112 cab speaker choice?

crunchman

There are some speaker shootouts on Youtube that will give some idea.  There were links on the old place.  I'm at work at the moment so I can't find the link as Youtube is blocked.

I've owned quite a few Celestions at various points. Here's my take:

Greenback is warm sounding, but farts out in the low end if you drive it hard - especially in an open backed cab.  Low end is bit tighter in a closed back cab.  It is a good sounding speaker.

V30 has a lot of high mids and sounds very cutting.  I think it is harsh, but some people like it.  It can be tamed a bit in a closed back cab which seems to beef up the low end a bit and make it sound a bit more rounded.

G12T-75 is quite scooped in the mids.  Due to the lack of mids it can sound toppy and harsh with the wrong amp, but it's not bad.

G12H-30 is a good speaker.  Solid low end and enough top end detail without sounding too harsh.

G12H-65 is a good allrounder.  Somewhere between the Greenback and the G12T-75/ V30.  Doesn't flub out like the Greenback but doesn't have the harshness the others can exhibit.

Vintage Century - probably similar to the V30 but without the harsh upper mids.  Good top end detail, not as much low end as something like a G12H.  Nice and light as well.