Choose one of these speaker options for my SLO...

[rstites]

I'll give another vote for G12-65's. I have a couple of '79 Marshall 4x12s loaded with them. They're the best combination with the SLO that I've had. Really, those cabs are magic with old Marshalls too. I had the matched '79 2203 that was my main rig for years and it sounded great. Unfortunately, I foolishly sold off that amp years back when I thought Marshall amps had gotten ridiculous in value.....they've never come back down, so I haven't replaced any of the classic Marshalls I sold off at the time!

I wisely kept the cabs though....

 

[D-Rock]

Two V30s up top and two G12H20s on bottom.

 

[RedPlated]

My SLO sounded best with g12m25 on top, v30 on bottom. In a Friedman cab.

 

[Mr. Willy]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

The only thing that would concern me about that combo is the difference between volume, 100db vs. 97db. On the other hand, the SLO through a quad of G12-65s sounds glorious. For example, Gary Moore @ Montruex:

 

[Ventura]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

I'd opt for V30/G12T75s X pattern, just like the UberKab.

Otherwise a 4x12 of G12H30s would be SICK!!!!!

SLOs are a different breed of amp - ALTOGETHER!!!! They sound different, react different, play different - everything about 'em is "different". In a good way. Huge respects for Mike and his engineering

But ya, man, my SLO experience goes back almost 10+ years along with some HR100+ action and a few Soldano cabs... But a couple SLOs were in the mix - IIRC there were Eminence Legends or something along those lines that came stock with one of my 412s. I had another loaded with *I think* all G12H30s and it was fucking BUTTER!!!!! But hey, to each their own. SLOs have a ripping mid section to them so reliance on V30s for bite isn't entirely necessary - or good if you're playing at the volumes you state. Ear fatigue at those levels - for everyone in the band.

I'd go for a more relaxed and neutral speaker; the G12H30 does have colour but it's a colour I like. If you want simple "pure SLO" without much coloration, go with G12K100s - sure, you'll have a 400W capable amp (or I guess 100W in parallel, or 200W in series-parallel....faaaaak!! ) Otherwise I'd be tempted with the UberKab speaker set up, or just going back to the basics which is I believe Legends by Eminence.

 

[jape23]

I've tried 4 V30s with the SLO. To my ears, it was good, but not great. A mix of greenbacks and v30s also sounded good, but I wasn't 100 percent satisfied with that either.

Two V30s and two G12H30 70th anniversary speakers in an x pattern got me the best results with the SLO. I liked the Peavey 5150 4x12 with the stock Sheffield speakers too. That cabinet just seemed to work well with the SLO. I didn't really like that cab with any of my other amps though. It's all about finding the right combination through trial and error.

 

[copilot]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

The only thing that would concern me about that combo is the difference between volume, 100db vs. 97db. On the other hand, the SLO through a quad of G12-65s sounds glorious. For example, Gary Moore @ Montruex:

Gary used EV's as did Clapton w/ the SLO

 

[jdel77]

Some killer information and experience here. Thanks guys!
What are people's experience with Creamback 65's with the SLO? Any decent results?

 

[Mr. Willy]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

The only thing that would concern me about that combo is the difference between volume, 100db vs. 97db. On the other hand, the SLO through a quad of G12-65s sounds glorious. For example, Gary Moore @ Montruex:

Gary used EV's as did Clapton w/ the SLO

Didn’t know that. Thanks!

 

[Jayy]

I've never had a chance to try the EVM 12Ls with my SLO, but I'd like to. I have ran my SLO through creamback 65w, 25 watt Celestion greenbacks, a Marshall 4X12 loaded with 4 Scumback BM75 65 watt blackback style speakers, and I have 2 4X12 slant Soldano cabs loaded with the Eminence Legend V12 speakers. So far the creambacks were good and so were the greenbacks, but the 4X12 of Scumback BM75s and the Soldano cabs loaded with the Legend V12s have been the best to my ears. They are pretty different from each other, but both good with the SLO.

 

[cecilbag]

Some killer information and experience here. Thanks guys!
What are people's experience with Creamback 65's with the SLO? Any decent results?

I'm not sure which creambacks come in the new Splawn cabs but I got one last summer and it's a great combo with slo

 

[jdel77]

Well, I can confirm the V30's on the bottom and G12-65's up top is fucking righteous.
The V30's are 100db sensitivity so they're on the bottom as opposed to the 97db sensitivity of the 65's.
It's a perfect balance of the mid crunch and definition of the V30's and the smoothness and growl of the 65's.
I think I'll put Greenbacks in my other old Marshall cab just for some vintage flavour.
Very happy with my sound.

 

[cecilbag]

Took my Marshall cab with v30s tonight at our gig and it sounded killer. The slo sounds so good it can work with most speakers. Is all in what you like

 

[jdel77]

I'm gonna try Creambacks at some stage, just to compare against the G12-65's.

 

[SavageRiffer]

Creambacks are great speakers. They sound good with every amp I tried so far.

 

[Jack Luminous]

I use my SLO either with an old 1960 cab fitted with G12-65 or a 1x12 Thiele cab with EVM12L. Both sound great.

 

[blackba]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

The only thing that would concern me about that combo is the difference between volume, 100db vs. 97db. On the other hand, the SLO through a quad of G12-65s sounds glorious. For example, Gary Moore @ Montruex:

Gary used EV's as did Clapton w/ the SLO

Interesting. Besides the WGS ET65's that I use with my HR25. I have also been using an opened back 212 with an MC90 and Eminence MS-12. Really great combo and works very nicely with the HR25.

I also tried a scumback BH75-LD 65W with the HR25, but it was too bright. It was new out of the box, so that may have been it. Thankfully the scumback mixed with a V30 works great with my Marshall 2553.

 

[SavageRiffer]

The question came up about volume - we're frigging loud.
Always been a very loud band.
Given that frequencies are pushed at volume I'm leaning towards a V30 and G12-65 mix.
I love Greenbacks, but I think I'll need more clean headroom out of the speakers. I need clarity and room to move in those higher frequencies and while the Greenback compression is great for some amps and styles, I think I'll skip them on this one.
I do have an old Marshall cab that I'm keen to fill with Greenbacks for a more old school flavour.

The only thing that would concern me about that combo is the difference between volume, 100db vs. 97db. On the other hand, the SLO through a quad of G12-65s sounds glorious. For example, Gary Moore @ Montruex:

Damn that sounded good.

 

[Braciola]

I've experimented with a boatload of speakers with an SLO.
From your list I'd go with #4
However, my favorite for the SLO by far is (2) Celestion Heritage Greenbacks and (2) Celestion Heritage GH30 (55 hz!!!) in and X pattern.

 

[jdel77]

Thanks Braciola. I know you know your SLO's!
I think I'm going to pull the V30's and put Creambacks in there with the 65's, either in an X or with the Creambacks on the bottom.
There's a shitload of midrange coming out of the cab as is with the V30's, and I want to use them with my Cornford Hellcat.
Worth experimenting with anyway...