BluGuitar NANOCAB & FATCAB Guitar Cabinet - Comparison Vintage 4x12 - English

BluGuitar NanoCab & FatCab - demonstration by Thomas Blug. In comparison to a vintage 4x12 cabinet.

[@hammondsphoto]

Heard Thomas rocking the Nanocab in Gloucestershire last night. Really incredible gig-level sound from something the size of a 'practice box' you can lift with one finger. Great that it has BOTH parallel and serial ports on the back for running two cabs as that makes it easier to match up the ohm ratings correctly - so I could run it by itself for 80-90% of gigs and add my Engl 1x12 on the odd occasion I wanted a bigger situation. Everything's just so well thought out on Bluguitar products. Amazing hearing Thomas talk too - you can tell he's able to separate 'amp myth' from reality and has an absolutely incredible knowledge of why things sound the way they do.

[@paulwatson9217]

They say you can't buy experience! I beg to differ when you buy BluGuitar products that's exactly what you are buying. And unlike other faceless manufacturers who rely on there names and past track records BluGuitars are a forward thinking company pushing the boundaries of technology dragging it screening and kicking in to the 21 century. If it wasn't for great people like Thomas Blug we would all still be playing acoustics! I know some people on here think his cabs are expensive but they aren't generic they've been well researched and developed even the speakers are his own designed and the cabinets aren't MDF, they are quality birch ply with finger joints & his own custom design speaker. It doesn't come cheap. I say well done and thank you Thomas Blug!

[@officialWWM]

Paul Watson I just ordered the nano cab. $800 in Australia! By far the most expensive single 12 speaker on the market here. I only bought it cause I wanted the cab that is designed to go with the amp. All I can say is, it better sound bloody good or I am gonna be pissed!

[@coppulor6500]

so....please tell us what you think!

[@jocelynguindon4913]

@@officialWWM and how was the Nano cab?

[@officialWWM]

Jocelyn Guindon well, I was shocked by the volume to be honest. It's super loud and perfect for pub gigs. Like most closed back single 12 speakers, it's very directional but it really does sound great with the amp 1. I tend to just use it for my own monitor and take a direct line out of the Amp 1 to the PA. I recently moved to the Headrush and I'm finding that a better solution these days but the Amp 1 is great for those who want to stay with a traditional Amp setup without the weight.

[@JM-eq3sx]

@@officialWWM I have the Nanocab and agree that it's directional by itself. The Nanocab was not "cheap," and neither is the Deeflexx, which I bought soon after, but they work very well together. Fatcab is probably next because stages vary a lot.

[@alterschwede2486]

Finally a manufacturer/developer/player who is not afraid to compare his gear against a long-time industry-standard in a real-world application. Great video. Thomas, ich werde langsam ein Fan von Deiner Produktlinie - und Dir. :-)

[@BluGuitar]

Tu Das, Du bist willkommen.

[@anvil777]

I own the TwinCab since 2019 and it’s the best cab I’ve had. Always getting compliments on it! Thanks Thomas

[@BluGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@johanaavit]

This was probably the best cab demo i've seen. Great sound and demo! Thanks!

[@pseudmaged]

What a great demo. At least from my point of view, Thomas isn't "hype-ing" his products. In other words, he's not saying "Fatcab sounds JUST like a 4x12." He's being very honest and straightforward. You can absolutely hear the differences between both 1x12s and the 4x12. If you were to buy the Fatcab or Nanocab, you wouldn't be expecting "4x12 sound in 1x12 size" and then be disappointed. Not to say that the Fat and Nano don't sound good. On another note: it seems like once the drummer starts playing the bass/low mids from the 4x12 get canceled out, presumably by the kick drum and all you hear are the upper mids from the 4x12. So maybe 4x12s aren't that great in a band mix? Also, I love that Thomas plays on the bridge pickup and plays lots of nice riffs and chords as well as solos. Really gives the full range of the guitar.

[@dermeisenmann4576]

Thanks for the room-mics!

[@flatsix666]

This shows how confident Thomas is of his products, fair play ! Cabs sound great by the way!

[@paulwatson9217]

At the end of the day sound is a very personal thing and every individual has their own perception of what's good bad or indifferent I've got the Nano cab and it works for me perfectly I have no complaints. I know I would be equally happy with the Fat Cab. The only problem here is and we all do it (we listen with our eyes) yes they look small on a stage and for a lot of people this visual compromise in turn somehow taints the sound in people's head. These cabs are great for the guitarist that can think outside the box the sound quality is excellent, the build quality is exceptional think about it. How many manufactures use resin bonded birch ply and finger jointed construction with a speaker design specifically for that cabinet, most manufacturers buy a generic speaker then make a box to the speakers parameters not the other way round.

[@mooh742]

Is it just me, or does the Fatcab have far more clarity than the 4x12?

[@thesphericalguy9018]

Agreed!

[@lespaul6550]

Great demo! Very honest, very clear.

[@bobboitt3126]

The fat cab sounds best to me. It is deep sounding yet has more focus than the 4x12 The Nano is loud and perhaps a bit in your face. All sound great but the fat cab is sweet.

[@JM-eq3sx]

Marshall 4x12: 2:05 Nanocab: 4:40 Fatcab: 5:15 With band: 6:54

[@Avatar7x7]

@Thomas Blue The real test is getting clean tones at gig volume, overdrive sounds good but for doing other styles I'd like to know if clean tones can hold !

[@kingfriso]

Great video, made me order it ;).

[@patrickcarroll1754]

This man is a genius.

[@halebox]

Sounds great...The 4x12 is probably 16 ohm but possible being run at 8 ohms. Not sure if that affects the sound. Got the amp1 so probably gonna get a fatcab

[@uwetittmann1423]

Hi, I got the Amp1, play it on my Orange 2x12 Cabinet. It sounds great. A 4x12 cabinet is too heavy for me. Anyway, this amp is really astonishing.

[@krelbar]

I would love to get the fatcab, however...how much better is it than a bogner ported or mesa thiele that sells for less? Also, are these cabs made in china, and if so why the high price point? I have the AMP 1, played it through a Marshall 2x12 and it sounded damn good..however I know there had to be a better cab out there (it is an MDF 1936 cab with GT75 speakers) and sold it...and I'm leaning toward the Mesa Thiele...50 bucks less and a 90W speaker. Fair questions, I think.

[@JeffKastner]

Still thinking about making the FatCab my next musical purchase. I wish I could hear an even better "real world" test, and have all 3 of those cabinets mic'd and coming through the PA. Of course the 4x12 sounds bigger, but on stage, you only get to mic one of those speakers and that's the sound the audience hears. Although... No denying that the Fat/Nano can hold their own, even in this setting.

[@stevewhitton4905]

Hope to see you at the NAMM 2019 Anaheim Show

[@paulwatson9217]

I love mine, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[@charliewelch328]

That just sounds simply fu@#!& Awesome!!

[@VictorEMusique]

wow ... I am currently using a line 6 setup - pod hd500x and the bogner designed tube amp head DT25 - that accepts various instructions from the pod on how to use the tubes in both the power and preamp section.... No IR capacity so while I've been contemplating the Mooer Radar and the powercab, along comes the Blug setup - and I am curious how my pod would sound with the Amp1 and the blubox into the dt25 cab and the powercab - for stereo. Very interesting product line - anyone got 4000$ dollars lying around? :)

[@RArecordingsRickValcon]

how do the cabs compare mic-ed up close?

[@gooberthoreau]

It would have been interesting to see him not switch cabs, but to have e Amp1's each set up for his ideal sound on each cab and switch between those rigs. In this demo, it is one EQ setup used on all cabs and I don't think it is ideal for any of them, though it does show the difference ways each cab reproduces the sound. Both examples would be great.

[@BluGuitar]

Using one amp setting and just switching the cabinet shows more if the difference of the cabinets, but you are right: it’s a different thing when you perfect the Tone of each cabinet using the ideal EQ settings.

[@jjhuckester]

Nanocab sounds fantastic with my Carvin V3M amp head, big sound, easily cuts through the band. I'll be getting the Blubox too but the AMP1 is too Marshall-y for me playing country rock.

[@hontalan7621]

Hallo Thomas, ich habe zwei FATCAB´S....ab Vintage und ab da nach oben finde ich´s so super, der Cleansound hat aber mit einem Box mehr Biss bei mir zumindest... ( mit AMP1, fist Edition ;-)) Hast Du Erfahrungen damit ??? VG !!!

[@BluGuitar]

Dreh doch den custom control: Clean Tone mal zu oder halb... sonst probiere mal mit clean Volumen: weiter auf wird es dicht und warm, evtl zerrt es an... dann noch: speaker Kabel checken. Sind zwar nur wenige Prozent, aber manchmal genau das was man sucht. Daher haben wir unsere eigenen speaker Kabel: Transparent aber nicht scharf... mal probiert?

[@hontalan7621]

danke für die Antwort!!! der clean custom steht bei mir auf 10-11 Uhr. Clean Gain auf 7- 8.....Auch den Bluguitar Kabel habe ich ;-).....die Boxen sind seriell geschaltet und da verwende ich nur einen kurzen Gitarrenkabel, vielleicht sollte ich zwischen den beiden Boxen auch einen Lautsprecher Kabel verwenden... Gruß

[@BluGuitar]

Du musst sogar ein Lautsprecher Kabel verwenden!!! …sonst funktioniert es nur halb!!!!

[@hontalan7621]

@@BluGuitar danke für den Hinweis !!! Tut es ein Lautsprecherkabel aus dem Handel oder lieber bei Euch ein Bluguitar "Abschirmkabel" bestellen mit ca. 1 m Länge ???

[@Millo1868]

I like the midrangey nano cab!

[@officialWWM]

Millo1868 me too. That's the one I bought 🙂

[@coppulor6500]

how bought an update on your experience with it? I am worried it might not have a tight enough bottom end. same concern with both cabs

[@BluGuitar]

The only way to find it out, is to test it in the Bandmix. Some People as well told us, that it fits perfektly into the Bandmix. And the Bassman ist your new Friend ;-). Keep on rockin - BluGuitar-Team Germany

[@TheAngello120]

The 4x12 sounds smoother without the grit' of either 1x12 cab but seemed to lack the volume of both,

[@officialWWM]

TheAngello120 that's because you have 50 or 60 watts going into one speaker vrs 4. The single speaker is pushed into its sweet spot easier and moves a lot more. The quad box speakers do not move as much as the signal is split between 4 speakers. It's simple physics.

[@MisterTee]

The 4X12 has more low midrange and is godly sounding but the Fatcab sounds great

[@truescotsman4103]

im 55 and i will on occasion still bring two 4x12s to a gig. i consider it a workout and i prefer the sound.

[@BluGuitar]

There’s nothing wrong with that! Enjoy 😉

[@truescotsman4103]

@@BluGuitar I can't wait to get your bluguitar amp Mercury edition and the new boss GT 1000 core. They seem like a match made in heaven for my new little pedal board.

[@connyblomqvist3648]

Is this connected in stereo from iridium ?

[@BluGuitar]

Our cabinets are mono. We used it mono

[@vidsforsquids]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@L.Scott_Music]

I think I'll get a Fat Cab to complement my Synergy Syn30 combo.

[@BluGuitar]

Great match…

[@L.Scott_Music]

@@BluGuitar Well, it's on the way. A number of my friends know Thomas and I met him myself at NAMM. I trust it will be what he says it will be and that it's exactly what I'm looking for. And Jennifer Batten gave me the final push.

[@mariosoldano1]

Habe sehr viele 4x12er gespielt, keine klang soooo geil wie mein FatCab!!!!!!!!

[@BluGuitar]

Danke 🙏

[@Doty6String]

i like the fatab more than the 4x12 actually

[@fullmetalsal]

The 412 still has the bottom end you simply can't get. I appreciate your efforts and great products but replacing a 412 comes with a compromise.

[@MeTuLHeD]

The vintage Marshall cab wins...hands down. That's not to say the wee cab doesn't sound good. It's really good sounding. But the 4x12 is just moving the air in a big way.

[@officialWWM]

MeTuLHeD I think that quad box sounds like crap in comparison. It has no presence. It's all subjective anyway...

[@alfaalex101]

Dare I say - the fat cab sounds better?

[@BluGuitar]

Of course you dare :) The FATCAB has more volume., so naturally it sounds "bigger". The NANOCAB has a incredible small footprint and it fits to different styles, though. So in the end it's a matter of taste, style and usability.

[@SunbearBluesBand]

To my ears (and that's subjective) ... the FatCab sounds better than the 4x12 ...

[@stefheligman2487]

4x12 sounds best :)

[@BluGuitar]

As it should…! It’s the reference…

[@officialWWM]

The fatcab sounds nothing like the 4x12! It has much more midrange to my ears :/ It may actually be a better sound though...

[@krelbar]

I agree. The fatcab sounds like a stack, just not his stack. Great sound. I find his 4x12cab to actually be a bit dead sounding.

[@LSlava]

And Marshall 4x12 wins. Lol. As it should be.

[@nakleh]

I’m sorry, but the 4x12 and the FatCab sound NOTHING alike.

[@winceyV1]

gimme the fat cab over the 4x12 its so clear the 4x12 is fat and flabby