Maggot Brain
Well-Known Member
I've been busy past week or so and trying to get caught up on the forum but first I have to share my recent Lead 12 "upgrade".
I'm sure a lot of you know now that I have become a BIG fan of the little Lead 12 combo and I've been obsessing on squeezing every bit of tone and mojo out of it I can and I have finally accomplished just that.
I tried several speakers from the G10N40 (one of my favorites), G10 Creamback, G10 Greenback (another good option for vintage tones) and even a Eminence Legend 1058 (just one of my favorite 10" even tho it's American voiced) but the ultimate match for the Lead 12 combo is definitely the Weber Legacy 10! If you really want little Plexi+Greenback practice tones then this amp and speaker combo are a match made in heaven. The Weber Legacy 10 has a 30oz magnet, a 75hz cone with pre rola doping and 30 watt power handling, it's an amazing speaker. It has to be as close as a 10" speaker can get to sounding like a full 12" pre rola G12M, it sounds impressively big. It doesn't have quite the honk/nasal as the 12s but it does have it and it's lower mid range is dead on to the big G12M (to my ears)...
Great, this pairing sounds awesome but the added bass range of the 75hz cone sounded EXTRA boxey in the amp's cab... I just finished making a back for another cab I just picked up for my new amp (NAD thread coming soon, it's a special one!) and I had left over scraps of birch ply. I knew I needed to seal the back of the Lead 12 to get the most out of the Weber Legacy and so I got to work... About 10 minutes later I had a perfect piece to fit between the 2 stock pieces on the back of the Lead 12, drilled and screwed it on and ready to go...
WOW!!! This amp sounds AMAZING!
The Weber + the closed back has really nailed that classic vintage Marshall sound. The boxeiness is conpletley GONE, just warm and full bottom end with sweet, smooth rolled top end. It truly sounds like a small scale JTM45 or 45/100... The new amp I picked has brought me to tonal nirvana BUT it also made my love and appreciation for the Lead 12 grow even fonder as the Lead 12 truly holds it's own considering.
So in summary, if you own a Lead 12 combo I PROMISE this combination will impress. Get an 8ohm 30 watt Weber Legacy 10 (their 10" Greenback) and make a rear panel to close the back of the cab, it's super easy. I used 1/4" birch plywood, tape measure, pencil, hand saw, drill and wood working drill bit set.
My son's cat photo bomb and had to keep it, she loves my amps just as much as I do.
I'll get recordings soon!
I'm sure a lot of you know now that I have become a BIG fan of the little Lead 12 combo and I've been obsessing on squeezing every bit of tone and mojo out of it I can and I have finally accomplished just that.
I tried several speakers from the G10N40 (one of my favorites), G10 Creamback, G10 Greenback (another good option for vintage tones) and even a Eminence Legend 1058 (just one of my favorite 10" even tho it's American voiced) but the ultimate match for the Lead 12 combo is definitely the Weber Legacy 10! If you really want little Plexi+Greenback practice tones then this amp and speaker combo are a match made in heaven. The Weber Legacy 10 has a 30oz magnet, a 75hz cone with pre rola doping and 30 watt power handling, it's an amazing speaker. It has to be as close as a 10" speaker can get to sounding like a full 12" pre rola G12M, it sounds impressively big. It doesn't have quite the honk/nasal as the 12s but it does have it and it's lower mid range is dead on to the big G12M (to my ears)...
Great, this pairing sounds awesome but the added bass range of the 75hz cone sounded EXTRA boxey in the amp's cab... I just finished making a back for another cab I just picked up for my new amp (NAD thread coming soon, it's a special one!) and I had left over scraps of birch ply. I knew I needed to seal the back of the Lead 12 to get the most out of the Weber Legacy and so I got to work... About 10 minutes later I had a perfect piece to fit between the 2 stock pieces on the back of the Lead 12, drilled and screwed it on and ready to go...
WOW!!! This amp sounds AMAZING!
The Weber + the closed back has really nailed that classic vintage Marshall sound. The boxeiness is conpletley GONE, just warm and full bottom end with sweet, smooth rolled top end. It truly sounds like a small scale JTM45 or 45/100... The new amp I picked has brought me to tonal nirvana BUT it also made my love and appreciation for the Lead 12 grow even fonder as the Lead 12 truly holds it's own considering.
So in summary, if you own a Lead 12 combo I PROMISE this combination will impress. Get an 8ohm 30 watt Weber Legacy 10 (their 10" Greenback) and make a rear panel to close the back of the cab, it's super easy. I used 1/4" birch plywood, tape measure, pencil, hand saw, drill and wood working drill bit set.
My son's cat photo bomb and had to keep it, she loves my amps just as much as I do.
I'll get recordings soon!
