{"product_id":"uprising-212v-driver-selector-test","title":"uprising-212v-driver-selector-test","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThis isn’t just a revolution, it’s an Uprising! A tower of power, featuring dual Celestion 12” drivers with the latest version of our unique Barefaced AVD enclosure for massively improved dispersion and output.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standard Vintage 30 speakers produce oodles of classic guitar tone and handle 120W RMS of power for all but the loudest gigs yet the complete cab weighs only 38lbs (17kg) - and has tilt and roll wheels and three handles for the easiest load-in you’ve ever had with a proper rock rig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a different tonal flavour we offer the full complement of Celestion twelves to customise your cab, including neo Creambacks to drop the weight to under 26lbs (12kg) or ultra high output Copperbacks for that raw EV tone with 500W of power handling for big amps. Other impedances are also possible as custom orders, to suit your favourite amp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Barefaced we know that the PA world’s obsession with polar patterns has hugely improved live sound over recent decades - and that’s why the Uprising 212V and Radical 212H are completely unique designs. Both the AVD implementation and internal electronics maximise the audio performance to suit their driver orientations, details never before seen in the guitar world. You won’t hear this benefit in an ideal room with a perfect mix but in the real world of difficult venue acoustics or bandmates treading on each other’s metaphorical sonic toes, this matters more than you can imagine! So whether you want a full width 212 to look great under your Marshall head or a vertical 212 for the smaller stage footprint and mini-amp aesthetics, we have a Barefaced diffractor guitar cab for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you haven’t heard a Barefaced Diffractor guitar cab you may be sceptical that something this small and light can sound as big and heavy as a 412 - or that it’ll cut through on stage without being as large. This is where the science comes in:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AVD enclosure uses both sides of the cone to generate sonic output, doubling its acoustic power and dispersing that sound everywhere around the room. No longer will you have to lurk in that narrow cone of tone and finally you’ll be able to consistently get that Goldilocks mix, not too loud, not too quiet, just right - both on stage and in the audience. Gigs are better when you all hear the music as it’s meant to be!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlG9XOjioyg?si=zFtyRvYUU251pxtb\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock - V30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCustom - Minimum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCustom - Maximum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003e(H x W x D)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e74cm x 48cm x 31cm\u003cbr\u003e29\" x 19\" x 12\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17kg \/ 38lbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12kg \/ 26lbs (Neo Creamback)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrivers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCelestion Vintage 30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20+ custom Celestion 12\" choices\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e(including mixed pairs)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnclosure design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAVD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003ePower handling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120W RMS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40W RMS (G12M EVH)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e500W RMS (Neo 250 Copperback)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominal Impedance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 Ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 ohm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e(8 ohm also available)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cvideo loop=\"loop\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3094\/3290\/files\/GX_3D_Look_inside_1_-_top_off.mp4?6507\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInnovative internal design - Barefaced AVD enclosure for superior audibility, efficiency and power handling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-cut filter toggle switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose from the entire range of Celestion 12\" speakers. The iconic Celestion Vintage 30 fitted as standard.*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEither a black or silver cloth grill with white piping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Raging Green or Black in Black tolex.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop strap handle to tilt and roll, dual side strap handles to carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge rubber feet and tilt and roll wheels on base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual combi 1\/4” + speakon sockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Additional customisation fee applies. See below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional guitar loudspeaker designs.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are basically two sorts - closed-back and open-backed. Open-backed because they were combos and needed to keep the valves cool and accessible for servicing, closed-back and sealed because that’s how most speakers were made in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow does that affect using them?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closed-back cabs have narrowing dispersion as frequency increases (a hi-fi speaker uses smaller speakers for higher frequencies to reduce this problem). The open-backed cabs fire sound out of the back as well as the front, so although the dispersion narrows from both front and back in much the same way as the closed-back cab, the sound coming out of the back helps fill the room with mids and highs - but that sound out of the back cancels out most of the lows (due to the inverted phase as the back of the speaker pulls when the front pushes and vice versa). 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At mid and high frequencies it acts to diffract, disperse and couple the sound with the room for improved audibility and output especially in rooms with poor acoustics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the Lo Cut filter for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe increased low frequency output from the AVD may be too much for some guitarists’ tastes - so you can flick this switch and remove lows at the cab. Doing so not only changes the bass response but also increases the power handling of the cab, lowers the distortion due to motor excursion and reduces the load on your amp’s output stage. This can give you two different sweet-spots of optimum speaker overdrive or break-up and two different sweet-spots of power valve overdrive. 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