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Monoprice Stage Right 1x12 Guitar Speaker Cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30
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Monoprice has Monoprice Stage Right 1x12 Guitar Speaker Cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30 for $139.99. Shipping is free. Thanks gotaudi
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What you'd want is a flat frequency flat response (FRFR) speaker. These do not alter the sound and allow the speaker emulation in the Helix to be heard properly. There is a popular one made by Headrush that is loud and not too expensive and would pair great with an amp modeler.
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A 1 x 12" cabinet is convenient for moving and saving space at home.
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With crunch or high gain tones, a 1x12 can sound a little boxy, but by no means bad and can sometimes be the sound you're looking for. A 1x12 may lack the volume for live hard rock & metal, however (This matters less if your're mic'd up through the PA and you can point the 1x12 at your head so you can hear yourself). A 2x12 typically sounds punchy and midrange focused, which makes it really good for live shows as the frequencies are focused where the guitar should sit in the range, not encroaching on the bass too much. It will also have enough volume to be heard over the band for any genre of music.
A 4x12 typically sounds the most open and works best in a recording environment where you can eq out some of the lower frequencies that would muddy the mix.
You can of course, use any cab in most environments, but those are some of the most optimal uses.
What powers this speaker in your scenario? This speaker needs a power amp after the modeler in the rig.
I think this is a super rad deal and I'd be all over it if I hadn't moved to a modeler myself recently.
You will no doubt find any number of folks in Kemper or Helix forums that love running their modelers through a guitar amp, and if they love how they sound (and don't mind lugging around a guitar amp) then let it rip!
However, be aware that in doing this with this speaker - you're putting every modeled sound back through a guitar speaker. That rig you dialed in with a particular cabinet, it's now through the celestion in this cab. This is going to color all of your tones - it's just a fact. What you need to decide is if you like and want that.
My $.02 is that I made the change over to a modeler maybe a month or so ago, and after reading tons of stuff, I decided to get an FRFR-like speaker, but I went with the QSC K10.2. I was interested in being able to replicate the tone wherever and whenever, and it definitely does that. The FRFR speaker situation is a pretty disappointing added expense to going to a modeler, which is tough to stomach when you already own like 5 amps, but I think it was worth it.
Hope this helps.
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