[Rabelais]

I know, I know. A fat sounding amp with a fat sounding bridge pickup/clear neck pup. I’ve only been able to hear the combination through the cab sim headphone out, and I find myself dialing the shape knob on the scooped side. I use a Boss SD-1 to tighten things up a bit. Which tight sounding speaker would complement the combination?. V-30 or similar speakers come to mind, but I would like your opinions. Of course, an SD/PAF Pro combo through a Micro Dark means hard rock and Metal.

[buddroyce]

Hard to say but V30's would definitely be a good place to start.

[Guitar74]

V30s. I had them in a Hughes and Kettner cab back in the early 90s. Once they broke in, man those things were GREAT!

[HarlowTheFish]

V30s, if you want something more traditional, or a newer Marshall cab, something like the JVM2x12, those are pretty bright. If you want something a little more modern, the DV Mark Neoclassic cabs are really high wattage, pretty bright, and sound really even across the spectrum which gives you a lot of tone shaping options with your amp.

[darkbluemurder]

Very true but some speakers are more suited to specific amps (such as the V30 or the EVM 12) whereas others are pretty good allrounders (like the Jensen Neos which - to my ears - work well with many amps).

Cheers Stephan

[Guitar74]

I know, I know. A fat sounding amp with a fat sounding bridge pickup/clear neck pup. I've only been able to hear the combination through the cab sim headphone out, and I find myself dialing the shape knob on the scooped side. I use a Boss SD-1 to tighten things up a bit.

You may be scooping with the shape knob, but with the sd-1 you are getting a upper mid bump much like a ts-9. It kind of makes sense as too much of one frequency can start to sound a little boxy. If I recall correctly from when I worked for an Orange retailer, the 412 cabs we had were loaded with V30s which sounded great with their 30 watt tube head that had the shape control instead of a full range of tone controls. Great amps.