Celestion or Warehouse? Who comes closest to the ORIGINAL GREENBACK?

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Johan Segeborn

Johan Segeborn

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@FantasticF113
@FantasticF113 2 жыл бұрын
A huge thanks to Johan. This video may only appeal to a tiny fraction of KZbin viewers. However, those people (including myself) really appreciate the time and effort it takes to put together something like this. Take care, my friend!
@ThracianDataThief
@ThracianDataThief 5 жыл бұрын
First I thought it was the guitar...then I found out it was actually mostly in the amp - and there are MANY amps...then I found out that a big part of it is the speakers...then there are different speaker sizes...now I find out that even the "good ones" don't compare to the old ones. Being a guitarist should be classified as a mental disorder.
@blakespurlock5322
@blakespurlock5322 3 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh out loud
@localneo-graphic4647
@localneo-graphic4647 3 жыл бұрын
I feel this, I just got my pre-rola for dirt cheap recently, and it happened to come with a random Green Beret that was strapped together. I had no idea they were even supposed to sound similar until I saw this video, and the funniest part is that the speaker I swapped out with the pre-rola... was a modern Celestion Greenback. Yea, being a guitarist feels that way, but at least I have a good speaker now.
@qua7771
@qua7771 2 жыл бұрын
Everything is a mental disorder.
@jcoulter43
@jcoulter43 5 жыл бұрын
All sound pretty good, with different tonal character, but the 1970 original is just "that sound". Great stuff again Johan. God Bless and Rock on!
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Have a great weekend, J! Cheers
@karst41
@karst41 4 жыл бұрын
At 1:43 the 70 makes its “presence” known. Sorry to be a year late to the party.
@RecordingLounge
@RecordingLounge 5 жыл бұрын
Johan - I come from the future. I’m here to tell you that after years of doing speaker shootouts and getting disappointed, you finally decided to embark on a huge but immensely satisfying journey to have your own custom speakers manufactured that truly recreate, for the first time ever, that 1971 T1221 Greenback tone. The JS-25 speaker was born. People cheered. Babies smiled. Couples embraced. Doves flew. And it sounded really good. Also, it’s very hot in the future.
@ranchmanager9126
@ranchmanager9126 2 жыл бұрын
Jenson? JS-25 speaker?, I live under a rock apparently.
@CharlesWillisBonsai
@CharlesWillisBonsai Жыл бұрын
@@ranchmanager9126 Johan Segeborn 25 ?
@gae7081
@gae7081 Жыл бұрын
Johan Segebornstion 25
@JBGoode-zx7pp
@JBGoode-zx7pp Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the venerable Segeborn JS-25, released in 2031.
@averyadrian1534
@averyadrian1534 5 ай бұрын
No the Ice Age came… As they predicted in the 70s… And we’re all dead… frozen
@Andy_Yates
@Andy_Yates 5 жыл бұрын
Really impressed by the WGS here! It might not be vintage greenback exactly, but to my ears, I liked it more than the modern greenback. Thank you for these! Speaker swaps can certainly be tedious
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah the WGS was my pick out of the 2 new ones too.
@jasonbone5121
@jasonbone5121 5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@metalupyourass9
@metalupyourass9 5 жыл бұрын
It's also about half the price!
@bb_lz9790
@bb_lz9790 5 жыл бұрын
@@metalupyourass9 Or they were until Johan does a video on them and WGS figures that they can raise the price again. :D
@Meiji1868
@Meiji1868 5 жыл бұрын
Derek M I think he is using the Chinese GB not the UK Heritage as it’s wattage rating is different
@zundap100
@zundap100 5 жыл бұрын
Love that greenback from 1970, but Green Beret pleasantly surprised me.
@highdb1
@highdb1 5 жыл бұрын
Great comparison! I would give the nod to the original, but the Warehouse sounds much better for more metallic tones. Much more clarity and overall balance from the Warehouse speaker.
@darkcide1959
@darkcide1959 5 жыл бұрын
The 1970 sound is "The Sound"..The Green Beret is going to be close after a few hours playing in and i think the reissue will warm up as well with time. All of them sound awesome.
@tomasagustinveravicentin7789
@tomasagustinveravicentin7789 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe if you play the shit outta those modern speakers for 10 years they would get that vintage sound?
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
I actually compare 10 year old celestion reissues to the original here kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5-oZKeXa5xkhrM
@Starch1b2c3d4a
@Starch1b2c3d4a 5 жыл бұрын
Johan Segeborn 😅
@phill2840
@phill2840 5 жыл бұрын
hang it on your looper pedal and a shitty amp that you don;t need anymore and let it play in your basement for 10 years and we will see
@johnnybrown9581
@johnnybrown9581 5 жыл бұрын
Phil L lmao Ed did that to his EVH 5150 to test it out he let the guitar feed back in front of it for a week on volume 10😂
@RaymondSolo
@RaymondSolo 5 жыл бұрын
8 hours on a sign-wave generator should do the trick.
@yobhsiFehT
@yobhsiFehT 5 жыл бұрын
The original has the most character, but man, WGS makes speakers that really SPEAK, ya know!?
@nickbenjamin6527
@nickbenjamin6527 5 жыл бұрын
Still want to hear you put an alnico cream through its paces Johan!!
@Beavyo
@Beavyo 5 жыл бұрын
I love that you don't push your own opinions, it's just a straight up comparison - awesome work! Keep rocking!
@timleonard5597
@timleonard5597 3 жыл бұрын
All were very close in sound. I finally closed my eyes and listened and to be honest I couldn't really tell which was which. I would peek every once in a while when I thought I heard a difference to see which one it was and often times it was the same speaker as the last time I peeked. The change in the playing made me think it was different. I would probably go with the Green Beret due to cost.
@danielakerman8241
@danielakerman8241 5 жыл бұрын
Both the modern speakers were closer to each other than they were to the original Celestion. They both lack the mids and smooth top end of the 1970 speaker.
@error8418
@error8418 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly! The new ones both sound too brittle. Maybe that's just because the vintage one has been broken in a lot lot more over time.
@danielakerman8241
@danielakerman8241 5 жыл бұрын
@@error8418 It's not an issue of breaking in. Johan has shown the differences in another video using a 10 year old re-issue Greenback which was well broken in, and the tonal differences were still very evident. The differences are due to different spec of the speakers -- specifically, it seems, the paper cones that were in use pre-Rola era, compared to everything that came after. Even Greenbacks from 1974 or 1975 sound quite different to the pre-Rola versions.
@davidtexmex1616
@davidtexmex1616 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@The2ndProtectsTheRest
@The2ndProtectsTheRest 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Akerman i agree. I think Celestion might be doing this on purpose to get people to explore their newer speakers, like the Neo Creambacks.
@williamdavis7274
@williamdavis7274 5 жыл бұрын
I agree but I wonder how much of that is due to the 70s speaker being "played in" more. Speakers tend to mellow and get warmer over time..... if the modern equivalents had seen as much playing time as the vintage spkr.. they might be closer in sound? maybe... :)
@ericbouza854
@ericbouza854 5 жыл бұрын
I thought the Warehouse speaker sounded the closest to the original Greenback. But none sounded as good as the original.
@irishRocker1
@irishRocker1 4 жыл бұрын
I didnt. I thought original was best, the new G12M was similar but more high end than mid and the wgs was simiilar with more high end but without the mids. seemed harsher.
@garywordsworth9302
@garywordsworth9302 5 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see an Eminence GB12 if you can get hold of one against an original Green back i love that speaker know its higher wattage at 50 watts but man its one woody sound Great comparison as always !
@thomascoulter6121
@thomascoulter6121 5 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@ctld5266
@ctld5266 4 жыл бұрын
The main difference we hear between vintage speaks and modern, is the frequency peak around 5,5-6khz. In the present case, by attenuating @5,8Khz by 8db both the reissue and the warehouse, get you much closer to the 70s greenback
@cliftongardner4367
@cliftongardner4367 5 жыл бұрын
That original is just dripping with tone. But I suspect that if you took the WGS and 2018 Celestion and played them for 50 years, they'd probably sound very similar. Of the two newer ones, WGS for rhythms, Celestion for leads. Check out the Eminence Private Jack, Johan! I think you'd really dig that greenback clone. Got one in my Marshall - tone for days!
@jussioman
@jussioman 5 жыл бұрын
Guys. Remember that Warehouse speakers don't try to make straight copies from the original Celestions. They capture the spirit of the old Celestions but add their own twist there which I love. Every WGS speaker I've tried are better than the chinese Celestions. But still nothing beats the originals. :) I've changed all chinese Celestions to WGS on my cabs and I'm really a fan of their et65 speaker.
@d.p.3114
@d.p.3114 2 жыл бұрын
Genuinely surprised, neither sounded like the 1970 speaker but when side by side with the newer Greenback, the WGS had less fizzy highs. In some clips, when not looking I could definitely hear a difference between the 2 but on others I couldn’t until those high notes were hit. Great video.
@mgalbu
@mgalbu 5 жыл бұрын
More proof than nothing can get close to the originals. Love this type of videos the most!
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad to hear that
@EQU35
@EQU35 5 жыл бұрын
Scumback’s almost sound dead nuts on IMHO
@stevenmgyori3826
@stevenmgyori3826 5 жыл бұрын
Man I couldn't pick! All are great and very useable! You pick for Me Johan! Thanks for sharing brother! Be Well and have a great weekend!
@joschelei262
@joschelei262 5 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice if the Eminence Legend 128GB was included. I liked the sound of the original, it sounds a bit more vibrant and unbridled but the WGS sounded very well balanced and defined. I would love to hear a shootout between the WGS and the Legend GB as I'm currently deciding between the two.
@thorinbane
@thorinbane 5 жыл бұрын
Emi, but I would suggest trying out a few of the jensen jet series. Some real surprises there.
@siegfriedwashburn3484
@siegfriedwashburn3484 5 жыл бұрын
Hi, Johan! I think, the Warehouse can be used in the case of lack the 70-s Celestion. The 2018 is to much high - if the equaliser was similar to 3 speakers, the 1970 is the best, and Warehouse SURPRISINGLY nice too. The new one is kind of "punk-rock-dist" - not bad, but not the big one. Have a nice weekend! Really good video - I was looking for the speakers that week, but still not sure about the sound. C.U. Zigfrid
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Zigfrid! Have a nice weekend you too!
@Soundchain1
@Soundchain1 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review! Presuming the newer speakers are broken in: - The ‘70 was gorgeous (body, focus and dynamics) - The Warehouse lacked life - The newer Greenback sounded horrid to my ears (shrill)
@BradsGuitarGarage
@BradsGuitarGarage 5 жыл бұрын
They're all awesome, but that top-end roll off of the 70's greenback is gorgeous!
@RobCabreraCh
@RobCabreraCh 5 жыл бұрын
Great video Johan! I've been super interested in the Warehouse stuff for a while, seeing as how much cheaper it is to Celestions. To me, the Warehouse sounded pretty good, not original Greenback good, but pretty good nonetheless. And, as always, the newer Greenbacks seem to have a much more modern sound to them, I think I don't like them as much as some others. Wouldn't mind watching a comparison like this but of the G12H30, and their modern renditions. Cheers man!
@bluescreentricks
@bluescreentricks 5 жыл бұрын
hello, you could compare the original greenback with the heritage, and "made in uk" greenbacks
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Hi, I compare them here actually kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYaWaGaGZ7Flg9E
@davidmurphy4419
@davidmurphy4419 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for such informative videos! I'm putting together a 1x12 and this video helped me decide on the green beret as best bang-for-buck.
@davelip6992
@davelip6992 9 ай бұрын
Really great comparison video thank you! I'm replacing the speakers in my Peavey classic 4 x 10 combo with either of these reissues. Borh sound great but which of the 2 do you feel has more low end chunk. The Celestion 10" GB is 98 HZ and the 10" WGS is 117 HZ as a reference. Thx Johan!
@emissaryofcharybdis105
@emissaryofcharybdis105 3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever try the Invader 50 from Warehouse? It's like some alt version of the Green Beret that isn't as harsh on the highs, and is "sweeter and creamier," or so it says. Maybe it's supposed to model a Creamback, then? Still painted green, haha. I got an IR version of it and I really like it - so, I'm pretty dead set on getting the real thing to swap out in my Katana 50. That Katana speaker is just a little too shrill for my tastes.
@vincenzoerriquenz2356
@vincenzoerriquenz2356 5 жыл бұрын
The original Greenback has a growl on the low/ mids that others don' t have, to the point it seems louder than the others; surprisingly the Warehouse Green Beret is the closest to it, but not quite nailing it; but i must admit, i like all three of them!
@stevehughes1510
@stevehughes1510 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johan, a very good A/B. I like the fullness of tone of the '70, it covers all the bases very well. Followed my the reissue and then the WGS which sounds just a little too fizzy to me.
@PelicanIslandLabs
@PelicanIslandLabs 5 жыл бұрын
The 'original' for the WIN! It sounds FANTABULOUS! The other two speakers sounded a bit brighter/harsher. Were they fully "broken in" ??? I thought the WGS was just a tiny bit closer to the original.
@Chad11491
@Chad11491 5 жыл бұрын
i just installed a pair of RI greenbacks in my 2x12 because it was the speaker used on all my favorite recordings. This video confirmed i'm not crazy. I haven't liked them at all, they make me feel like i've rolled all the presence off my amp, or like i'm listening to it from a different room. The 70's speaker here had much more OOMPH and treble and bass than the new speakers. I've got about 5 hours on mine now and just not enjoying them at all, I feel like i've lost all the punch in my amp. Glad you posted this video, I hear the same thing here that I dislike in my cab.
@dustinscott5628
@dustinscott5628 5 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you'd make this video!!! You're the best man!
@oakromulo
@oakromulo 2 жыл бұрын
by having played the 201x Greenback rather extensively (only one I had, only one I managed to afford by buying one in the US and delivering to the hotel at the time) now I can finally have peace that "that weird compression in a certain frequency range there" was not just in my head, no matter what amp I played through it and later on in the first amps I built as well!
@thefilmpoets
@thefilmpoets Жыл бұрын
Man, speakers make so much more of a difference than preamp tubes.
@PadraicPlaugher
@PadraicPlaugher 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you for doing this! I’ve been looking into the green beret
@HiHello-ku1fl
@HiHello-ku1fl 3 жыл бұрын
@Johan Segeborn I would love to see you get a hold of some Scumback speakers and compare them with their direct celestion counterparts including the vintage G12m.
@ess2586
@ess2586 4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that the vintage Greenback has no doping....unlike the other two - I bet the doping has an effect on the tone.... ....I have a WGS Green Beret from when they first came out and I was not in love with it....Tonight, I just removed the doping and I am going to send a 60hz sound wave through it for a few hours and give it another try.....Thanks for the video!
@dominikpohli2381
@dominikpohli2381 3 жыл бұрын
if you by a new one which woud you prefer the celesion reissue or the wgs green beret. i also had great speaker inspiration for you the wgs et65 it nails the g12-65 tones from the 80s
@bruceanderson8720
@bruceanderson8720 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johan, the 1970 speaker sure was smooth. I think the WGS would be the speaker I would buy over the reissue greenback.
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Bruce, that one would be my pick too out of the new ones
@nodamnedyouthndy
@nodamnedyouthndy 5 жыл бұрын
Cheers Johan ! The content never gets old ! :)
@rybones1311
@rybones1311 2 ай бұрын
I was scrolling down to read the comments and everytime the best sounding one to my ears was heard..i scrolled up and it was ALWAYS the 1970 celestion. The others are good, but tonally, that 1970 just has "IT"
@rocriner2784
@rocriner2784 4 жыл бұрын
I have a Marshall valve half-stack with 4 Celestion G12E-60 speakers. The speakers are well broken in at this point. I am however getting way more modern of a tone than I was hoping for. The highs are sort of crackly - almost too much that it sounds unbalanced. I want a hollow, warm, 70’s tone. Similar to early ACDC albums and zeppelin. Would I benefit to swap my speakers out to G12M greenbacks?
@Vintage35MM
@Vintage35MM 5 жыл бұрын
I’m not expert, but looking at the pics the WGS is an 8 ohm speaker the Celestions were both 16 ohms. I’m not sure what difference it makes but they will load the amp differently. To me the WGS sounds more nasally like it might have a thinner cone and a larger voice coil. The WGS magnet looks bigger, but that might be just in the parallax of the picture. Makes me wonder if this is analogous to trying to describe a true PAF pickup. Which is almost impossible due to early Mfg tolerances. I think all three are good but different. In this comparison I think the reissue is closest to the vintage. Cheers
@Gebbinator
@Gebbinator 5 жыл бұрын
Great test! Would have loved to hear the WGS Invader too. It should be a high powered greenback. Others say, that they sound closer to the vintage greenbacks than the green beret. Cheers
@DMSProduktions
@DMSProduktions 5 жыл бұрын
ALL 3 sounded good. And all different even tho purporting to be the SAME type/spec speaker! The vintage 1970 GB sounded the best (naturally), then came the Warehouse, then the GB RI!
@51dru
@51dru 5 жыл бұрын
The one thing your KZbin channel has really done for me is really opened my eyes to the importance of a quality speaker cabinet. The one question I have for you though can you take one of these really nice speaker cabinets and hook it up to a piece of crap amp and still get a usable sound out of it because of the speakers alone.
@TheDownCats
@TheDownCats 5 жыл бұрын
That amp looks just like my fave '87 2203! That 1970 sure has a vocal quality to it that is hard to duplicate. Thanks for another great comparison!
@cflowers69
@cflowers69 4 жыл бұрын
Maaaaaaan, that tone at 1:16.... heavenly!
@YU-qn1tm
@YU-qn1tm 3 жыл бұрын
I first listened without watching as to not cloud judgment. The 70’s Greenbacks just sounded perfect. Nicely rounded, fuller sounding with a slightly muted top end compared to the other two, but a deeper low mid. The WGS was least favorite though I was hoping it would shine. Is it a factor of the age of the original one which gave it a pleasantly muted high end? It sounded quite different than the modern two.
@Nghilifa
@Nghilifa 5 жыл бұрын
They all sound great. The actual 70s Greenback sounds more "open", and less "compressed" than the two reissues. I´m guessing that´s got something to do with the magnet in the speaker, the age of the cone & magnet and so forth. I guess the best way to compare them would be to go back in time, and compare them when the 70s greenback was actually brand new. Sadly that´s not possible, haha. Great job Johan!
@not_here934
@not_here934 2 жыл бұрын
They all sound great but the new celestion seemed to have more high end, just a bit. Thanks for the comparison and demonstration
@vinnieirvine1365
@vinnieirvine1365 4 жыл бұрын
All sounded awesome. I preferred the 1970 green back - more syrupy warmth. I thought the WGS green Beret Vegas coming up very close to the 2018 green back. Especially the slight fizz in the top end
@rafaelpretto292
@rafaelpretto292 5 жыл бұрын
Since Pulsonic cones are not being produced anymore, obviously newer ones will never sound like the original. Well, it would be interesting if you can compare the original Greenback with a Celestion G12-35XC , since Celestion claims it is inspired on Pulsonic speakers of the past.
@gryzew
@gryzew 5 жыл бұрын
There are a few sellers out there who do "artificial break in" on speakers, different approaches -- running signal through them for a time, or softening the glues. I can't remember the name now but there were guys that resell Celestions with their break in process applied on a fresh factory Celestion speaker and just their sticker/name over the Celestion label (I'll add a name if I find/recall it). You could do a test in the future on how does artificial breaking in affect a speaker tone vs. a stock new one vs. one broken in by actual guitar playing.
@redv0id
@redv0id 5 жыл бұрын
The differences aren't huge, but since I prefer a slightly darker tone, and dislike highs that are too crunchy in the wrong way, for my tastes: 1. 1970 greenback - (big rich & full spectrum with a top end sweetness that's subtle but nice) 2. warehouse green beret - (darker than the 1970 with highs more rolled off, but still nice and full sounding) 3. 2018 greenback - (lacking low end, thinnest sound of the 3, and most brittle high end)
@frantisca
@frantisca 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Johan, I have recently acquired a GreenBack 8 Ohm 10" made in UK in 2013 (30W) that sounds very close to the '70s original Greenback. Came as a (good) surprise as I wasn't expecting a tone that close to the original. These series T5646BWD seem to be a very good reissue !
@gbhgbh001
@gbhgbh001 5 жыл бұрын
Just bought a pair of 1979 Celestion Rola T1221 to instal in my Montage 2 x 12 cab to pair with a Katana head and GT1000. I know WTF no valves in sight but I dont have the head room in my house so why bother.... anyway thoughts???
@williambock1821
@williambock1821 Жыл бұрын
I’m going with the green beret because it’s only $119 AFTER shipping! They all sound great.
@juno980
@juno980 5 жыл бұрын
If the Warehouse had a little more mids it'd be perfect. It's so crystal clear in its sound.
@jakewilliams5796
@jakewilliams5796 5 жыл бұрын
The two newer ones sound very similar to me,the 1970 has that " old " speaker sound that can not be duplicated, Thank you Johan for maken great videos.
@TheDavey700
@TheDavey700 5 жыл бұрын
Warehouse sounds closer to the original
@DavideChiarello
@DavideChiarello 5 жыл бұрын
For me the WGS wins over the Celestion reissue here...the original GB is just in an other league. The WGS Invader could be another interesting contender...great stuff as usual!
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Davide!
@mryerp
@mryerp 5 жыл бұрын
Davide Chiarello I agree with what you said here, and also would like to hear the Invader. Mainly cause I named that speaker the Invader in a contest lol! But as they weren’t in production at the time, I got to pick a different one as a prize. Warehouse makes good stuff!
@DavideChiarello
@DavideChiarello 5 жыл бұрын
@@mryerp so you're the one who named the Invader, very cool! WGS makes great speakers indeed.
@klepetar
@klepetar 9 ай бұрын
i have the wgs in my cab and i am blown away how good it is..and i am crazy picky on sound..
@nullfusion
@nullfusion 5 жыл бұрын
Hmm very interesting comparison again! i am not sure but i would say they did their best to copy it material whise, thats probably why it just sounds like a new speaker back then? Did they have less highs? If you would cut off the highs from the new ones you could probably get a quite similar tone. I think the new ones just appear to our ears with a "lack of mids" but it could be a simple illusion no? ;)
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 2 жыл бұрын
We are lucky to be able to get new speakers that good. They all sound good enough for me.
@nylonsteel
@nylonsteel 5 жыл бұрын
The Eminence GB128 imo is a great speaker,curious though how it fairs against the 1970..I didnt like the WGS at all
@joeytruelove
@joeytruelove 5 жыл бұрын
One thing you cannot hear with the WGS is that it's a few dBs louder and with a higher anisotrophy is more focussed in the midrange, making the crunch stand out more. Coming to think about it I find that the 50W WGS Invader being fuller sounding does come closer to the '70 G12M here.
@lifesglorydead
@lifesglorydead 4 жыл бұрын
God, that first riff into the 1970 speaker instantly put a smile on my face in a way the others just could not. it takes me back to hearing Band of Gypsys for the first time (even though it was probably G12Hs on that album?)
@PorchBass
@PorchBass 5 жыл бұрын
The new ones have a lot more high mid! Are they new? They might need breaking in. Also that mic position seemed to emphasise a different high end coming from the dust caps.... 50 years of dust and sweaty clubs will probably calm down that papery hiss. Thanks for your great vid
@taxo
@taxo 5 жыл бұрын
The vintage one sounds spectacular indeed, but none of them sounds "bad", they all have their thing. That said, it's surprising how similar the reissue and the wgs are, and how different the vintage is from both
@Mark70609
@Mark70609 Жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I thought. It was surprising.
@JMPRocker
@JMPRocker 5 жыл бұрын
My 4x12 is a Marshall 1960 Classic ( from 1990) with the G12M 25W (16 ohm )Greenbacks (made in England) ...had it since 1992 and the speakers are well broken in. They sound killer. I woudn’t trade them for any speaker. Having said that, the newer Greenback sounded a tad bit bright/ harsh. The WGS is a decent attempt at emulating the Greenback but to my ears sounded too compressed. The original has the classic woody tone from years of being broken in. I’d like to hear a comparison between the 1990 reissues like mine to the 1970 originals if you can find them.
@TheToneLounge
@TheToneLounge 5 жыл бұрын
The 1970 had a more pleasing high end, and had more “punch” in the low mids. They all sounded great and useable, but the 1970 has my vote.
@jimpion
@jimpion 5 жыл бұрын
Have you tried comparing the G12C 25 (from the Vintage Modern/Jimi Hendrix cabs) against the G12M 25? They’re supposedly differently voiced. I have the VM412 cab. Most people I play with run Vintage 30s, so I can’t speculate. The difference compared to the V30s is huge though. Oh... the originals sounded great! I liked the WGS better in most clips over the G12M, but not all. It was an interesting comparison!
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim, I haven’t AB tested them but I have preferred the tone of G12C to the reissue Greenback. They were a bit stiff to play though.
@jimpion
@jimpion 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I think mine are starting to loosen up, after several years of not enough abuse.
@patrickstefurak3124
@patrickstefurak3124 5 жыл бұрын
The 1970 speaker sounds much better than either of the other two. This raises the question: What current production speaker do you think sounds the most like the 1970 G12m25 75Hz? perhaps the Weber Ceramic 1225? I have a Weber Axis (Fane clone) that is a very nice version of my original Fane. I wonder how the weber greenback clone sounds.
@danielforsberg4018
@danielforsberg4018 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats the old Greenbacks. But the WGS speakers are great at a reasonable price.
@estebanpuna4001
@estebanpuna4001 5 жыл бұрын
awsomee!!!! I have WGS Green Beret and is true this sounds is MORTAL!!
@matrixmodulator
@matrixmodulator 3 жыл бұрын
I hope you figured how to avoid clipping and background high pitch noises by now with this lovely studio rack gear...
@kuitaristi3003
@kuitaristi3003 5 жыл бұрын
70's win, then 2018 Greenback and then WGS that sounds like opening a can. Where is Neo Creamback test? :)
@reasonablyskeptical
@reasonablyskeptical 5 жыл бұрын
70 is a winner, i wonder if either of the newer ones would sound significantly different after a lot of heavy usage, the warehouse sounds like it needs to be pushed a lot more or something, thanks for the vid
@johnnybrown9581
@johnnybrown9581 5 жыл бұрын
WGS! This is what I’ve been waiting for!
@vinnieirvine1365
@vinnieirvine1365 5 жыл бұрын
I love the WGS speakers
@bb_lz9790
@bb_lz9790 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I like the Green Beret, but always think about buying some Reapers. Can you compare G12H30s to a Reaper?
@vintagesound8112
@vintagesound8112 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Johan, Nice comparison, the 1970 was best then the reissue which was surprisingly good, the WGS I didn’t think was that great.
@rangerdoc1029
@rangerdoc1029 5 жыл бұрын
Verdict: all 3 sound amazing.
@dougb5028
@dougb5028 Жыл бұрын
Johan, thanks for all your work. I keep wondering if a large part of the difference between new and old is the result of use. Have your tried some long term break in of the new speakers? I am thinking weeks of sound loops at medium high volume..
@robertstan2349
@robertstan2349 Жыл бұрын
i have a set of celestion greenbacks from '04 that sound very close to the 70's example you have. they've really mellowed with age (or maybe my hearing has lol). i think these things just have to get really played in
@gr500music6
@gr500music6 5 жыл бұрын
I liked them all - which is to say I like the way you play them. Kudos to both Celestion and Warehouse. At least from what I can hear by the time they're bit-streamed to headphones, I think that, if you blew the 1970 on a session, an engineer could, with only minor tweaks, comp together a track sufficiently seamless that nobody would guess a speaker had been swapped out during the song.
@Evowar05
@Evowar05 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Johann, I love your channel for a long time now. I know this is weird, but I wish I were in that room to hear you play through the amps and feel all that depth from the speakers in the room. From personal experience, I just can't ever capture the real feel of an amp so I can only imagine as to how it sounds/feels in there when you turn all those amps up.
@slideguitarist
@slideguitarist 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Johan, for another great installment in the encyclopedia of tone. Vintage GB is best here. The newer speakers would probaably improve with break-in. I find Celestions generally benefit more from break-in than WGS. I am not a brand loyalist. Both companies make several comparable models. I prefer WGS for some, Celestion for others.
@JohanSegeborn
@JohanSegeborn 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@gtar5191
@gtar5191 5 жыл бұрын
It would be cool a 50 year old almost. 1970 greenback 25watter. Vs NOS 1970 25watter still wrapping paper same as new unbroken in and a third NOS 50 years old 12 hours broken in say a drum machine tested alongside the other two aforementioned. Keep up the great videos.
@mr.anderson70
@mr.anderson70 5 жыл бұрын
The WGS sounds really close. Maybe it would age into a very close original Greenback sound?
@LEgoiste
@LEgoiste 5 жыл бұрын
As for the speakers, I’d be pleased with all 3, but the 1970 just has it all. Can you imagine being Johan’s neighbours. I bet they must be digging those sounds.
@Funky777Gibbon
@Funky777Gibbon 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducing Warehouse Speakers, Johan. I had not heard of them. Although I thought the Warehouse speaker sounded much more similar to the new G12M than the old one, I hope you will continue this line of investigation. What modern speaker does compare well to an old G12M? Scumbacks? Lorantz? 1971 1960A vs a single Fullback (hint, hint!)? Similarly, what is close to an old G12H? Scumback? Old G12H vs new G12H Creamback?
@ZerstoerenDieStille
@ZerstoerenDieStille 5 жыл бұрын
Please help us find a readily available alternative to 70s Greenbacks. Help us Johan, you're our only hope!
@davelip6992
@davelip6992 Ай бұрын
As far as the two reissues did everyone find that the Green Beret was a little chunkier and a bit more low-end sounding than the celestion?
@pppaulie73
@pppaulie73 4 жыл бұрын
I liked the 1970 the best. They all sounded good though. Great video!
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