Hey guys, I'm currenly running through 2 greens but my Badger is a bit harsh on the highs when I push it at low power scaling levels.
According to Suhr, the power stage is more prone to clipping when you push from the preamp-guess that's the purpose- but
I played another Badger through a stock 1936 cab and it seemed a bit more open and more mellow on the high end.Is it just my impression or these 2 higher wattage speakers have a sweeter top end.
Previously I had a green and a V30 which balanced nicely but didn't help much with the harshness.
Thanks,
T.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I can't say I've ever heard this harsh upper mid spike that everyone goes on about?!?
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Funny thing about the gold - when I got one that was essentially unused and put it in my vox cab along with a blue I was pretty much dismayed - it was SO bright I had to turn the hi cut knob way up to shave off terrible ice picks. I think if I'd had an alternative I'd have immediately given up on it and sold it on, but I didn't so it was used for a few practices and gigs. It started to mellow out so I stuck with it, and after two months, maybe 50 hours of loud playing time, it sounded way better.
I've got two of them now in that vox cab and they're definitely the best speakers I've used. They've got the "crushed glass" treble you expect from vox/ alnico, but there's no harshness at all and they've got really awesome "thump" to them and big low mids.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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G12c Greenback
Gibson Explorer through low input of Marshall Master Lead Mk2 50 watt combo, distortion is a Rat pedal. Not a great comparison as the 65s are in the open backed combo cab so they've got less bass and a bit more vocal mids. The Greenbacks are G12 "c"s which are apparently slightly tweaked m25s for Marshall, I doubt there's much in it.
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I've heard V30s sound amazing and very harsh depending on the head, cab, volume, age....etc etc i think when properly broken in with the right EQ they are great speakers. If you want to cut through a mix, use a JB into a cab with V30s and you'll pretty much always be heard