G12H30/G12M.....I finally found my tone!

[JumpMarine]

I got to put the combo to the test today(got the Greenback from Puckboy yesterday) and all I can say is WOW! It's as if this combo was made just for my 18 watter. Great lows, warm and throaty mids and smooth/creamy highs. I'm not noticing as much speaker break up as I had expected, but I'm not complaining. Wish that I had tried this combo long ago. Who else is running these speakers?

Speaker combo's I'd tried with the 18 watt TMB:
V30/V30**Too much of one thing...a good thing, but not complex enough**
Texas Heat/V30**This sounded really good, but just wasn't right**
G12H30(Hellatone 30)/V30**This was the second best combo, but I didn't like the highs that I was getting with the V30**
Swamp Thang/G12h30(Hellatone 30)**This was not by choice, but by neccesity since I sold that last V30. It sounded pretty good, but you couldn't hear the G12H30**
G12H30/G12M******THE BIG WINNER******

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: G12H30/G12M.....I finally found my tone!

Thanks for the review, because not many people get to hear that many good combinations. I tend to use Vin 30's, because they sound right to me, but the Greenback/H30 sounds intriguing.

 

[Stratman]

Re: G12H30/G12M.....I finally found my tone!

I have also used this combination several years ago. Nice vibe to it...

However!

I am currently using three different setup with different speaker combinations to reach for the stars.

Current favorite is 12-inch Weber's silver bell and blue bell mixed in an open cabinet.

Followed by a half-breed cabinet (Open with sound enhancer and closed back)

I have tried 2X10 plus 2X10, but have changed to 2X10 closed plus 2X12 open back, with and without the sound enhancer.

Note that the sound enhancer really does work, but it is making my choice of cabinet mixes that much more complex.

All the 10 inch speakers are Webers and the 12 inch are being mixed as we write from Webers, Jensens, and Celestion. (God - I hope I get this figured out before my ears bleed dry).

I am complying sound bytes of each, so hold in there!

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: G12H30/G12M.....I finally found my tone!

Yeah, I'm planning on going back to the classic GB in my 4x12 I've been thinking. It's the quintessential rock and blues speaker. It's very nicely voiced, with no major spikes or scoops. It's not so much power handling that it can't give you some smooth breakup, and it's not so loud that you can't gig your 50 watt amp anymore. It works great mixxed with the G12H too. The G12H has the deeper low end, and the GB has the woody warmth.