I just installed two new 2024/25 production UK made Vintage 30's...

[The~Kid]

I have a Soldano slant cab with 4x new UK 16ohm V30. I think they sound good. Admittedly this is a slightly different application with front loaded speakers and a somewhat small 4x12, but overall it's good IMO.

Honestly they are fucking amazing in the Bad Cat 212 Closed Back I have


Just so good, no stupid mid hump. Nice and relaxed overall and warm and just handle lows and gain so damn well. The more you play them, the better they get.


Totally recommend these and Bad Cat cabs or these Celestion UK V30s, forget Gold they are Platinum/Diamond level good *_*

 

[skoora]

The Mesa Traditional 4x12 I bought recently (new) sounds incredible. It was built after Gibson bought Mesa. And the V30s are still the Mesa UK ones. But I don't know if anything changed on Celestion's end with these. But I will say I love it. There is only ONE other V30 cab I've ever had that I liked. It was a Mesa Recto 2x12 I got back in 2009 or so. I wish I still had it, but it's long gone. Anyway... I've historically hated V30s, but this new Mesa cab is incredible—whether it's the speakers or the cab or both, I don't know.

For a long time I’ve wanted a trad cab to go under my boogie heads across from my Marshall cab that has the Marshall’s but they would just never turn up used and I always hoped for one to show up with a vintage style grill. I broke down and got the EVH cab instead, several years ago.

 

[FourT6and2]

For a long time I’ve wanted a trad cab to go under my boogie heads across from my Marshall cab that has the Marshall’s but they would just never turn up used and I always hoped for one to show up with a vintage style grill. I broke down and got the EVH cab instead, several years ago.

You're missing out. I literally spent years searching for a used trad but they just never came up. Bite the bullet my friend.

 

[skoora]

You're missing out. I literally spent years searching for a used trad but they just never came up. Bite the bullet my friend.

I wish. Not for 15 hunsky plus shipping and tax. Plus it’s 8 ohms which gets weird with running two cabs out of the power station when the other cab is 16. Plus I have my heart set on a matching grill to my Marshall which is what I think is a salt and pepper.
There was recently a used Marshall 1960BV on GC that had the right grill and I waited too long with it on the wishlist while figuring out what to do and it was sold.

 

[FourT6and2]

I wish. Not for 15 hunsky plus shipping and tax. Plus it’s 8 ohms which gets weird with running two cans out of the power stations when the other cab is 16. Plus I have my heart set on a matching grill to my Marshall which is what I think is a salt and pepper.
There was recently a used Marshall 1960BV on GC that had the right grill and I waited to long with it on the wishlist while figuring out what to do and it was sold.

Shipping on cabs is free from many stores. Tax is another story.

 

[The~Kid]

So I mean are the UK Vintage 30s that come in Mesa, Bad Cat, Soldano, Friedman etc etc any different than a stock UK V30.....


Also I figure these new ones are different than older UK ones too....


Not sure but yeah

 

[Rackman]

16ohm Traditional V30 cabs would be a cool thing for Mesa to offer.