Celestion Speakers: Greenback vs Alnico Blue vs Vintage 30 vs Creamback
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- In this video we are going to: listen to a song of mine with a rhythm part and a lead part listening to 4 different Celestion Speakers, than we will build together a 4 speakers cabinet with a Celestion Greenback, a Celestion AlnicoBlue, a Celestion Vintage 30 and a Celestion CreamBack and then we will hear a detailed comparison between them, both with clean tones and distorted tones, listening each after the others and also each against all the others....Please let me know in the comment below which speaker you prefer and if you want me to compare other speakers...hope you enjoy and please subscribe to my channel and hit the notification bell!
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#CelestionSpeakers #Vintage30 #Greenback #Creamback #AlnicoBlue 
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The best comparative video! Congratulations!
Thank you Fernando, appreciated!
Best speaker shootout on youtube hands down! Celestion Blue is the best Celestion speaker in my opinion. The GreenBack sounds like the ceramic version of the Blue speaker.
Thank you, really appreciated!
Thank you also for sharing your opinion!!!
Surprisingly the blue and green complement each other nicely combined
Beauty is in the ear of the beholder. Very well done my ear preferred the cream and the green
Thank you, really appreciated! Thank you also for sharing your opinion!
This is the best comparison video I’ve ever seen. Great job!
Hi, thank you for this great compliment that really makes me happy!!!
They all sound great and I would be happy with any one or combination of them. You can't lose!
Thank you for sharing!
Great video Leo. I especially like how you did each speaker against each of the others. This was really helpful. For my own situation, I have typically been using greenbacks. I want a cab with blues so I have both options. This solidified that I will proceed to get blues (but still hold onto my greenback cabs). Thank you.
Your are welcome!!! Thank you for you comment and your interest in my channel!
This is the best guitar speaker comparison I've yet seen. Excellent work. Thank you very much indeed. I hear things in each speaker that I like, and I know a lot of this is personal taste. The Alnico always sounds the most present to me, like it's speaking right into my ear, but it also sounds rounder than all the rest. It makes me want a speaker with all the body and presence of the Alnico but with the more extended high-end response of the Creamback or Vintage 30 - which also sounded a bit more distant and small to me but had a lovely top definition.
I wonder how much different each speaker would sound with a Sennheiser 421 or a condenser? I also reckon a lot of this would change just by moving the mic an inch or so towards or away from the center, or by moving it back a couple of inches . . . so many variables! But as a comparison to show the basic overall inherent characteristics of each speaker, this is top work. Thank you again!
You are welcome, I'm super happy that you like the video!!!
Thank you also for sharing your findings! Yes, I do agree...mic positioning is very important and also a 421 would have an impact in the tone...but at least I hope (as you said) that this video provide a general idea of the character of each speaker.
Thank you so much!!!
You always have the best comparison videos Leo. Thanks!
Thank you for such an amazing compliment! Really super appreciated!!!
Amazing review, Leo! Unfortunately my favorites, (gold and cream) were not reviewed... Thanks a lot, i loved this review
Thank you so much, I'm super happy that you like the video!!!
Thanks for this. I'm wondering how much the tones would change once the speakers were broken in. I keep reading how that is vital. I was most surprised by two things here: The blue sounded best dirty (always thought the green would), but I'm not sure if my brain is equating what seemed like more volume on the distorted tones which we can sometimes equate that to 'better' sound, or if the perceived higher volume was just the more pronounced mid push of the speaker. Also, I didn't expect the greens to sound as good as the blues on clean. I always thought that's the blue's domain. Vintage sounded like I thought it would, and the creambacks were slightly more disappointing than anticipated
You are welcome and thank you so much for sharing your findings!!!
I came here wanting a good comparison and I was blown away! No need to waste money on the blue when greens and v30s are perfect. I know there are plenty of play styles but I just can't get over that perfect sound of the v30s. Cheers!
Thank you!
Thanks so much for doing this. Instantly removes the vintage, which I was about to buy, from contention and leaves me torn between the blue and green. The clearest comparison video I've seen.
Thank you, I'm super happy that you like the video!
What a great comparison job, man! Pretty organized. Thanks for do it for us.
Thank you Thiago!!!
Thanks a lot Leo for helping your subscribers choose their speakers. Very important and helpful.
You are welcome and I'm super happy to have been of some help!!!
Cream is sweet and a good mix of Blue and Green in a way. It sings more like a blue at louder settings but all this is vague and subjective to hearing, amp and guitar as we all know. The real joy comes from mixing them for me. Two speakers I don’t like as much V30 and g75t actually sound great together but not as much on their own.
Hi Frank, I do agree...when you mix these speakers you can obtain pretty great tones!
Thank you for your message!!!
Amazing comparison! Here's what I thought:
Distorted:
1. Greenback - Full, with clear top end
2. Blue - Full, but somewhat lacking in the top end with a "hollow" sound
3. Cream - Full, but muddled top end
4. Vintage 30 - Very thin, bleh.
Clean:
1. Blue - Full in mid range, a bit of a hollow sound, super clear top end and bottom! Awesome!
2. Greenback - Top end is there but it lacks fullness
3. Cream - Full-ish, but missing some of the "hollowness" and character of the blue
4. Vintage 30 - Thin again. Also bleh
Thank you and thank you also for sharing your opinion with us!!! your description is very cleaver! Actually I also would use the Green for overdriven tones and the Blue for clean...
Never really liked V30's but it took me decades to figure that out.
Hearing celestions in a comparison like this makes me realize I put up with not liking my sound and blaming the guitar all this time.
What happens when you assume kids ?!?!
@@decimusrex92 I agree! Blue and green were so much better than the v30. I want to mix the blue with green in 2 x 12 wish the db's were the same
@@RG-yz8ov you just have to put a little more into the V30. I think it has the most neutral sound, which means the amp, guitar and yourself make the tone. I used an Englad made V30 in 1x12, and it works great with all 3 of my small tube amps VOX, Blackstar and Ampeg. Just my opinion
@@decimusrex92 Slash only uses V 30 for what’s it’s worth…
Thank You for the comparisons between each speaker, I am in the market for a speaker for a small cab I'm building. I've been all over youtube listening to speakers and until now I was undecided, though now the clear choice for me and my budget is the greenback, Thank You for your effort in bringing this to light.
Hi Dennis, you are welcome, and I'm happy to have been of some help!
The Blue and M greenback is one of my favourite mixes of speaker in the same cab. Great video
Thank you!
Wow! Great work here! You just made me decide to build a 2X12 cabinet with one Greenback and one Alnico Blues speaker in it. :)
Thank you, I'm happy to have been of some help!
Excellent work! My intitial impressions: No surprises, usual issues. Blue has very pleasing crystal chimey highs, mids won’t be scoop friendly. Cream has some nice low-mid extension, interesting, yet it also sounds a bit colored/phasey. V30 sounds round with some nice highs, presence. Green compresses the right ‘hard rock’ way, but very slightly dull (smoother?) relative to others. I find you can always subtract specific frequencies with a precise eq post-mic to get to a specific desired sound, but harder to add frequencies/dynamics it’s lacking to begin with, unless your that person who uses sim amps and speakers. Tho they can sound good and are very convenient, I’ve yet to hear a sim speaker IR that sounded like a real celestion, including celestion ones, which is great news for celestion. A guitarist (who’s achieved proficiency) really does need several different real speakers pushing as much air as the gf or neighbors will tolerate imho.
~Hey Celestion: make an alnico blue that retains the beautiful 3d clarity, but compresses in the mids just like a low watt green when pushed, with some 9-16k presence hair on top and a little low chunk from the v30; since this is a wish list also add a dial to tune resonance 50-80hz. I suggest you make the speakers lower wattage and more pick dynamic above 5k, use lighter cones. Lower wattage, sensitive speakers ‘usually’ sound more alive; plus if people blow them you will sell more.
Hi David, first of all thank you for your really interesting message! Well, actually I agree with you. Each speaker has different quality and characteristics...in fact at end I prefer to mix different speakers then record the same speaker with different mics ... actually my favorite couple is the Alnico with the Greenback...I have to find the time to make a part 2 of this video...mixing speakers...thank you once more!
Thanks!
The best comparison!
Very very informative!
Thank you soooo much, I'm really happy that you appreciate the video!!!!
Awesome! Extensive comparative and with great audio quality. Thanks a lot!
Thank you Luis!!!
Very well executed comparison! Greenback is my favourite here, with Creamback as 2:nd.
Thank you Mats!!! Thank you also for sharing your opinion!
Great test Leo, I always follow your channel, undoubtedly one of the best on RUclips today, when it comes to guitar equipment!
Thank you Lucas, this is really a great compliment! thank you once more!
Excellent comparison. I thought for me the Alnico Blue had slightly more bloom to the overall sound than the Greenback on the clean but not enough to justify the price difference. Overall both clean and distorted they all sound good. My preference if I am paying for them would be 1. Green 2. Cream 3. Vintage 30 4. Blue(Simply for its cost). If I had a Great 30 watt or smaller wattage amp that I loved, then I would spring for the Blue.
Thank you James, I'm happy you like the video!!!
Thank you also for sharing your opinion!
Creambackkkk
Hi, thank you for sharing your opinion!
Here’s an idea, put one mic on a blue for cleans, and a mic on the ceramic for distorted, and an a/b/y for both!
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This was great, Leo. Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you Bobby, I'm happy you like the video!!!
Great job! Thanks for that comparison!
Thank you Maciek! Really appreciated!
What an amazing demo. Thank you for spending the time to do such great work. The blue and green sounded best to my old ears.
Thank you, your appreciation is really important for me! Thank you also for sharing you preferences with us!!!
Such a useful video, thank you!
Thank you sooooo much, I'm really happy that you appreciate the video!!!
Great video. I honestly imagined the difference between speakers would be bigger - not sure I would be able to tell the difference in a blind test..
Hi Peter, thank you for sharing your opinion with us and for your message!
Audio gear is often like that - the differences are subtle and people get very passionate about comparitivly small differences in tone! I try not to get sucked in to it all, but as my ears get better, the difference become more noticeable...
This is as good as a comparison video gets.
Thank you John, really appreciated!
Great comparison! Thank you for this.
You are welcome, I'm happy that you like it!
I love the green back and creamback :-)
Hi, thank you for sharing your opinion!!!
Great video - well done guys. I'm loving that Alnico...
Thank you Joe, really appreciated!!!
Expensive taste.
best comparison video ever
Thank you sooo much, really appreciated!!!
Excellent video Leo!!! Listening to this comparison I preferred the Creamback.
Thank you, really appreciated!
Don't know if already done, but I'd like to hear a comparison with the G12H 30 anniversary ;)
Hi, you made such a great video! Thanks man! you're great!
Thank you so much! really appreciated!!!
An amazing job wow. Lots of work! The question needs to be which speaker sounds best in a mix? Your music and guitar playing is beautiful.
Thank you Normand... you are right, in fact I'm thinking about other videos comparing the speakers in a fully produced song or combining them... for instance a greenback with a vintage 30 or a greenback with an Alnico Blue..
Thank you once more...I've really put a lot of energy and passion into this video...and I enjoyed it!
Incredibly helpful video. Thank you!
You are welcome, I'm happy to have been of some help!
My takeaway? Get a quality Celestion and you’ll be in good shape. Nice video!
Thank you! Appreciated!!!
This is an amazing comparison. Thanks for making this.
Thank you Paul, really appreciated!
great comparison and some really great playing. P.S. Vintage 30's for me.
Thank you, really appreciated!
Appreciate the work you put into this. Unfortunately critical listening over mobile devices just gives you somewhat of an idea of what being heard. Between my phone, phone with earbuds, and then my desktop system with Focal over-ears, each one I have a different favorite amongst the 4 speakers. In real life I prefer Alnico Blues. Thanks again for the hard work.
Thank you for the compliments and for sharing your opinion!!!
This is the best speaker comparison i have ever seen, and i've been watching alot lately, because im looking for some upgrade to celestion seventy 80 in my Ibanez TSA15 combo. Im torn between greenback, vintage 30 and v-type, i want a nie strat quack on clean and the least fizz possible with drives.
Hi, thank you so much, I'm happy that you like the video!
Finally, I'm typically using the Greenback for clean or comping parts and the V30 for soloing...but the speakers are the things I have changed a lot over the years...It's an ever ending research... :)
Thank you!
Great video gentlemen, really compared the character of each speaker very well. For me in order of most preferred to least preferred it would be 1. Alnico Blue 2. Greenback 3. Creamback and 4. Vintage 30. I think the Alnico gives the best overall sound, best for cleaner tones and retains that "chime" tone with a good strat. The Greenback comes in a close 2nd, ideal for a crunchier 412 cab tone. Creamback had a good tonal response. The Vintage 30 had the least expressive tone for me.
Hi, thank you so much, I'm really happy that you like the video!!! Really appreciated!
Thank you also for sharing your findings!!
Superb comparison! Thanks! All elements have their strenghts. Maybe Greenback is the best compromise.
Thank you, really appreciated!!! Thank you also for sharing your opinion!
Green for Distortion
Blue for Clean
Great comparative Leo. Congratulations
Thank you Javier, I'm happy that you enjoyed the video!!!
Just subscribed! Great job on the video!
Thank you Dennis, really appreciated!
Really excellent, would love to hear the G12EVH vs Greenback vs M65 Creamback vs H65 Creamback
Thank you, I'm really happy that you like the video.
Thank you also for sharing your suggestions!
You’re a great player and this is a great video brother!!!
These are great compliments!!! Thank you so much!
The best video comparision, excellent and thanks
you are welcome, I’m super happy that you like the video!!!
Lovely video, Leo. This solidifies it, there really is no need to upgrade the good old Greenback.
Thank you Al, both for your message and your interest in my channel!!!
Very good comparison video. Clear, detailed, technical.
Could be good, to have the comparison double track left and right. And in a mix with bass and drums, as it changes a lot the sound.
Thank you, really appreciated! Actually, I had in mind to do a second part of this video doing basically what you are saying, trying the speaker in a real mixed song and also paring two different cabs together, but I never found the time to do it...hope in the future I will... thank you for your message and your interest in my channel!!!!
what a great video, especially for a guy with an old 4/12 just begging for new speakers haha! Thanks you!! I tell ya, Im really impressed with the alnico. The clean sounds beautiful, and I feel the distorted tones have great dynamics. Thanks!
:) ... yes, I agree...the Alnico sounds great...I also like to combine the Alnico with the greenback for overdriven tones...I find that they complete each other pretty well! Thank you for your message!!!
Thank you for sharing! The way you orchestrated the "each speaker against the others" is brilliant! Which speaker did you prefer in the room? Cheers!
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Hi Chris, thank you very much for your interest in my channel and for subs!!! In the room I prefer the greenback, if I had to choose only 1.
My choices
Distorion: Blue and Green
Clean: Blue and Cream
Winner: Blue
Wonderful job - thanks so much. A question: did you burn in the speakers before doing these comparisons? Also just a note to point out that these speakers will sound different in an open back or ported cab and different depending on whether they are wired in series or parallel (damping). Would be cool if you could do a video highlighting these differences too. That would be a ton of work though!
Hi Gerry, thank you, I'm happy that you like the video!
May I ask you what you mean with "burn in" the speakers?
Yes, the comparison you are suggesting is cool! As you said...it would take a lot of time...
Thank you once more!
@@LeoGibsonGtr Hi Leo - yeah I was referring to the break or burn in of new speakers. Basically speakers change their tonal properties with time - mechanical wear on the “flange” where cone meets the surround, makes the speaker less “stiff”. In practice this can remove shrillness and harshness from the top end and also boost bass extension. It may also lessen a speaker’s tendency to sound nasal. I guess there’s a general consensus that speakers sound more musical with playing time. The amount of time required is the subject of much debate: some speakers reportedly require a long time (months, years), but many people say that hard playing for a few hours (or letting amplified music or loops blast the speaker whilst one goes elsewhere), is enough to make an audible change for the better. Cheers, gerry
bravo eccellente come sempre, ho fatto anche io un test simile ma con coni diversi , il century , il century vintage , in leo cream back , and in neo vtype ... su una 4x12 engl...
Graze! Interessante e grazie per aver condiviso!!!
Cream back sounded the worse to me, followed by the vintage 30. The greenback sounded the most balanced but I thought the alnico blue had the best clean tone out of all, awesome video man! I’m going green back!
Thank you Killian! Another option is to combine them...for instance an Alnico Blue with a Greenback... I'm currently experimenting with different combinations... with a lot of fun...😊
Excellent work! Thank you!
Thank you Paul! really appreciated!
I'm amazed how much the GB sounds like the Blue for clean tones. The Blue was the most "open" sounding, almost like there was more depth and space in the sound spectrum. The GB was very much like the Blue but less "airy" or slightly more "damped". I'm not sure how much that slight difference would translate in a live situation, so I'm wondering if I can get away with the cheaper GB and get the sound of a Blue that I like. The distorted tones are where the GB sounds different from the Blue. The Blue remained open with slightly more bass and slightly crispier highs. Since I already have a G12EVH (Heritage Greenback), I'm thinking I'll try the Blue next. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you! Well, I'm currently gravitating towards a solution that combines two different speakers: for comping (clean or distorted) I'm combining Blue and Green (mixed left and right) and for soloing it depends...I'm still not sure...once I finish evaluating I'm gonna posting a video... Nevertheless, nowadays everybody combines different mics with the same speaker: in order to obtain a more original tone, I would like to combine different speakers in different situations (lead or comping)..because I think that they are complementing each other pretty amazingly... It's just an idea...and I've used this approach in this video: ruclips.net/video/hLjuVqix1nw/видео.html. I would like to know your opinion also ... if you will... thank you once more!!!
@@LeoGibsonGtr So, I've been mixing two speaker types in my 2x12 cabinets for the past year now. I'm doing this for live situations and I'm going for what sounds best to my ears. I'm transitioning over to the Vox MV50 amps because they fit on my pedal board. One amp for clean/overdrive and another amp for overdrive/distorted tones, each with its own 2x12 (easier to carry than 4x12). I mixed a G12EVH with a Peavey Scorpion, and that combination was nice with the Vox "Rock" amp. I mixed a G12H Anniversary with a Peavey Scorpion for the Vox "AC" amp, and that combination worked well also, but I'm still trying different things. When mixing speakers, I noticed that to my ear the ones that sounded nice for clean didn't sound nice for distortion and vice versa. I saw that they were selling certain combinations online, and I decided to try what they did. Right now I've combined the G12EVH and G12H Anniversary (recommended mix for blues/overdrive) with the Vox "Rock" amp, and it's much louder (100dB SPL) and a good combo. I also have combined the G12T75 and G12V30 (recommended mix for hard rock/distortion) with the Vox "AC" amp, and it's also much louder (100dB SPL) and nice for clean tones. I'm considering the Alnico Blue to replace the V30 because it's always seemed a bit harsh in the mid-range. I'm hoping the Blue will be smoother in the mid-range while also staying loud (100dB SPL). So far, the most versatile and pleasing in most situations has been the G12EVH. The V30 only sounds good in recordings. The G12T75 has been versatile also, it can do anything acceptably, but not excel, even in my 4x12. That's one thing people say also, that nothing compares to a 4x12, no matter what speaker it is. What is your opinion of V30 vs. Blue in live a situation? Thanks for the great video!
Very inspiring video! I will build a Frankenstein cab with 10" speakers. Celestion is launching a 10" Creamback soon!
Thank you Marco!!! Let us know about your Frankenstein cab!
Absolut great job, thank you
Thank you for your comment and your interest in my channel!!!
Leo, has fet una fantástica feina. Et felicito!
Thank you so much, I'm really happy that you like the video!!!
Very well done.
Thank you Evan, really appreciated!
Great playing and nice song man. Great comparison. I love the greenbacks the most.
Thank you Andrei, really appreciated!!!!
Amazing job! And everything you did made it easier to compare.
I never thought that the drive tunes would be where I'd notice the better the differences.
Than you, I'm happy that you like the video!
Thank you also for sharing your findings!
Greenie and Blue for the win….
Hi, thank you for sharing!
I love how detailed your videos are #science
Thank you, really appreciated!!!
Extremely well done video.
Thank you John, really appreciated!
Amazing video!
I'm a V30 and Alnico Blue guy. I can't seem to like greenbacks as they sound dull to me.
Thank you so much, I'm really happy that you like the video!
Thank you also for sharing your findings!!!
Well done and very informative video!
Thank you!
Thanks by excellent video
You are welcome!!! I'm super happy that you like the video!!
Most appreciated effort.
Thank you Chris!!!
Huh. I thought I was a V30 guy but the greenbacks are speaking to me here.
HI thank you for sharing!!!
Yes....I do agree with you....actually, like you, I was a V30 guy...but then I discovered I like a lot Greens....😀
Loved the video. Thanks. This reaffirmed my love for Greenbacks. It is also the cheapest of the whole bunch! The voice of Rock n'Roll.
I can hear the "sound" of the cab, minimising the differences between speakers. Is the cab birch ply?
I really don t like the V30s.....Like all the others. I wanted to buy a orange ppc212 cabinet, but they come with v30s.....Shit mannnnn. We should be able to specify the speakers we want when buying a cabinet from them. No way i m getting V30s. Great test as usual Leo. Thanks mate !
You are welcome! I'm happy to have been of some help!
Is it me or V30 and blue are very close?
Hi, in my opinion the difference is not night to day, but subtle
Thank you for your message!
The V30 was designed to behave like an alnico speaker apparently? I notice results vary.
Thank you Leo, nice video like always....Alnico for me
Thank you for the compliments and for sharing your opinion!
Always employ G12T-75s from Ipswich. Can’t go wrong with ‘em.
Amazing work, thank you very much for sharing that!
Thank you! Appreciated!!
So who wins ?
The one you like the most...😀
Great video
Thank you Chad, really appreciated!
Just found your channel, criminally under subscribed
Thank you soooo much, I'm really happy that you appreciate the channel!!!!
excellent... looks like there are a few amps there to choose from :) noticed the Marshall head was on @ 8:10. Is that what was used? Also I may have missed it, did you wire them up in a conventional series-parallel configuration?
Hi Albert, the amp I'm using is a Marshall SC20 (basically a JCM 800), I've not change the wiring of the original Blackstar cab, I've just changed the speakers. Thank you for your question!
good Job Leo👍👍👍
Thank you, really appreciated!!!
Great comparison. Lots of work went into this! But just one advice, as I hope it’s not too late already:
I became nervous as you screwed in the new speakers with the power drill!
Man, that’s done by hand and with a small screwdriver! The force you can bring up with two fingers is enough. Just screw them in until they touch the chassis and then tighten them in an X-pattern a maximum 3/4 turn from there! The gasket sealing will build up enough pressure to secure them from there or if you’re afraid of them becoming loose, use drop of nailpolish on the screw and let it dry for 15min.
If you tighten them with a powerdrill you have very likely deformed the chassis already which leads to an oval or other way uneven speaker movement. This can cause frequencies to peak, other frequencies to die almost completely.
I had a 4x12 1960A with Vintage 30 in it which were tightened to the point where the steel chassis touched the wood. The cab sounded harsh an very ice-picky. I then de-mounted all four speakers, bend the chassis back straight in about two hours of concentrated work and screwed them back in with just the right amount of force. Was a Night and day change, the harshness went away almost completely and the bottom end increased. As if the speakers were free to travel where they wanted now.
Hi Kevin, first of all thank you for your post, these are great advices! I was pretty careful not to tighten the screws too much and the screw driver I'm using is very sensitive, I mean you can run it pretty slow just not pressing too much. I will check out once more, as I did it many months ago, but I'm using this cab all the time and I'm pretty happy with the result. Thank you once more for you comment and your interest in my channel: your post is very useful for other guitarists who maybe want to built something similar!
Hey:) Good That you take it as an advice, and not critical:)
If you’re happy everything will be fine:) have fun and keep up the great work on this channel!
Sure Kevin, I appreciate good advices well written and with good intentions like yours! It's actually a very good advice for all the guitarists who are watching the video! Thank you once more!
BLUES EVERY TIME!
Hi, thank you for sharing your opinion!
Green back for me
Hi, thank you for sharing your opinion!
Very Well Made Video. This is Personal and although I think the Greenback, the blues and the V30 each have something special to give the CreambackM has some kind of Congestioned Mids through MY ears. Maybe a H magnet either a Greenback 30h or the CreamBack75h (that I actually prefer to the GreenbackH30) would have something different to the others (very open sounding, tight bass, pristine highs. Slightly less mids buts gives great fullness to the sound. Others that I have curiosity to hear someday compared is the Original Creamback the g12 65 (www.thomann.de/pt/celestion_g12_65_8_ohm.htm)
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great video but which celestion greeback was exactely used? there are different ones.
Hi, thank you, it's a Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 16 Ohm
I have all celestion speakers the blue 15ohm is the best
Hi, thank you for sharing your opinion and experience!
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What a superb comparison ! My only small criticism is that each speaker has a different bass resonant frequency but these are averaged out by placing four different ones in one cab. So we don't really know the specific bottom end sound characteristic of each model.
In my humble opinion the Green wins by a mile !
Hi, thank you for sharing!
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Hi, among the 4 of this video, I would say V30...but I'm not sure
Thank you for your question!
I am interested to hear what they all sounded like together! could you gig with a cab like that?
Hi... well, you can gig...but in my opinion all 4 together are not the best solution: for instance I like the Greenback pared with the Alnico, but other combination does not sound so good in my opinion. On the other hand this cab is.a valuable solution for recording...still in my opinion. Thank you for your message!!!
@@LeoGibsonGtr no, thank you for the very well thought out video and your reply! If you were building a 2x12 would you mix speakers or stick to one?
Hi Dave, I would mix...also in a 4x12 cab, but at max with two speakers types, for instance two Alnico and two Greenback.