Orange Amps through alternate speakers.?

PolymerBen · Post by **PolymerBen** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:42 am

I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on Orange Amps through speakers other than the Vintage 30s. I would love to hear from people who have played an Orange through something like the Alnico Blues or the Celestion G12T-75s.

Secondhand Dan · Post by **Secondhand Dan** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:04 am

I like my ad30 a lot more through a Blue and a Heritage G12h than i did with the 30s. The V30s were way too peaky in the midrange. This combination has ample bass response and a great smooth tone. Plus some chime if you dial it in correctly

Neiloler · Post by **Neiloler** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:23 am

Weber Silver Bell. Great speaker.

thedavide · Post by **thedavide** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:06 am

Tiny Terror into a Eminence Red Fang (Celestion Blue).
Smoother mids with clearer, more articulate highs. Bass response is very good. The Tiny Terror has plenty of mids to begin with, and when combined with the V30, it was just a little too much for me.
So far, I'm very happy with it.

Neiloler · Post by **Neiloler** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:16 am

Is the Red Fang a AlNiCo speaker? How much do those speaks run generally?

thedavide · Post by **thedavide** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:25 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Neiloler
 Is the Red Fang a AlNiCo speaker? How much do those speaks run generally?
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Yes, it's an alnico speaker and I paid $165 CAD for mine.

mr_william · Post by **mr_william** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:43 am

g12t75's arent much liked around these parts.. in my oppinion, and many others, dont sound good with the orange at all, + the've got a low sensitivity rating, there are better speekers for orange amps!

just my oppinion though

Blainy · Post by **Blainy** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:19 pm

I've just replaced the stock G12K-100 in my PPC112 with a V30. To my ears, the highs are a bit sharper using a TT through it, and for me (playing a Les Paul) that's a positive.

Why are you called PolymerBen?

kittenface · Post by **kittenface** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:23 pm

I run my Orange thru either a Blue loaded 2X12 and a Greenback loaded 4X12

mre1208 · Post by **mre1208** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:46 pm

i run mine through a tone tubby 2x12 with a mix in it. one ceramic and one alnico. sounds incredible.

sadteresa · Post by **sadteresa** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:41 pm

1X12 Mesa cab with a Mesa Black Shadow. It has a great mix of mids and highs, and the lows don't wash out.

skidawg · Post by **skidawg** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:13 pm

I run my TT through a Greenback Heritage and a G12H30 Reissue in an Avatar Vintage 2x12 open back cab.

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:19 pm

Ben,

Avoid the T75s - bit of a junk speaker for all but thrash. Tried to be a jack of all trades, and just ended up being bad at most sounds.

I have Celestion Century Vintage speakers - neodymium - and voiced somewhere inbetween a Vintage 30 and an Alnico Blue. It has the upper mid peak of the V30 smoothed out, and the top end is a bit sweeter, with the bottom end more defined.

Sounds much better for clean sounds than the V30 ever did (way too cardboard sounding), but does crunch an awful lot better than Blues, which tend to suffer from sounding thin when given too much gain.

Plus, they're 3.5kg lighter per speaker than a V30.

One of my best purchases. I now have two cabs with them in: one closed back, one combo.

jamison162 · Post by **jamison162** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:37 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Neiloler
 Weber Silver Bell. Great speaker.
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Not! One of my biggest dissapointments. Of course I will state the specs becasue there are so many factors:

Ceramic magnet, 50 watt, Pre-Rola doping.

Several Eminence speakers sound good; Private Jack, Governor, Tonespotter, Canabis Rex.

Scumbacks: H75, M75...the 65 watt versions.

My favorite Celestions are Reissue Greenbacks, Heritage G12-65's, G12H30 Anniversary (well broken in).

That's about it.

Look up Freda Cabs and there are plenty of Eminence clips on his site.

PolymerBen · Post by **PolymerBen** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:45 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Ben,

Avoid the T75s - bit of a junk speaker for all but thrash. Tried to be a jack of all trades, and just ended up being bad at most sounds.

I have Celestion Century Vintage speakers - neodymium - and voiced somewhere inbetween a Vintage 30 and an Alnico Blue. It has the upper mid peak of the V30 smoothed out, and the top end is a bit sweeter, with the bottom end more defined.

Sounds much better for clean sounds than the V30 ever did (way too cardboard sounding), but does crunch an awful lot better than Blues, which tend to suffer from sounding thin when given too much gain.

Plus, they're 3.5kg lighter per speaker than a V30.

One of my best purchases. I now have two cabs with them in: one closed back, one combo.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

The voicing of the Century Vintage Speakers sounds like exactly what I'm looking for--something that can handle the clean a bit better and not lose the crunch that the V30s provide.

As I said in another post, I'm in the studio right now and every time we go to record a slightly driven clean sound (british crunch) I keep getting put off by the "splatty" sound that the V30s are giving off. Thanks for the help!!

Ben

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