compared it to above. I have made my own custom cab that can beat the shit out of it, but you're talking over $1500.00 total constuction costs for a 4x12 on the custom and I really did quite a bit of mathematical calculations to get the size and speaker matching to work out just right. I'm sure it'll make a 5 on the scale after the speakers break in a little more.
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Excellent tone for a new cab. I was told that the speakers are Celestion made for Ibanez, but I seriosly doubt it. Ibanez states that they are "Power Jam" speakers. If they are, or aren't Celestions, they still pump out a better tone new than my 4x12 Celestion greenback equipped cab. The Ibanez has a 4 Ohm, 8 Ohm and 16 Ohm input that are all switchable from mono to stereo. The metal casters are heavy duty and being a large cab, the weight isn't too heavy for a large 4x12 cab. It can handle 400 watts at 4 Ohms.
I have doubts about the molded plastic carrying handles and the super thin tolex covering. I also do not care for the cloth grill, although I do like the pewter color of the cloth. They should have used a metal grill and a thicker tolex cover with diecast metal carrying handles. It should also been made with plywood instead of particle board, but the price and the sound compensates for all of the above.
Actually it is put together really well and I can push a full 120 watts through it without any buzzing or rattle from the cab getting in the way. There is an internal baffle to eliminate standing waves. The casters are heavy duty and it isn't so heavy that I can't lift it, although it does cause me to grunt a little when lifting.
The price and sound can't be touched by anything I've compared it to above. I have made my own custom cab that can beat the shit out of it, but you're talking over $1500.00 total constuction costs for a 4x12 on the custom and I really did quite a bit of mathematical calculations to get the size and speaker matching to work out just right. I'm sure it'll make a 5 on the scale after the speakers break in a little more.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com