Speakers perhaps have the most effect on a guitar's final tone, IMHO. Great comparison, thank you. While both cabs/speakers sound pretty good I'm kind of surprised that the TV cabs sound just a bit more defined/clear. I've a set of studio monitors that I use with my computer so I believe I'm hearing it as faithfully reproduced as RUclips will allow.
Watch Ola Englund's AMP FEST! video.. he uses 4 heads and 4 cabs and compares every head to every cab. After that you will see that the cabinet makes more of a difference than the head or speakers you use.
Greenbacks (1960TV) sound better than Vintage 30, they distort earlier and they sound more organic. Normally the 1960AHW comes loaded with 4xG12H30, but if you have V30 instead of the G12H30, it means you have a custom made cab.
@@MrPolevaulter ah ok, so they are G12H30 Heritage which has a resonance frequency of 55Hz, not to be confused with the Anniversary 75Hz. My favourite are the greenbacks (in the 1960 TV) and the G12H Anniversary, and now I am very curious to hear the WGS Invaders.
@@myuncle2Nope the G12H in the handwired stock from marshall are not the 55 Hz cone. They are the 75 Hz cone in the 1960HW series of A and B. The 55 Hz cone some people use, but that would not be a stock Marshall cabinet.
The 100 logo on the AHW cab actually meant that it is intended to use with a 100 watt head. As you said, it is 120 watt total so it is safer than 4 of the 25 or 20 watt greenbacks.
Very nice. I have the 1960AHW with the Marshall 1987X Plexi, and I find it to be a bit more crispy in the mid’s compared to my 1960AV cabinet with 70 watt Vintage 30’s. The 1960HW series cabinets use a unique Celestion Heritage Reissue Greenback speaker, with a heavier magnet, 30 watts, and 55 Hz frequency range instead of the standard 75 Hz range.
The handwired have the g12h30 55hz. Which is actually the high power version of a Greenback and made in UK. This is the speaker that Hendrix used btw. It's virtually the same speaker with the G12m25 Greenback but with the h=heavy magnet, where m=medium magnet. Only Hendrix and a few others perfered the g12h30 over the standard g12m25 Greenback. This is why people call only the g12m25 Greenback, whereas their both Greenback with different magnets.
Hello Elmo, actually a better comparison would have been the Marshall 1960AX. It is also loaded with G12M-25 speakers like the 1960TV, but the cabinet dimensions are the same as the 1960AHW. Another thing to bare in mind is the the G12H-30 speakers are the 55hrz (bass) version as well as being aged. The G12M-25 speakers in the 1960AX & 1960TV are the 75hrz version. Note that the G12M-25 are available from Celestion in a 55hrz version. Personally I prefer a combination of both. It's Magick!!!
i have the ahw and dont really like it, but you made it sound good. I thought the 30w green backs would be like the the 25w but just with tighter bass. I was very wrong in that assumption.
You should have got the 1960ax, its the same size as the 1960ahw but with greenbacks, would have been a fairer test. Having said that, the TV sounds fantastic!
hendrix used greenbacks g12M and kept blowing speakers. he then switched to g12H greenbacks which go down to 55hz! Jeff beck and jimmy page used this along with others. the cab with the 100 logo on it has these. the best cab their is my friend!
@@MrPolevaulter the BEST cab I ever played thru! agreed! I sold mine a while back it was scratch and dent, the biggest mistake I ever made, I just bought a new one yesterday, alls good
Yeah I'm sitting here reading the comments pulling my hair because the AHW is clearly much more rounded out and articulate than the TV, but it seems like everyone prefers it over the AHW. I don't get it
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I have the same 1960 TV cab and other Marshall cabs, but the TV cab is my favourite one
Great video, thanks for sharing 🎸
I agree I also own a vintage 1960TV cabinet and a 1983 JCM800 2203 100 watt head.
I like Celestion Greenbacks (25 watts) thank you for good comparison
Speakers perhaps have the most effect on a guitar's final tone, IMHO.
Great comparison, thank you.
While both cabs/speakers sound pretty good I'm kind of surprised that the TV cabs sound just a bit more defined/clear.
I've a set of studio monitors that I use with my computer so I believe I'm hearing it as faithfully reproduced as RUclips will allow.
Watch Ola Englund's AMP FEST! video.. he uses 4 heads and 4 cabs and compares every head to every cab. After that you will see that the cabinet makes more of a difference than the head or speakers you use.
It wasn't night and day better but I like the TV sound a bit more. True Greenbacks is prob the reason.
Greenbacks (1960TV) sound better than Vintage 30, they distort earlier and they sound more organic. Normally the 1960AHW comes loaded with 4xG12H30, but if you have V30 instead of the G12H30, it means you have a custom made cab.
Sorry. My bad.
@@MrPolevaulter ah ok, so they are G12H30 Heritage which has a resonance frequency of 55Hz, not to be confused with the Anniversary 75Hz. My favourite are the greenbacks (in the 1960 TV) and the G12H Anniversary, and now I am very curious to hear the WGS Invaders.
@@myuncle2Nope the G12H in the handwired stock from marshall are not the 55 Hz cone. They are the 75 Hz cone in the 1960HW series of A and B. The 55 Hz cone some people use, but that would not be a stock Marshall cabinet.
5:42 and 8:44 is what you are here for...
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lmao. Thank you/
The 100 logo on the AHW cab actually meant that it is intended to use with a 100 watt head. As you said, it is 120 watt total so it is safer than 4 of the 25 or 20 watt greenbacks.
Yep.
Do you consider the Marshall cab 1960AX a good option to play Yngwie Malmsteen? Mainly, the Alcatrazz and Rising Force era?
Don't think I've tried that cab.
Very nice. I have the 1960AHW with the Marshall 1987X Plexi, and I find it to be a bit more crispy in the mid’s compared to my 1960AV cabinet with 70 watt Vintage 30’s. The 1960HW series cabinets use a unique Celestion Heritage Reissue Greenback speaker, with a heavier magnet, 30 watts, and 55 Hz frequency range instead of the standard 75 Hz range.
The handwired have the g12h30 55hz. Which is actually the high power version of a Greenback and made in UK. This is the speaker that Hendrix used btw. It's virtually the same speaker with the G12m25 Greenback but with the h=heavy magnet, where m=medium magnet. Only Hendrix and a few others perfered the g12h30 over the standard g12m25 Greenback. This is why people call only the g12m25 Greenback, whereas their both Greenback with different magnets.
Thanks. Excellent playing and great demonstration. Cheers!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the video Mr. this or that guy🎸🎶
Haha :D Cheers :)
Hello Elmo, actually a better comparison would have been the Marshall 1960AX. It is also loaded with G12M-25 speakers like the 1960TV, but the cabinet dimensions are the same as the 1960AHW. Another thing to bare in mind is the the G12H-30 speakers are the 55hrz (bass) version as well as being aged. The G12M-25 speakers in the 1960AX & 1960TV are the 75hrz version. Note that the G12M-25 are available from Celestion in a 55hrz version. Personally I prefer a combination of both. It's Magick!!!
i have the ahw and dont really like it, but you made it sound good. I thought the 30w green backs would be like the the 25w but just with tighter bass. I was very wrong in that assumption.
Cheers :)
A great way to describe the TV Cabs "They Sing More", I understand what you mean and agree.
Thanks bro, more video with Ibanez UV!!
Sorry, I prefer the Strats...
You should have got the 1960ax, its the same size as the 1960ahw but with greenbacks, would have been a fairer test. Having said that, the TV sounds fantastic!
I got the TV, not to do the comparison, but because I got a great deal on it. You're right. It would have been a better comparison with the 1960AX.
@@MrPolevaulter Great video though! made me realize I'm more of a greenback guy.
Try a Peavey 6505 through that 1960TV. It's amazing!
TV wins, it sounds more balanced to me. Though the difference with the HW might be 2%
I like them both :)
I liked the TV, though in general, for the money, I love Vintage 30s.
I liked them both :)
If you could only keep one which one would you pick at this point ?
AHW
Strange (or not) but TV sound’s more the cabinet I like to play ;)
Fair enough :)
Here in the states Marshall cabs have risen to ridiculous prices. $1800 for this AHW cab.
Yeah that is completely ridiculous for a Marshall cabinet.
now their $1999. I bought mine 9 months ago for $1599
I'm about to pull the trigger on the 1960tv for $1,899. I wish I would've gotten it before Bidenflation when it was &1,499. Oh well, it's only money!
@@topfloorstudio2684 me too!
Stop voting democrat guys😅
The TV was a million times better no comparison.
yngwie malmsteen should be afraid from this guy
Haha :D
What's the 100 TV on the far right, the Hendrix cab?
It's another AHW, just on wheels.
Buying a marshall 410h should I buy a 1960bv or 1960hw in your opinion
Dunno.
hello eimo which speaker do you recommend 25 greenback or the g12h30watt
Not sure.
TV for me all the way. Tone tone tone! No time for bad tone baby. :)
I think they both sound great :)
To my ears...TV...but I know, you like both. Your hearing is just going!
Haha :D
1960TV >> 1960AHW. The AHW has an piercing top end.
I didn’t know that Yngwie Malmsteen had a older son
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I contacted marshall and asked them what the 100 was for? they didnt even know!
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Doesn't malmsteen use T75 speakers.
Yes he does, I didn't like it I prefer Greenback 25watts with my Marshall SV20H Thanks to Elmo (this guy).
He does, yeah. Personally I'm not a big fan of them.
To me the tall vintage wins the day. Not by much though. Seems a bit more musical.
Yeah, there's not much in it :)
Yes mum this is what I need to practice guitar 🤓
hendrix used greenbacks g12M and kept blowing speakers. he then switched to g12H greenbacks which go down to 55hz! Jeff beck and jimmy page used this along with others. the cab with the 100 logo on it has these. the best cab their is my friend!
their actually g12H 25 watt speakers that are reissued from the past. these are bass speakers that go to 55hz, even hendrix couldnt blow them!
I sure wish I could play like you!
I prefer the AHW version.
Me too :)
@@MrPolevaulter the BEST cab I ever played thru! agreed! I sold mine a while back it was scratch and dent, the biggest mistake I ever made, I just bought a new one yesterday, alls good
Yeah I'm sitting here reading the comments pulling my hair because the AHW is clearly much more rounded out and articulate than the TV, but it seems like everyone prefers it over the AHW. I don't get it
LOL its 90 I think.😂
25's a smoother