Avatar Speakers Traditional G412 special

I bought this new on special for around $390 or so. It came with four Celestion G12H-30 speakers and is set at 8 ohm resistance. I liked the price the best. I bought this cab to use for light touring and gig use so I could leave my more expensive cabs at home.
The cabinet is made out of 13-ply Birch plywood and has a jack on the back that allows you to daisy chain other cabinets to it. It is very well built and held up nicely for what I bought it for.
Overall, I did not like the sound of this cab. It sounded cardboard"y" and boxy. Other reviews I have read attribute this to the lack of depth dimension that other standard sized cabs have.
At the time I owned this, I also owned a VHT fatbottom 4x12, Splawn 4x12, an Earcandy Buzzbomb 2x12, a Mojotone 3x12 cab and had played through Marshall 1960B's extensively. They all sounded better than this cab.
I would not make the same choice if I had to again. I would have kept the money and taken the VHT or my 2x12 to play shows.
I would also like to check out the Vintage and Contemporary designs. They seem to be of "correct" dimensions and the reviews I have read on those have been very positive.
The less than standard pricing on this cab has led to a less than standard sound in my opinion. Better to spend a little more for a lot nicer sound.
If you do not get these on special, you can order all cab styles in a wide variety of color combinations, speakers and various ohm ratings to match the perfect cabinet to whatever amplifier you’re connecting it to. The cabinet is made out of 13-ply Birch plywood and has a jack on the back that allows you to daisy chain other cabinets to it.

The Avatar Speaker Traditional G412 was the first guitar cabinet I ever bought. They come in a wide variety of color combinations, speakers and various ohm ratings to match the perfect cabinet to whatever amplifier you’re connecting it to. The cabinet is made out of 13-ply Birch plywood and has a jack on the back that allows you to daisy chain other cabinets to it.

The construction of the cabinet is solid. The joints are good, the tolex isn’t bad, and while the grill cloth isn’t the best, it’s definitely not terrible. Avatar mainly caters to the budget musician, and they offer a lot of variety for the price. My personal cabinet was equipped with Celestion Vintage 30s, but they have a plethora of other speakers for you to try out.

There were two issues I had with the cabinet. The first one was the overall size. This 4x12 is actually smaller than most regular cabinets out there. It’s somewhat bright and boxy because of that. Stacking another 4x12 on top of it can be a bit of hassle due to the size, too. The other problem was that the speakers are front loaded. I’m not a fan of front loaded speaker cabinets as they tend to be more direct and don’t fill up the room quite as nicely in my experience.

The price point on these is quite good when comparing speaker cabinets, and Avatar isn’t a company to cut corners. The handles are metal, and the wiring is nice and beefy. The additional choice of being able to choose exactly what you want is a nice bonus, but if I had to do it all over again on that budget, I’d probably look into buying a Marshall cabinet. The new Marshall cabinets need some modding to sound really good, but with a few minutes of labor, you could have a rival to the Avatar cabinet at roughly the same price point. Worth checking out, but there are better options out there.