Academy of Tone #269: NEW NANOCAB NEO PRO: Big Tone in a Small Box!

This week on Academy of Tone, we dive deep into one of the most overlooked tone-shaping elements of your rig: the speaker cabinet – and introduce the brand-new NANOCAB NEO PRO! Join Thomas Blug as he reveals the story and evolution behind this powerful guitar cabinets: NANOCAB: ultra-compact 1x12" cab that delivers stunning tone in the smallest, most lightweight package possible. Designed for guitarists who need big sound in a portable format. The new Neo Pro version of the beloved NANOCAB takes things up a notch. Thomas talks guitar speakers, tells the story and explains the difference between NANOCAB and NANOCAB NEO PRO. What’s New with the NANOCAB NEO PRO? A new high-performance neodymium speaker with 100W power handling Tighter response and more headroom – perfect for rock, overdrive, and heavier tones Retains rich, balanced character even at low volumes Lightweight and gig-ready with a sturdy padded cover (no flight case needed!) Still the most compact gigable 1x12" cabinet in the market With NANOCAB and the new Neo Pro version – now giving you the choice between the classic NanoCab (warmer, sweeter tone – ideal for blues and home use) and the Neo Pro (more punch, headroom and clarity at higher volumes). What to Expect in the Episode: Full tone comparison between the NanoCab and NanoCab Neo Pro Sound demos across clean, crunch, and heavy gain tones - even at low volume An overview of all BluGuitar cabinet models to help you find your perfect match: NanoCab – ideal for home, blues, and flexible all-round tones NanoCab Neo Pro – compact cab with extra headroom and punch FatCab – the feel and response of a classic 4x12 in a compact 1x12 TwinCab – 2x12" power designed for horizontal and vertical projection Thomas explains his concept of "Grund-Sound-Qualität" Thomas explains how he uses cabinets on stage: setup options & the use of Deeflexx Live Q&A – ask your questions about cabinets, speakers, tone pairing and more! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your AMP1 MERCURY EDITION and IRIDIUM EDITION with 3 YEARS WARRANTY and FREE SHIPPING (within EU): https://bluguitar.com/en/products/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ https://bluguitar.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - Thomas plays "Hot Legs" Rod Steward 00:06:10 - Welcome to AOT 269 00:08:07 - The "Grundsound" quality 00:08:51 - Things happening at the moment 00:11:37 - Please help our channel with liking and subscribing! 00:13:37 - Be sure to check out our intelligent chatbot on the Blugipedia 00:18:20 - Reactions to chat 00:21:09 - The speaker is at least 50% of your guitar tone! 00:23:39 - What is the use of a cabinet on stage 00:27:35 - The placement of the cabinet 00:29:01 - The biggest sound, in the smallest format 00:31:31 - Our range of cabinets, which is right for you? 00:34:13 - Can we go smaller then a nanocab? 00:35:04 - Why not using a fatcab speaker in the nanocab? 00:36:49 - Our speakers and the right volume usage for them 00:41:39 - So why a Nanocab neo pro? 00:45:03 - Picture of a bunch of different Celestion and Jensen speaker samples 00:47:50 - Clip of Thomas going through Neodimium speakers that were tested over the years 00:48:31 - The reason why it takes so long to find the right speaker 00:51:47 - The fatcab is Thomas's best tries to get a 4x12 sound in a 1x12 cab 00:54:28 - QA Why are there 16ohm and 8ohm versions? 00:56:07 - The twincab's use horizontally and vertically 00:57:16 - QA How to dial in the right amount of power amp saturation? 00:59:05 - So how does the speaker sound in the room? 01:01:21 - The Neo pro is so light compared to a normal speaker 01:04:13 - Opinions about known brands of neodimium speakers 01:05:11 - A/B Comparison between the Nanocab vs Nanocab Neo pro 01:08:26 - A/B Comparison between the Fatcab and the Nanocab and the Neo pro 01:09:56 - A/B Comparison between the Twincab and the Neo pro 01:11:19 - You don't always want a bassy sound 01:13:32 - For each their own 01:14:45 - Using a Dee-flex and the volume on stage 01:19:11 - Our cabs include a nice sturdy cover 01:21:10 - Clip of Lucas Fowler A/B-ing the Fatcab, Twincab and Nanocab 01:24:36 - With a good basic overal quality, you can play any genre 01:28:56 - Gründsoundkwaliteit part deux 01:32:15 - You need the right referenance 01:33:34 - QA What are your thoughts about Alnico speakers? 01:36:18 - QA What are your favorite micophones to capture your speakers with? 01:40:53 - QA If you would stack the fatcab and nanocab, which would you chose? 01:42:38 - QA Will AmpX be available in the US? 01:44:51 - QA Close micing vs distance micing? 01:47:24 - QA Neo pro vs Nanocab to pair with Fatcab? 01:48:31 - QA Blubox for FOH and cab on the stage? 01:51:42 - Hopefully you can test out our complete cab range in the future 01:53:53 - Thank you for watching, see you in 2 weeks 01:56:30 - Outro