Rex_Rocker
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Yeah, G12M Blackbacks and/or Greenbacks for sure. He used them mixed with JBL's for VH1.
Swapping speakers
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marcello252
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I have a 12" (actually a Jensen C12Q) on my Princeton, and the difference with a Princeton with a 10" is huge, even at low volume, who does need a deluxe?
well, i already have a '66 deluxe reverb, and a 5e3 clone, so the 10" in the 5f2a is a nice change. i sometimes put it on top of my deluxe reverb, dr volume on 4, 5f2a volume on 12, and use an aby switch to kick the princeton on and off. the deluxe stays on all the time. it sounds and feels fantastic
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
If you do not like that woodiness you should try the Tone Speak Birmingham. Like a GB but they do not break up as quickly so that woodiness is not there. The have more focused tight bass and are very clear and articulate without sounding sterile. It has that GB character but a more modern focus. Kind of like the best of both worlds.
Rex_Rocker
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Oh, Greenbacks are my favorite speakers in the room and my second favorite for recording. I wouldn't change anything about them, and if I were, they'd turn into V30's, LOL. I have never pushed my 4x12 with anything higher than 50W when it's had GB's. To be completely honest, at volume, I find it really hard to know what breakup is coming from the speakers or the poweramp. I've never found the early breakup to be a problem for me.
That being said, I also really like Creamback M's as far as modernized GB's. But I don't have as much experience with Creamback M's as I do with GB's, V30's, or even Creambach H's.
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80's_Metal
Underglazed Hair Metalologist
Just swapped another speaker in/out.
My first Creamback. Initial thoughts: sounds great!
Hard to tell, as getting all the way to the floor and bending over is still very difficult for me...
But I got my ear close enough to get a flavor for it and I like it so far!
My first Creamback. Initial thoughts: sounds great!
Hard to tell, as getting all the way to the floor and bending over is still very difficult for me...
But I got my ear close enough to get a flavor for it and I like it so far!
In guitar amps yea. We just buy a driver and listen to see if we like how it colors our tone.
In PA system design and HiFi were a flat frequency response is the goal.... cabinet size and Port area are calculated using Thiele Small Parameters.
There is a certain "enclosure volume" in cubic foot each driver will work in. And the box volume and port area are designed according to the desired results....ie extend lowrange at the expense of some efficiency or vise verse thay determines the exact frequency in which the enclosure is tuned to.
marcello252
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agree , in Hi Fi cabinet shape and dimensions are crucial to make the speakers work good , in guitar open back cabinet things change completely , the differences are really few (a bit more in closed back cabinet, where the difference in air pressure behind the speakers gets relevant).
