best vox ac30 speakers??

Strat82 · May 15th, 2005, 02:17 PM

which speakers do you think sound better in an AC30: Greenbacks or Blue Alnico??

a friend of mine said that he was told vox only made ac30 reissues with greenbacks for a few years, and that these sound the best. someone else i know has a vox with blue alnicos and said they're amazing...i'm sure they're both great, but i was wondering what people on the board thought...thanks

Mik · May 15th, 2005, 02:44 PM

Only a few years? I thought Korg/Vox has had the TB (GBs) and TBX (blues) options since the AC30 ri was released in '92.

I haven't heard GBs in an AC30 but the blues are very efficient and are great sounding components in an AC30, I won't get into sound descriptions here...which is better?-depends on personal preference, I like alnico's...

Mik

WrapAround · May 15th, 2005, 04:19 PM

I believe the "'net wisdom" is that the Alnico Blues are the best speakers for AC30s but I bet there are a plenty of people who like the amp with GBs.

I use a couple of Red Fangs with mine and they sound quite good with my AC30.

Lyle Caldwell · May 15th, 2005, 04:24 PM

Doesn't sound like an AC30 when it has Greenbacks. The Celestion Blue Alnicos or the Weber Blue Dogs are the key.

Greenbacks aren't great choices for an open backed cab anyway.

Wayne Alexander · May 15th, 2005, 06:32 PM

An AC30 was designed to have the Alnico Celestion G12 Blue speaker, and all the AC30 sounds you've ever heard recorded have those speakers. An AC30 can sound fine with lots of different speakers, but no one who has actually heard greenbacks and then blues in the same amp will ever prefer the greenbacks.

Twangmeister · May 16th, 2005, 01:54 AM

Without the blues, my AC-30, and hence I, would be nothing!

Go blue, you'll not regret it!!

May 15th, 2005, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Strat82 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the Southwest Age: 26 Posts: 374	best vox ac30 speakers?? which speakers do you think sound better in an AC30: Greenbacks or Blue Alnico?? a friend of mine said that he was told vox only made ac30 reissues with greenbacks for a few years, and that these sound the best. someone else i know has a vox with blue alnicos and said they're amazing...i'm sure they're both great, but i was wondering what people on the board thought...thanks

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Mik Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,416	Only a few years? I thought Korg/Vox has had the TB (GBs) and TBX (blues) options since the AC30 ri was released in '92. I haven't heard GBs in an AC30 but the blues are very efficient and are great sounding components in an AC30, I won't get into sound descriptions here...which is better?-depends on personal preference, I like alnico's... Mik __________________ a "motor-bike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocations, to excess."-T.E. Lawrence

May 15th, 2005, 04:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lyle Caldwell Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 535	Doesn't sound like an AC30 when it has Greenbacks. The Celestion Blue Alnicos or the Weber Blue Dogs are the key. Greenbacks aren't great choices for an open backed cab anyway. __________________ "Everybody sings about Memphis, but nobody ever does anything about it."

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Twangmeister Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lost Angeles, CA Posts: 1,280 11 Photos	Go Blue!! Without the blues, my AC-30, and hence I, would be nothing! Go blue, you'll not regret it!! __________________ Triple Double Take coming January, 2009! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=47801634

May 15th, 2005, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
WrapAround Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 804 14 Photos	I believe the "'net wisdom" is that the Alnico Blues are the best speakers for AC30s but I bet there are a plenty of people who like the amp with GBs. I use a couple of Red Fangs with mine and they sound quite good with my AC30.

May 15th, 2005, 06:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 1,083	An AC30 was designed to have the Alnico Celestion G12 Blue speaker, and all the AC30 sounds you've ever heard recorded have those speakers. An AC30 can sound fine with lots of different speakers, but no one who has actually heard greenbacks and then blues in the same amp will ever prefer the greenbacks.