New B Cabinet day!

[Headache]

I've been scrimping and saving for a new guitar...well another... new guitar. . . and then I found this at a local music shop... well 45 miles away.
And I just Couldn't turn it down! Price was really really good.
and I've wanted a B cab for so very long...

I assumed it was loaded with regular Chinese Celestion V30s . And I was wrong.
It's a 1960BV. So it has Marshall G12 Vintage speakers.

I haven't ever spent much time with them. (I mean I've heard them in almost every speaker comparison video for the last 10 years, and liked them, but I haven't spent much time playing them for myself.

I plugged into 3 of the amps real quick and gave it a whirl.

Immediately yes! Immediately...

I'm not sure how much of my wooffing adoration is for these particular speakers, or the fact that B cabinets just sound bigger and louder. Or both! But whatever it is... I'm loving the F out of this cabinet so far.

Obligatory Porn pics:

I'll be selling one of my A cabinets to my other guitarist shortly I imagine. He wants a Marshall cab pretty bad.

 

[67plexi]

Nice B cabinet Z date code on sticker = 1991 or 2014

 

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I've been scrimping and saving for a new guitar...well another... new guitar. . . and then I found this at a local music shop... well 45 miles away.
And I just Couldn't turn it down! Price was really really good.
and I've wanted a B cab for so very long...

I assumed it was loaded with V30s . And I was wrong.
It's a 1960BV. So G12s Vintage speakers.

I haven't ever spent much time with them. (I mean I've heard them in almost every speaker comparison video for the last 10 years, and liked them, but I haven't spent much time playing them for myself.

I plugged into 3 of the amps real quick and gave it a whirl.

Immediately yes! Immediately...

I'm not sure how much of my wooffing adoration is for these particular speakers, or the fact that B cabinets just sound bigger and louder. Or both! But whatever it is... I'm loving the F out of this cabinet so far.

Obligatory Porn pics:

I'll be selling one of my A cabinets to my other guitarist shortly I imagine. He wants a Marshall cab pretty bad.

Well it isn't a sweet 8"WGS speaker, but it is pretty coolI suppose.

 

[marshalltsl]

Congrats! It's from 2000 year this cabinet. Marshall V30 speakers. 70W each made in England. Mine it's from 2006

 

[marshalltsl]

Nice B cabinet Z date code on sticker = 1991 or 2014

I don't think so. Cab and speakers are from 2000.

 

[67plexi]

I don't think so. Cab and speakers are from 2000.

Date Codes: How Old Is My Speaker? - Celestion

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[LiveeviL2000]

Nice.
I knew you’d get that cab at some point.

 

[Don O]

My guess would be DDMY format. The white sticker is also on the outside of the cabinet, so a Marshall format for their production. Stamped on the speaker frame would be 14JK, 14th day of Sept, 2000.

 

[iblive]

Did it again. Speed reading headings and I found myself wondering why @Headache bought a clarinet.

 

[marshalltsl]

My guess would be DDMY format. The white sticker is also on the outside of the cabinet, so a Marshall format for their production. Stamped on the speaker frame would be 14JK, 14th day of Sept, 2000.

Usually cabs and speakers from Marshall are built same year

 

[Headache]

I'll tell you it sounds a lot different in the room now.
And I can read the words on my amp a whole lot better !

 

[Headache]

I've read these could be 60w speakers and I've read that these can be 70w, or eve 75w does anyone know for sure?

 

[Deleted User Account]

I've read these could be 60w speakers and I've read that these can be 70w, does anyone know for sure?

If they are original to the cab, your answer is on the back of cab at inputs

 

[67plexi]

Made in England V30 should be 60 watts

Speaker - 12" Celestion Vintage 30 - UK Made

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[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Congratulations
Love the B cabs

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I've been scrimping and saving for a new guitar...well another... new guitar. . . and then I found this at a local music shop... well 45 miles away.
And I just Couldn't turn it down! Price was really really good.
and I've wanted a B cab for so very long...

I assumed it was loaded with regular Chinese Celestion V30s . And I was wrong.
It's a 1960BV. So it has Marshall G12 Vintage speakers.

I haven't ever spent much time with them. (I mean I've heard them in almost every speaker comparison video for the last 10 years, and liked them, but I haven't spent much time playing them for myself.

I plugged into 3 of the amps real quick and gave it a whirl.

Immediately yes! Immediately...

I'm not sure how much of my wooffing adoration is for these particular speakers, or the fact that B cabinets just sound bigger and louder. Or both! But whatever it is... I'm loving the F out of this cabinet so far.

Obligatory Porn pics:

I'll be selling one of my A cabinets to my other guitarist shortly I imagine. He wants a Marshall cab pretty bad.

Made in England V30 should be 60 watts

Speaker - 12" Celestion Vintage 30 - UK Made

The official Mesa Boogie online store for factory replacement parts, custom parts, hardware, shirts, hats and accessories.

store.mesaboogie.com

They are not V30, rather, the Marshall branded Celestion Vintage 12. These were original with the 87 Jubilees, they fit that series very well!!
Looks like they are 70 watts as cab is rated at 280.

 

[67plexi]

OK G12 Vintage 30
I have a pair from 1986 first year

 

[BFT Gibson]

2 things i didnt sell just in case... first run England v30 & t75 & china v30/t75. Was & is will always be my sound for DSL's any of em. Mic on each & that tonal spectrum is covered !! Surprisingly i favor china greenbacks & only kept pair of them. Don't play as much anymore but sure do enjoy the predictable/dependable compression of the greenbacks matched with the Orange TH30

 

[Headache]

If they are original to the cab, your answer is on the back of cab at inputs

You sir are man of great intellect. . . And I am an imbecile lol.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

OK G12 Vintage 30
I have a pair from 1986 first year

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Sorry, nope, still not same. Marshall branded Vintage is what he has in his cab. See his pics. Not Celestion Vintage 30. Started out as cab speakers for the Jubilee series in 87. They sound similar, to be sure.