Speaker & Mic shootout with Smallbox 50

Hi!

We've tested several speakers in a Bogner 112 cab to pair with the fantastic Smallbox 50.
Also, we tested 10 guitar microphones with a Friedman 212 cab loaded with a Celestion G12H-75 (and a Cream).

The recordings were really interesting so I decided to make these videos presenting the differences between the speakers and the microphones.

Which speakers do you like best and which microphone is your favourite in this set up?





Speakers:

Celestion Blue
Celestion Cream
Celestion G12M Greenback
Celestion G12M-65 Creamback
Celestion G12H-75 Creamback
Celestion Vintage 30
Elecro-Voice EVM12L Classic

Gear used:

Amp: Friedman Smallbox 50W
Cab: Bogner 112CP (closed back)
Guitar: Fender Strat w/ Rocketfire pickups
Microphone: Shure SM57 (on axis, edge of cap)
Looper: Strymon Timeline



Microphones:

Shure SM57
Sennheiser e906
BeyerDynamic M201TG
Sennheiser MD421-U4
Heil Sound PR20
Heil Sound PR30B
Shure SM7B
BeyerDynamic M160
Royer Labs R121
Tul Microphones G12

Gear used:

Guitar: Fender Strat w/ Rocketfire pickups (bridge)
Amp: Friedman Smallbox 50W (overdrive channel)
Cabinet: Friedman 212 (closed back)
Speaker: Celestion G12H-75 Creamback
Mic preamp: RME FF800
Looper: Strymon Timeline

This should be posted on the main RT page as it is very well-done and would spark great discussion. Good job!

Awesome. Very well done and interesting.

On the gain vid I liked both the G12M-65 and 75 the best. Great vid!

Cool videos. I liked both alnico speakers in those clips. Those tones are right in the alnico's wheelhouse. For mics it was the Royer for me.

Just proves to me that i made the right choice with my H75's.