Different in the cab market, the Krank Rev Series One features old school solid wood construction that’s oversized to accommodate the massive low end their amps can deliver. This 16-ohm cab includes Eminence Legend V12 speakers and removable metal grill that is available in either black or eye-catching chrome.
- 4×12 cabinet, shell solid poplar wood construction
- Loaded with premium Eminence Legend V12 speakers 16 ohms
- Oversized cab for greater bass response, measurements 29 ¾” W x 31 13/16” H x 14” D
- Removable metal grill available in black or chrome
GEAR USED: Rev+, Nineteen80, Rev Cab, Nineteen80 Cab, Rev Jr. Cabs.
At the age of 8, I inherited a bass from my uncle, who died tragically in a motorcycle accident in San Leandro, CA.....
what speakers do you use in 1*12″ cabinets fo Jr. amps ?
The speakers in the Rev Jr. cabs are the same Eminence Legend V12′s we use in the 4×12!
What are the measurements of the removable grill for this cabinet?
thx
The cab grills are 30″ x 28″….
what is the shipping weight of the cab?
The shipping weight in the box is about 100 lbs….
How Would I Know Witch Cabnets I Have Cuz The Store I Got It From Didnt Tell Me….Is There Some Sort Of Label On It…?
Look at the serial number on the back, it here’s a “KC” in it then it’s a Rev cab, if there’s a”DC” in it it’s a Krankenstein cab, if there’s an “SSC” it’s a SST cab. Also Krankenstein cabs have the Dimebag badge int he bottom right-hand corner…
I just came across an older model Krank cab but I couldn’t find a serial number anywhere on it. Is there another way to identify it? It is an Oversized cab with Legend speakers but the only labels on it are small stickers on input plate that read “Krank Amplification” and “8 Ohm Parallel”.
Sounds like you came across a very early cab! We only made a few 8 ohm cabs before the process was standardized and set at 16 ohm. Most likely the serial number peeled off and honestly in the very early days of the company serial numbering was pretty haphazard so who knows! It’s definitely a Revolution cab tho…
There is a hole at the bottom of the cabinet. I’ve never seen that on other closed cabs. Whats its purpose?
Actually that’s a soundhole to vent the bass response on the cab as it’s oversized and will push some air! And actually it’s on a lot of different cabs!
hey guys,i was wondering why you chose poplar for the construction of your cabinets rather than say 7 ply birch? ps wish you guys would make an angled cab!!! lol
Using the poplar was a very old school way of making cabs. See the poplar is solid wood which hardly anyone does now due to the expense but by using a solid wood construction you get a livelier , more toneful response. You really notice it in the upper range and overall tightness as well. This was simply a better match to our high gain heads that have a much broader frequency range versus the very thin construction you were mentioning. We do make the SST cab which is a 13 ply baltic birch as a tonal variance and that cab sounds great as well also in part because we use a very high grade of that ply… No we never made any slants/angled cabs, who knows maybe one day but no plans right now…
To me that makes sense,using one solid slab of wood rather than 7 or 12 glued together sheets. I’ve noticed no matter what amp i run through a rev cab it has just superior tightness and headroom to a birch cab with celestions which tend to be very woofy. To that end i was wondering is that why you guys use Eminence speakers over Celestions?
Well the truth of the matter is we simply prefer them to the Celestions. The Eminence speakers are U.S. made like our amps, and have better quality and price which is a rare combination nowadays! A good portion of the Celestions are made in China now and those don’t sound as good as the UK ones, plus they’re more expensive…and while I know many people like Celestions but when comparing them side by side the Eminence just sounded better in our cabs. And really not to knock the Celestions too much because they obviously make some great speakers but it just made more business sense, and most importantly, more tonal sense to us to use Eminence. And the people there at that company are top notch!
When you say the cabs are solid poplar, do you mean the whole cab or just the sides, top and bottom?
I see your having your elements front mounted instead of back mounted…why is that, in my mind you want all that juicy stuff goin into the baffle and resonate, dont you lose some of that by having it front loaded?
Basically the shell minus the back and baffle. Very early versions of our cabs were completely made of the poplar but we found the baffles were better using premium baltic ply and sounded just a great… And we front load the speakers because our cabs already are juicy tone-wise due to their size and design! Being oversized and using the resonate poplar shell to begin with we found they sound great front loaded. For us it’s all about using our ears and seeing what we like and that’s how we decided to go with it. Obviously if someone wanted to rear mount them and they liked that better it could be done!
Thank you very much for your answering my questions.
Chers/Magnus
Sure no problem!
I run a Krankenstein head into a Rev 4×12 and it sounds great! i was wondering what the tonal difference would be in I used a Krankenstein cab?
The cabs wood-wise and construction are the same, the difference is the Krankenstein cabs has Eminence Texas Heats speakers where the Rev has Legend V12s. The Texas Heat is a little higher wattage at a 150W rating and has was is called an open zurette dust cap, meaning the dust cap on the cone of the speaker is mesh and lets all the mids come down the pike full bore where say the Legend V12 has a solid dust cap that has a specific frequency cut associated with it. The Texas Heat is a little glassier on top and boomier on bottom, this speaker was Dimebag’s choice of speaker… The head will sound good with either cab but if you’re in the market to add a cab on go with the Krankenstein, you will love the combination of the two as the compliment each other really well!
oK i know you guys are busy all the time but i think a great business move would to make a side brand liike squier by fender just for those who are a little tighter in money.( especcially in these times)
Well we’re a much smaller company than Fender or Gibson in that regard so it would be a huge investment…BUT we have added products in that are more budget friendly. You should check out the Rev SST cab as it’s a killer cab and has the same type of construction as the Rev only it uses 13-ply baltic birch. And it should be noted we didn’t skimp on that cab either as 13 play baltic is the same wood used in the Bogner cab, Diezel, etc., and it has a street price of $699…check it out!
I picked up one of these cabs used for cheap, however it has a blown speaker. Upon closer inspection I noticed that its wired series/parallel… so this means I could disconnect one of the speakers without it changing the impedance of the cabinet correct? I do plan on replacing it but for now I’d just like it to be usable! Thanks.
No taking one of the speakers out will deff change the impedance and be VERY BAD to run that way, could blow up your head! To make it useable you would need to disconnect not only the blown one but also one other to keep the impedance even. Not knowing if your cab has 16 ohm speakers or is an early Krank cab with 8 ohm speakers I would suggest taking the cab to a local repair tech who can check it out for you and wire it correctly! BTW replacement speakers are available in the Krank store when you’re ready to change the bad one out!
Hey I know you guys like the eminence and all..But I was wondering if it would be possible to have a cab made with vintage 30′s in it.
It can be done but there’s an upcharge for that as not only are the speakers more expensive but we also have to load them special. What you should do is get one of our new Nineteen80 cabs if you’re looking for that sound as it has Eminence Governor speakers which are the same vibe but way superior to the Vintage 30′s made today…go to eminence.com to check those out!
hey thanks for the reply! I will check those out for sure. Checked out your band by the way. Very Sick!
Hey Dave happy to help you man! And by the way thanks for the props on Razer bro!
I’m in love with krank cabs, so wich cab would you recommend me to run my new engl Invader 100 into?. I have the Revolution in mind. What do you think? Thanks and warmest regards from Spain.
Yeah I think the Rev cab would be a great choice!
hey, i get that the difference between the revolution cab and the sst cab is pretty much jut the wood. but is there really a sound difference? and i have a rev+. also, what n gods name is the dummy cab? hahahahaha
Oh yeah there’s deff a sound difference! The solid wood poplar is very lively sounding much in part to it being actual wood planks versus ply wood where there’s a lot of glue in the overall makeup. Now that’s not to say that certain plywoods don’t sound great, it’s just different…in this case the SST is made of 13 ply baltic birch which is a premium plywood. It’s also a very dense, heavy wood and produces and darker tone which is very desirable as well to many guitarists so it comes down to what do you think is right for you! And btw dummy cabs are unloaded cheap plywood cabs just for a “look” onstage that are lightweight and easy to move around…the wall of cabs look without the volume or broken back!
Hey right now I own and 6505+ and am running it through a midrange carvin cab. I wanted to buy a krank cabinet. Which one has better low end for like chuggin, etc The rev or the krankenstein cab? And how would you compare your cabs to mesa’s overized? Thanks alot, – Jeff
Truthfully you can’t go wrong with either of those cabs, or the SST cab for that matter. The difference would be the Rev has a very specific midrange response because of the Legend V12 speakers while the Krankenstein has more of an open midrange and boomy low end due to the Texas Heat speakers. The SST cab has the Legend V12′s as well but is made of 13 ply baltic birch and has a darker tone…all tho are really kick ass. Our oversized cabs deff handle the chug and are very tight sounding. In comparison to a Mesa cab I think we have more of a tight low end response with ours…
cool thanks alot!
I own two Krankenstein cabs and the matching head. When I bought this setup I spent about $3,000 on it and it was worth every dollar. I wanted to know if there is anywhere to buy just the chrome grills for the cab and possibly head too??
Also, what about a replacement footswitch? Thanks :)
Awesome to hear the money was well spent!!! And yep absolutely you can get the chrome grills, they’re available right in our webstore!
Hi. Im searching for a cab for Mesa Triple rectifier. Your cabs caught my eye so I would like to know if they are good match for triple? Im looking for incredible punch, angry growl and taming down fuzzy highs a little. Which of your cabs would be best for mesa?
Thanks
The Rev would deff be a good match there as it’s oversized and can do all the things you’re looking for a cab to do!
Hi am running a Mesa stereo rectifier 2 – 100 amp. It output is 8 or 4 ohms. Do you have a pic of the back input section of the revolution cab? I want to run one cab in stereo til I can get 2 cabs. Are there just two 16 ohm inputs? > Can I simply rewire the existing input to 8 or 4 ohms stereo or will I have to put another input jack?
You can simply rewire the cab for stereo until you get your second cab, there’s dual jacks on the jack plate!
Would this cab work with a Line6 Spider III? It has speaker outputs that are 8 ohms.
Absolutely!
What are the Mono and Stereo Ohms? Is it 8 Ohms mono then?
Basically I think you may be referring to the term “8 ohms stereo” or “8 ohms mono” when talking about cabs. Basically the “stereo” or “mono” indicates how the cab is wired, if it’s in stereo it’s speakers are wired where they’re capable of receiving two different guitar signals to create a stereo sound, if it’s in mono the cab’s speakers are all wired together and running at the same time with one guitar signal. All of the Krank cabs are wired mono but can be rewired by a tech to be stereo…
Quick question, i just got my hands on one of these babies wrapped in baby blue tolex used from GC. One of the previous posts said that the Rev cabs should have KC in the serial number. Mine is serial # KK4050. Are there any differences that I should be aware of?
This thing is a beast BTW. I really give you guys props for designing probably the best sounding cab i’ve ever had the privelege of playing through.
Have a blue Rev cab huh? Yeah those cabs pack a good wallop for sure! Glad you’re diggin’ it man… As far as the serial number true KC is the typical serial number code for that cab but it sounds like you have an early version where the code wasn’t quite uniform yet and we were only making one cab…
I have a mesa boogie 50 caliber + (really good amp) and wanted to buy a new cab. there is a rev cab and a krankenstein cab at two of my local music shops used, both for a price i can afford. which would be a better cab to match like a mesa recto cab?
Well truthfully both cabs will sound great, it just depends on what you’re more looking for… The Krankenstein will be a little more open in the midrange and the Rev will be a little more specific in that department and maybe a little more similar to a Mesa cab. What I would do is take your 50 Caliber into the store and play thru both and see what you like best!
Hi, your Chadwick head is an amazing amp. You guys need to get more respect! Have you at allconsidered WGS speakers???? I find they are better tonally to Celestions and I prefer them a little over Eminence. Thoughts on that!? Thanks!
-Rich
Hey Rich thanks for the props and suggestion! As far as other speakers we’re hip to putting in a different set of speakers for a customer’s wants but as a stock speaker Eminence is not only killer sounding but we can get them in abundant supply and quickly which is important in manufacturing where specialty speakers take longer and are more expensive. Plus we love Eminence haha! BUT we’re happy to try and accommodate a customer!
I just got done playing a show outside and the humidity was 100% and i was out for like 4 hours and my sound now sounds more mellow not as bright and i dont know if the humidity got into the speakers or it just ruinied my strings.. I’m really worried cuz i had that perfect tone but now its to mellow
The humidity probably dulled your strings, that deff happens…
Just wondering what the maximum wattage is, I’ve had mine for about a year now but have only been using a 120W head, now I’m buying a whole new effects rack therefore i need to know how much it can take as a maximum in order to buy the correct power-amp.
The speakers are each rated at about 120W a piece so overall it would be in the range of 480W. You will be fine with whatever power amp you decide to go with!
Just got a chadwick head (just amesome btw) and sold my cab with my old amp. You mention the sst 4×12 as being a good match for the chadwick, but not the Rev 4×12. Any reason?
Actually the absolute best match for the Chadwick is the Nineteen80 cab! It’s a 13 ply baltic birch cab with the Eminence Governor speakers it which sound like good old 70′s era V30s. It MAPS at $799 and will deff make the Chadwick be all it can be!
I recently bought the Krank SST head. What kind of differences are there when running it through the SST cab vs. the Rev cab?
Well the main differences is that the SST cab is A) a little darker in tone due to the baltic birch construction versus the poplar of the Rev cab, and B) the SST cab comes standard at 4 ohms while the Rev is at 16 (we’re just about ready to start using a jackplate that’s footswitchable between 4 and 16 on all of our cabs fyi). Both cabs sound good with that head but I give the nod to the SST cab…
Hey Catero, I’m in the same boat as this guy. I’ve got the Rev SST head and I was wondering if the SST cab really would be the best match or if I’d be better off buying a solid wood cab and getting the ohms switched. I play in a melodeath band tuned down to drop b (I think… standard c with the e tuned down to b) and I’m looking for a really heavy sound but I also need the warm, bright sound for the more melodic parts. Also, when will the cabs be available with the switch plated for the ohms?
Thanks
The SST cab is really a great sounding cab. Of course the poplar cabs sound great and will be brighter in timbre but another really good choice would be the Nineteen80 cab as it’s the same 13 ply baltic birch construction as the SST cab but with Eminence Governors which are very similar to older 70′s era V30s. Price-wise it sits in between the SST and Rev or Krankenstein cabs. And any of the cabs can be wired at 4 ohms and have which ever grill, you would just need to order it thru one of our dealers or direct off the Krank site for the special wiring…
If you were gunna match a cab with the SST head which would you choose and why? And I read something about all cabs being outfitted with an ohm switch plate by the end of this year. Can you shed any light on the subject, like a date they’ll start making them that way?
For the SST head I would go with either the SST cab or Nineteen80 cab. Both of those are the 13 ply baltic birch construction, only difference is the speakers (Eminence Legend V13s in the SST, Governors in the Nineteen80). The Rev and Krankenstein cab sound good with it too, I’m just partial to the darker nature of the baltic birch personally for the SST head. But in all honesty it’s not what’s “better” as all those cabs kick ass, it just is a subjective preference. And yes we’re still planning on the switchable backplate, should see the light of day after the beginning of the year!
i was useing a crate g160 (the head from the combo amp)runing it from the speaker jack into my marshal tsl 100 4×12 cab, and one day my head just burnt out while i was playin. i always play loud but what do you think happend?
I think your problem was you were using a Crate lol… Seriously no idea what would be the cause, you need to take it in to a tech I’d say. But seeing as this is the Krank website (!!!!) what you should do is save yourself the money trying to repair the Crate and go get a Krank!!!! Will be WAY happier…
Hi I’m thinking about buying this cab used at my local guitar center for cheap. I’ve noticed the krankenstein is a lot more popular though. Is the revolution still good? Is it similar to the krankenstein? I can’t afford to buy a new krankenstein, but I can buy the used revolution. Do any of your endorsed artists use the revolution cab?
Honestly both cabs are about equally as popular and are identical cabs minus the speakers, the Krankenstein having Eminence Texas Heats and the Rev having Eminence Legend V12s. The main difference is that the Texas Heat has what they call an open zurit dust cap (mesh looking versus solid) in the cone which allows a more full bore midrange tone while the Legend V12 has a specific mid-cut with it’s dust cap. Both are great speakers and sound killer…if the price is right for you I think you will be very happy with it!
i was just wondering whould the revolution sound good with my peavey valveking head for metal like suicide silence or any band like them. BTW im using no pedals and im using an ibanez with emg’s?
Well the Rev cab will deff sound good but whether or not you can get a great extreme metal tone really depends on your head. I don’t have a lot of experience with that head but from what I do know of it it’s not really that kind of high gain amp. If budget is a concern maybe you should think about selling the head and getting a Rev SST, that will deff get you that tone. Or even pickup a Distortus Maximus pedal and use it on the clean channel of the Peavey, that too will get you that high gain extreme metal thing happening…
hey one of my speakers ripped… i need to order a new one… can you give me the specific details on which speaker is in this cab? i looked on the eminence website and there is no straight “legend v12″speakers… thanks.
You can order it right off our website store, the 16 ohm Legend V12 speaker…
also… they all say 8 ohm normal impedance on the website for the 12″ legend speakers, so if you could give me the link to the exact speaker i need so i can order a new one that would be awesome. thanks.
Hey, just wanted to say that I picked up my first Krank rig(Rev1 w/Rev cab) and am blown away at how sick it sounds! I used it a my most recent gig and got so many compliments on how it sounded. It seems like the amp does everything so well. It has huge bottom end when chugging, awesome crunchy rhythm tone, and huge screaming lead tone when soloing. I also love the simple layout with the controls. I can’t stand amps that have a million knobs and take days to get a good tone out of. Great job on these amps, I’m sorry it took me so long to get the addiction!
Hey as long as the addiction finally takes hold it’s all good haha! Glad you dig the amp!
I have a Krankenstein 100 watt head that was a touring head for Job for a Cowboy (according to GC). I was playing it through a Mesa 2×12 w/ Vintage 30′s. I was thinking about going with a Krankenstein cab, but I want a similar setup to that which Dime used when he ran a 4×12 and 2×15 Randall. Is there any way to get a 2×15? I know Vader makes cabs that seem similar to the Rev cab and they offer a 2×15, but I love the Krank stuff and do not want to stray.
No we don’t make a 2×15 bud and honestly you don’t need it withe the Krankenstein configuration anyway! Dime used that to get more lowend but there’s already plenty in the Krankenstein and the oversized cab, hence why he never asked us to make a 2×15 for him…
Hey Krank you guys F’n rule! I own a Rev+ head that sounds very good,so good in fact that when I A/B’d it with a Soldano SLO[$5200!] there was no comparison.I got an instant good tone with it, something I couldn’t get with the SLO after 15 minutes. Now I know 15 minutes is no length of time but with such a premium piece of gear I reckon I shoulda got some tone. Anyways after about a year I checked the 6550′s and noticed that one of them was physically different than the rest. Is that a regular affair? It alo measured about 10 milliamps out from the rest.So I phoned up Eurotubes and ordered a quartet of their KT88′s-holy @!$#! Far more complex midrange and far more musical with about 10% more volume biased at 58 milliamps, which is where I like it. Now for my Questions: Is there any reason you don’t use 88′s except for price? Because the difference is outstanding! Also on the Kleen channel I like to engage the boost but I have to turn the treble off,with the 6550′s or the 88′s. Could I swap the first tube[not the sheilded one] for maybe an ecc803 or ecc81 to tone that channel down without affecting the distortion sound of the other channel? If that is a stupid question then maybe you could make a suggestion. Thank you for giving me God Tone! You rule!!
Really cool you’re getting the tone you want out of the amp! Now as far as KT88′s we didn’t go with them as a stock tube because yes while they are so much more expensive more importantly while they sound great (as you’ve heard yourself) they do make the head really loud (not always a good thing for some players) and have a very specific tone. In that regard we found the 6550s to be a better general tube for the stock amp… As far as the changing of the preamp tubes yes you could try that and see how it goes, we haven’t done that here specifically but those tubes are cheap enough to go for it and give it a try!
Oh and I forgot to ask: what milliamperage do you recommend biasing my Rev+ at? Thank you.
With KT88s? We don’t have a setting for those here and officially would recommend you have a certified tech rebias the head. One thing to consider with KT88s is that they can tax the transformers quite a bit more so you have to be careful as to not overwork and fry them out…hence the recommendation to have a certified tech do the bias job.
Awsome, thanks for the tips. So when I retube back to 6550′s is there a brand that sounds best? and what milliamperage would you bias the 6550′s at? My Rev+ came at 55 and my buddies Kranenstein was at 86,which seamed a little high to me based on the running voltage. Any advice from u gys would be rad! thanks.
What is the WATTAGE DIFFERANCE between the SST-CAB and the REV-CAB officially?
Officially they are the same…480W.
Hey man, I picked up a Red Revolution 412 cab in trade to check it out, and all I can say is, “DAMN.” Once I had the bright idea to remove the grill and crank up my shiva, the amp has never sounded so good!
I just wanted to offer up that piece of advice to others on the site, so everyone, “TAKE OFF YOUR GRILLS WHEN YOU PLAY!!!!!!”
Thanks for making a cab out of real wood!
Hey Chris we also make grill cloth fronts for the cabs now so if you’re interested in getting one hit us up at sales@krankamps.com!
Hello!
The speakers inside The Revolution cab have no Eminence marking on the magnet, just a smal sticker. Is that right?.
Best Regards
Jens
Hey Jens whether there’s a sticker or not depends on the year the cab was made. Normally no there’s not but some of the older Rev cabs actually do have stickered speakers…
where are you suppose to buy krank in canada cause on your website it says u.s. shipping only
Look in out dealers section for Canada and you can contact our distributor Intellimix. If you have any issues of q’s feel free to hit me back up!
bought single cab a few months ago ir has an awsome sound I’ve been looking for for years. my queastion is was playing at normal volume and speaker just stopped working. I ve used many cabinets and amp combos through the years never “blown” a speaker is there an easy way to check? which speaker is the replacement, sticker for sn# starts with RJC Great sound not so good on quality. dont mind if you dont post this but please help before I buy your replacement.
It’s very rare a speaker just goes out like that and in truth with the Eminence speakers I can remember maybe only a couple occasions have a truly defective speaker. Before you buy anything pull off the back and make sure somehow a speaker wire didn’t vibrate it’s way off which can happen from time to time. But if it did truly go bad then give our tech department a shout and see what can be done…you can e-mail tech@krankamps.com…
So is it possible for me to run my rev cab stereo using both jacks into left and right jacks on my vetta hd head? Just wanna make sure before I wire it all up, or should i just run one speaker cable to the head in mono 16ohm?
Yeah no problem, it can absolutely be rewired to 8 ohm stereo!