My “Greenback” opinion……long post

[Racerxrated]

nice reviews.

although i’ve had a few, i’m not a big fan of greenies. had a pair of mid ‘00 ipswicher in my bogner ST 4x12 but ended up yanking one and favored it as a single in my frankensperiment 4 different speaker cab.
threw the spare in a mesa 2x12 vertical half back and it was happy there.

when the 5150 first came out i was at the local shop the week they took delivery. i loved the 4x12 and hated the amp. the evh speakers in that cab/config sounded like what i always wanted from a greenie.

currently have chinese v30 orange 1x12, chinese gh30 evh 1x12, vintage mesa slant halfback w/ 2 celestion-black shadow CL90s tops (my fave celestion i currently own) & 2 EV12L bottoms, and mahalo slant w/WGS Invader 50s/ET65s in X pattern. WGSs have a nice balance of thick “aunch” and bite.

incoming to play with lower wattage vintage speaker type sounds blending in my mahalo cab
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One of the most 'Metal' sounding cabs I've ever heard was a halfback Mesa 412 with C90s on top and EV12Ls on the bottom. Cranking my old Coli through that cab was incredible.
But, it needed to be pushed to give that sound up. Only drawback with EVs.

 

[The~Kid]

Honestly the Boss WAZA Craft speaker is an excellent Greenback clone.


Highly recommend and 100 watts too.

 

[Humbucking]

Most of my greenbacks are from 1968-1974. quite a few T1221s as well as T1511s(my favorite). That said Scumback's M55 is pretty nice. I have them in a MGL cab. I prefer thicker lower mids & they deliver.

 

[Beyond Black]

I have a Heritage 20(exact same speaker as the EVH) and it out muscles every GB I have here that is a modern version...6402, UK M25, MiC M25, you name it. Maybe this is from a different batch than your EVH? I am going to buy an EVH to pair up with it so I'll find out.
I also had a Vintage Modern B cab with the G12Cs, that was a killer cab and I regretted selling it long ago...but, I'd buy another 2 and neither one sounded even close to that first one. Headscratcher.

But, I highly recommend going for a Pulsonic GB to hear what a REAL GB should sound like lol. They are special.

The EVH’s in my EVH cab can definitely handle a high gain pummeling better than the 1777 Greenbacks in my Marshall cab. They retain better clarity with more crunch and grind, less midrange honk.

 

[Lightning]

That’s what I thought so they would be great for the Van Halen 1 sound

 

[EyesOfTheSouth!]

The EVH’s in my EVH cab can definitely handle a high gain pummeling better than the 1777 Greenbacks in my Marshall cab. They retain better clarity with more crunch and grind, less midrange honk.

Could be the cab. I personally don’t like straight 4x12’s. I moved the EVH cab fairly quick, but I robbed two of the EVH speakers.

I’ve had both the EVH and the current UK Reissues in my 1960a……both X pattern and top/bottom configurations. My experience is the exact opposite as the EVH has way more vintage honk and the bottom falls out fast. I will agree they are more scooped overall compared to the G12M, but that honk is coming from the lower mids IMO. And there is a very noticeable volume discrepancy.

Maybe I would like the EVH more if I had a full quad in my 1960A. That way I could EQ my amps for them. They are just too different mixed together.

 

[mentoneman]

One of the most 'Metal' sounding cabs I've ever heard was a halfback Mesa 412 with C90s on top and EV12Ls on the bottom. Cranking my old Coli through that cab was incredible.
But, it needed to be pushed to give that sound up. Only drawback with EVs.

you took the words right out of my mouth—



and i agree about the coli. my neighbor said my IIB coli on 3 into the halfback could easily be heard 2 blocks away. i don’t think i ever played my coli cranked but once for about 30 seconds.