Help me choose speaker for old JMP - comparison clip included

[LPman]

I had some free time and recorded some heavy stuff with my '69 JMP 50 and three different speakers: a 90s Greenback, a pretty new V30 and an Eminence Cannabis Rex that has been a workhorse for a few years.

What you hear is 90% power tube saturation, the preamp (gain) was only on 2. Master cranked to 7. Unfortunately the mic is just a crappy 25 EUR noname dynamic placed in front of the cones, but you get the idea about these really different sounding speakers. I still don't know which suits the best for this amp.

 

[fitz]

Nicely done - not some YT overdone BS.
Overall, I liked the greenback out of the 3 for that amp at those settings.
Not necessarily the best at chugging, but that's not my style anyway.

I do the same thing with my amps and speakers when I get a new amp or speaker.
Amps get tried out on all the different speakers I have, and speakers get tried out on all the amps I have.
I've never had an Eminence, and some of my amps seem to like V30's, but hard to find an amp the greenbacks don't pair up with - I think I'll keep an eye out for a greenback sale...

 

[Ramhead]

Out of these three, greenback sounds best to my ears. If you can pair two of those with G12-H, that would probably sound great with your amp.

 

[jchrisf]

Definitely the Green Back for me.

This video is an excellent example of how different speakers make an amp sound. Speakers are probably the number 1 thing to change to improve one's tone. I was never happy with my tone until I changed my speakers and then all my amps sounded great. I thought it was the amp before I swapped the speakers.

 

[LPman]

Just realized that the video didn't play on phone for a lot of people - but worked perfectly on PC/laptop/TV - I corrected the issue by converting it to mono (edited the original link with the new upload). Now you can listen it on phone if you prefer to.

Anyway, I also like this Greenback. It's a bit more special than a regular UK one because it's a pretty rare set of the 6402 cone version that were made in the 90s (presumably they are closest to the old Pulsonic cones, Johan Segeborn made a nice comparison clip with these and the old Pulsonics).

But I really like this hemp cone Eminence speaker too. Very fat. For some songs, this is what fills the mix the best with its brutal mid-focused boxy character.

Btw, I like this new cheap V30 as well to my surprise. Not bad by any means.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

I do NOT like the V30. I'd pick the Greenback but the CR isn't bad either.

I'd recommend trying a G12M65 Creamback if available.

 

[LPman]

I do NOT like the V30. I'd pick the Greenback but the CR isn't bad either.

I'd recommend trying a G12M65 Creamback if available.

I remember liking the G12-65 speakers in 70s JMP combos. I haven't tried the M65 version yet.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

Be nice to overlap speaker recordings and hear what it sounds like.

Personally, I like to mix speakers for a more full sound. I have a 2x12 with a V30 and Creamback that I use with my Marshall heads.

When I play in stereo, I also play a combo with an Eminence George Alessandro along side the 2x12. Sounds huge and full.

I love it, but I imagine some people wouldn't like it. All subjective.

 

[DaDoc]

Greenbacks!

And I try to seek out the 90's Brit-made ones, although I have a few Chinese-made ones and they sound pretty darned good.

That Cannabis Rex sounds pretty darned good also! Out of the three, the V30 sounded least impressive to my ears.