I think the "new" 2022 Celestion Vintage 30 is dead already

I bought a used G12T75 the other day to see what the online hate is all about.

I probably bought in one of the undesirable 2020/2021 V30s right before they moved production back to the UK. I think it has the extra upper mids that others have observed. I didn't like the speaker until I dropped it into a deeper cab, and it reignited my interest in V30s again. All of John Brown's videos have been very informative.
 
bikescene said:
I bought a used G12T75 the other day to see what the online hate is all about.

I probably bought in one of the undesirable 2020/2021 V30s right before they moved production back to the UK. I think it has the extra upper mids that others have observed. I didn't like the speaker until I dropped it into a deeper cab, and it reignited my interest in V30s again. All of John Brown's videos have been very informative.
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I don't think they have moved production of the V30 back to the UK.
 
I think it's crazy that one speaker can vary so much. Especially one as popular and common as the V30.
 
My suggestion - find a cab you love the sound of, don't rag the speakers so hard that you destroy them. Keep using it until it dies. Find another. Rinse, repeat.

I love my Egnater Tourmaster cab. It aint nowt special. Chinese V30's. It sounds killer.
 
Orvillain said:
My suggestion - find a cab you love the sound of, don't rag the speakers so hard that you destroy them. Keep using it until it dies. Find another. Rinse, repeat.

I love my Egnater Tourmaster cab. It aint nowt special. Chinese V30's. It sounds killer.
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As with all things tonal, one’s “strident mids” are another’s “cuts through like a knife” etc. totally agree. Find what works in your context and keep it.
 
Anemichubakas said:
James, many thanks for this information.
Could you please share the cone code with us? We need to validate @The other John Browne information and see if in 2023 celestion are still making smoother cones in code A.
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Ah sorry, I already stored them.
I actually like the brighter sound of my 2011 chinese V30 better, right now I have 2x Greenbacks and 2x chinese V30 in my 4x12 in a top/bottom configuration.
 
James Freeman said:
Ah sorry, I already stored them.
I actually like the brighter sound of my 2011 chinese V30 better, right now I have 2x Greenbacks and 2x chinese V30 in my 4x12 in a top/bottom configuration.
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No problem….
But If you have the opportunity to check and share this information here it will be very useful for our guitarist community.
I've already had 2 V30 manufacturing 2013. They were horrible (harsh and fizzy tone), I could never get a reasonable sound out of them.
That's why I'm asking you for this cone code information to have a better chance of getting it right this time.
Cheers 🍺
 
@The other John Browne

All four of the Marshall Vintage speakers in my new (2024) 1960BV cab are of the "new" smooth type.
I think Celestion really did something to improve the Vintage 30 (and Greenbacks for that matter) to bring back the pre-China sound.

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Marshall Vintage 2024


Chinese 2011
 
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James Freeman said:
@The other John Browne

All four of the Marshall Vintage speakers in my new (2024) 1960BV cab are of the "new" smooth type.
I think Celestion really did something to improve the Vintage 30 (and Greenbacks for that matter) to bring back the pre-China sound.

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Marshall Vintage 2024


Chinese 2011
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Alright. That settles it. I need to buy another new V30
 
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