The Guitar Refinishing and Restoration Forum

[RandyM]

Do they really live up to the hype? At $150 a piece loading 4 in a cab can get pricey.
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I've had good luck finding them for ~$75ea on CL.

They sound good to me with a lot of low-mids.

Maybe grab one and play it. I've never had a 4x12 setup but the sound of a 1x12 and 2x12 with V30's was basically the same. Sold off the 2x12 for that reason, but still enjoy the 1x12 that has it installed.

[chris jury]

I love them. highly recommend buying the Hellatone from Avatar...just a v30 that's been broken in...and way cheaper. also Better than dragging CL for months trying to find something and dealing w/ flakes.

http://www.avatarspeakers.com/

[RolandR]

I like 'em for hi- or moderate gain amps.

I just looked at chris's Avatar link. WOw Great prices! Hellatone for $99! There's one thing I highly recommend, broken in Vintage 30s.

I had a 4x12" with Vintage 30s. It kind of sound a bit harsh at first. But down the road, they sound great. I assumed my ears got used to it.

Then my buddy wanted my 4x12". I said "I'll give it to you, but I get to keep the Vintage 30s, you have to purchase four of your own".

So he bought 4, I installed them, then again, I heard that bit of harshness of new Vintage 30s. A few years later, I played his Zinky amp through the 4x12", sounded great!
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[orange72468]

I've see them on the gear page for sale quite often, usually pretty good prices.
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[twangster]

I run a Vintage 30 in my Soldano Atomic 16 and a Greenback in a single 12 extension cab. Love 'em.

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[chris jury]

I have completely eliminated all jensen type speakers from my life. My deluxe has a greenback, which is just a great combination. My Fender 75 has a celestion Sidewinder, and my 2x12 has v30s. no interest in anything else.

[Plaid Sabbath]

Okay..."twangster" and "guitartifacts" can never make back-to-back posts again. That is way too much Japanese kookiness for the human brain to handle in one sitting.

[Travst]

I like them, and have picked them up for $65 and up. I used one with my Supro clone and have one in my Ampeg Reverberocket. They sound great when paired with the right amp. I was surprised at how good the V30 sounded in the Ampeg, and I tried quite a few in there before I was happy.
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[indianjjy]

The WGS's are good for the money, FWIW...


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[Tenafly Viper]

I had the WGS's in a 2X12 and while I did like them a lot, they were still a bit different from V30's. The WGS fans say they don't have the "annoying" mid spike that V30's have, but IMO that is what is good about V30's.

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[Graunke]

I had a closed back V30 2x12, bluesbreaker style cab I think. It was great.

Now I run WGS Green Berets, which I think are more like the Greenback. I like my tone even more now.
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