Reeves Custom 12

[kafka]

Personally, I prefer heads. It's nice to have a variety of speaker cabs for different purposes, and you're less likely to run into vibration and rattles if you can decouple the amp from the speaker.

[DerekJ]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

I am considering purchasing this amp, but cannot decide between Head/Cab or Combo. Will there be tonal differences recording....thoughts!!??

This can go both ways, same with open back, closed back.

More important is the build. Is it made with a printed circuit board or hand wired point to point?

[norton]

Reeves makes fantastic amps! I have some experience with the 6watt combo. Really great amp...very open back.

I'm following Kafka too. Head and cab. So much more flexible tonally, and easier to make rattle free.

Does the combo come as a 2x12? 2x10? Or is it a single driver?

Mixing a dark smooth speaker with a bright and chimney one can give you some of the flexibility recording-wise that a head and different speaker cab setup can offer.

[DerekJ]

Originally Posted by norton

Reeves makes fantastic amps!

This is from Reeves website:

"Our cabinets are constructed of 13-ply Baltic Birch for tone and durability. No circuit boards, no pressed boards, no short cuts, no compromises."

I've never played one, but Hiwatts are awesome. Reeves seems to be in aiming for that. Sounds like a winner. Play one and report back.

[nedorama]

Head as well. You can always buy a closed cab, open back cab, or convertible cab, but you can't close up a tube combo cab... food for thought.

Then again, I'm the guy that turned my '65 Bandmaster into a 2x12 combo. Go figure.

[guitarkeys]

I would love to play one, but he only sells direct

Modern Day Music Gear is tough, there's so much great stuff out there but most of the time it is hard to try it out haha