WGS speakers. Who has made the switch and why?

[That90'sGuy]

Re: WGS speakers. Who has made the switch and why?

Great point 90s guy. I will say that Ted from PWE and Charlie from Bogner both told me hands down, V30s with their amps.

Speakers really are such a personal thing and it's really crazy how some speakers sound great in some specific amps and sound terrible in others. I hear time and time again about how terrible Vintage 30s are, but they're great speakers with the right design (Mesas and Bogners are the first to come to mind).

WGS aren't any different. They may be one of the newer speaker companies, but they make some really well made products. It becomes abundantly clear after inspecting my first pair from them that they're (for all intensive purposes) overbuilt. They're more solid than the Celestions I've owned, they're stiffer, heavier and seem like they can take a lot of abuse. The extra weight may be a downside for some, but I could see guys paranoid about cone cry going apesh1t over these things.

The pair I had didn't fit my particular amp the way I thought it was going to, but then again, I shouldn't have ordered a flat cone if detail was a priority and if I wanted some give and breakup I should have chosen a less efficient speaker. That was another classic example of following what I see on a message board instead of using common sense...lol. In a bright design with a lot of wattage, I'm sure those things would have been the "be all end all". If I can give advice to anyone it's to take a step back, see what your amps missing and try to find a match that makes sense. Aka... if you want a brighter sound, get a ceramic speaker, if you want a warmer speaker, get an alnico (that's a generalization, but tends to hold true). Want breakup? Get a less efficient speaker that can still match the amp's actual output. Want more headroom? Get a more efficient speaker that can handle a lot more wattage than what's being driven through it. Got a dark amp? Get a bright speaker. Etc. etc. etc...

 

[Gypsyblue]

Re: WGS speakers. Who has made the switch and why?

You say you like the Celestion better but the WGS and Eminence are fuller and warmer sounding.

Yes. Fuller and warmer doesn't mean better. There's more aural space in the midrange with the Celestions. More of a sense of "air" or "space". Not as "stuffy" or "full" sounding. The Celestions have a nice sizzle on top that the WGS speakers have less of.

I like the WGS speakers a lot. But I like Celestions a little bit more. Celestions also have the sound I grew up with and I've been using them most of my life. I'm just used to that sound.

We did compare the Celestion G12 alnico blue to the WGS version last night. Looks like the WGS uses the exact same British made Mueller cone that Celestion uses. The basket and magnet are similar but not the same.

And, of course, they don't sound the same. But they do sound similar.

 

[sonnyblu]

Re: WGS speakers. Who has made the switch and why?

I did not "really like" any speakers until I finally got WGS... Other than Celestion Blues.
It seems to me, they have really got the midrange thing figured out...
Even as you go up in magnet size and wattage... you never get that cardboard paper mid sound! Yeah!
And yes... They are cheaper... Fine by me! Still half the price of Webers... I think they sound great!

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: WGS speakers. Who has made the switch and why?

Heh, Metal Maniac's rant on WGS speakers encouraged me to A/B the G10C/S speakers with my Celestion G10L-35s in my Vibrolux Reverb. Folks mention that WGS speakers seem to be darker than Celestions and while I only have limited experience, I can't disagree at this time.

Now that does sound good !

For my type of playing, that is.