Question....Different Cabinets with the Walker Stereo...?

Keenan Friday · From: Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

I perceive the walker stereo steel as a great sounding amp. It sounds alot "fuller" or with more "warmth" BUT I am wanting to try it through semi OPEN cabs because I lIke the open sound.

Does anyone prefer the walker with open cabs? I ask because I absolutely know of no one that plays with open cabs. Thanks!
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George Seymour · From: Notown, Vermont, USA

I did. I liked the open back speaker cabinets better. I thought the original Walker cabinets being close back and front ported tended to make it sound a little muffled to me that's my opinion I really liked the performance of the JBL D1 40 speakers that came with the Walker set up. I like the Telonics 15's equally as well. I don't
Own any closed back cabs. As usual you'd have to try it for yourself as see how you like as that's all that really matters
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Keenan Friday · From: Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

Everyone's different. I know of great players that will swear by walker cabs. And indeed I prefer the sound with C6and the wound strings.
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George Seymour · From: Notown, Vermont, USA

Well there you go, kinda answered your own question
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Ken Metcalf · From: San Antonio Texas USA

Closed back cabs project more directly as in beam like and can be a little edgy.
Open Back spread sound around the stage more.

I have owned Walker closed back and changed to Telonics open backs. I didn't see much difference tonally. Mostly in how they hit the audience.
I really like using 2 cabs because I can spread them out or stack them up and this does seem to affect the tone and what I hear.

Jerry Overstreet · From: Louisville Ky

I've played the Walker SS combo with both open and closed back speaker cabs using Black Widow 1501's. It sounded fine either way. I don't have it anymore, but the last time I played it was at home with the speakers sitting in front of me. Just before I sold it, I A/B 'ed them with Walker's closed back ported cabs and some of my own open back. Since the cabinets were of different sizes and designs, it's hard to draw a definitive conclusion.

I found overall that I liked the GD's closed cabinets best from that perspective.

I've spent quite a lot of time on this subject over the years including designing and building both types of cabinets. Sometimes I think I like open better, sometimes closed. I guess I'm just as fickle as everybody else.

I believe you have more of a wrap around sound with open back cabs with maybe more overall sound coverage.

Closed back are more focused, louder, work better with stereo, panning and rotary modulated sound effects particularly on axis or with both mic'ed up and panned at the board.

Not mic'ed stage configuration, maybe open back lets everyone else hear you better.

Solo, practice, studio mic'ed, I vote for closed. Gerry's compact cabs are real tote friendly too.

Fred Justice · From: Mesa, Arizona

Keenan it all boils down to personal preference mostly.
I play my Walker system thru open back cabs, the ones I built and sold for many years.
To me, closed back cabs are bassier with more lows.
I like the open back for its crispness and farther projection. Both are good.
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John Hauck · From: Long Beach, California, USA

You might try contacting John McClung, (forum member). He runs a Walker system with one open back and one closed back cab. He is extremely happy with the tone.

gary pierce · From: Rossville TN

I like the cabinets Fred built with the removable backs.

John McClung just had a massive stroke if you didn't know.

Tiny Olson · From: Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY

I've been playing through the Stereo Steel Combo for close to 17 yrs. I have both closed back and open back cabinets that G.D. Walker built for me. I prefer the open backs in most situations although either type sound very good.

The Stereo Steel is my favorite amp of all that I have. On a few gigs I may bring just one cabinet and the amp sounds great used as such as well. I do miss that other cabinet, but that amp with just one speaker still sounds great.

Chris "Tiny" O.

Larry Behm · From: Mt Angel, Or 97362

I use closed back because I have them, but I use BW 1501 DT speakers to throw or beam the sound a little more.
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Greg Cutshaw · From: Corry, PA, USA

My Walker system has the closed backs with Walker's re-coned JBL's. All sitting in my music room for a while now and yet to power any of it on. Seems like the closed backs will be great in the studio.

John McClung · From: Olympia WA, USA

Preamble: my stroke was SERIOUS but not MASSIVE. The effects were pretty mild, all in all.

Down to business: When I bought my SS system from GD, he customized my cabinets to be close back, but with a removable rear panel, so either cab could be open or closed. Great feature, ask Gerry about doing that for you.

After playing the Phoenix show a few years ago using borrowed Telonics cabs, closed back with a 15-inch BW, open back with beefy refurbed 15-inch JBL, and getting the best tone I've ever had, I ordered the same cabs in that configuration, and couldn't be happier.

Don't play out much these days, but I find that's my magic tone when I do.
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Jack Goodson · From: new brockton,alabama (deceased)

I just bought a walker and have tried several cabinets with it, I have settled on two ltd 400 cabinets both with jbl d130 speakers that have been redone by the same person(I cannot remember his name) that doe,s the speakers for mr. Walker they sound great....thanks jack

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