I went behind Harley Benton's back to find the truth.

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I'm often accused of being shipped "winners" when it comes to affordable gear. The best examples that the consumer never gets... So I've made a “stealth purchase” & documented the whole process, including import fees. Grab one through this affiliate link so I can pay my editors.... www.thomannmusic.com/harley_b...
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@RoderikvanReekum 10 ай бұрын

At least you know that the built quality of the cabinet is good! DHL tested it for you for free. It is terrible that those companies do not take more care for your stuff.

@caiusmadison2996 10 ай бұрын

For real, they get premium pay across the board, from the moron driving it to you, to the one smoking a carton a day in the warehouse, all of them make massive money to handle things poorly as human possible.

@LoveSpades 10 ай бұрын

i ordered a guitar a couple of weeks ago and it arrived without any damage, but probably because i live in germany

@SuicidalGrind 10 ай бұрын

Great comment haha, you're right though. It looks like they took out their anger on the package!

@CarlosSaulRodriguezA 10 ай бұрын

that's not true, at least in germany most of the workers in DHL make the minmimun wage, whichmis not that bad imo but still not a lot lol@@caiusmadison2996

@Iesous27 10 ай бұрын

to be honest, it probably wasn't DHL, it was probably canada custom's that destroyed the box and threw it back in the ripped apart box. I used to work at FedEx attached to the airport with canada custom's agents, they absolutely destroy things just to check for illegal substances.

@MrRatelP 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact, I from Belgium, so ordering at Thomann here has NO shipping costs at all, nor do we have custom taxes. A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine made himself a custom 4x12 cabinet, to provide himself with the speakers, he actually bought a Harley Benton 4x12 and took the celestions out to make his custom rig, just because doing so was just WAY cheaper than buying the speakers appart ! And guess what, his custom cab just sounds like a beast !

@EdwVee 10 ай бұрын

I guess a canadian buyer doesn't pay european taxes, so it's cheaper before delivery and custom taxes. Also could be almost the same price for some countries out of EU.

@rockapartie 8 ай бұрын

@@EdwVee No VAT, but GST/HST and also no customs for products with an EU-origin. The latter doesn't apply to many products from Thomann, I guess. I have yet to find a single device in my household that uses electricity and is made in the EU 🤔 Haha, I just checked my IKEA desk lamp and it's Made in China (and so is its light bulb ...).

@r3stl3ss 7 ай бұрын

benelux mentioned raaaaaaaah

@espenstoro 10 ай бұрын

No way that box wasn't opened and re-taped. Customs must have had a hell of a jam.

@michaelwright2986 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking that sort of damage looked more like Customs looking for Forbidden Substances than accidental damage. But your idea explains why it spent so long at the airport.

@JustPlayItLoud 10 ай бұрын

For any other US residents, Harley Benton does have cabs sometimes on their official Reverb store. Retail price will be higher but free shipping from Connecticut so less of a wait and no customs/fees issues. When I checked they had the horizontal 2x12 for $369

@NShomebase Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@joeschmersahl3490 10 ай бұрын

I bought the horizontal 2x12 earlier this year and had fingers crossed when I opened it. It had the "good" v30s as well. So happy with my purchase.

@tommykruesofficial 10 ай бұрын

Right on time, I'm Thankful for great people like Glenn i have learned way more just watching this channel out of a general love for metal and walked away with way more and for that i'm grateful man...So Cheer's Glenn!

@SleepingLionsProductions 10 ай бұрын

I actually bought this earlier this year and was astounded at not only the sound quality but the quality of the build too. UPS handled my delivery and it also took a beating. But it arrived in 2 weeks AND sounded great for all around good tones. It's crazy that even with the exorbitant shipping prices, it's still a MASSIVE bargain.

@livefromadive6751 10 ай бұрын

Small missed opportunity of science. Would have loved to have you plug in and try the cab before seeing which speakers are in it. You've done great work proving that eyes and expectation can over rule the ears, and thanks for that

@mrcoatsworth429 10 ай бұрын

Kind of agree. Could have compared it to a cab with his favorite V30s mic'd exactly the same way before opening it up.

@johnyang799 10 ай бұрын

Comparison would be good. But blind test is not needed.

@adhaskym.a9536 10 ай бұрын

What's the point? The whole idea is celestion v30 in the cab. Already known.

@SergeiVlassov 10 ай бұрын

@@adhaskym.a9536 you seem to miss the whole issue. There are difference between V30 produced in different year, and they sound different, and you don't know what you get until you look at the code or cone material.

@WyldeStarrTheWexican 10 ай бұрын

You just confirmed what I thought about this cabinet & I've been hanging on for you to test one of these before I pulled the trigger .... thanks Glen!

@lyleanderson5407 10 ай бұрын

Great video Glen! Many years ago I purchased a Albion 4x12 (AMI-G1280-16 80 watt rms -16 Ohm) and Hughes and Kettner 4x12 (RockDriver Junior, 12”, 200 watts RMS into 8 ohms). Both cabinets sounds way different but have there own character. The Harley Benton loaded cabinet sounds like a heck of a deal!

@soundman1402 10 ай бұрын

My experience ordering from Thomann and living in the USA: They immediately shipped my order and e-mailed me about it, including telling me whether to expect to pay import duties. I received it three days later. My orders from Thomann in Germany get to me faster than from Sweetwater! In the USA, for import taxes, there's a magic number... I think it's $1,000. Value of goods below that cost, you pay no import taxes. Above that cost, you do pay. My $1600 bass, I had to pay $90 or so import taxes. Other orders below that price, no import taxes. If you have to pay import taxes, the courier (in my case, UPS) pays them on your behalf and then bills you for them.

@mgdrud4605 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I have been really curious on how the shipping was going to look from thomman.

@mgdrud4605 10 ай бұрын

@@CG-rf6nu shipped to the US? And which carrier managed to destroy it? Doesn't surprise me with the way this one was packed. I heard horror stories from a buddy who packed UPS plane cargo.

@murdock8068 10 ай бұрын

Same. Got mine just like this video months ago. Shipped to Kentucky for 340$ I think tax total and all shipped to my door in like 3-4 days! I swapped one v30 for a greenback..

@davidfox3177 9 ай бұрын

Man you can’t find a head like that now for under $600

@psychicer5022 10 ай бұрын

Im glad you answered on whether itd be loud enough for live/rehearsals. Thanks!

@dreamlifter2701 10 ай бұрын

As a former baggage handler I can’t say I’m that surprised to see the box looking like that after transit. Whenever a guitar case would come down the belt I’d be extra careful especially if it said Gibson on the case lol.

@charleszaman7666 10 ай бұрын

You’re a real one brother 🖤

@stallionstudios 10 ай бұрын

Good for you! Not bad baggage handlers do that.

@Phaidrus 8 ай бұрын

Give Fender some love too!

@MakabreScynthos 10 ай бұрын

I bought a horizontal 2x12 Harley Benton with v30's off Thomann for about US$240 back in 2019/2020. I absolutely love it. I use an EVH 5150 iii 50watt head and i get a pretty heavy tone.

@MatthewKodatt 10 ай бұрын

I had a similar xperience ordering this cab in the US 3 years ago. First box came and looked pristine, but the cab was mangled. Sent that back, waited another 6 weeks and my second cab arrived with the box beat to hell and barely holding together. Somehow the cab was perfect inside. Love this cab. This video kicks ass too. Well done

@thomastucker5686 8 ай бұрын

what are additional shipping and taxes other fees? I am interested in this cab?

@brotherdoom2406 10 ай бұрын

By your recommendation, I got myself the horizontal 2x12 Harley Benton cab w/ vintage 30s. I never had a problem with how it sounds, but I bought it back in 2019. It’s rear loaded and the last year before Celestion stepped up their quality control according to what you have said. Oops… Well, at least I can always get something new if I get sick of the 30s.

@dmac3316 10 ай бұрын

Cool video, much appreciated, thanks!! One of these days I’ll try HB but I’m a Canuck and import fees, risk of shipping delays, and potential shipping damage have been cons for me so far. One of these I’ll get the courage lol.

@brad2299 10 ай бұрын

I bought one of these at the recommendation of a friend back in the spring, and it's now my go to cab for smaller venue shows so I don't have to lug around my 4X12 to dive bars, and I thankfully also got the good vintage 30's with the transparent dust caps. It's easily the best cab purchase I ever made, and mine actually arrived insanely fast (about 4 to 5 days to MN)

@chipclip5019 10 ай бұрын

i’ve had this cabinet for 3 months and i love it, i got it off of the harley benton reverb shop so i didn’t have to do any importing to the us. it arrived in 2 days

@damiensantos6189 10 ай бұрын

Bro thank you for that info on the U.S. shop, I didn’t even know it existed, wanted to try a HB but didn’t want to deal with Europe shipping

@chipclip5019 10 ай бұрын

@@damiensantos6189 The selection is sort of limited but i hope you find what you’re looking for.

@jadmcgregor 10 ай бұрын

Hey Man, I ran into you at the Jinger show in Toronto a couple weeks ago and you were telling me about this video!! Well I just bought one... Says it will be here in 4 days... Fingers crossed!! Thanks again for all the great content!!

@SpectreSoundStudios 8 ай бұрын

How did it go?

@guitarfreakchadwick25 10 ай бұрын

Glenn.. your videos on speakers is what lead me to do a speaker/cab change.... I had a Harley Benton V30 cab and I found a B-52 AT100 Stereo cab that is 480watt mono and 240 stereo.. I gave a woping $130 for it in near mint condition and good God it's a monster!!! It changed the tone for my 6505 1992 Original in such an amazing way I sold the Harley Benton... I had bought so many pedals and heads chasing tones and a simple speaker change fixed everything!! Thank you!!! Try out one of these cabs!!!

@matthewgolke865 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Glenn. Your studio guitarist can shred.

@isomatic 10 ай бұрын

“What Da HeLl DHL” nice play on words Glenn. Great video, I love how you talk about speakers and do these experiments.

@dari191 10 ай бұрын

Got a Harley Benton 1x12 this year for practise. I love that cab and the bang for a buck is crazy. Thanks for doing shit like this for us Glenn!

@Gainovermg 10 ай бұрын

Can totally vouch for this cab, though I replaced my V30’s with a WGS Invader and Retro 30. Love the tone I get out if it, even with the V30s when I had them, just wanted something a little different.

@steelo_g 10 ай бұрын

This video popped up on my feed at the perfect time! I want a cab with Celestion V30's, but can't shell the money out for an Orange, Marshall, Mesa, H&K, etc... Glad to see you took the deep dive for the consumer to see if they're truly getting the bang for the buck!! Might have to pick one of these up!

@CIRCLEOFTONE 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff man. The craziest empty cab i own with cost to tone ratio is Siesmic contemporary 2x12. $229 shipped and sounds amazing. Metal handles, grill comes off in seconds for close micing, 2 inputs for stereo, real birch plywood (not pressboard) and they look nice. A lot of my videos were recorded with it.

@jgvideo5512 10 ай бұрын

What speakers did you go with? Get a deal on those?

@CIRCLEOFTONE 8 ай бұрын

@@jgvideo5512 I'm a neck beard guitar nerd so mostly use vintage celestions. Mine was loaded with 30w black backs last time around.

@MartinBryan 10 ай бұрын

Great video Glenn. Really well done.

@danielsimard6506 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Glenn! I checked mine while watching this video and i seem to have the newer V30s in there! I down-sized to this because i was fed up of carrying my super heavy Mesa 4x12 to gigs.

@Chasetenny 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for sharing this gem of info

@TONEWARSgearshow 10 ай бұрын

Great video Glen! Now I'm gonna go down and check my speakers in my Harley Benton cab and see which ones I have.

@solosabbath8940 10 ай бұрын

I bought this cab second-hand from a guy who watched your original demo. The older V30s sound okay but are a bit tinny, so I swapped them for WGS Reapers instead. While these are front-loaded, swapping was a headache because the wiring did not extend past the cutout. As for the quality you can see where they cut corners when you open it up - for instance I only took out 8 screws but ended up with 10 because they didn't fish out the ones they dropped rushing to put it together. Price and quality, I don't think there's a better bargain out there.

@JustPlayingBass 10 ай бұрын

I winced when I saw the damage to the box. This episode shows you can have a good quality rig and not pay silly prices. Top stuff Glenn. Thanks man. 🙂

@Stefan- 10 ай бұрын

The horisontal Harley benton V30 cab came out in 2007 according to Thomanns site not 2016, i got one myself in 2009 which i still have. The youtuber "The other John Browne" did some extensive testing and research regarding batch numbers etc on different V30´s and came to the conclusion that the sound varied with the batches of the paper speaker cones rather than being a thing that after a certain year it would sound better or worse. He also came to the conclusion that it most likely wasnt due to any kind of design change but rather manufacturing tolerances. It is similar even for very old vintage Greenbacks from the 60´s, 70´s (i own some myself) , with certain speaker cones they sound different. The Harley bentons V30 2x12´s are a great buy still but the price has actually gone up by 70% since i bought mine at least for me as a Swede, quite a bit likely due to the exchange rate though.

@effectspedalcentral 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the info.

@christopherpaladin213 9 ай бұрын

Superb playing! And that’s a great sounding rig. Cheers.

@jaronsummers 10 ай бұрын

It's times like these that I appreciate living relatively close to Thomann. I've been kind of in the market for a cabinet, mostly just to practice louder, so this is good timing.

@ChadBillAnderson 10 ай бұрын

I bought one of these last year. It arrived in less than a week (I'm in the US) and it's been my primary cab for rehearsals ever since. It sounds really great.

@haowu3319 9 ай бұрын

any taxes for buying a cab in Germany and shipping it to the US?

@ChadBillAnderson 8 ай бұрын

@@haowu3319 I didn't receive any extra taxes or fees for mine, but YMMV. I've purchased multiple Solar guitars, which ship from Spain, and US customs sent me a bill for extra duties on 2 out of the 6. so it's just a bit of a gamble, I think.

@HauntedGuitarMan 10 ай бұрын

I don’t watch all of your vids but that was the best tone ive heard from you imo. Ive got a 2018 mesa v30 england. I wonder how it sounds compared to the “new” v30.

@jjjimmer 3 ай бұрын

Your playing is frighteningly good! nice man!

@stevestrauss6352 10 ай бұрын

Hey man great vid. A few years back I received my 1x12 Cab from Thomann in one week to Ottawa area with no duty. Back then the shipping was also way cheaper.

@qstudiomusicandproductions2695 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great vid! Makes me want to get one! Yeah Peavy had been my goto amp for years and equaled what you can afford when getting paid crap for gigs...I still have my Bandit single 12 from 1989 (year my son was born)! Have only had to replace some volume pots in all that time. I could only begin to afford nice stuff when I got into an IT/IS Security day job. DHL? I have had very few things shipped by any vendor in the last 10 years with DHL, but yeah when they do, pretty much looks it's been through a battle. Enjoy the new cab!

@heey_George8904 10 ай бұрын

Nice, I was waiting for it 🤘🔥

@murderbymedia 10 ай бұрын

GLLLEEEEEEEN! Seriously, bro that was one of the best mixes you have ever done. It sounded amazing and I want to hit myself in the head with it.

@stumpythedwarf8712 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Glenn. Short and sweet. Stick make noise!

@Shinken69 10 ай бұрын

Geddy Lee is way angrier than you’d expect! 😂 Nice vid Glen👍👏👏👏

@chrisspegal5081 10 ай бұрын

Got this exact cab a couple of years ago with the older speakers and it sounded good enough but wasn't quite there. Replaced both speakers with a pair of WGS Reaper HP's. Man , those things sound wicked and are all around excellent .

@DH432hrtz 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the breakdown it's weird to get this much value nowadays! On a completely unrelated topic You remind me of my cousin Richard Lee Malton ont boy! Cheers Doug 😎

@davepatterson4774 10 ай бұрын

I got the straight version with the V30's about two years ago and it's been an absolute workhorse! So, I'm guessing that it has the updated ones in it. I got lucky and shipping from Hamburg to Seattle took only 4 days via DHL. Granted, I did the package deal and got it shipped with a couple hardshell cases and a DC Junior. The shipping was roughly $118. It's more than likely going to be a bit more than that now if you were to order something similar. That said, a completely different order a few months later for another DC Junior took about a week and cost $80 to ship. On the subject of the cabs, get one! I run a Crate VFX5212 through it and I basically have a half stack. It's made every combo or head that I've paired it with sound, well, better! Thanks for the video, Glenn!

@lorenzmende 10 ай бұрын

Nice information, thanks. Thomann provides a great lineup with their Harley Benton brand. Only sometimes the price is really shows up. In Germany, the delivery is super fast. sometimes even next day, so no comparison with over-the-ocean delivery.

@MetalheadOv666 10 ай бұрын

I had this cab for a lil and was great sounding for the price! I took out the v30s and loaded some cheap ones in to give to my stepson with the Vox high gain 50w nano tube amp for his first amp setup and sounds great for him

@stallionstudios 10 ай бұрын

I bought that 2x12 and its awesome. Great bang for your buck! I love how you can pull the front off as well.

@musicman4christjesus 10 ай бұрын

I love you dude! Just love your energy! Lol😅 awesome content!❤

@MetalGuitarGuy 10 ай бұрын

Great video, Glenn!

@fatsuperfly 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Glen, I was actually going to buy one of the Harley Benton cabs. So this is enlightening. I don’t have too much money, just want an actual cab to just practice and hear a real amp vs. my vst stuff for practicingwhen I’m able. Vst has gotten very amazing, but I still like hearing that speaker with an amp, even tho it’s hard to record a real amp in my situation, I can play for a bit, but not long enough to track stuff. Live with roommates and everyone has a differing schedule.

@Funkybassuk 10 ай бұрын

That damaged box thing happened to me once with a Thomann order. The guitar stand inside was a little damaged and dirty but Thomann got me a full refund (except shipping) and let me keep the stand too. I cleaned it up and then used it anyway.

@christianmiranda2140 8 ай бұрын

Damn, I should've asked for a refund. My cab came pretty dinged up with tears in the tolex and everything. I was just like, "meh, it came all the way from Germany and still works so whatever"

@robspectre1973 10 ай бұрын

I ended up saving up for the Mesa Rectifier 212 with V30s because the HB cabs seemed to good too be true. Don’t get me wrong, my Mesa cab is an absolute beast but it’s 3x the price of the HB. If there is a next time I will be grabbing this HB. Great video Glen

@bassplayer536 10 ай бұрын

I’ve owned this cab for about 3 months now and for my ears/taste it beats the crap out of my Mesa 2x12.

@yurimodin7333 10 ай бұрын

Mesa's woodwork and build quality is 2nd to none tho.

@jasondorsey7110 10 ай бұрын

@@bassplayer536They have the same speakers?

@jackflynn-oakley1937 10 ай бұрын

Mesa’s specs V30’s different to everyone else. It’s horses courses here, they’re practically different speakers. If you where saving for any other V30 cab, I say save the money and get the HB. But the Mesa ones sound different, so it depends.

@Andres_VB 9 ай бұрын

Hello Glenn. Thanks for the video. I'd like to ask if you have ever done a video about the laney HH speakers? i've found crossed opinions on the internet. I'd reallly love to hear your oppinion on them. Greetings from Colombia (Your channel is just great)

@JoeCSIS 10 ай бұрын

I got two and one arrived damaged. They were quick to replace it. Pretty happy with them!!

@willmcwithey6796 10 ай бұрын

I bought the horizontal 2x12 v30 and while I never checked to see if they are the"good" ones or not, I can say they sound awesome.

@BrianBrazilHarmonica 10 ай бұрын

Thomann stopped shipping packages with DHL to the US 3 years ago due to them being lost or damaged too often. I'm surprised they are using them in Canada. In the US they ship using UPS.

@ClaudeColmars 10 ай бұрын

Man, what a review ! I have a custom made 2x12 with vintage UK V30s in it and you guy make me want to get a HB. 😂 If their bass cabs are as good sound wise, I definitely need one !

@xxxxx7876 10 ай бұрын

Glenn has the sic master skills to make anything sound great!! This sounds fucking awesome!! Nice job Glenn!! You now have a killer sounding rig to play your guitars to all your fans and you should now make it a habit to close each and every show with you playing a guitar through this same rig!! Your channel is one of my favorites to watch. Always looking for your content! By the way did you get a chance to see some of the recent George Lynch Ratpack videos over the last week or so? They covered some cool fucking recording gear that you would really like and some stories about them. Can’t wait for you next video!! 👍🎸😎🤘✌️

@SixShine 10 ай бұрын

You might want to check out the monoprice/stage right 2x12, which is also loaded with v30s. It’s a horizontal cab, and is slightly open-back. I believe it’s $349 usd. About the same price after you factor in shipping from Thomann to the states. I have both, really like both, but no doubt the stage right cab has more depth.

@ObeseChess 8 ай бұрын

Whoa! I wonder how similar they are, design-wise. Time to investigate. 👀

@heavenport9359 8 ай бұрын

God damnnn i can not believe how great that tone is and for that cheap that is possibly one of the best budget tone you can get

@brivington2011 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this Glen!

@georgivasilev8428 Ай бұрын

1:07 LOL! First time hearing that one! I laughed aloud in the office! 😂

@maidenthe80sla 2 ай бұрын

45 minutes ago I found this same model cabinet at a thrift store and was listed for $49.99. I snagged that sucker in a heartbeat and will go along great with my ISP 1x12 cabinet also purchased at a steal. The Celestions are the good ones with the transparent cones, too.

@SpyZ86 10 ай бұрын

a few years ago Thomann had a 2x12 with actual English V30s for just 200euros. Only lasted for a few months though, they eventually went for the Chinese ones. Insane bargain if you were lucky enough!

@georgebezman4883 10 ай бұрын

I've seen that, whilst in the UK. I was so fkin bummed I didn't have the cash at the time. Dunno how they adjust prices according to country but they sold that cab for £235 for the UK market. Ended up getting this cab demo-ed in this video about a year later

@eoinjennings519 10 ай бұрын

I got that it’s great

@SweetPablo972 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Monster playing.

@gh0ul.nin9 10 ай бұрын

Hey, Glenn! Love this video. Now you have me considering buying one of these for live. I was also considering getting the HB GPA-400 since I wanna run amp sims for live, do you think you could do a review on that some day?

@negereu1941 9 ай бұрын

I got this exact same cabinet with a peavey 6505 MH and it sounds PERFECT !. guys, really go for this cab you will be amazed. It's great both for recording and live playing. There are some harmonics in there that you will only hear once you try it. So PLEASE try it.

@Slayer821 10 ай бұрын

I bought a HB 1x12 cab last year with Vintage 30's. I love it.

@snakebyte7271 5 ай бұрын

I just received mine via ups, have to save they have changed their packaging very well done. Arrived flawless with transparent caps outstanding value & sound !

@richardpierce7819 10 ай бұрын

Last yr when I ordered one of those HB cabinents I didnt have to pay any import fees. The packageing was terrible as you have noted. Down side the cabinent is made from press board not ply wood. This caused me problems as it would not hold the mounting inserts. But the speakers were good quality. I moved the speakers to a custom made mojo tone 2 × 12 cab.

@blasttvchannel6933 5 ай бұрын

I have two. The 1st cab they send took over a month and came slightly wrecked. So after reinforcing the inside with glue and wooden sticks it was great. I spent about 1 month of back and forth from Thomann and they send a 2nd one for about $100. The added a pull up handle on the toon and gliding casters on the bottom and I love both of my cabs.

@scottyknows 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info Glenn. I recently bought a PRS MT Cab and was curious if I got a bad Chinese Celestion. I opened it up and was glad I got a newer version of the speaker. Geeze, those damn Celetion date codes... lol

@ChristopherOrth 10 ай бұрын

I bought a budget 2x12 Sound Tech back in the mid 90s, which has celestions in it, and it still sounds fabulous today. Don't overlook deals like this if you want a cab.

@MarkSturman 10 ай бұрын

When I ordered mine from Thomann to the States it came in about four days. Mind blowing, all the way from Germany that fast. Your wait was due to Canada holding it up.

@hypnosis_phantastica 10 ай бұрын

I purchased their horizontal 212 with v30s summer of 2022 and it sounds great with orange terror stamp. I' ve also tried it with a Line 6/Bogner mk2 head. Awesome 212!

@scottcywinski7396 10 ай бұрын

I have one of these cabs. I Friggin LOVE it!

@jasonsmith1133 10 ай бұрын

Your friend is a board gamer! Love the shelf full of games.

@NicGarrison 10 ай бұрын

Wow that is pretty crazy! What a hell of a deal. Thanks Glen for the deep dive.

@nhlkoho 10 ай бұрын

I've had this cab for a couple years and it's an incredible deal

@jordanburkhardt83 10 ай бұрын

Hey Glen! I have one of the older ones and it arrived in pretty much the same condition. I’m using a Marshall DSL20 through it and my friend has a EVHIII and matching cab. Something that I noticed is a lack of low-end no matter what I do. This is definitely an apples to oranges comparison, but when I put his EVH through it, I lost all of the thump that I associated with his rig. After digging through forums I saw a guy claim that caulking the cab improved basically everything. I’m going to try it, but I was wondering if there was anything definitive regarding air leaks in closed-back cabs?

@jeffreydanilko6657 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see frequency response graphs and impedance response for different cab to show tuning differences with the same speaker

@jloiben12 10 ай бұрын

HB basically sells the cabs for the price of the speakers. I am glad they are doing more than just V30s but it would be nice if they put Greenbacks and Alnico Blues but I also do not need a 2x12 or 4x12 any time soon so I am also very glad they haven’t done it yet

@TheJackofallmasterof 10 ай бұрын

hey Glenn, love your videos whats your take on digital fx processors?

@jonnydubai 10 ай бұрын

Great vid. Just been on the website and I see they do a Greenback version. Any thoughts on them? Did they also change like the V30s?

@thoughtsbeforesleep 10 ай бұрын

I have a Revv 4x12 cab which is awesome, but I needed something more manageable for hauling back and forth to rehearsals so I got the horizontal HB 2x12 early this year. I didn't inspect the speakers but they sound great regardless.

@kevinsturges6957 10 ай бұрын

Great channel!

@johnpatitucci7919 10 ай бұрын

Wow!! That's amazing!

@vidalpintor4524 10 ай бұрын

Hey glen i bought a H.B 2X12 but never bought an amp head so it just stayed as a night stand kind for 2 years. I’m getting an amp head (FINALLY) and was wondering what should I expect from this cabinet from crossing this line from combo amp to Cabinet/Head LOVE UR VIDEOS

@PanHoover882 10 ай бұрын

Hey, Glenn! I am really pleased with the demo of this cab! It just goes to show that not all speakers are created equal. When I've been playing guitar live, I would use a Fender Champion 100 (with 2 x 12 Fender Special Design Speakers). I don't think I would have been able to create a high-gain sound similar to the Celestions with it. May I ask where you had your master level? Thinking about investing in an IR simulator as a more compact alternative. Any thoughts on the Sonicake SONIC IR?

@evertoncostapt 10 ай бұрын

I will buy next month a Blackstar Amped 2 for my birthday, and next buying after that will be this same cab to use in rehearsals and some live gigs which I'll need to take my own set.

@phillipbowermusic3842 10 ай бұрын

I set up the stage for Yngwie on a gig. He only used two amps, and two 4x12 cabs out of the entire wall. The rest of the amps were on, with no cables plugged in for the speakers.

@AimingWanderously 10 ай бұрын

I just bought a HB guitar from Thomann and had to pay $83 USD for shipping, but no customs issues or extra import fees. I was impressed all the way around, w/ the guitar included.

@alanmares8643 10 ай бұрын

the snare in the demo sounds awesome

@Nightweeb92 10 ай бұрын

I bought the original floor 2x12 with Vintage 30 about a year ago, but haven't checked the speakers to see if they're the new or old V30's. The shipping box did look like it went through a war on the way here to the Midwest and I had to do a little RMA since I witnessed the UPS guy drop it out of the truck and I'm pretty sure that's what shook a clip loose from the speaker connection. I also had to secure the frame with rachet straps since a corner was split, so I used a syringe and some tite-bond glue and the straps to fix that. I also bought the 2x10 bass cab a few weeks ago, the shipping box also looked like shit, but the cab was visibly perfect and it played just fine. Not too sure about the speakers in it but they aren't bad.

@ilikeblackguitars 10 ай бұрын

Glen I purchased this cab in 2021 I luv it I live in the US mine came UPS I ordered it on a Tuesday it arrived in Philadelphia on Friday it arrived @ my house in Virginia the following Tuesday only 1 week I didn't have to pay any additional tax I laughed seeing your box mine arrived with a big hole on the side and the box was a little rough not as much as yours I opened it was fine and I love it I loved the price and it's well made