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I put a thick layer of batting on the back wall of the cab, and thinner layers on the top and on one side. The bass is considerably tighter, the cab sounds more immediate and lively, the midrange is much clearer and less congested, and the highs jump out much better than they used to. the low end is firm and punchy, but controlled, not bloated like it was before.
see if you can hear it in these clips. I went from medium gain blues rock to 80s cock rock JCM800ish gain to death metal. Each gain level has a before/after and I was playing the same guitar with the same settings on my amp (blackstar HT metal 5), and the same riffs. Used just a room mic to get as close as possible to what I could hear, but overall the recording is a bit brighter and crunchier than what it sounds like in the room. Excuse the shitty playing and ugly fumbles all over the place.
https://soundcloud.com/blakkwater/batting-comparison
Also, for anyone who cares, this was the RCA3 hex-pole JB. Now that the cab is tightened up, I think I actually like the RCA3 just fine in the JB.
I put a thick layer of batting on the back wall of the cab, and thinner layers on the top and on one side. The bass is considerably tighter, the cab sounds more immediate and lively, the midrange is much clearer and less congested, and the highs jump out much better than they used to. the low end is firm and punchy, but controlled, not bloated like it was before.
see if you can hear it in these clips. I went from medium gain blues rock to 80s cock rock JCM800ish gain to death metal. Each gain level has a before/after and I was playing the same guitar with the same settings on my amp (blackstar HT metal 5), and the same riffs. Used just a room mic to get as close as possible to what I could hear, but overall the recording is a bit brighter and crunchier than what it sounds like in the room. Excuse the shitty playing and ugly fumbles all over the place.
https://soundcloud.com/blakkwater/batting-comparison
Also, for anyone who cares, this was the RCA3 hex-pole JB. Now that the cab is tightened up, I think I actually like the RCA3 just fine in the JB.