Marshall MR1960BHW

Ever since I started getting serious about recording a couple of years ago, I realised how not just the speakers, but the cabinet itself can make or break the entire signal chain. Obviously, it's not good to have any weak links at all, but it's the cabinet and speaker(s) that are the least forgiving, and most crucial links in the chain - by far.

I received a 1960BV cab a week before this, which is also a fantastic cabinet and I intend to keep both. But I have to say the BHW cabinet takes the cake for me, it's the most beautiful cabinet I have ever seen and takes "boutique" to a new level. You could even have it in your living room as furniture, with a 1959HW or 1987x on top it looks like a million dollars!

The sound is also impeccable, as expected, and not only good with Marshall style amps. Fender clean, Vox edge of breakup, modern high gain - it sounds great for everything, and with every amp I have plugged into it. The BV cab is not as versatile as this, as it is geared more towards heavier and more modern sounds, but that was part of my plan all along. To have two cabs covering distinctly different sounds/vibes.

Before I received it I considered fitting a Neutrik locking jack, because of the placement of the jack it's a bit of a pain to double check if the cable is plugged in when the cabinet is in a cramped space. But I'm not worried about that at all, it's a solid and tight Switchcraft style jack (probably an actual Switchcraft) that will not release the cable easily by itself.

If you like the aesthetics and speakers (G12H 55hz Heritage, by the way), and have the cash - I wouldn't hesitate getting this cab. If I'm really picky I would have preferred the jack input to be placed like it is on the AX and BX cabinets, but it's far from a big enough issue to deduct any stars or points. 10/10!

Lately I bought a Marshall Studio Vintage SV20C Combo to practice at home. I liked the amp but something was missing... So I upgraded to a Studio vintage SV212 Cabinet. It sounded nice/bigger but still something was missing... Finally I upgraded to a Marshall MR1960BHW 4x12 cabinet and now I'm really satisfied with the sound. It just shows how difficult it is to get used to smaller speaker cabinets if you are used to the sound of 4x12 cabinets.
The MR1960BHW 4x12 cabinet is a great sounding speaker cabinet for rock.