Top/Bottom vs X/Pattern

[D-Rock]

I've tried X Pattern in so many formations over the years but just can't do it. I can also hear the different speaker independently and it would screw with me. But top bottom configuration, especially with V30, is much more balanced to my ear and the cab even sounds bigger than way.

I love V30s but really only like 4 of the. UK ones together in a Mesa cab. I've found putting essentially any pair of speaker type that I already like on top of a pair of Chinese V30s is always better than 4 of each speaker alone in a cab.

My straight Krank cab has 2 WGS Vet30s in the bottom & 2 Jensen MOD 70s in the top.

Recently I put 2 V30s in the bottom of my slant JCM 900 cab with G12T75s up top.

Then I put 2 Texas Heats in the top of my V30 equipped slant Line6 cab.

Yesterday I removed the 4 Classic Lead 80s from my oversized slant H&K 412 and put 2 G12T75s in the top & 2 V30s in the bottom.

The Classic Leads are nice, in the same realm as V30s I'd say. Leaner, brighter, up front mids. Less give, less personality, slightly stiffer response. Has that Celestion bite and in spades tho and they sound good.

I'm probably going to pull the V30s from my PPC 412 and put the CL80s in it. The cab is dark and I find the 4 V30s to sound a bit blurry together in there. I hoping the CL80s will brighten up and clear up the sound out that cab.
If so, then I'll have 2 more pairs of V30s to put it the bottom of other cabs. I really want to do a Greenback top/V30 bottom cab...

 

[stephen sawall]

I always prefer top/bottom over X pattern.

CL-80 is a great speaker. Favorite Celestion for open back cabs.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

The only X pattern I've liked is my current 4x12 loaded with Celestion Cream back neos and Splawn small blocks. They are similar and Green backish but really add a 3d effect in an X pattern in my Schecter USA 4x12 1960B copy. And if mixing with V30'S, I always prefer V30'S on the bottom.

 

[Kagami]

I had top/bottom in my 412 before and I couldn't even tell the bottom speakers were playing anything so it's useless at least for me since I play right next to it.

T75 is a great speaker to mix with the CL80 though, same with the K100.

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Same here - I much prefer Top - Bottom vs X pattern.