Re: Considering a speaker swap, please help
It's tough to choose between them. But, I think I'll go with the Heats. Are they less clear compared to the Swamps? As in muddy or just less treble? Some people hear different things.
different beast entirely. Less treble yeah, but still plenty of definition. To use a pickup analogy, its kinda like swapping a ceramic out for an alnico II.
In my world that's a great thing! You will find that you can dial up the treb on your amp by an extra knotch to get the cut without the slice. There is plenty of bass too and the speaker can handle 150watts so headroom is not an issue, but its not that hard piano like bass, its a warmer thicker kind of thing going on. I can honestly say i think texans are the business, but i know all players have their own personal preferences.
So, in deference to that, and trying not to sound like too much of a texas heat fanboi, I'm going to recommend you consider one more speaker:
Cos you have a 6505 which is essentially a take on a hot rodded marshall, and that ideally you would like
less fizz, less upper mid and treble, more low mid, and smoother gain.
Then you could still stay with a British flavour, but add more balls and girth by using the Celestion G12K100. Thats a beefy as hell speaker too, but more in the traditional vein of marshally voiced amps with english speakers than fendery voiced amps (which is how i generally see "american" voiced speakers working best). G12K100s have a lot more lows, thickness and smoothness than v30s, and none of the scoopy sound of g12t75's. They are even fat enough to use in open back cabs an still sound meaty. If you get the chance to try some, it would not be a bad thing at all.
