{"id":3306,"date":"2020-09-22T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2022-04-22T18:45:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:45:33","slug":"best-1x12-guitar-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/best-1x12-guitar-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Best 1×12 Guitar Cabinet in 2022 w\/ Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Are you looking for a portable cabinet for home\/studio recordings that can double up as a reliable speaker for small or medium gigs? We round up the best 1×12 guitar cabinets in the 2020 market with detailed reviews to help you make the right choice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In our hunger for power, we often overlook how convenient and handy the 1×12 speaker cabinet can be. While 4×12 cabinets can provide copious power, they tend to be bulky, heavy and too loud for certain rooms or environments. It can be hard to justify the cost, space and weight of a bigger cabinet and their ensuing overkill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nifty 1×12 cabinets are single speaker cabinets that house 12 inch speakers \u2013 a configuration that is growing in popularity with the rise of home recording studios and small venue gigs. Unlike the 12\u201d speakers that are ideal for brighter tones of jazz or blues, the 12\u201d offers more power for rock, punk, metal etc. They also have a very different sonic footprint and outrival their 10\u201d counterparts in 40 Hz to 5k Hz range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are important features to look for before you make your choice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open back units have a wider output with more openness, better representation in the highs, and relatively less clarity. The closed back units, on the other hand, are more focused (especially the lows) but have a relatively cluttered projection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The speakers don\u2019t need too much consideration because most major brands have a tie-up with Celestion or Eminence \u2013 both of whom are well established in this domain. The type\/model of the speaker will influence the power and tone \u2013 so make sure you are comfortable with what you settle for. In any case, you can always replace a speaker with an aftermarket option if you want to experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And finally, the power (RMS) will determine how your cabinet pairs up with amp heads. The bigger amp heads need extra wattage and corresponding impedance from cabinets to provide extra headroom for overdrive tones. They can be pushed hard but that is not a primary consideration for our list as we are concerned about good units for small venues and home recording. Most of the 1×12 guitar cabinets are designed to match (pair up with) an equivalent amp head \u2013 like Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18 + TM112. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have shortlisted some of the best 1×12 guitar cabinets on the market in 2020 to help you find one that suits your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div>