Verdict on the Creambacks??

[Ventura]

What's their story? Are they worthy?? Suitable for what kinda vibe and music??

Interested - thanks for any feedback and intel

 

[Stramm8]

Me too. I'm specifically looking for some feedback on the H75 Creamback.

 

[Ventura]

Well Stramm... Looks like it's you and me, buddy.

So - have you heard about the new Creambacks? Ya, me too. Wonder what they're all about...

 

[fluff191]

I produced the below video at Celestions request of a comparison between the H & M variants. I personally love the M's, but both are fantastic. Dave Kracke compared them both to a vintage 1970 pre-Rola Greenback Marshall cab the studio has and they are very close in feel and sensitivity.

We told this to Celestion and they suspected it was because on reissue Greenbacks, the magnets are NOT fully charged, but the Creamback ones are. Food for thought. I love the Hell out of them. Best Celestion speaker in a long time.

 

[EyesOfTheSouth]

I wish I could have liked the m65's. I bought 6 of them. They all turned out sounding different.........none of which blew me away. I went back to RI Greenbacks because they sound better to me. The Lynchbacks are still my #1 though.

 

[blackba]

I wish I could have liked the m65's. I bought 6 of them. They all turned out sounding different.........none of which blew me away. I went back to RI Greenbacks because they sound better to me. The Lynchbacks are still my #1 though.

Did any of them sound similar to the clip posted above?

 

[Gadzz]

I'm running my Friedman SS through a Splawn 4x12 with 65 watt creambacks, I'm really digging the set up very vintage sounding and the cleans have just the right amount of breakup.

 

[Dave K]

I'm impressed with what Celestion has come up with in both Creamback versions, and the Lynchback is damn nice,too.
The Heritage Greenback does nothing for me, so I didn't expect the Creambacks to be much better, but both the M and H sounded great from the start. X pattern in a 4x12 =

 

[Ventura]

I think the Bogner OS212 cabinet loaded with one of each of these CBs is going to be on my cab list to buy.

Peace,
Mo

 

[232cap]

I have a splawn cab loaded with them and they have a tougher sounding midrange over the regular greenies. I had the quad for months and really didn't have any more speaker interest then they came out with the h75 creamback so I grabbed 2 and x them with the 2 m65 and it raised the bar another notch. The h's add a tighter bottom and more chime on the top end and I still get the killer mid tones from the m65's, flat out killer cab. The best part is the cab didn't loose that great greenback midrange but still can deliver tight bottom end.

 

[Ventura]

I have a splawn cab loaded with them and they have a tougher sounding midrange over the regular greenies. I had the quad for months and really didn't have any more speaker interest then they came out with the h75 creamback so I grabbed 2 and x them with the 2 m65 and it raised the bar another notch. The h's add a tighter bottom and more chime on the top end and I still get the killer mid tones from the m65's, flat out killer cab. The best part is the cab didn't loose that great greenback midrange but still can deliver tight bottom end.

Quality intel, thanks for that

I produced the below video at Celestions request of a comparison between the H & M variants. I personally love the M's, but both are fantastic. Dave Kracke compared them both to a vintage 1970 pre-Rola Greenback Marshall cab the studio has and they are very close in feel and sensitivity.

We told this to Celestion and they suspected it was because on reissue Greenbacks, the magnets are NOT fully charged, but the Creamback ones are. Food for thought. I love the Hell out of them. Best Celestion speaker in a long time.

Saw this before - and thank you kindly for reminding me of it. It's been a link on my desktop for quite some time now. I've been listening to it a fair bit - but was wondering if there's been any more hands on experience.

Thanks Fluff.

 

[Serratus]

I have a Zilla 2x12 cab with two Creambacks, which replaced a 2x12 with V30s that I got rid of because I wasn't keen on the V30 high mid spike. The zilla is a really warm, fat sounding cab, much sweeter high mids and top end with less fizz than V30s, although probably less ability to cut through a dense mix (due to the warmer sound). I had the same experience with greenbacks compared to V30s. And I find the Creambacks to be pretty good as a higher output version of the greenback.

 

[ocgeardisorder]

I am getting the H and M together. They sound stellar!

 

[lespaul6]

I like the H a whole lot... waiting for the lynchback in 16ohm!

 

[EyesOfTheSouth]

I like the H a whole lot... waiting for the lynchback in 16ohm!

You might be waiting a lifetime. I heard it ain't happening.

 

[lespaul6]

above...

did you hear why?

 

[EyesOfTheSouth]

above...

did you hear why?

I don't know why.......or if it's true at all. But my friend works for a big boy company that produces amps/guitars. He told me that Celestion said the 16ohm will not be made.

 

[mmolteratx]

The Ms are the best speakers I've found for Marshall tones, with great upper mid range bark without any harsh overtones. I liked them even better than my vintage Blackbacks I had for a few years. Not so big on them for modern styles, but they're passable for br00tz. Bass is a little slow for tight, defined riffing, and they tend to smear low notes together a bit.

 

[Ventura]

I am getting the H and M together. They sound stellar!

I see this is in my future

 

[richedie]

I had the M-65 and H-75 in my Bogner 212 but the tone was thinner than when I had a V30 and WGS ET-65 so I went back to that set. My Bogner Shiva and PWE Event Horizon are both beefier and bolder with the V30/ET65, where the highs were too thin and bright with the Creambacks. In my Stone Age I have G12K-100s, and again, much thicker, bolder, warmer, fatter than the Creambacks. I do however like the Lynchbacks and RI Greenbacks in my Splawn 412. That cab just works!