Speaker to pair with vintage 30

Barney · April 14

I have a Redplate Astrodust with the 2x12 oval back and looking to replace one of the speakers to a celestion G12H creamback ...has any one tried the combination or can recommend something ...or am I just being fussy and staying with 2x vintage 30s which sounds fine ....but just going down the route of can I make it better ..I do blues/ rock mainly in a 3 piece

ICBM · April 14

It pairs really well with a G12H-75 Creamback or a Classic Lead 80, depending on whether you want to go in an old school hard rock (H75) or a more modern rock (CL80) direction - or with a G12T-75 for metal. But given you want blues/rock I would go with the G12H-75.

Barney · April 14

ICBM said:

It pairs really well with a G12H-75 Creamback or a Classic Lead 80, depending on whether you want to go in an old school hard rock (H75) or a more modern rock (CL80) direction - or with a G12T-75 for metal. But given you want blues/rock I would go with the G12H-75.

Thanks very much .. so would this be a noticeable improvement on the 2 vintage 30s by just replacing one or am I maybe just going to see a slight improvement

ICBM · April 14

It will open out the bottom end and take away a bit of the upper-mid peak of the V30s, and possibly add a bit of treble depending on how bright the amp is (I'm not familiar with it). Hard to say if you'll find it a noticeable improvement or fairly subtle... you're unlikely to find out without trying it.

flying_pie · April 14

I'm considering the same thing with my Cornford V30 2x12

Was originally thinking H75 as it sounds nicely balanced overall getting what I could glean from recordings but the description of CL80 has now piqued my interest as it would be more for alt rock/hair metal/NWOBHM type tones than old school rock, as much fun as that is.

If you try it I'll be interested to hear how you get on

DartmoorHedgehog · April 15

FWIW, I swapped one of the V30s in my Orange open-back 2x12 for a Creamback H75 and it does sound very good. I wanted a bit of a clearer top end and was too miserly to buy two H75s, but the combination sounds excellent (with a Rocker 30 head)

impmann · April 15

The Creamback sounds *epic* with a V30. I have a cab sat next to me with that set up... properly lovely.

BrizzleRocker · April 15

As mentioned, creamback for the win. I’ve been running this combo for over 10 years now and it’s great.

Supportact · April 15

I have a 2 x 12 cab with a V30 and a G12-65. I like it so far and it's quite versatile (for cleans up to dirty blues/rock - I don't play hard rock or metal) , although I haven't done extensive experiments with other options.