Stebaz Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hey folks, I currently have a Blackstar HT Studio 20 head and 212 cab. It is becoming a real pain to take to gigs and praccy as the combined weight is nearly 40kg. Friday night involved lugging that weight up two flights of stairs which is doable just not pleasant. I play two guitars throng the set up, a 2013 Les Paul Standard and a Fender pro II strat. Is use a pedal board with various dirt and modulation pedals through the fx loop on the head. on Friday, every other guitarist played through a Boss Katana. They sounded great. this got me thinking. Currently thinking about a getting either the 100mk2 212, the 100mk2 112 or the artist 100mk2. Anyone got one, gigging with it and maybe using the fx loop? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 hours ago, Stebaz said: on Friday, every other guitarist played through a Boss Katana. They sounded great. I’ve not used one, but from what I’ve read of others’ experiences and the quote above, I reckon you won’t go too far wrong with one. However, the one thing that might be missing is the on stage ‘feel’ of a valve rig that many speak of. For my part, it’s always been about the sound. I’ve used a number of all solid state, hybrid and all valve rigs. The best sounding was an all valve one, but that was closely followed by an all solid state, I interacted with the sound not feel. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebaz Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Thanks. I get what you’re saying about that valve feeling. I just want something that’s gonna be a little lighter to lug around. I’ve also been thinking about the Blackstar St James el34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 48 minutes ago, Stebaz said: I’ve also been thinking about the Blackstar St James el34. Just looked them up, man alive they’re light! Quite pricey though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebaz Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 19 hours ago, ezbass said: Just looked them up, man alive they’re light! Quite pricey though. Yeah they’re not cheap. If you look around you can get a deal. 212 or 112 that’s the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I'm willing to bet that almost no one in the audience will be able to tell the difference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Stebaz said: Yeah they’re not cheap. If you look around you can get a deal. 212 or 112 that’s the question Depends on whether headroom/volume or weight is most important. I tend to feel that most 2x12 cabs aren’t really big enough to be efficient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
