Re: Vintage 30 type speaker recommendation
The upper mids push of the Celestion versions is what many of the others pull back to a degree, so the Celestion versions may be what you prefer.
I have come back around to liking V30s, but mine all have at least 20 years on them now. Broke in and aged I think they are wonderful speakers. That might be a reason to go with a used set. At least they may have some more hours on them. Avatar sells partially broke in versions they call the Hellatone 60s.
There are subtle differences among the Celestion versions.
The Marshall G12 Vintage is the original version dating to as early as 1986. It is often described as the brightest sounding version. This preceived brightness may be because it has a hint of G12H30 to it. It is UK made.
The Celestion UK version dating back to the early 90s has thicker mids.
The Celestion China version dating from the early 2000s some describe as harsher sounding but some may like the more aggressive tone.
The Mesa version is UK made and retains the thicker mids. (also Mesa usually wires their cabs to be 8 ohms which has slightly less top and bottom compared to 16 ohms.)
Originally posted by misterwhizzy
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I have come back around to liking V30s, but mine all have at least 20 years on them now. Broke in and aged I think they are wonderful speakers. That might be a reason to go with a used set. At least they may have some more hours on them. Avatar sells partially broke in versions they call the Hellatone 60s.
There are subtle differences among the Celestion versions.
The Marshall G12 Vintage is the original version dating to as early as 1986. It is often described as the brightest sounding version. This preceived brightness may be because it has a hint of G12H30 to it. It is UK made.
The Celestion UK version dating back to the early 90s has thicker mids.
The Celestion China version dating from the early 2000s some describe as harsher sounding but some may like the more aggressive tone.
The Mesa version is UK made and retains the thicker mids. (also Mesa usually wires their cabs to be 8 ohms which has slightly less top and bottom compared to 16 ohms.)
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