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Post by pcns on Jul 29, 2022 20:34:31 GMT -7
I have Z 2x12 cab. It has a pair of English Green backs in it. I love Greenbacks speakers but not so much in a open back cab. I like broken in V30s in an open back What is your favorite open back speaker? Todd
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Post by RickJames on Jul 30, 2022 11:32:10 GMT -7
I have the same question, I want a 1x12 open back for my little 1x10 Pink Taco 🌮, I plan to run it together with my Jetta…….and I do like greenbacks as well..
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Post by sharkboy on Jul 30, 2022 14:20:45 GMT -7
I have a preference for Alnico Blues. My next one will likely have Golds to cope with bigger amps. That’s almost universal, however, pairing Alnico Creams with a Route66 is a wonderful thing.
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Post by pcns on Jul 30, 2022 15:51:47 GMT -7
I have a preference for Alnico Blues. My next one will likely have Golds to cope with bigger amps. That’s almost universal, however, pairing Alnico Creams with a Route66 is a wonderful thing. I was just visiting Zbro Premiumplus and were playing around with his Alnico Cream back in a combo cab. Sounded really great but another combo with a Ceramic cream back sounded pretty great too
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 31, 2022 7:09:34 GMT -7
I've tried to find the do-all speaker that sounds good with all the different amps I have. There is no overall favorite for me, but if I had to pick one, I might go with the WGS Reaper HP. It's a big full sounding speaker that has good mids and tight lows, without having too much or too little of anything, plus it can handle the power any of my amps will dish out. Sounds good with my Fender clone, Maz 18 and OK with a couple other amps. But honestly, I have different speakers in all my amps because I've been able to find what I think are better sounding speakers for each.
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Post by pcns on Jul 31, 2022 7:43:35 GMT -7
I really like the Z Speaker in my Z Lux combo and the 12H in my NOVA cab.
I really Ike the sounds of open back combos so maybe I just need to start with those speakers and see how they sound in my 2x12 cab
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 31, 2022 8:06:51 GMT -7
I really like the Z Speaker in my Z Lux combo and the 12H in my NOVA cab. I really Ike the sounds of open back combos so maybe I just need to start with those speakers and see how they sound in my 2x12 cab Actually, I did think the Z12 sounded good with my Maz and Z28. It's also the only speaker I've really liked with the Cure. Can I change my answer to the Z12?
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Post by adam on Jul 31, 2022 12:40:41 GMT -7
I have Z 2x12 cab. It has a pair of English Green backs in it. I love Greenbacks speakers but not so much in a open back cab. I like broken in V30s in an open back What is your favorite open back speaker? I'm with Mr. Verde in that it kind of depends on the amp, what you are going for, the guitar, the player, I guess everything. I don't think there's a one speaker works the best for everything. One thing comes to mind though, the Z 1x12 cab open with a celestion gold with a MAZ38 or EZG on the cleaner side and pushing some volume is quite beautiful. Maybe not so much with say an EMS, but an EMS clean into a H30 is really quite something. That always makes me wonder about the Z cab designed for the EMS with the H30 and I think CB65 (can't remember). For your 2x12, maybe throw in a V30 or H30 with the greenback, and then maybe swap out the greenback for a creamback and see if any of those combinations work for you. Maybe even H30 and V30 would be the ticket. I have a H30/v30 in a Marshall 4x12 which sounds fantastic with cleaner stuff like the EZG. That might translate to a 2x12 open. Bottom line, I think you just have to try a bunch of stuff and when you find something that "hits", you'll know it right away. If it's "meh", try more stuff.
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Post by Ed M. on Aug 1, 2022 6:50:33 GMT -7
I've been loving the Celestion Cream for a lot of things
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Post by Chilly Gibbons (Todd T.) on Aug 1, 2022 13:57:59 GMT -7
For me, seems like alnicos are best with open back cabs. Definitely sounds like a generalization, but holds true in most instances.
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Post by southmusic70 on Aug 2, 2022 10:36:40 GMT -7
I’ve been using an old Carvin 2x12 cabinet with a WGS ET65 and a G12cs with my Maz38NRv2 for about the past 4 years. The two speakers seem to complement each other in that the 65 is “American” whereas the 12cs is “British.” The combination works well with the 38.
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Post by nick0 on Aug 3, 2022 17:16:06 GMT -7
Guess I'm the oddball cause I really dig the 2x12 EMS combo with greenbacks.
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Post by pcns on Aug 4, 2022 7:53:10 GMT -7
Guess I'm the oddball cause I really dig the 2x12 EMS combo with greenbacks. good example on the EMS combo of a good amp speaker combo with an open back Greenback.
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Post by buckeye on Aug 5, 2022 4:47:37 GMT -7
Years ago I converted my Z-Plus Combo to a head and have tried a dozen or so speakers in a 1X12 cab. My top choice is the Jensen Blackbird 40. Sounds even better now that it has 20+ gigs under its' belt.
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Post by dcarver on Aug 5, 2022 11:31:45 GMT -7
I really like the idea of a Z-Plus head. It would be the perfect amp for my situation.
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Post by buckeye on Aug 5, 2022 13:14:14 GMT -7
I really like the idea of a Z-Plus head. I would be the perfect amp for my situation. The Plus is such a versatile amp. A head version would make it more so. Even if it was a NR version. I love the flexibility my head conversion gives me.
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Post by nick0 on Aug 5, 2022 15:55:29 GMT -7
Years ago I converted my Z-Plus Combo to a head and have tried a dozen or so speakers in a 1X12 cab. My top choice is the Jensen Blackbird 40. Sounds even better now that it has 20+ gigs under its' belt. The Blackbird 40 has given my Jetta combo a little more American feel. I really like that speaker! Plus its lighter.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Aug 5, 2022 17:48:46 GMT -7
I really love the Alnico Creamback as Todd noted above. It sounds great open back, clean or driven. Great, great speaker. I've also got a 2x10 Weber convertible cab that I loaded with Z-10s today and that sounds really nice too. Open back...that cab has tons of low end and needs to breathe.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Aug 5, 2022 17:50:53 GMT -7
Another nice open back cab is the 2x12 that came with my 30th Anniversary Mazerati. I loaded it with a Greenback and a G12H30 in series @ 16 ohms. Sounds great.
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