Someone had asked me to post this in regards to the speaker setup I have in my Cabinet. My 71' Marshall 4x12 has a set of v30s in the top and GT65s in the bottom. I use this setup live with 2 separate amps. The cab is wired up to two separate jacks each running a set of 8 ohm speakers in series. The speakers are not used at the same time in the cab.
I use the V30s for my main rhythm tone and leads the GT65s are for cleans. I find the GT65s to bee too scooped in a high gain setting for any usable rhythm tone.
My live rig is Peavey 5150 used for rhythm and lead tones, Peavey Valve king used for cleans and crunch tones.
Guitar > Ibanez Tube Screamer > AB Box 1
AB Box 1
Side A to 5150 > 5150 Loop > NS2 > Chorus (For Signal Split Only)> AB Box 2
AB Box 2
Side A (Leads) > MXR EQ (Used as a boost)> DD7 Digital Delay > Loop In
Side B (Rhythm)> Straight Back To Loop
The 5150 then runs into the V30s in the top of the Marshall Cab
Side B of AB Box 1 runs into a Peavey Valve King Combo in loops runs a Chorus and 2nd DD7 The out from the Valveking runs to the GT65s in the bottom of the Marshall Cab.
Confused? Ya tell me about it. Until I can afford a CAE switching system this is the route I run...lol
The question was why not just run all 4 speakers at the same time and use an amp switcher, well as you can see from the below clips the GT65s just are WAYYY to scooped. They sound great for cleans and bluesy tones, but for High Gain they just don't cut it.
I used Jeffs Rose od Sharyn Di's for the comparison as we all know them well.
DI Setup:
Focus Rite Saffire Pro 40 > Tube Screamer > Amp.
No Re-amp Box was used. No EQ or post processing at all on the signal.
Mic'd with a single SM57
v30s (Dirty)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/Rose_v30.mp3
GT65s (Dirty)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/Rose_GT65.mp3
v30 (Clean)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/v30_Clean.mp3
GT65 (Clean)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/GT65_Clean.mp3
I use the V30s for my main rhythm tone and leads the GT65s are for cleans. I find the GT65s to bee too scooped in a high gain setting for any usable rhythm tone.
My live rig is Peavey 5150 used for rhythm and lead tones, Peavey Valve king used for cleans and crunch tones.
Guitar > Ibanez Tube Screamer > AB Box 1
AB Box 1
Side A to 5150 > 5150 Loop > NS2 > Chorus (For Signal Split Only)> AB Box 2
AB Box 2
Side A (Leads) > MXR EQ (Used as a boost)> DD7 Digital Delay > Loop In
Side B (Rhythm)> Straight Back To Loop
The 5150 then runs into the V30s in the top of the Marshall Cab
Side B of AB Box 1 runs into a Peavey Valve King Combo in loops runs a Chorus and 2nd DD7 The out from the Valveking runs to the GT65s in the bottom of the Marshall Cab.
Confused? Ya tell me about it. Until I can afford a CAE switching system this is the route I run...lol
The question was why not just run all 4 speakers at the same time and use an amp switcher, well as you can see from the below clips the GT65s just are WAYYY to scooped. They sound great for cleans and bluesy tones, but for High Gain they just don't cut it.
I used Jeffs Rose od Sharyn Di's for the comparison as we all know them well.
DI Setup:
Focus Rite Saffire Pro 40 > Tube Screamer > Amp.
No Re-amp Box was used. No EQ or post processing at all on the signal.
Mic'd with a single SM57
v30s (Dirty)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/Rose_v30.mp3
GT65s (Dirty)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/Rose_GT65.mp3
v30 (Clean)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/v30_Clean.mp3
GT65 (Clean)
http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/GT65_Clean.mp3
