The Tone Tubby 1x12 is a Tone Tubby cabinet. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W and the Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp.
Tone Tubby 1x12
Tone Tubby · cabinet
Tone Tubby builds speakers using hemp fiber cones instead of the standard paper cones found in most guitar speakers, a material choice the company markets under the Hempcone name and credits with a rock-solid low end paired with a silky, rolled-off high end and rich midrange. Carlos Santana runs a Tone Tubby 1x12 cabinet as a spare setup alongside a Mesa Boogie Mark I head, part of a broader pattern in his rig of pairing custom Dumble-built amplifiers with Tone Tubby Alnico hemp-cone speakers, and he's cited alongside Eric Clapton as one of the format's most recognizable users, drawn to the distinctive tonal character the hemp material produces compared to conventional paper cones.
What stands out
“Tone Tubby builds speakers using hemp fiber cones , a material choice the company markets under the Hempcone name and credits with a rock-solid low end paired with a silky, ro…”
— from the listing
“Speaker specialists rate Tone Tubby's Alnico hemp cone speakers highly for their distinctive combination of firm bass response and smooth, non-fatiguing treble, a character several prominent blues and rock guitarists including Clapton and S…”
— from the reviews
“The standout strength is the distinctively smooth, non-harsh high end the hemp cone construction is known for, well suited to Santana's singing, sustained lead tone”
— from the community notes
“rolled-off high end and rich midrange”
— from the listing
“Boutique speaker enthusiasts and Santana gear researchers discuss Tone Tubby's hemp cone construction as a genuinely different approach to speaker design , citing real, audible differences in high-frequency ro…”
— from the community notes
- low end
- rock
- smooth
- singing
- lead
- high end
- midrange
- treble
Genres the Tone Tubby 1x12 is commonly used in
- Jazz
- Alternative Rock
- Metal
- Blues
- Rock
- Jazz Fusion
Amps that pair well with the Tone Tubby 1x12
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchOrange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchOrange Terror Bass's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
Blackstar Series One 200
Blackstar
tonal matchWhat Blackstar Series One 200 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchGibson GA-50's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchOrange Little Bass Thing's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl
amplifier
tonal matchWhat Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around
Soldano Astro-20 Combo
Soldano
tonal matchSoldano Astro-20 Combo leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the Tone Tubby 1x12
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchSolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchWhat Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
tonal matchStrymon Iridium leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchCaline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)'s own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes
Black Rabbit
tonal matchBlack Rabbit Little Earthquakes's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal
Nux
tonal matchNuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
T Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II
T Rex
tonal matchT Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion
TC Electronic
tonal matchWhat TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around
Questions people ask
What pairs well with the Tone Tubby 1x12?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp, Orange Terror Bass — Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.