i can't make up my mind about speakers to mix with V30's

[petejt]

I struggled to mix V30s with other speakers in the same cab. The more I did it, the more I got annoyed with the V30s.

To me the V30s sounded best when used on their own in one cab.


I ended up ditching the V30s and went with a mix of C90s, EV 12S, and WGS ET-65s. They are pretty damn good, but I've realised now that I do miss that awesome crunch and chug of four V30s going full blast.

 

[9ball]

Hm yeah thats what i was also thinking - if they're starting to annoy me now - they're still gonna be there mixed you know? I dunno.
This is funny though - i was just sitting here debating still eminence or weber, and i was thinking "well emi's would be 200 for 2, weber's would be about 250"....then i get a card in the mail today from my parents that had a 50 dollar bill in it. And they NEVER just send money out of the blue haha - i think it's obvious. God wants me to have weber speakers haha

 

[FondledDuck]

V30's mixed with T75's is a killer combo...

 

[9ball]

Yeah - so i keep reading lol. I've actually got a g12t75 and a spare vintage 30 that i plan on building a 2x12 for one of these days

 

[blackba]

My first choice would be a v30, classic lead 80 mix. Otherwise the g12h30, v30 mix is good, provided you are willing to continue breaking in the helltone 30s.

 

[9ball]

CL 80's are another speaker that comes up in a search alot. Those are like 160 a piece though aren't they? Kinda pricey. I was thinking about also maybe getting an orange or15 lol

 

[supersonic]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

 

[jet66]

I have V30's mixed with ET65's and the cab rocks pretty hard.

Another vote for this combo, I really, really liked it. A bit of V30 brutality, smoothed out with the '65s. (I liked the G12H30 + V30, too, it's a good rule-of-thumb combo.) In the end, I went with a straight (4) of ET-65s, it's just so smooth with a Legacy I and a bright superstrat. I was playing in a funky fusion trio for a while, so I had no one competing for mid-range freqs, so YMMV.

Of course now that I've read this thread, I might have to experiment with the V30 + ET-65 mix, again...

 

[9ball]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

I don't even know what those are. I'll have to check into em. Those and the ET 65's ...and CL 80's i guess...hm...if i could find some speakers that work good with this amp, and maybe get some lower gain tubes i wouldn't really need another amp i guess

 

[blackba]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

 

[benduncan]

right now i have alnico golds and classic leads. id like to replace the classic leads with v30's someday, even though i know they are similar. i hear that V30's and G12T75's are a great combo for metal/modern rock

 

[9ball]

you know i think i'm just gonna say screw it - take these V30's out of this '60AV, put them in the mode four cab, and put some eminence texas heats and red white and blues in the vintage cab or something like that. something good for blues/classic rock/rock.
i don't want to spend money on chinese made speakers when there are perfectly good speakers available made here in the u.s.
i emailed weber a question, but they're not answering so eminence it is. or maybe warehouse lol

 

[9ball]

isn't the whole idea of making stuff in china is because it's cheaper anyways? so why are celestions still more expensive?lol

 

[blackba]

isn't the whole idea of making stuff in china is because it's cheaper anyways? so why are celestions still more expensive?lol

 

[9ball]

isn't the whole idea of making stuff in china is because it's cheaper anyways? so why are celestions still more expensive?lol

Lol

 

[supersonic]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

Didn't realize it was a 2x12.

 

[9ball]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

Didn't realize it was a 2x12.

It's not - i have a 2002 1960AV 4x12, with the V30's it came with, and a marshall mode four straight cab. Also a 4x12, that doesn't have any speakers in it right now, and i've just been undecided on which speakers to put where, now that i have an opportunity to get some.
I mentioned something about building a 2x12 for a g12t75 and.an extra vintage 30 that i have. Maybe that's where they got that idea?

 

[supersonic]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

Didn't realize it was a 2x12.

It's not - i have a 2002 1960AV 4x12, with the V30's it came with, and a marshall mode four straight cab. Also a 4x12, that doesn't have any speakers in it right now, and i've just been undecided on which speakers to put where, now that i have an opportunity to get some.
I mentioned something about building a 2x12 for a g12t75 and.an extra vintage 30 that i have. Maybe that's where they got that idea?

The GB M25s' will work great, put them in the top as they are less efficient than the V30s!

 

[9ball]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

Didn't realize it was a 2x12.

It's not - i have a 2002 1960AV 4x12, with the V30's it came with, and a marshall mode four straight cab. Also a 4x12, that doesn't have any speakers in it right now, and i've just been undecided on which speakers to put where, now that i have an opportunity to get some.
I mentioned something about building a 2x12 for a g12t75 and.an extra vintage 30 that i have. Maybe that's where they got that idea?

The GB M25s' will work great, put them in the top as they are less efficient than the V30s!

Thanks man i'll check em out

 

[blackba]

Surprised no one has mentioned GB M25 RI.

There is a big power handling difference between the greenback reissues and V30's, not to mention sensitivity difference. Its a valid combo for a 412, but not too practical for a 212.

Didn't realize it was a 2x12.

It's not - i have a 2002 1960AV 4x12, with the V30's it came with, and a marshall mode four straight cab. Also a 4x12, that doesn't have any speakers in it right now, and i've just been undecided on which speakers to put where, now that i have an opportunity to get some.
I mentioned something about building a 2x12 for a g12t75 and.an extra vintage 30 that i have. Maybe that's where they got that idea?

I was just making a general statement about greenbacks.