Greenback loaded 4x12 worth it?

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I have a Friedman 4x12 cab with the UK GB Reissues and it is killer
 
Hey everyone, quick update. After putting the search on hold due to various reasons. I have spent the past month playing lots of different cabs, favourite one so far was a friends EVH 4x12 with the G12EVHs , sounds really good. I actually preferred this to a 1971 marshall cab with the OG g12m's. Also got to try a current production Marshall with g12m's but it sounded quite congested in the mids compared to the EVH and the 71 cab. Issue at the moment is most places don't have the EVH in stock with a couple months wait. On a side note and completely different to greenbacks, but I have seen a Krank Dime 4x12 with Texas Heats in like new condition , was wondering whether anyone had ever used it played this cab? Seems pretty solid and the speakers seem setup for more of an American gain sound which might be good for my modded Marshall and Soldano
 
Dear God not the EVH Greenback 412 again.....

That's it. I'm done. | Farewell Ecard
 
bennyslo said:
Hey everyone, quick update. After putting the search on hold due to various reasons. I have spent the past month playing lots of different cabs, favourite one so far was a friends EVH 4x12 with the G12EVHs , sounds really good. I actually preferred this to a 1971 marshall cab with the OG g12m's. Also got to try a current production Marshall with g12m's but it sounded quite congested in the mids compared to the EVH and the 71 cab. Issue at the moment is most places don't have the EVH in stock with a couple months wait. On a side note and completely different to greenbacks, but I have seen a Krank Dime 4x12 with Texas Heats in like new condition , was wondering whether anyone had ever used it played this cab? Seems pretty solid and the speakers seem setup for more of an American gain sound which might be good for my modded Marshall and Soldano
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'Setup for more of an American gain sound' and then you immediately list a modded Marshall - the quintessential UK amp.....

The Soldano is debatable but don't go for US EQ'd stuff for UK and vice versa. Tubes pretty much work the same way; if they were made in the UK, they excel in UK amps, etc.
 
bennyslo said:
Hey everyone, quick update. After putting the search on hold due to various reasons. I have spent the past month playing lots of different cabs, favourite one so far was a friends EVH 4x12 with the G12EVHs , sounds really good. I actually preferred this to a 1971 marshall cab with the OG g12m's. Also got to try a current production Marshall with g12m's but it sounded quite congested in the mids compared to the EVH and the 71 cab. Issue at the moment is most places don't have the EVH in stock with a couple months wait. On a side note and completely different to greenbacks, but I have seen a Krank Dime 4x12 with Texas Heats in like new condition , was wondering whether anyone had ever used it played this cab? Seems pretty solid and the speakers seem setup for more of an American gain sound which might be good for my modded Marshall and Soldano
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Another option in that similar greenback vein is the vintage modern cab with the G12C. You can find those used for a fair price.
 
bennyslo said:
Hey everyone, quick update. After putting the search on hold due to various reasons. I have spent the past month playing lots of different cabs, favourite one so far was a friends EVH 4x12 with the G12EVHs , sounds really good. I actually preferred this to a 1971 marshall cab with the OG g12m's. Also got to try a current production Marshall with g12m's but it sounded quite congested in the mids compared to the EVH and the 71 cab. Issue at the moment is most places don't have the EVH in stock with a couple months wait. On a side note and completely different to greenbacks, but I have seen a Krank Dime 4x12 with Texas Heats in like new condition , was wondering whether anyone had ever used it played this cab? Seems pretty solid and the speakers seem setup for more of an American gain sound which might be good for my modded Marshall and Soldano
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Bogner
 
@bennyslo Check this thread out. Good info here if you want to read about the greenback sound

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Thread 'My “Greenback” opinion……long post'

Greenbacks are my favorite speaker ever and I’ve owned just about every interpretation/clone of them except for true vintage Celestions. I have a closet full of them in both 8 and 16 ohm. My review from worst to best below. As reference, I do not like g12-65’s or H magnet speakers on their own. This was not a direct A/B test, but rather based on hearing them over time in various cabs.

Starting with the worst…….,

Eminence Private Jack - Full of honky/boxy mids and a papery, 2-D sound. Much thicker/wooly than a Celestion. Only use I could imagine is if you have a really bright/thin...
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Wish people here in Atlanta thought highly of the EVH 4x12. I’be had mine on Craig’s and FB for weeks at $500. In a little while I might just pull the speakers and put them on Reverb and see if there’s something I can do with the empty cab.
 
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Wish people here in Atlanta thought highly of the EVH 4x12. I’be had mine on Craig’s and FB for weeks at $500. In a little while I might just pull the speakers and put them on Reverb and see if there’s something I can do with the empty cab.
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500 and it would be gone here
 
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