A guitar speaker cabinet, or guitar cab, is the box of speakers an amp head drives, commonly built as a 1x12, 2x12 or 4x12 with 10 or 12 inch drivers.
A guitar speaker cabinet, or guitar cab, is the box of speakers an amp head drives, commonly built as a 1x12, 2x12 or 4x12 with 10 or 12 inch drivers.
About Guitar Speaker Cabinets
A guitar speaker cabinet, usually just called a guitar cab, houses the speakers that turn your amplifier's output into sound. The cab has a huge influence on tone: speaker size, the number of speakers and the cabinet construction all shape the final sound. Most guitar cabs use 12 inch or 10 inch speakers, with 1x12, 2x12 and 4x12 the most common configurations, from compact single-speaker cabs for home and studio through to full quad boxes for the stage.
Our JOYO speaker cabinets run from the 112V single 12 inch cab through the 212V to the slanted 412V quad box, natural partners for JOYO banTamP and other amplifier heads. The range also includes the Kustom Defender 1x12 and the Celestion-loaded Peavey 112C, plus Hartke HyDrive bass cabinets ready to pair with a bass amp head. Pair a cab with a tube amp head for classic stack tones, or keep things simple with a combo amp that builds the speaker in.
Yes. Guitar cab, amp cab and speaker cabinet all refer to the same thing: a cabinet housing one or more speakers, driven by a separate amplifier head. In Australia a 4x12 cab is also known as a quad box.
Check impedance and power handling. The cab's impedance (usually 4, 8 or 16 ohms) should match the head's speaker output, and the cab's power rating should comfortably exceed the head's output wattage. When in doubt, check both manuals before connecting.
A 1x12 suits home playing and studio recording, being easy to move and to mic up. A 2x12 adds volume and low end for rehearsals and small gigs, while a 4x12 delivers the classic full stack sound for larger stages.