Antoine Riviere Gibson released a video talking about how they are going to sue anyone who infringes on their trademarks and that they would potentially sue anyone who put tape over their headstock logos. Terrible company that has really fallen behind the times
@@jacobsmith1877 You typed that they would potentially sue anyone who put tape over their headstock logos. Did you intend to write "anyone who didn't put tupe over their headstock logos"? I'm confused.
The Reaper blinded me. In a good way. All of the others sounded like someone placed a wet towel over your cab.Great vid, I wish could give you an extra Like for the Authentic Tape™ over a certain company's logo... =D
I find that most times, when I dial an amp in, I try to make it feel as good as it can and I just scroll through irs until I find the tone that I like the most and do eq from then on to really shape the sound
I am definitely in the minority here, but I've always been fond of the T75 sound. There's something about those barky mids that gets to me. It's a really pleasant tone.
I used to play H&K Puretone through Marshall 2x12 cab with T75's and it sounded great. Had to replace the speakers when I switched to JCM 800 2203 because of the scooped mids and fizzy high end. Theres a reason why t75 is a classic speaker. With some amps it sounds amazing.
My favourite combo is v30 and greenback for room sound but only mic the v30 for FOH. Good video, lots of ppl don’t realize how much speaker choice and mic placement affect tone.
Love the tape. Green Beret sounds closest to the record to my ears. Thanks for not putting a gazillion ads in your content. People need to watch and learn.
V30 and Reaper. G12-T75 is screechy and the Green Beret sounds like a V30 under a blanket. Very good alternative was for me when I played a Marshall TSL 100 through a Krank 4x12 with Eminence Legend 1258 speakers! The sound had all the Marshall growl but more expanded to low and high and more note-to-note clarity without being flubby on the bass or screechy on the treble.
@@ehoc42 Of course when it comes to sounds, each to their own, but to my ears V30s just smokes everything else when it comes to distorted tones and I like its character the best! And in this great clip by Leon, this was confirmed, other speakers sounded so bland and without that midrange "grease" and fullness that I find enjoyable so much! :-)
Studio or stage the 75's are my go to. When playing the heavier stuff 30's were the go but now that I'm older my tastes have changed; the green's are also very flavoursome.
I love V30s on saturated amps, it's just the sound of heavy rock. I like greenbacks on lower gain stuff. The darker tone and the natural cone breakup just sounds cool with bluesy rock stuff. Great video, I've preached this for years to guys who were struggling with their tone. Speakers and a cab make or break a head. The V30 is my favorite overall in this video. That crunch is fucking delicious!
Τ75 for me. Great video. I wish people would take speakers into account more. The amp alone is around 70% of the tone but you could easily argue that if you like and play through a specific speaker than a lot of amps can work for you.
Right now, for simplicity's sake, I use the modelers inside my DAW. When I finally get around to trying to record "for real" I will use both a Shure 57 and a Sterling ST59. I have a pair of ADA split-cabs. A lot of folks don't like the stock speakers but I love 'em. They allow me to crank the presence a little more since they're so dark. I've never had a problem with them in the mix (especially after rolling off the low end gently after 150), and they punch. I would like to get a Marshall cab with V30s to combine with them though and see how that sounds. I'm using a Hughes and Kettner Trilogy (Mark2 I think) if anyone cares.
My "go to" is a G12 IR I created off my Marshall JCM900 cabinet. I use a blend of 57 and Ribbon mic and I am happy with that for about 70%+ of what I do. Too many people read online that they aren't good and just never try them, but to my ear, they are solid speakers.
I could see someone rigging up a 4 × 12 cab with 4 different speakers using 4 Integral Close Miking System, maybe the Black Widow Audio Designs MGP-1A or two Synergy Amps Syn-2 and 4 different preamps and a valve/tube or solid state power amp. Add a midi foot controller & loop switcher to switch between preamps like a RJM, BOSS or Morningstar Engineering, etc and an Ampete cabinet switching system would be pretty killer. Much cheaper and easier to use a Two Notes Torpedo Live or CAB M or a modeller/profiler but it's great to have options/choices that can suit different usage scenarios
The speaker in a FRFR cab, is it much different from a speaker in a regular guitar cab, usually the fr cab has a tweeter in it, except the mission where the tweeter is built in the speaker. But every speaker has it's own sound. You can tell in the axefx3 every ir is different. Thanks for sharing.
speakers are THE most important thing. there are other vids i have seen where they did cheap amp & expensive cab VS expensive amp vith Cheap cab and the results was clear night and day. mic choice is pretty big as well as far as tones.
With 30+ years of guitar playing behind me, I have had the opportunity to try out many different speaker/cab combinations, I always go back to my early 90's randall cab fitted with jaguars.
The V30 sounded great, but I like bright tones, so it's the reaper all the way for me. Reminds me of Slash's tone on AFD. Very bright by itself, but it sits perfectly in the mix! So for me, playing alone, I'd take the V30, but for recording, the Reaper. I hope you get to try out the Retro & Veteran 30 speakers from WGS one day, and compare them to the Celestion V30.
The 4 x 12 Cab is great if you are under 50 and don't have a FKT Back. The 2 x 12 cab may be the only option for some and then the 1 x 12 Cab. Suggestion would be welcome.
Kudos my dude, appreciate it as always. I've got a Mesa recto 2x12 and am getting another cab for some variation. Helped me make a decision, definitely gonna get a greenback loaded cab.
It always amazes me when guitar players think it's a good idea playing full range through a woofer. As you've got no high end because of the inductive reactance of the woofer's voice coil, you need to push more voltage to the speaker to bring the highs back up to normal, so the amp clips prematurely. In the '70s I used a full range Altec Lansing 1204B cabinet with a 15" woofer & a 511B horn with 808-8A driver for the midrange & highs. Later I switched to an Altec 1208 bass horn cab on the bottom.
Speakers are half your tone, an often overlooked point of many guitarists. Cabinet material and construction also play a factor. Celestion made dozens of 12" guitar speaker models over the years. I have a set of 1975 Celestion G12M 25 watt Blackbacks, 75hz 16ohm with original Kurt Mueller 1777 cones... killer lead speakers. Best Regards 🎸
Reaper was it for me...liked that spectrum of tone. I've been playing direct for the ease of recording. But After watching this I may go back to miking my amp.
I have tried to explain this to many of my friends. Speaker choice is a HUGE difference in tone. If you loved the amp, but then get it home and don't enjoy it, you likely have the wrong cabinet, don't go buy a new head. Then when recording I showed my band mates how much moving a microphone 1" totally alters the sound of the recorded tone. Blew their minds, so now we create and use IRs. Haha.
Whoa, those speakers are soooo different! I dig the Vintage thirty...sounds like it would cut right through the mix. I would imagine that they're all in the british style and you didn't even throw a Jensen into the mix! Lastly...way to finish up on Them Bones!!!! Your riffs are just killer!
I liked them all so it's hard, but the G12-75 was my fav or the reaper. But they all would have sounded great. Yeah. Mic placement, but Especially room and building materials, etc..fir sure make a difference.. Funny you likes the other two 😂
I find T75's require extreme amp settings to dial in - instead of setting EQ in the middle, start with mids cranked and highs and lows at minimum, and andjust from there.
I totally agree. Nowadays I play through JCM 800 2203 and I had to change my speakers since the JCM 800 was too trebly even with treble dimed from the amp. Now I have WGS et65s on my cab and JCM 800 sounds perfect.
Great comparison! I use V30s, but have used T75s in the past. For me the 75s have a sometimes too harsh upper midrange. They work better with more classic amps for me, whereas i like the V30s with my Diezels.
@@LeonTodd Hey Leon, i got a 50 Watt Einstein and a 100 Watt D-Moll. The Einstein is my "modded Marshall"-style amp, and the D-Moll got that typical Diezel modern sound.
g12T75s seem to vary wildly depending on when and where they are made. I have the old UK models in my 1960 and they still to this day are the best sounding thing i've heard... but from listening on youtube and playing the same cabinet at music stores its totally different.
Great topic to cover, thanks Leon,..! I have a Revv gen 120 into an 412 w/ vintage 30 & WGS Retro 30s in an X-pattern, Mics sm57s & senn 906, ...Love it...Cheers...!
I didn't care for the G12T75 here. To my unrefined ear, they do sound really good with a JCM2000 DSL100 or even an Orange CR120 (that surprised me when pairing them at Guitar Center). I generally love Reapers, but wasn't that thrilled with it. The Vintage 30 sounded great (although I generally don't care for them). All goes to show it's the pairing that matters...player, guitar, amp, cabinet, etc., etc., etc. I guess if I like the sound of the gear I have, I should quit shopping...
Thanx for the great vid. Yes, we can hear differences, but it would be nicer when You find a way to measure the differences. Unfortunately and usual almost ALL videos about speaker comparison are working with "hear the difference" but we all know the feeling, when the one and only super sound do not sound the same on next day! So we have to find a more comprehensible way to understand the diffences between speakers.
I don't know if it's just the inconsistency in the mic placement, but damn that Reaper sounds miles ahead of the others, and I've been a V30 guy for years. Like another said, it sounds like the others have a towel over them, compared to the Reaper sounding way more open and "hifi".
The reaper is normally my fave speaker, but gotta go with the v30 on this one! I would love to hear the reaper with an r121 style mic on it with the v30 the way you had it.
Love the ode to Whitesnake Leon. Such a great guitar riff album. Fantastic sounding amp. I thought the V30 and Green Beret were the two best sounding for me if they were all in the same cab. Although having four types of speakers in one cab is what I have in my Mesa straight cab that I have just for recording for different layerings. I have a V30, G12k 100, Green Back and Creamback 75. Great video.
Eminence CV-75 and SM 57 for my 4x12, Celestion V type jr. for my current combo Leon. Great subject, a lot of players want to break out the soldering iron before considering something like rolling tubes or speaker selection.
Super nice bro! Some old classic Whitesnake, right on!! That Green Beret has a nice overall tone, I see you have the black duct single cut, I have a silver duct... Great axes man!! 😂😂😂👍
Just a side note here..... I spend a lot of time with speakers and recording them, I put my football match on mute for ten minutes to listen all the way, that is how interesting this video is. Great news, we just scored ;)
Ceriatone is awesome! Nik and his boys make the amp about 20 minutes from my house. Absolutely sensational and I highly suggest everyone to check them out and if you've been considering purchasing, bloody go for it!
The green beret has that nice blend of g75 low strings punch definition as well as a nice deal of v30 midrange flavour. Btw, quite impressive neck pu riffage there at the outtro to this vid. Shure feels like a really tight sounding one. What’s the pickups you’re running with this ‘No-namer’ lp?
WS speakers always come already sounding broken in and only get better ..E609 & 57 for live and recording . Live rig used to be Sunn model T red knob clean ALWAYS on .. A custom made Verellen 2203 that I made with Ben Verellens help ,and a Pre 5 k mesa boogie Recto .. Avatar 4x12 X ws 30's 80's Verellen 6x12 ws green berets and A recto straight cab w stock v30's 😑😑😑😳😳... You would have thought we were playing the KingDome lol . Our bassist was just toooooo loud man Leon. Ever X 30's and 80's ? Creamy creamy my man ....
I think I liked the V30 and the Reaper best, but they all sounded good in their own unique ways. You might find that the Green Beret or G12T sits better in a mix with bass, vocals and drums. --Would be a great experiment. Cool video. V30 rocks!!! Do you leave all four of these speakers in your cab all the time? Seems like a great way to go, since you can always mic the one you want to be prominent, or mic the one you want to record with. Cool.
@@LeonTodd Leon, is there a big difference in volume between the G12T, which I'm thinking is 75 watt, verses the V30, which I'm guessing is 30 watt? -Or, do they both seem to be pushing about the same volume when all four speakers are operating?
I really enjoy all your different marshall demos and comparisons Leon, have you ever got your hands on a jvm410h before? I'd be curious to know what think about them and see what kind of tones you get out of one. Maybe a future demo? Cheers!
I could totally tell that you were going to say (@4:56) that you liked the Green Beret better just by your stank face and body language lol. Such a cool comparison video Leon! It's friends like you that have the means to do these vids so that a plebe like me can hear these comparisons. Thanks !!
Wow! Always knew g12t 75’s were scooped sounding but this really highlights it. Would’ve loved to hear greenbacks with this lot for comparison...Cool demo Leon 👍
V30 is my fav. Great video, shows you can get flexibility by loading up a 4x12 with all different speakers. Did you do the recordings while sitting where you were on separate takes or was the amp cranked with you out if the way? Curious. Cheers!
makes much more sense than testing the same speaker / cab with different amps. The sound is more or less similar in such a scenario as the cab is the crutial factor in changing the amp's sound imo
I like to compare side by side so...
0:46 Vintage 30
1:24 G12T-75
2:04 Reaper
2:43 Green Berak cair
berak cair, LOL 😂
Man that Reaper is giving the V30 a run for it's money!!
Got the Gibson logo blacked out. You aren't messing around with that drama. haha
Authentic Tape™ =D
the gibson drama ? what happened ?
Antoine Riviere Gibson released a video talking about how they are going to sue anyone who infringes on their trademarks and that they would potentially sue anyone who put tape over their headstock logos. Terrible company that has really fallen behind the times
@@jacobsmith1877 wow. sounds like sucking with extra steps. thanks for your answer !
@@jacobsmith1877 You typed that they would potentially sue anyone who put tape over their headstock logos. Did you intend to write "anyone who didn't put tupe over their headstock logos"? I'm confused.
The Reaper blinded me. In a good way. All of the others sounded like someone placed a wet towel over your cab.Great vid, I wish could give you an extra Like for the Authentic Tape™ over a certain company's logo... =D
For the listeners don't forget that the speaker you actually listen to this TH-cam video on is going to also affect the tone some as well.
That Reaper was an assault on my hearing 🙉... Nice LP.
Bright with a capital B
I find that most times, when I dial an amp in, I try to make it feel as good as it can and I just scroll through irs until I find the tone that I like the most and do eq from then on to really shape the sound
This is a really solid approach and great advice for anyone recording and mixing with IRs.
T75 is my favourite here! With my 1936 marshall cab.
Love the way the Reaper sounds! Great video Leon :)
V30 and the Green Beret for me .....although a mix of a V30 and a Reaper might be a good mix...
I am definitely in the minority here, but I've always been fond of the T75 sound. There's something about those barky mids that gets to me. It's a really pleasant tone.
I used to play H&K Puretone through Marshall 2x12 cab with T75's and it sounded great. Had to replace the speakers when I switched to JCM 800 2203 because of the scooped mids and fizzy high end. Theres a reason why t75 is a classic speaker. With some amps it sounds amazing.
"Them Bones" Ooorah!! Love playing around with that one!
My favourite combo is v30 and greenback for room sound but only mic the v30 for FOH. Good video, lots of ppl don’t realize how much speaker choice and mic placement affect tone.
Love the tape. Green Beret sounds closest to the record to my ears. Thanks for not putting a gazillion ads in your content. People need to watch and learn.
V30 and Reaper. G12-T75 is screechy and the Green Beret sounds like a V30 under a blanket. Very good alternative was for me when I played a Marshall TSL 100 through a Krank 4x12 with Eminence Legend 1258 speakers! The sound had all the Marshall growl but more expanded to low and high and more note-to-note clarity without being flubby on the bass or screechy on the treble.
Vintage 30 for "classic" sounds.
Reaper for "modern".
Celestion V30, all the way!
yep
100 percent
There’s a lot hate on the internet for the V30 but I have yet to hear a speaker that sounds better for driven tones
@@ehoc42 Of course when it comes to sounds, each to their own, but to my ears V30s just smokes everything else when it comes to distorted tones and I like its character the best! And in this great clip by Leon, this was confirmed, other speakers sounded so bland and without that midrange "grease" and fullness that I find enjoyable so much! :-)
Not if you have a bright amp, mate.
Studio or stage the 75's are my go to. When playing the heavier stuff 30's were the go but now that I'm older my tastes have changed; the green's are also very flavoursome.
I love V30s on saturated amps, it's just the sound of heavy rock.
I like greenbacks on lower gain stuff. The darker tone and the natural cone breakup just sounds cool with bluesy rock stuff.
Great video, I've preached this for years to guys who were struggling with their tone. Speakers and a cab make or break a head.
The V30 is my favorite overall in this video. That crunch is fucking delicious!
Τ75 for me. Great video. I wish people would take speakers into account more. The amp alone is around 70% of the tone but you could easily argue that if you like and play through a specific speaker than a lot of amps can work for you.
Right now, for simplicity's sake, I use the modelers inside my DAW. When I finally get around to trying to record "for real" I will use both a Shure 57 and a Sterling ST59. I have a pair of ADA split-cabs. A lot of folks don't like the stock speakers but I love 'em. They allow me to crank the presence a little more since they're so dark. I've never had a problem with them in the mix (especially after rolling off the low end gently after 150), and they punch. I would like to get a Marshall cab with V30s to combine with them though and see how that sounds. I'm using a Hughes and Kettner Trilogy (Mark2 I think) if anyone cares.
I love how unchained and lay it down are staples when in drop D.. just awesome.!
Surprisingly I really liked the g12 the best what a great character that speaker has
My "go to" is a G12 IR I created off my Marshall JCM900 cabinet. I use a blend of 57 and Ribbon mic and I am happy with that for about 70%+ of what I do.
Too many people read online that they aren't good and just never try them, but to my ear, they are solid speakers.
Omg I love the G12T-75!!!!! Couldn't say why exactly though🤔
Great playing Leon🙏😁
I could see someone rigging up a 4 × 12 cab with 4 different speakers using 4 Integral Close Miking System, maybe the Black Widow Audio Designs MGP-1A or two Synergy Amps Syn-2 and 4 different preamps and a valve/tube or solid state power amp. Add a midi foot controller & loop switcher to switch between preamps like a RJM, BOSS or Morningstar Engineering, etc and an Ampete cabinet switching system would be pretty killer. Much cheaper and easier to use a Two Notes Torpedo Live or CAB M or a modeller/profiler but it's great to have options/choices that can suit different usage scenarios
The reaper sounds awesome!! then add speaker combinations and the possibilities are endless.
The speaker in a FRFR cab, is it much different from a speaker in a regular guitar cab, usually the fr cab has a tweeter in it, except the mission where the tweeter is built in the speaker. But every speaker has it's own sound. You can tell in the axefx3 every ir is different. Thanks for sharing.
Green beret and v30’s are my favourites and I run this combination in my 2x12 so I have options when micing my cab live. That Ceriatone is a BEAST!
speakers are THE most important thing. there are other vids i have seen where they did cheap amp & expensive cab VS expensive amp vith Cheap cab and the results was clear night and day. mic choice is pretty big as well as far as tones.
With 30+ years of guitar playing behind me, I have had the opportunity to try out many different speaker/cab combinations, I always go back to my early 90's randall cab fitted with jaguars.
your point?
The V30 sounded great, but I like bright tones, so it's the reaper all the way for me. Reminds me of Slash's tone on AFD. Very bright by itself, but it sits perfectly in the mix! So for me, playing alone, I'd take the V30, but for recording, the Reaper.
I hope you get to try out the Retro & Veteran 30 speakers from WGS one day, and compare them to the Celestion V30.
The 4 x 12 Cab is great if you are under 50 and don't have a FKT Back.
The 2 x 12 cab may be the only option for some and then the 1 x 12 Cab.
Suggestion would be welcome.
Reaper for me here :)
Kudos my dude, appreciate it as always. I've got a Mesa recto 2x12 and am getting another cab for some variation. Helped me make a decision, definitely gonna get a greenback loaded cab.
It always amazes me when guitar players think it's a good idea playing full range through a woofer. As you've got no high end because of the inductive reactance of the woofer's voice coil, you need to push more voltage to the speaker to bring the highs back up to normal, so the amp clips prematurely. In the '70s I used a full range Altec Lansing 1204B cabinet with a 15" woofer & a 511B horn with 808-8A driver for the midrange & highs. Later I switched to an Altec 1208 bass horn cab on the bottom.
LOVIN THE VINTAGE 30S BRO!!!!! CHEERS FROM MONTANA!!!
Speakers are half your tone, an often overlooked point of many guitarists. Cabinet material and construction also play a factor.
Celestion made dozens of 12" guitar speaker models over the years.
I have a set of 1975 Celestion G12M 25 watt Blackbacks, 75hz 16ohm with original Kurt Mueller 1777 cones... killer lead speakers.
Best Regards 🎸
Reaper was it for me...liked that spectrum of tone. I've been playing direct for the ease of recording. But After watching this I may go back to miking my amp.
Hey, set that HR50 on that cab and do it again. Do some more 80s tones. That would be awesome!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love it when you play songs from the Whitesnake's '87 / Serpens Albus record. Bravo!
Killer album!
I have tried to explain this to many of my friends. Speaker choice is a HUGE difference in tone. If you loved the amp, but then get it home and don't enjoy it, you likely have the wrong cabinet, don't go buy a new head.
Then when recording I showed my band mates how much moving a microphone 1" totally alters the sound of the recorded tone. Blew their minds, so now we create and use IRs. Haha.
Whoa, those speakers are soooo different! I dig the Vintage thirty...sounds like it would cut right through the mix. I would imagine that they're all in the british style and you didn't even throw a Jensen into the mix! Lastly...way to finish up on Them Bones!!!! Your riffs are just killer!
Cantrell always writes the chunkiest riffs
The G12H30 is another killer speaker . Would have loved to hear that one in this clip . Great video Leon !!!
I liked them all so it's hard, but the G12-75 was my fav or the reaper. But they all would have sounded great.
Yeah. Mic placement, but Especially room and building materials, etc..fir sure make a difference..
Funny you likes the other two 😂
I find T75's require extreme amp settings to dial in - instead of setting EQ in the middle, start with mids cranked and highs and lows at minimum, and andjust from there.
I totally agree. Nowadays I play through JCM 800 2203 and I had to change my speakers since the JCM 800 was too trebly even with treble dimed from the amp. Now I have WGS et65s on my cab and JCM 800 sounds perfect.
Great vid Leon. These types of comparison videos are very informative.
Totally loved the V30
Great comparison! I use V30s, but have used T75s in the past.
For me the 75s have a sometimes too harsh upper midrange.
They work better with more classic amps for me, whereas i like the V30s with my Diezels.
I notice you said Diezels - what have you got?
@@LeonTodd Hey Leon, i got a 50 Watt Einstein and a 100 Watt D-Moll. The Einstein is my "modded Marshall"-style amp, and the D-Moll got that typical Diezel modern sound.
g12T75s seem to vary wildly depending on when and where they are made. I have the old UK models in my 1960 and they still to this day are the best sounding thing i've heard... but from listening on youtube and playing the same cabinet at music stores its totally different.
Great topic to cover, thanks Leon,..! I have a Revv gen 120 into an 412 w/ vintage 30 & WGS Retro 30s in an X-pattern, Mics sm57s & senn 906, ...Love it...Cheers...!
I didn't care for the G12T75 here. To my unrefined ear, they do sound really good with a JCM2000 DSL100 or even an Orange CR120 (that surprised me when pairing them at Guitar Center). I generally love Reapers, but wasn't that thrilled with it. The Vintage 30 sounded great (although I generally don't care for them). All goes to show it's the pairing that matters...player, guitar, amp, cabinet, etc., etc., etc. I guess if I like the sound of the gear I have, I should quit shopping...
I liked the Reaper and the Green Beret in this case! Thanks so much!
I wonder if taking one V30, one reaper and 2 GT75s could tame the reaper and get some of the dinamics of the V30. Great stuff as always Leon!
Thanx for the great vid. Yes, we can hear differences, but it would be nicer when You find a way to measure the differences. Unfortunately and usual almost ALL videos about speaker comparison are working with "hear the difference" but we all know the feeling, when the one and only super sound do not sound the same on next day! So we have to find a more comprehensible way to understand the diffences between speakers.
I don't know if it's just the inconsistency in the mic placement, but damn that Reaper sounds miles ahead of the others, and I've been a V30 guy for years. Like another said, it sounds like the others have a towel over them, compared to the Reaper sounding way more open and "hifi".
Green beret and V30 ,maybe a cab with both of them would be perfect 👍🏻
X pattern
V30 for me 🙋🏼♂️
The reaper is normally my fave speaker, but gotta go with the v30 on this one! I would love to hear the reaper with an r121 style mic on it with the v30 the way you had it.
Th reaper loves ribbons, really nice combo.
Hey Leon, that amp sounded freakin' amazing !!!!! Ceriatone what????? V30 definitely won for me.
Molecular, it's loosely based on an Atomica
Thanks man! After extensive research into your videos I just figured this out but thanks for replying :-)
Always solid content 💙
Thanks man, loved your latest Neural vid!
V30s or GT sound absolutely gorgeous
Love the ode to Whitesnake Leon. Such a great guitar riff album. Fantastic sounding amp. I thought the V30 and Green Beret were the two best sounding for me if they were all in the same cab. Although having four types of speakers in one cab is what I have in my Mesa straight cab that I have just for recording for different layerings. I have a V30, G12k 100, Green Back and Creamback 75. Great video.
I really want to try a creamback at some point. John Sykes rips so hard on that album too.
@@LeonTodd I absolutely love Sykes. You'll love the Creamback. I was blown away at how good they gel with V30's.
Eminence CV-75 and SM 57 for my 4x12, Celestion V type jr. for my current combo Leon. Great subject, a lot of players want to break out the soldering iron before considering something like rolling tubes or speaker selection.
Exactly. If your speakers have clips it makes them super easy to swap too.
@@LeonTodd you might want to try the CV-75 with a JCM 2000, it's like peanut butter and jelly they work well together.
Great video comparing speakers! Great job. This is how it should be done.
Super nice bro! Some old classic Whitesnake, right on!! That Green Beret has a nice overall tone, I see you have the black duct single cut, I have a silver duct... Great axes man!! 😂😂😂👍
Whitesnake! Great song to showcase the difference in the speakers. I preferred the V 30’s
That head sounds awesome... could be a nice addition to my BE100 and Tucana. :) So true Leon, speakers make all the difference. Great video!!
You've got great taste in amps!
Great video Leon. That gt75 might blend great with the reaper, especially with a ribbon. Body and bite.
Why is the Gibson logo blacked out?
Reaper sounds awesome!
I have to say i like the green one one i think that would sound good with a V30. Great info Todd as always
Great video and great choice of riff! Speakers choice is so important.
Just a side note here..... I spend a lot of time with speakers and recording them, I put my football match on mute for ten minutes to listen all the way, that is how interesting this video is. Great news, we just scored ;)
@@ZillaCabs hahaha glad it was worth it! I was just watching one of your vids with the Creamback H75 in a cab and the GAS is rising .
@@LeonTodd haha cool, send me an email mate ;)
I love your impulse responses for heavy tones in Mercuriall SS-11X.
That makes me so happy to hear! That's a great sounding plugin
Ceriatone is awesome! Nik and his boys make the amp about 20 minutes from my house. Absolutely sensational and I highly suggest everyone to check them out and if you've been considering purchasing, bloody go for it!
The green beret has that nice blend of g75 low strings punch definition as well as a nice deal of v30 midrange flavour.
Btw, quite impressive neck pu riffage there at the outtro to this vid. Shure feels like a really tight sounding one. What’s the pickups you’re running with this ‘No-namer’ lp?
Very good! I liked it! I really appreciate all your videos. Please, never stop with that.
Green Beret definitely seemed to combine the best of the V30 and the G12T-75
Hey Leon killa as always 👍 Holy F$@k man! That amp was making sweet love with the V30
Reaper sounded rad through my headphones.. why is the Gibson logo taped over? I'll queue up some Whitesnake on my days off midweek
WS speakers always come already sounding broken in and only get better ..E609 & 57 for live and recording .
Live rig used to be Sunn model T red knob clean ALWAYS on .. A custom made Verellen 2203 that I made with Ben Verellens help ,and a Pre 5 k mesa boogie Recto .. Avatar 4x12 X ws 30's 80's Verellen 6x12 ws green berets and A recto straight cab w stock v30's 😑😑😑😳😳... You would have thought we were playing the KingDome lol .
Our bassist was just toooooo loud man
Leon. Ever X 30's and 80's ?
Creamy creamy my man ....
Greetings from Stockholm , Sweden.. Like the tape on the headstock 😎😁 and the Reaper sound..
I think I liked the V30 and the Reaper best, but they all sounded good in their own unique ways. You might find that the Green Beret or G12T sits better in a mix with bass, vocals and drums. --Would be a great experiment. Cool video. V30 rocks!!! Do you leave all four of these speakers in your cab all the time? Seems like a great way to go, since you can always mic the one you want to be prominent, or mic the one you want to record with. Cool.
Yeah they still stay in there for that reason!
@@LeonTodd Leon, is there a big difference in volume between the G12T, which I'm thinking is 75 watt, verses the V30, which I'm guessing is 30 watt? -Or, do they both seem to be pushing about the same volume when all four speakers are operating?
Eminence Legend V12 - SM57 on the Cap Edge close micd
Hey Leon, great that you make a hardware gear vid sometimes too. Reaper for me! Btw cool riff choice as usual, don't hear Whitesnake too much lately.
Is there any phasing issues when using 4 different speakers?
Or is that not a possible issue?
That's a profound difference. I'm surprised.
Secondly... you have the pickup selector on the neck pickup??? Do you have that switch wired backwards?
I really enjoy all your different marshall demos and comparisons Leon, have you ever got your hands on a jvm410h before? I'd be curious to know what think about them and see what kind of tones you get out of one. Maybe a future demo? Cheers!
Somehow that one has eluded me. Going to try fix that very soon.
@@LeonTodd cheers man i'll be looking forward to that 😉
IMHO, For sure V30 sounds best!
I run 2x12 wgs 55hz reaper speakers for my jmp2204 from 1977. Goosed with a boost, boom!
My favorite was the Reaper. I want to try a pair... or maybe just put one in my 2x12 with the V30 that's in there.
I like the V30 and reaper
I like the V30 and the EVm12l and mic with a 57 and a 121.
I could totally tell that you were going to say (@4:56) that you liked the Green Beret better just by your stank face and body language lol. Such a cool comparison video Leon! It's friends like you that have the means to do these vids so that a plebe like me can hear these comparisons. Thanks !!
Wow! Always knew g12t 75’s were scooped sounding but this really highlights it. Would’ve loved to hear greenbacks with this lot for comparison...Cool demo Leon 👍
Peter Cross the green beret is a third party manufacturer take on the greenback
Dan Brian thanks, thought that might be the case but still would’ve been nice for comparison with the celestion greenies.
Did you install different speakers?
Why have you taped over the Gibson logo on that nice Les Paul?
V30 - Shure sm57 off axis where the paper meets the cone - 1073
V30 is my fav. Great video, shows you can get flexibility by loading up a 4x12 with all different speakers. Did you do the recordings while sitting where you were on separate takes or was the amp cranked with you out if the way? Curious. Cheers!
Had the cab in the room right next to me and just moved the mic
not gonna lie, I found the v30 a little too bright, and loves both the G12T-75 and the Reaper
makes much more sense than testing the same speaker / cab with different amps. The sound is more or less similar in such a scenario as the cab is the crutial factor in changing the amp's sound imo