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Using IEM's 80% of the time how big would your "Go To" Cab be?

This is a trick question, right? With IEMs I could get away with a 100w head cranked to 11 with a 4x12" sitting offstage in an isolation cabinet. That would be sweet.

But realistically I'm going with 1x10" or 1x12" basically as a guitar monitor if there are issues with the IEMs, which is more often than not. So "no cab" wouldn't fly.

Assuming everybody is using IEMs, the smallest possible cab would be the most ideal. Part of the purpose of using IEMs is to reduce stage volume to improve the FOH mix. If using a tube amp, it may even pay to choose a less efficient cabinet to reduce even more stage volume while being able to hit the "sweet spot." "No cab" could work as well assuming you have a DI solution with suitable speaker emulation. Companies are even now making tube heads with DIs that don't require loads attached. But I agree with Greg; you should still have a cab handy in case you run into IEM problems.

I like a 2x12" vertical bassman cab for all occasions because the acoustinc coupling of the two speakers adds bass response. Mine is loaded with Celestion Century neos so it's light, articulate with tight bottom and can get just as loud as most 4x12 cabs with other Celestion models.