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demondestroyer
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George, tell me like you did before. Tell me about the rabbits.
The~Kid
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@Racerxrated how come the G12C say they come from some other place not Ipswich England?
What is Bletchley England?
What is Bletchley England?
Greazygeo
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Watch the ACDC vid on my channel if you want to hear the G12m-20’s. T1511 55 hz with 014 cones. Best GB’s I ever had till they finally died. Would love to find a modern equivalent. Tight full bass, clear and smooth top. Downside were they did not throw the sound very far. Had to be more careful where I stood to hear them.
6402’s were in the 90’ Wizard cabs. Pretty fat sounding, decent bass and not scooped sounding like newer ones.
6402’s were in the 90’ Wizard cabs. Pretty fat sounding, decent bass and not scooped sounding like newer ones.
jtgainor
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I’m a fan of the 53H1777 cones from the early 2000’s. Apparently same cone as 6402 but a little easier to get ahold of. As others have said, not as bright and harsh high end compared to the Chinese greenbacks I’ve had. I like them so much that I imported an 04’ Marshall BX cab from England that has the 53H1777 cones.
In the context of a tight aggressive metal tone, I’d go after some Chinese greenbacks.
In the context of a tight aggressive metal tone, I’d go after some Chinese greenbacks.
cardinal
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For tight aggressive metal I much prefer V30s. G12Ms have their place though.
alund
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This is a great thread.
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Racerxrated
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Semantics. Both are Marshall corporate locations I believe.
Regarding Vintage speakers, it's just like vintage amps. In my experience with this thing we do with gear, vintage versions always have something 'more' than the modern equivalents. 'They don't make em like they used to' is a thing.
Doesn't mean it's better for everyone; but they are different.
FourT6and2
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I bet if you grabbed a handful of any single variation of these speakers and compared them, they'd all sound different.
Exo-metal
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I hate to go off topic but I cannot believe RT hasn't said anything word about these G12M...Hempbacks, you guys must've known and smoked em
https://celestion.com/blog/g12m-50-hempback-true-american-flavoured-tone/
https://celestion.com/blog/g12m-50-hempback-true-american-flavoured-tone/
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Exo-metal
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demondestroyer
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Love old school looney toons! Put on some old cartoons, sit down and have a good steak and a brew and say fuck the world!!
alund
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When my wife leaves out on Saturday, I sit in bed watching either old school kung fu theater or 3 stooges, drink beer and eat cheetoes. I find myself so wound up from the goofy noise violence that I play guitar waaay better.
PDC
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I agree the G12EVH is a great sounding, lower wattage GB speaker. My understanding is that they are 20 Watt UK GBs with the black cover and the EVH striped label. I've got a well broken-in quad in a straight front Splawn cab and they sound really, really good. A friend of mine had a quad of the Marshall G12C that were originally found in the Hendrix Reissue cab and later found their way into some of the dark purple Vintage Modern cabs. Rated at 25 watts - unsure if they are made in UK or China. But those also sounded really good.
dead-pan
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The Lynchback is pretty nice too.
