36w tmb speaker???

[krx]

My 2c:
I have several British-made V30's that I have broken in on the Variac. They sound way better than 200 dollar speakers by the same maker IMO. They don't sound quite so good until you're pushing them, they don't like being played quietly. In an average band scenario they are the only speaker I can make work with an 18 watt amp. The "classic" choices just fall appart when I try them.

P.S. Not all sub 200-dollar Celestions speakers are made in china. If you buy through Mesa, you're good because they will not handle any of the China Celestions.

-Paul

All Celestions except the Heritage and alnico models are made in China now. They might be doing some OEM speakers in England still, but everything else is made in China.

If you're a metal guy you might like V30s. If you want any kind of "vintage" sound at all though, stay very far away.

[zaphod_phil]

Heh, Paul is real cool blues player. So he's working somewhat outside of the box, as well as being one of the very few people who likes V30s with an 18W - you can pretty much count them on the finger's of one hand after a couple have been amputated. But variety is what makes life interesting. A key point is that Paul is talking about Mezza's OEM V30s, which are somewhat mellower than the usual kind - maybe to help offset some harshness of a typical Mezza DR or TR amp. I've played through a set of these in a studio near me, so I can vouch for their mellowness.

All Celestions except the Heritage and alnico models are made in China now. They might be doing some OEM speakers in England still, but everything else is made in China.

According to an e-mail I got from "Dr Decibel", basically any speakers being produced in lower quantities - hence the Alnico, Neodymium and Heritage range, plus a few OEM orders, presumably such as Mezza's, are made in England. There are also some OEM Alnico Blues being made in China now, specifically for Chinese-built Vox amps. I've read that they have a slightly smoother top end than the regular Blues, which makes me want to try some.

[kyoungsteadt]

I have a Mesa 2x12 with V30s, once broken in this cab sounds great with pretty much any amp I've connected to it. Nice clean tone, better than a Greenback, and the distortion sounds good too.

[guitarmike2107]

My 2c:
They don't sound quite so good until you're pushing them, they don't like being played quietly.
-Paul

After trying several different Celestion speakers at different volumes I would say most speakers sound rubbish at really low volumes… or maybe its just the way my ear interprets it.. but rubbish it stays.. you have to turn them up a little at least to really get decent tone.

Mike