thegame
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What are the worst guitar speakers you've ever played through, and why ? Ones that sound like ass no matter what. Let's exempt standards and obvious choices like the V30 and G12T-75 because both have the ability to sound great or hideous, depending on the amp. Or budget combo units like the Celestion Rocket 50 and similar cheapies.
Celestion G12M-70 - dull, dark, undefined yet harsh. Similar to a G12T-75 with special needs.
Celestion Sidewinder - not a lot of low end for a 150w speaker. Spikey and fatiguing with ultra stiff high end, likely due to the aluminum voice coil. I had 4 of these in my first 4x12 ages ago. Tried them again many years later and instantly remembered why I sold them.
Hartke guitar drivers - unknown model name. The ones with 100 % Aluminum cones !?! Super fast attack and extreme articulation. Sounds like a great concept IF there is a degree of body and warmth to support the upper frequencies, of which these had none. All hifi zing, sounded like setting fire to a piece of tin foil.
Emminence P50 - ok with VHT amps. The fuzzy voicing complements and gives juice and forgiveness to the dry VHT gain structure but with other amps sounds like a Greenback with its balls cut off.
Celestion G12M-70 - dull, dark, undefined yet harsh. Similar to a G12T-75 with special needs.
Celestion Sidewinder - not a lot of low end for a 150w speaker. Spikey and fatiguing with ultra stiff high end, likely due to the aluminum voice coil. I had 4 of these in my first 4x12 ages ago. Tried them again many years later and instantly remembered why I sold them.
Hartke guitar drivers - unknown model name. The ones with 100 % Aluminum cones !?! Super fast attack and extreme articulation. Sounds like a great concept IF there is a degree of body and warmth to support the upper frequencies, of which these had none. All hifi zing, sounded like setting fire to a piece of tin foil.
Emminence P50 - ok with VHT amps. The fuzzy voicing complements and gives juice and forgiveness to the dry VHT gain structure but with other amps sounds like a Greenback with its balls cut off.
