romanianreaper
Power User
So, I got my Matrix NL12 cab in the mail today. As advertised, it is a great, light, little cab with surprising low end and a traditional guitar cab sound. Since I initially was playing at low volume, and only thru one NL12, I wasn't blown completely away. But I could see there was definitely promise in this thing.
I decided to plug one channel of my Matrix GT1000FX into the Matrix NL12, and the second channel into my Xitone 1x12 FRFR wedge. I started playing and it sounded good, but again I wasn't completely blown away. As I switched the cab modeling off and on, I realized that both cabs were forced to share the same setup so I panicked a little, realizing that I might not be able to do FRFR AND the NL12. Then a fellow forum member hooked me up...
By simply putting an "FXL" block between the AMP and CAB blocks, my sound immediately transformed into an awesome tone! The FXL block in-between the blocks, ensures that my Matrix NL12 gets no cab modeling, which is exactly what I needed. The Matrix and Xitone obviously sound different and that separation really fills out the sound. The low end of the Matrix traditional guitar speaker gives me the low end my Xitone FRFR lacks and the Xitone lets me use FRFR and sounds great.
I highly recommend that if anyone feels pulled back and forth between whether to do FRFR or Traditional, keep in mind that you can do both! This is really a win-win for me and so glad I can have both from these great companies!!
I decided to plug one channel of my Matrix GT1000FX into the Matrix NL12, and the second channel into my Xitone 1x12 FRFR wedge. I started playing and it sounded good, but again I wasn't completely blown away. As I switched the cab modeling off and on, I realized that both cabs were forced to share the same setup so I panicked a little, realizing that I might not be able to do FRFR AND the NL12. Then a fellow forum member hooked me up...
By simply putting an "FXL" block between the AMP and CAB blocks, my sound immediately transformed into an awesome tone! The FXL block in-between the blocks, ensures that my Matrix NL12 gets no cab modeling, which is exactly what I needed. The Matrix and Xitone obviously sound different and that separation really fills out the sound. The low end of the Matrix traditional guitar speaker gives me the low end my Xitone FRFR lacks and the Xitone lets me use FRFR and sounds great.
I highly recommend that if anyone feels pulled back and forth between whether to do FRFR or Traditional, keep in mind that you can do both! This is really a win-win for me and so glad I can have both from these great companies!!