I would love to hear this test done with a Mesa Spec V30. I think I may need to take the speakers out of my Engl cabinet and Mesa cabinet and do a little experimentation....
The first clip sounds like my Mesa 4x12 with V30s, its got more of a breadth with less fizz, and would get very crunchy if you raised the presence.
The second half sounds more aggressive like my Engl.
All I know for sure, is that whatever is in my cabinets, I'm happy with
On that note, I'm going to find the clips I did of my Mesa Recto Cab vs my Mills Afterburner, both loaded with all V30s. You guys are going to have BIG TROUBLE telling the difference between those. I used the same amp, mic, settings, mic positioning, etc. All of my audio engineering buddies had a very hard time telling them apart, and I know which I liked best, and which I kept.
The speakers were broken in courtesy of Mike Fortin
If it is the case that Mills Acoustics use Chinese v30s in their cabinets, I suppose Mesa does to, or they're UK ones made to sound like Chinese ones
I was always under the assumption that the Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Standard cabinets used UK v30s made to their specs. Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?