RaraAvisRenascor said:
I'm building guitar cabs. Celestion V-30's with G12H's, or should I stick with all V-30's?
also, does anyone one have experience with using Eminence speakers like the Red Coat? does anyone like the sound, are they worth the price?
I need help!
thanx.
Mixing those speakers gives you a lot more of an option when mic'ing the cab. however you might get some weird phase issues going on inside the cab.
I own a few Eminence speakers. 10" Copperhead, 10" delta demon, 12" The Governor. eminence has those tonal descriptions on their site for the patriot/redcoat series and in my experience those are very accurate. so check them all out and make your purchases based on those descriptions.
The Governor is supposedly similar to a celestion v30, so while having owned both of these I'll share my impression:
The eminence is more articulate and clear sounding. there is less harshness to the sound around 5k, where my v30 sounded NASTY in a bad way. however the v30 had more low end, more warmth, and more body. the v30 sounded warmer but the governor was much easier to work with when mixing.
The 10" eminence I have were an interesting experiment. the Delta Demon sounded terrible for metal, there was no high end or upper mids at all, so all the bite of pick attack was gone. however it fit the description on their site rather well. the copperhead is a really cool speaker. it's raunchy as fuck, however lacks low end (well it IS a 10") and warmth. definitely a cool sounding speaker though. I have fun with that speaker, and it ends up mixing really well because it's all mid and upper-mid, so the kick drum automatically has a ton of power in a mix.
overall I think eminence are cool, and better priced than celestion, but it all depends on what you're looking for. if you want articulation I think you'll find it with eminence, but if you want warmth you'd better go with the celestion vintage speakers.
just my impressions. other's might have totally different experiences.
