Celestion V30 versions

[AdrianSD]

ehdwuld since you're in the US I'm thinking you may want to check the WGS speakers. I have a Veteran 30 paired with a Lorantz in my Laney LT212 cabinet and the sound is great, very smooth highs, plenty of mids and big bass (closed back) without being boomy or muddy. I have tinnitus so the ice pick highs are a problem to me, but the Vet 30 does a really great job at taming those highs. The flip side is, for cleans it kind of loses a bit of sparkle, but I'm mostly using Jazz & Full Shred in the neck for cleans with a bit more presence on the amp.

[Gtrjunior]

ehdwuld since you're in the US I'm thinking you may want to check the WGS speakers. I have a Veteran 30 paired with a Lorantz in my Laney LT212 cabinet and the sound is great, very smooth highs, plenty of mids and big bass (closed back) without being boomy or muddy. I have tinnitus so the ice pick highs are a problem to me, but the Vet 30 does a really great job at taming those highs. The flip side is, for cleans it kind of loses a bit of sparkle, but I'm mostly using Jazz & Full Shred in the neck for cleans with a bit more presence on the amp.

I have a Vet 30 paired with an ET-65 in a 2x12. They are great speakers. I did find that they needed a break in period to settle in, but before I knew it I was loving them.

[NegativeEase]

I'm real curious about all the various V30 options... one of my bands is about to buy new cabs for gigging and I want the 2 guitars to meld nicely with different emphasis in tone.

[Bogner]

I'm real curious about all the various V30 options... one of my bands is about to buy new cabs for gigging and I want the 2 guitars to meld nicely with different emphasis in tone.

Depending on the musical style and amp being used, you may want to venture away from V-30 options altogether or for at least one of the setups. Front loaded vs. rear loaded also makes a difference. I myself am growing tired of the vintage 30 and greenback options in cabs.

[Edgecrusher]

I guess now i have to research what "doping the cone " is
sounds like adding lhin layers of plyable material to it
But i will have to look it up

Thanks

Doping is the coating you can see at the outer edge of most speakers it looks kinda shiny and rubbery. Its there to dampen cone cry and and keep the cone under control at loud volumes. The reason they used a bunch when they did the original V30's is because of the fabled "pre rola" celestions. During that time for the heavy duty speaker i.e the G12H30 they were replicating, they would put a wider than normal band at the outer edges, Normally its about an inch wide and in the pre rolas its about 2 and a half and then there is also a small band around the dust cap in the center.

You can dope your own speakers, ived used it in the past to repair tears, https://www.eis-inc.com/corona-dope/p-10-4702 this is the stuff i used I was told its the same thing the manufacturers use.

[Edgecrusher]

Depending on the musical style and amp being used, you may want to venture away from V-30 options altogether or for at least one of the setups. Front loaded vs. rear loaded also makes a difference. I myself am growing tired of the vintage 30 and greenback options in cabs.

Yeah the V30 has become so ubiquitous that the sound is kinda stale.

My favorite for a long time has been the old 80 watt celestions that came in the model 1982 marshall cabs in the 80's They now sell a 80 watt classic but not sure how they compare. For me they have the tightest lows of any that ive tried. That being said I do still have a couple cabs with V30's kicking around, well because they work. Though thinking about it neither are "traditional" cabs. 1 is a Mesa Half back that has v30's in a open compartment up top with 90 watt black shadows in the closed bottom. The other is a weirdo mesa open back cab with 1 v30 surrounded by 4 1x8's both cabs are excellent I recommend either if you dont want to venture from v30's but want something a bit different.

[Adieu]

Yeah the V30 has become so ubiquitous that the sound is kinda stale.

My favorite for a long time has been the old 80 watt celestions that came in the model 1982 marshall cabs in the 80's They now sell a 80 watt classic but not sure how they compare. For me they have the tightest lows of any that ive tried. That being said I do still have a couple cabs with V30's kicking around, well because they work. Though thinking about it neither are "traditional" cabs. 1 is a Mesa Half back that has v30's in a open compartment up top with 90 watt black shadows in the closed bottom. The other is a weirdo mesa open back cab with 1 v30 surrounded by 4 1x8's both cabs are excellent I recommend either if you dont want to venture from v30's but want something a bit different.

Btw, fyi the 90 watt "Black Shadow" MC-90 is pretty much the Mesa custom order version of the old UK-made g12h-80

[NegativeEase]

Depending on the musical style and amp being used, you may want to venture away from V-30 options altogether or for at least one of the setups. Front loaded vs. rear loaded also makes a difference. I myself am growing tired of the vintage 30 and greenback options in cabs.

Yeah, thats definitely the plan -I wasnt clear... presently one rig is blend of 30s and Greebacks and the other is 70s right now. But they are more valuable vintage cabs that dont need to travel

[Edgecrusher]

Btw, fyi the 90 watt "Black Shadow" MC-90 is pretty much the Mesa custom order version of the old UK-made g12h-80

Interesting didnt know that. Cheers

[ehdwuld]

I have a Veteran 30 in a 1x12 cabinet at the moment

I also have a V30 that is lacking a cabinet

[Dudeman7]

My favorite "Vintage 30" is the Eminence Governor. Pretty cheap, sounds great without the ice pick effect and can be bought from just about anywhere that sells speakers.

I have one paired up with an Eminence Wizard. Both are in separate cabs stacked on each other. They complement each other beautifully. Best guitar tone I have had.

[ehdwuld]

My favorite "Vintage 30" is the Eminence Governor. Pretty cheap, sounds great without the ice pick effect and can be bought from just about anywhere that sells speakers.

I have one paired up with an Eminence Wizard. Both are in separate cabs stacked on each other. They complement each other beautifully. Best guitar tone I have had.

this is the setup I am using with the Jet City Eminence and the Veteran 30
I have the V30 loose but I will put it some were