What cab for a 2204???

[bon83]

Hey guys,

bougt myself a JMP 2204 from `79. Awesome amp but I wasn`t happy with the sound of my cab. It`s a 1960 A with 75s speakers.
The cab sounds nice with my DSL but with the JMP it`s so bright....

So I think I´m gonna watch out for a 1960ax with the Greenbacks....

What do you think about that? any suggestions or experience with these cabs?
I also wanna know weather I should buy a new or a used one.....

Thanks for your help

Bon

 

[Codyjohns]

Try to find a JCM800 cab. with four Celestion G12-65's........I have one and it sounds amazing with my '78 2204.

This is a recording of what it sounds like at one of my jam nights.

 

[BluesRocker]

Greenbacks are the way to go...

I have not been able to try 65's with my 2204 but I really want to.

 

[Codyjohns]

Greenbacks are the way to go...

I have not been able to try 65's with my 2204 but I really want to.

The 65's are voiced so nicely in the mids..........no harshness at all.

My favorite speaker with any Marshall amp head .

 

[00jett]

I second the g12-65 suggestion. Its a bit of a looser speaker, but it has a bit more restrained top end and more evident low mids than a greeaback. This is what my ears heard anyway.

 

[peterichardz]

My 1977 Jmp 2204's came with a checkerboard 1960A loaded with Greenbacks new.

 

[Frankie]

Either the JCM 800 cab with 65's or one of those new AX cabs with the 25's would be a solid choice. The 25's will break up if you're into speaker breakup, the 65's won't, but they're both solid sounding speakers. I've played a 2204 (and a 2203) through both cabinets, and I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite.

 

[Frankie]

Either the JCM 800 cab with 65's or one of those new AX cabs with the 25's would be a solid choice. The 25's will break up if you're into speaker breakup, the 65's won't, but they're both solid sounding speakers. I've played a 2204 (and a 2203) through both cabinets, and I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite.

 

[joe web]

hey bon83,
i did an audio demo of an 2203 from 1979 with four different speakers.
maybe this can help you to decide which speaker would be the best for your tone.

take a look at this topic:
http://www.marshallforum.com/cabine...here-different-speakers-soundfile-inside.html

 

[bon83]

Thanks for all your comments guys....

What do you think should I buy, a knew or a used one of the Greenbacks?
Any signifficant difference between the older ones and the reisues? or what`s the exactly difference between G12H and G12M?

Thanks again. Really helpfull for me....

And yes joe, I`ve heard the audiosample you made
Greenbackssound the best to me. But the 65s are not bad at all....

 

[joe web]

can´t tell you how the difference are between the old GBs and the new ones, but the G12H speaker deliver more low-end as the G12M as far as i know.
i´ve an old 1982 cab, which had originally G12H30s 55Hz in it, and this cab produced a very nice low-end, which i never hear with any other speaker.

 

[impetus maximus]

a fellow 2204/SG owner here

i have greenbacks and love the breakup/tone. in a 4x12, 4 greenbacks (100W) is a good
cabinet for a 50W amp thats capable of 90W when distorted.

check out warehouse guitar speakers AKA WGS. they have a "green beret" which
is a greenback clone. the consensus with WGS is that they sound better than Celestion's.
if you want to be able to use a 100W head with the cabinet they have a 50W
version called the "Invader"

HTH

 

[johnfv]

+1 on WGS. I like mixing speakers, here is a totally dry recording of my 2204HW with WGS ET-65 and Vet30 speakers:
http://www.marshallforum.com/other-amps/26481-nad-2204-hw.html#post360845

 

[dptone5]

I run a 1960B w/ G12T75's and a 1960BX w/ Greenbacks. I love the combination. The Greenbacks are balanced, warm and crunchy. The 75's provide a tight low end and some piercing Marshall highs.