Vented G12T-75s??

[Frehley12]

Are these the G12T-75s that are considered the highly regarded ones?

 

[JLR]

Yes they are.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

I'm no Sherlock Holmes, or John Holmes for that matter, but those are G12T75's and they have vents.

 

[ChurchHill]

Yep. I'd be interested in what your take on them is.

 

[OldGtrGuy]

Yes but......are they actually better?

 

[Racerxrated]

Yep!

They sound killer, and very close to the brightest version G12 65, the T3120. But the vented 75s have more of an extended high/low end.
Great speakers!

 

[Racerxrated]

Yes but......are they actually better?

My take on the G12T75 'evolution': The first version vented 75s ARE similar to a high powered GB, like they advertised. But, the following versions all lost some midrange with each change...the vents, then non vents white label are more scooped(but still have decent mids), then the black/white labels in 87-90 are more scooped yet, followed by the 91-today versions that are more scooped than before.
If you played a vented version and A/Bd it with a brand new one, the difference in the mids would be huge.

 

[Frehley12]

I have a '83 JCM800 4x12 cab with G12-65s. I hope I'm not being redundant with these vented G12T-75s. My plan would be to put the 75s in a Bogner 2x12.

I'm also looking at another pair of 75s that are from 1994 taken out of a JCM900 cab.

 

[ChurchHill]

My take on the G12T75 'evolution': The first version vented 75s ARE similar to a high powered GB, like they advertised. But, the following versions all lost some midrange with each change...the vents, then non vents white label are more scooped(but still have decent mids), then the black/white labels in 87-90 are more scooped yet, followed by the 91-today versions that are more scooped than before.
If you played a vented version and A/Bd it with a brand new one, the difference in the mids would be huge.

Yeah, that's been my take on them, too. None of them are my personal preference, but the earlier ones are very different from the latest version. They are good for some things, but I've always found that something else works better, no matter what I'm trying to achieve. I'm still curious what others see in them, though, but don't feel like I'm missing anything.

 

[ChurchHill]

I have a '83 JCM800 4x12 cab with G12-65s. I hope I'm not being redundant with these vented G12T-75s. My plan would be to put the 75s in a Bogner 2x12.

I don't think so, they're different enough IME. Those Bogner 2x12s are great cabs!

 

[Frehley12]

I have never heard Redbacks in person. YT clips comparing RBs with G12T-75s somewhat have a similar sound. The thing is that there are so many versions of the 75s.

 

[ChurchHill]

FWIW, I don't like Redbacks, but to be fair, I didn't give them a chance to break in. Similar, yes, but I much prefer the T75s, any version. I find the T75s highs to be smoother than the RBs, but that's a broad generalization.

 

[Frehley12]

I'm no Sherlock Holmes, or John Holmes for that matter, but those are G12T75's and they have vents.

I couldn't tell if it had vents because MikeOx Huge had Oliver Klothesoff in the way.

 

[OldGtrGuy]

I couldn't tell if it had vents because MikeOx Huge had Oliver Klothesoff in the way.

What did Heyward Jablomey have to say about this?

 

[GJgo]

FWIW, here's '84 vented T75 vs '86 non-vented T75 vs. '13 T75.