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Guitar Cabinet (1x12" 1x Celestion blue)

Speakers are the cross-over between electrical and mechanical domains and the last link in the chain before signal reaches your ears. Traditionally drivers used for guitar and bass duties are woofers, and as such, impose their own hefty EQ curve on any signal presented to them. Modify that curve by varying the enclosure design and it is clear that your speaker cabinet and driver choice form a large part of the sound.

Our standard selection of cabinets has been optimised over the years to produce the types of sounds we want to hear from our amps. From the ‘open/ closed back’ feature on the guitar speaker cabs to our custom made 10″ bass drivers, all details are aimed at making them compliment the amps they serve. A combination of critical listening and feedback from customers has allowed us to refine the designs to their present state, but as always, we are happy to discuss specific requirements and modify designs should the need arise.

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The Big Trees can be effectively used at home with a Celestion EVH green speaker, maintaining good gain at low volumes and sufficient loudness for small gigs.
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The Big Trees functions well as a line driver, boost, overdrive, and distortion, offering versatility across different playing scenarios.
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The Big Trees excels in creating a Wet/Dry/Wet rig, functioning as a versatile preamp in signal chains involving effects like Benson Fuzz and Hologram Microcosm.
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It can be used with a 10” cab for bedroom setups or a 12” cab for potential gigging, with the latter requiring mic’ing for larger settings.
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Owners have successfully used the Big Trees behind pedalboards into both 1x12 and 4x12 setups for band practices, emphasizing its adaptability to different cabinet sizes.
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The Big Trees can be used as a front end for amps, providing excellent clean and overdriven tones, and is versatile enough for use with vocals, keys, and drums.
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The Dirt switch on the Big Trees allows for maintaining amp distortion and gain at lower volume levels, useful for home practice and small venue performances.
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The unit is noted for its ability to serve as a live amp through mic'ing or with an IR loader, making it suitable for small to mid-size venues.
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The Big Trees is praised for its harmonic-rich tone sculpted by a Baxandall-based EQ and EL84 headroom control, offering both clean and driven sounds.
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The Big Trees is appreciated for its ability to bring valve-like warmth to solid-state amps like the JC40, enhancing their tonal character.
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Loading individual IRs in a DAW, such as Ironhammer, can complement the Big Trees, providing flexibility in home, studio, and live settings without additional cab sim pedals.
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Compared to the Broadcast pedal, the Big Trees is viewed as the primary source for both light and heavy drive tones, complementing the Broadcast when run on 18v.
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Users report a preference for the Big Trees over traditional overdrive pedals, citing its superior touch sensitivity and dynamic response.
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Jamie Cook

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Arctic Monkeys

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Jamie Cook played an Audio Kitchen 1x12 with a Big Chopper during the recording of Arctic Monkeys fourth album, “Suck It and See.” Jamie borrowed the amp and cabinet from sound engineer James Brown, as mentioned in an interview with Sound on Sound with producer James Ford.

“Cook's guitar setup revolves around a '60s Simms Watts rig and custom‑built Rosewell Bluesman, though for the Sound City sessions, he also borrowed engineer James Brown's Audio Kitchen Big Chopper amp. For more ambient sounds, he'd plug into various toys, including a WEM Copicat or Roland Space Echo, Electro‑Harmonix Holiest Grail reverb pedal and Fulltone Deja Vibe stereo phase/chorus.”

Ford goes on to mention more about Jamie’s set up with the amp and cab, as well as his other amps, "Cookie does either the spacey, watery, roomy sounds,” says Ford, ‘which were vibrato and reverb and a bit of echo. Or he does the kind of heavy, single‑note type of stuff. We used the Audio Kitchen for his heavier stuff.. it had a Vox AC30 sort of vibe, but with a bit more presence and clarity. His live take would be close‑miked, and then we'd bring the amp into the room and maybe double it with a distant mic, Jimi Hendrix‑style, from the other side of the room.’”

Pictured is from the recording sessions of “Suck It and See” with pictures from the interview including Alex’s set up, Jamie’s, Matt’s and Nick’s. Right is the Audio Kitchen Big Chopper Amplifier and 1x12 cabinet next to Jamie’s custom‑built Rosewell Bluesman.

(Sound on Sound, James Ford: Producing Arctic Monkeys) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.soundonsound.com/people/james-ford-producing-arctic-monkeys%3famp