Speaker Cabinet Comparison | 1960A, 1960AV, 1960AX, 1960TV, 1960AHW | Marshall 

0:55 - 1960A 1:46 - 1960AV 2:34 - 1960AX 3:22 - 1960TV 4:12 - 1960AHW

It's nice to hear the Manufacturer putting out a video instead of just watching some youtuber. Especially now with Covid no place has any displays like this and we as consumers need to be able to test them side by side. So this video is perfect. Had to switch to 2x12's as i'm getting older, (60) have bought other brands like Spawn & Avatar and retuned both of them for Marshall cabs as they just sound the best. I just bought a 1936 Cab with G12t-75! I already have the 2536 Cab with the Vintage Speakers. So happy you make cabs in both 4x12 or 2x12's. Just found a place in England (Gear4Music) that sells the 1936G cab with Greenback, and ships to the U.S. Putting an order in on Monday after the holidays after hearing this video with Greenbacks.

The sound of Rock&Roll PERIOD! I have been playing Marshalls for years, they are what my ears like!

A very useful comparison. I've always been a fan of Greenbacks and this confirms it. With this type of amp that's being used, a Plexi, you can't beat the 1960AX/BX cab. The TV is a close second if you prefer what the extra cab dimension does to the tone and your back!

Awesome! Great audio information and helped me choose the correct cab for my 1987x head!!!

That was informative and awesome to watch. My personal favorites are AV and AX.

Really appreciate these amp settings and comparison video's lately. Useful and great playing too.

The 1960 HW with the g12h30 speakers gets my vote

This guide is what I’m looking for for quite some time...

A few more interesting parts. Thank you very much for the video! 1:07 - 1:13 1960A 1:57 - 2:03 1960AV 2:45 - 2:51 1960AX 3:32 - 3:37 1960TV

So much classic Marshall tone, this video is a real joy to listen to 🤘 Well done Steve and Marshall! In fact I expected bigger differences between the cabs/speakers and it's not easy to decide as all of them sound great, just different flavours of the Marshall DNA... The AHW and AX are probably my favourites of the bunch as I like Greenbacks, but that said the 1960A really surprised me in a very good way contrary to its reputation and seems a good all-around choice. Not a big fan of V30s, but they sure cut through the mix well and are quite versatile.

I want one of each! All of them has their own character of tone and all sound great!

I love my 1960 Lead and that's the best sounding in this list of cabinets.

Ive got a 1960A and a 1960BV cab. I swapped 2-75's from the 60A with 2 V30's from the 60B, put them both in diagonal patterns, and its heaven! Been that way now for a decade!

1960a and 1960av were my favourites. I've got a 1960a and always just assumed a plexi wouldn't sound that good through it because it doesn't have greenbacks. Glad to see I was wrong!

Great demo thank you Marshall. Great playing, too. Ok, this is ingenous design this 4x12 and it must play great regardless of confuguration. The sound of rock.

This just goes to show how important it is to match your cabinet with whatever amp you have to get results that are palatable to your ears. I have an AFD100, and the stock 75w celestions do not work well with it (they're very bright and so is the amp). I changed 2 of them with a pair of original 65w celestions with the bass cones, in an X-pattern and that sorted it out quite nicely.

Just bought a 1960AX cab... Thanks for sharing a helpful comparison:)

This is great. And from the examples I'm happy I bought the right cab. The 1960ax

I really want a marshall! Love the iconic tone!

I really liked Mode Four cabinet. It was great for low tunings. Some people were saying that it was the best Marshall cabinet!!!

This is a great video, you can actually hear the differences clearly. They all sound great but for me it's greenbacks 25M, mine are in a 1960B

Great Amp demo...thank you. 🎸

My JVM410H head and 1960AV cabinet were a match made in Heavan. All of these sound great though!

This is a phenomenal comparison video.

Great video, thanks !!

Love the g12t75s in the 1960 a cab

that 1960AHW cab though...it just slayed the others for punch and clarity to my ears, and it is the one I had my eye on! 🤘

very useful comparision thank you

Thx and merry x-mas

I think I liked the ax the best...... The av was really close though......next would be the ahw for me...... It would also be interesting to hear the slant vs straight cab differences...... Even with the same speakers, it's night and day difference

1960A for me.. Love mine, combine with JCM2000 killer tone

The last one sounded MASSIVE 😎

I have the 1960AV and it really works well with my JVM410. Just remember that V30s require a break in period before they sound their best but once they’re broken in there’s no better sounding speaker imo for rock!!

Nothing beats a Marshall!!

My favorite is my JCM 900 series 1960B!

Very informative

G12t75s sound damn good

I like the 1960AHW the best. Great sounding cab for sure!

Great demo. Even cooler - Softube’s Marshall Cabinet Collection IR’s sound exactly like these.

Great demo of these cabs. As an owner of an early 1987x I'm curious what your EQ/Volume were set at for this comparison?

I love the sound of the G12 speakers. Can you guys try the lower end speaker cabs? Like the Origin and the MG cab?

The 1960A surprisingly sounded the best to me.

Great video! I'm wondering what de sensitivity of these different speakers are. I'd like a cab with at least 100dB@1m/1w

I enjoyed them in the order they were played. the last one the best.

wow there is a pretty big difference from the AX to the TV just from a little more volume in the cab. interesting!

Shheeesh the 1960 AX is GOD TEIR. I think it sounds the best and looks the best too!

The cabinet and speakers have a massive effect on the sound, for me its 60% of the tone as its the EQ to your final tone. Thanks for the comparrison.

1960TV all the way for me, I loaded mine with with Fane F25’s favorite cab I have

I liked the 1960A but would be happy with any of these to be quite honest!

1960TV speaks to my heart..

speakers aside, whats the difference between a larger cab and a smaller cab? Whats the tone difference between a straight and angled?

Cheers guys - could you please comment on how the Cabs were mic´d? Cheers

Why not do the origin 4x12 also?

87X + TV for Metal. Has been a solid combo for 20+ years for me.

Can you compare straight and slant cabinets playing metal?

My 1960BX came with some manufacture abnormalities: big bump under the tolex, and the back wasn’t screwed on straight. Always bugged me. Didn’t get help from GC nor Marshall.

I would really like to see the comparison of the G12t-75 with the Eminence Ax-75 model M412A...

AHW & TV are my favourites.

All of the sound pretty killer. Any Marshal cab will do. Any adjustments i need, I can tweak it with the control on the head.

WOW didn't expect such a big difference! welp, you just helped me figure out why I thought my 1987x didn't sound right! time to get a 1960AV instead of a 1960AX! dang!

1960TV is my favorite, but I may be a bit biased since I own one (though I've played through all the others in this video). I did change the grill cloth over to EC Collins True Replica Bluesbreaker Pinstripe cloth, which Marshall themselves have used over recent years on select top-end models such as the limited handwired bluesbreaker reissue and the 50th anniversary 4x12s released in 2015. It is the only exact pinstripe reproduction grill cloth available today copied directly from the old pinstripe Marshall cabs of '65-'67, and it seemed to push the midrange forward even more and got the tone far closer to late '60s Hendrix/Cream (it also looks really cool too). This just goes to show that not only is the cabinet and speaker choice important, but the grill cloth can and does have a significant influence over the tone as it is the final "filter" between the speaker and what you end up hearing.

All sound great, but the AX is my favorite.

1960 AHW, hard rock musicians already know this cab. Those G12H 30s have wonderful tone. There is even a better Celestion for this cab its the Heritiage G12H Greenback speaker(same as the Cream Backs) with an extended lows they were originaly Bass Speakers, sound tasty with a great Marshall Head, but the Price for the AWH cab is insane

Code 412 and Code 100-H is best for me at price range:D

💯 gold

Just a heads up, The price of all Marshall 4x12's have increased by $400.00 US as of July 2021. and they no longer ship with caster wheels, they are an additional purchase now

Aren't those just celestion v30s with the marshall name on it?? Im not being a smartass. I really want to know because i have some v30s and want to know if its worth the money to buy these speakers. I love the sound of the V-cab....awesome!!🤘🏻🤘🏻

I’ve been saying g12h30s are the best speaker for 10 years. Had them in a Fender 2x12 and a Bogner paired with a green back. They all sound great though. Can’t go wrong. GBs for the crunch I guess. Maybe 75s for more volume if you want to go deaf.

1960AHW sounds incredible

They all sound good but i think the G12M 25W Greenbacks sounds the best then the G12H 30W. I think i like the Vintage 30 the least there is something in the midrange i don’t like. I’ve had all these cabs except for the 1960 TV cab, mostly B cabs though. The one i have now is a 1960BX.

Now do the overseas made cabs demo. :)

What is "vintage style fret"???

marshall, we need small dsl 100 head size like dsl 20 head.. why? because it's fit to size marshall cab 212.. we just need cab 212 for home and studio jamming but your head 20 watt not good for studio (not enough power for studio) , so please make it, or just make dsl head 40watt or 50 watt.. 🥺🥺🥺

1960AX for the win !

The straight the best(( 1960BV rocks!

I like the haytch double u with the haytch 30 speakers

why you sold your cab as uk but with chinese g12t75 speakers pleas ask celestion that the make a uk made version of g12t75 again. with the chinese speakers your cabinet sound very thin i tried an older one with uk mad speaker sound more fuller

TV best tone love greenbacks

gibson les paul sounds also awsome on these..

The sound from 1960AX is similar to that of VOX AC30

The biggest problem here is everyone is listening to this through their phones. I yet to find a shop that has all these cabs lined up so you can test them next to each other. Marshall don't have a walk in service (that I know of) at the factory unless you do the tour. I love Marshall gear, but it's very hard to find the tone that fits you without having all the range lined up for testing/comparing.

2:46 3:32 👍👍👍

i like 1960av i have and JVM410H

Finally we get an official cabinet comparison, better late than never... Btw I think I'll take the five!!!

Pre rolla greenbacks and Fane pulsonic cones the best Marshall g12 c are close

25 Watt Greenbacks all the way!!!!

I thought the TV cabinet sounded best in this demonstration

Saved the best for last. G12H-30 all the way🤘🏻

Man Bobby Axelrod can sure play.

1960AX or 1960AV for me.

AX !!!

You need to reissue your infamous 8x12 stack. 😂

4:23 vs 1:06

Too bad you don't sell my favourite speaker that you have, the 8 Ohm G12 Vintage, in a 4x12. It is far smoother sounding than the 16 Ohm version that is used currently.

$1,900 US Dollars....and they come with plastic handles? ...*YIKES*

1960 AV // 1960AX

for what marshall wants for a 412 now you would think they're made by leprechauns and lined with cocaine

I used to own a 1987x and it didn't sound anything like the one here, if it did I would still have it.....

Oh wow man.😃