Celestion Creamback 65's what do you think about them?

[lespaul6]

Are they really just like the standard reissue greenback just able to take a pounding better?

 

[lespaul6]

Good to know... Im really thinking about checking them out, just dont want to make a mistake here

 

[JerEvil]

pretty much in my case. I like them for vintage flavors. not good for chugga

Depends on your "chugga"...

I think anything up to Iced Earth is doable on the 65's, for me anyway. Don't know how they would fare for Melo-Death like Carcass or the like. Definitely work with fuzzy brutal Entombed like tones.

 

[lespaul6]

So it will do Priest, Maiden, Scorpions etc I take it?

 

[fusedbrain]

pretty much in my case. I like them for vintage flavors. not good for chugga

Depends on your "chugga"...

I think anything up to Iced Earth is doable on the 65's, for me anyway. Don't know how they would fare for Melo-Death like Carcass or the like. Definitely work with fuzzy brutal Entombed like tones.

well they are not "tight" so to speak. flatulent low end with my dual rec.

I'm with Reza on this. Definitely NOT tight.
They are a nice "greenback-y" speaker for classic rock. Not so good with my Twin Jet or Recto.
I had a 4x12 of the 65's. All I have left is 1 in a 2x12 with a Celestion Gold.
Best application would probably be a 2x12 of them to handle a 100watt plexi style amp for the old stuff. They do play well with other speakers. Could be cool in a 2 x12 with a vintage 30, but I haven't tried that.

 

[JerEvil]

pretty much in my case. I like them for vintage flavors. not good for chugga

Depends on your "chugga"...

I think anything up to Iced Earth is doable on the 65's, for me anyway. Don't know how they would fare for Melo-Death like Carcass or the like. Definitely work with fuzzy brutal Entombed like tones.

well they are not "tight" so to speak. flatulent low end with my dual rec.

Man I only owned a Dual Rec for a minute but I definitely did not hate them with that amp. Here is my SPlawn 2x12 (65's) and F-50.

Here is some single coil crunch stuff (since Priest was mentioned)

P-90's and a Deliverance 60

 

[fusedbrain]

So it will do Priest, Maiden, Scorpions etc I take it?

I'm no expert on these bands or their gear, but wouldn't the old style G12-65's and G12T-75's be closer to the mark??

I look at the "high wattage greenback" type speakers as problem solvers for when you need the power handling with a "Greenback feel" in a small 1 or 2 speaker package. If you can run a 4 x 12, just get regular greenbacks.

I also just remebered that while I haven't tried a V30 / Creamback combo in a 2x12, I did try 2 V30's in a 4x12 with the Creambacks, and in that case, 2 Heritage Greenbacks with the V30's was WAY better. The Gold / Creamback 2x12 only comes out once in a blue moon to use with an AC30 HW head.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I thought about the Creambacks too when I was having my 2x12 built. The guy building it talked me into G12K-100's when I told him I played mainly thrash/death type stuff. Glad he did cause they're pretty sweet for the heavy stuff They handle low end and chug/palm muted chunk REALLY well! Nice well rounded frequency spectrum IMHO. Been playing my newly acquired Herbert through them and the low end is outrageous!


I want to try mixing them w/ v30s. I've heard they sound pretty awesome together.

 

[maddnotez]

pretty much in my case. I like them for vintage flavors. not good for chugga

Depends on your "chugga"...

I think anything up to Iced Earth is doable on the 65's, for me anyway. Don't know how they would fare for Melo-Death like Carcass or the like. Definitely work with fuzzy brutal Entombed like tones.

well they are not "tight" so to speak. flatulent low end with my dual rec.

Man I only owned a Dual Rec for a minute but I definitely did not hate them with that amp. Here is my SPlawn 2x12 (65's) and F-50.

Here is some single coil crunch stuff (since Priest was mentioned)

P-90's and a Deliverance 60

Sounded pretty awesome to me. I liked the P90's with the Deliverance.

 

[El Mariachi]

So it will do Priest, Maiden, Scorpions etc I take it?

Absolutely!
I use them in a closed 2x12 with my Splawn QR 50w and they sound awesome!
I play in an 80's hard rock/metal cover band.

 

[JerEvil]

pretty much in my case. I like them for vintage flavors. not good for chugga

Depends on your "chugga"...

I think anything up to Iced Earth is doable on the 65's, for me anyway. Don't know how they would fare for Melo-Death like Carcass or the like. Definitely work with fuzzy brutal Entombed like tones.

well they are not "tight" so to speak. flatulent low end with my dual rec.

Man I only owned a Dual Rec for a minute but I definitely did not hate them with that amp. Here is my SPlawn 2x12 (65's) and F-50.

Here is some single coil crunch stuff (since Priest was mentioned)

P-90's and a Deliverance 60

Sounded pretty awesome to me. I liked the P90's with the Deliverance.

Thanks! I was actually really surprised how much I liked the P90's with it as well!

So it will do Priest, Maiden, Scorpions etc I take it?

Absolutely!
I use them in a closed 2x12 with my Splawn QR 50w and they sound awesome!
I play in an 80's hard rock/metal cover band.

Yeah man, these speakers kill for that type of rock/metal!

 

[JP Overdrive]

The Creamback 65 are great speakers! I've been using a mono 4x12 with Heritage Greenback 25w's for a long time ( what i like best for my tone ), i wanted a 4x12 that i could split stereo, for a dry-wet set up, and the one half-dry needed to handle my loud 100w amp, the 2 Creamback sound as good, if not better then the mono 4x12, same sound, bit more bigger/cleaner low end, sweet and aggressive at the same time. Here's a sample of the spks, i'm only using the half-mono of the stereo 4x12 cab. Bit of delay in the loop, and bit of a boost from a overdrive pedal.
https://youtu.be/sjAC2JkY5z4

 

[JerEvil]

The Creamback 65 are great speakers! I've been using a mono 4x12 with Heritage Greenback 25w's for a long time ( what i like best for my tone ), i wanted a 4x12 that i could split stereo, for a dry-wet set up, and the one half-dry needed to handle my loud 100w amp, the 2 Creamback sound as good, if not better then the mono 4x12, same sound, bit more bigger/cleaner low end, sweet and aggressive at the same time. Here's a sample of the spks, i'm only using the half-mono of the stereo 4x12 cab. Bit of delay in the loop, and bit of a boost from a overdrive pedal.
https://youtu.be/sjAC2JkY5z4

Man that amp sounds great!

 

[atrox]

I think the G12H-75 Creambacks are probably closer to what you are looking for. Tighter low end and slightly higher sparkle on the top end over the G12M-65.

 

[Devilinside]

My creambacks are plenty tight with my Wizard metal. I have them on top of 2 V30's

 

[lespaul6]

Thanks for the input/videos guys!

 

[cecilbag]

I picked up another Splawn cab a week and a half ago. It's loaded with these and I really dig them so far. I've played 5 high volume gigs with them and really like the smooth top end, especially the lead tone. I haven't noticed the bottom end being super loose but definately not as tight as a v30. I've played it with my QuickRod and SLO. Works great for 80s as others said. Like anything you have to try them to see if they work for you.