thegame
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75s are ok but for big sounding (not V30s or GBs) Celestions I prefer Redbacks, G12-65s/80s, G12K-85 and G12H-100. All of these have better mids while sharing the 75's wide frequency response.
You've never played through a Marshall 1960 cab?I don't think I've ever played through one tbh
You've never played through a Marshall 1960 cab?
You could be banned for that here.Nope! At least not that I can ever remember
It's because the midrange scoop era throughout the 90's (which the T-75's worked perfectly for) , people got tired of that sound, and started shitting on it, and anything associated with it.
I remember hating anything vintage during this time. You could buy old plexis, and LPs for cheap back then because people didn't want them, they wanted a scooped recto type thing
Honestly everything comes back around. It'll all become desirable again at some point.
I had a 1983 800 cab with H100s…there is no more mid scooped Celestion than that one. Metal is literally the only thing you could attempt to play with it.I just absolutely don’t think they are scooped sounding at all. I mean hell, if I look at the graph on pro q 3 the only place they are semi scooped MAYBE is in the shit area you wanna cut midrange anyways, around 3-500 hz. Which I cut everytime in a mix. And honestly, they have just as much midrange as any other speaker in the same realm to me. There is no huge dips at all when looking at the graph with them on pro q 3 at all, pretty flat across the spectrum except for the extended high highs and low lows.
I had a 1983 800 cab with H100s…there is no more mid scooped Celestion than that one. Metal is literally the only thing you could attempt to play with it.
That's the secret weapon used by Billy Gibbons on Eliminator (great tone IMO)...but in a 1x12 cabinet or combo. Perfect example of a speaker that may be too scooped in a 4x12 but perfect in a enclosure with fewer drivers. 1x12s have more mids & less lows/highs than 2x12s, which in turn have more mids & less lows/highs than 4x12s.I had a 1983 800 cab with H100s…there is no more mid scooped Celestion than that one. Metal is literally the only thing you could attempt to play with it.
Agreed. I’ve been especially liking Redback’s lately, but generally for higher powered, bigger sounding speakers there are imo way better options like the vintage crescendo’s, JBL’s or Altec’s. It seems like most guys on here don’t step out of the Celestion box. I find Celestion’s forte is mids (unmatched there IME), but much weaker in the outer frequencies vs those other brands, so I often now mix RB’s or 20w GB’s with one of those 3 brands to get a more complete package to me75s are ok but for big sounding (not V30s or GBs) Celestions I prefer Redbacks, G12-65s/80s, G12K-85 and G12H-100. All of these have better mids while sharing the 75's wide frequency response.
The vented versions IME really sound more like a higher powered Greenback, while the non-vented version that came after sound much more similar in voicing to the current ones. I found the vented ones had more applications of use for me, but I couldn’t justify keeping either with some of the other vintage speakers I got later onI agree, the early versions are just less "picky" with amps - slightly smoother and a hair less scooped
The modern versions sound quite good though IMO, especially with Marshalls
It's always funny hearing the hate from tan pants types, because 1960s are literally UBIQUITOUS at punk and metal shows of all sizes, everywhere in the world
I had a cab from 85/86 (you can always tell those years by the faded cloth, looks brown) that had the version after the vented ones and they were still good sounding but had less mids than the ventsThe vented versions IME really sound more like a higher powered Greenback, while the non-vented version that came after sound much more similar in voicing to the current ones. I found the vented ones had more applications of use for me, but I couldn’t justify keeping either with some of the other vintage speakers I got later on
Yeah both sound good. The non-vented I found had deeper lows and more high end also, more metal sounding imo and pretty decent cleans too actually. I compared both my vented and non-vented quads in my Kerry Wright 412 as well as comparing the speakers individually in isolation. I think both can be quite good speakers for the price for something vintage, although the best stuff I’ve tried I guess you gotta splurge a bit more, but worth it imoI had a cab from 85/86 (you can always tell those years by the faded cloth, looks brown) that had the version after the vented ones and they were still good sounding but had less mids than the vents
The vented versions IME really sound more like a higher powered Greenback, while the non-vented version that came after sound much more similar in voicing to the current ones. I found the vented ones had more applications of use for me, but I couldn’t justify keeping either with some of the other vintage speakers I got later on
I just absolutely don’t think they are scooped sounding at all. I mean hell, if I look at the graph on pro q 3 the only place they are semi scooped MAYBE is in the shit area you wanna cut midrange anyways, around 3-500 hz. Which I cut everytime in a mix. And honestly, they have just as much midrange as any other speaker in the same realm to me. There is no huge dips at all when looking at the graph with them on pro q 3 at all, pretty flat across the spectrum except for the extended high highs and low lows.
I really liked the Redbacks at first. Then I recorded them, and heard the thin raspy fizz hiding underneath that I personally don't care for, and then I could never un-hear it.Agreed. I’ve been especially liking Redback’s lately, but generally for higher powered, bigger sounding speakers there are imo way better options like the vintage crescendo’s, JBL’s or Altec’s. It seems like most guys on here don’t step out of the Celestion box. I find Celestion’s forte is mids (unmatched there IME), but much weaker in the outer frequencies vs those other brands, so I often now mix RB’s or 20w GB’s with one of those 3 brands to get a more complete package to me
I really liked the Redbacks at first. Then I recorded them, and heard the thin raspy fizz hiding underneath that I personally don't care for, and then I could never un-hear it.