WGS Veteran 30's. Anyone tried these?

[chunktone]

Anyone compared these side by side with Celestion Vintage 30's? The price is pretty nice, but are they any good?

 

[chunktone]

Hello...anyone?

 

[Meathead]

I'm hearing people prefer them to their Celestion V30's...James Peters was one.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Yes, i bought 2 of them and shoved them in a Port City 2x12. They do indeed sound very very good. I think i do like them better than Celestion V30's. They're smoother, lots of punch and killer low end. You can't go wrong for $45 each. And they're made in the USA unlike Celestions.

 

[Stratboy151]

Yes, i bought 2 of them and shoved them in a Port City 2x12. They do indeed sound very very good. I think i do like them better than Celestion V30's. They're smoother, lots of punch and killer low end. You can't go wrong for $45 each. And they're made in the USA unlike Celestions.

how do you like that port city cab?

 

[guitarslinger]

hate the cel v30

like the wgs v30

LOVE the wgs CL80 (BL80?)

 

[PeteLaramee]

What do people think about the Warehouse version of the Greenback?

 

[cibyl]

I put to Veteran 30's in my Bogner OS 2x12 -- I definitely like them. The have all that fat midrange of the V30 but they're smoother, warmer. But I like V30's to begin with, soooo,...

I have regular V30's in my Recto 2x12 and I like them in that cab,...not sure I'd like the Veteran 30's in there as they'd probably be too dark -- they work very well in the Bogner cab.

 

[lamppost]

This WGS guy is only about 30-40 minutes away from me, over in Paducah, Kentucky. Between the three guitarists that keep our stuff at the studio, we have had probably 10-20 of his speakers and all of them have been great. They sound excellent and you just can't beat the price.

 

[thegame]

I put to Veteran 30's in my Bogner OS 2x12 -- I definitely like them. The have all that fat midrange of the V30 but they're smoother, warmer. But I like V30's to begin with, soooo,...

I have regular V30's in my Recto 2x12 and I like them in that cab,...not sure I'd like the Veteran 30's in there as they'd probably be too dark -- they work very well in the Bogner cab.

So the Celestions have alot more bite/harmonics/attack than the Veteran 30s ?

 

[cibyl]

I put to Veteran 30's in my Bogner OS 2x12 -- I definitely like them. The have all that fat midrange of the V30 but they're smoother, warmer. But I like V30's to begin with, soooo,...

I have regular V30's in my Recto 2x12 and I like them in that cab,...not sure I'd like the Veteran 30's in there as they'd probably be too dark -- they work very well in the Bogner cab.

So the Celestions have alot more bite/harmonics/attack than the Veteran 30s ?

Um,...I wouldn't put it that way. The Veteran 30's have very good harmonic content and attack,..they've just managed to smooth out the mid spike that a lot of people don't like. But I would say regular V30's have more bite. That said, the amp you use, guitar, pickups, etc have a lot to do with the kind of harmonic content, attack, etc that you achieve as well.

 

[thiswaythatway]

I put to Veteran 30's in my Bogner OS 2x12 -- I definitely like them. The have all that fat midrange of the V30 but they're smoother, warmer. But I like V30's to begin with, soooo,...

I have regular V30's in my Recto 2x12 and I like them in that cab,...not sure I'd like the Veteran 30's in there as they'd probably be too dark -- they work very well in the Bogner cab.

So the Celestions have alot more bite/harmonics/attack than the Veteran 30s ?

If anything WGS speakers give you less ear fatigue, i like them better for metal than the Celestions.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Yes, i bought 2 of them and shoved them in a Port City 2x12. They do indeed sound very very good. I think i do like them better than Celestion V30's. They're smoother, lots of punch and killer low end. You can't go wrong for $45 each. And they're made in the USA unlike Celestions.

how do you like that port city cab?

It's great. I did buy it cheap on Ebay though. I haven't cranked it yet but at low to medium volumes it's really big sounding.