V30 replacement for my HB 2x12 cab

[MetalJonesy]

right, this has been the bane of my life for years, i'm struggling to nail a decent tone with any of my cabs, i had a marshall 4x12 with V30's was too loud and i was hating that due to noise constraints.

currently running my hb cab with my 6505 on almost 'the norm' settings and it takes me ages to try and even come close to a sweet spot.

I find its giving me really aggressive mids that i just can't control from either mic pos or amp eq, so would love to know any other speaker out there that is a bit smoother but still has the bite, sizzle and attack of the V30s?

here's a raw, quad tracked sample:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/369408/amp tone2.mp3

 

[MetalJonesy]

infact, just shecked my settings again, gain 4.5, low 6.5, mid 1.5, high 3.5, res 8, pres 7!!! and it's still really harsh :/

 

[drew_drummer]

Without being a douche.... aren't the 5150/6505/6505+ renowned for aggressive mids?

 

[MetalJonesy]

yeahh, hence i dialed this one in at 1.5 ish! haha thing is i love the 6505 sound in the room, hmm maybe i need to give my mates RM100 a chance and do a swap!?

 

[The Unavoidable]

I think that sounds really good. I really don't see what the problem is!

 

[Empathy]

Agreed, great tone there. I'm normally pretty anti-sizzle, but this is very pleasing to the ears.

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Little secret that I have learned with my 5150 and v30s. 5150/6505 are pretty harsh in the highs at low volumes and are just mid heavy. Great way to combat said harshness is if you can't crank the amp, then eq out a few db @ 4k. The best way however is to crank the living daylights out of the amp, I am talking like 4-5 on the post gain. The bottom end fattens up and the upper mids become more musical or less harsh.

 

[crillemannen]

I would really recommend you to buy a Rectifier 2x12. Not crazy expensive and sounds way better then the Harley Benton

 

[RichMinerva]

Or a zilla fatboy and install your v30's into it

 

[MetalJonesy]

the recto or zilla was something i'm really considering!! those zilla fatboys really that good sounding?

 

[RichMinerva]

the recto or zilla was something i'm really considering!! those zilla fatboys really that good sounding?

Well I'm buying a fatboy then just whacking my hb's v30's into it and I know there's a world of difference it's crazy really

 

[MetalJonesy]

Well I'm buying a fatboy then just whacking my hb's v30's into it and I know there's a world of difference it's crazy really

looking forward to hearing some samples dude! my HB cab currently has one of the stock V30s and an aftermarket one (as i loaded them into my 4x12) so i kept the best sounding two speakers before i sold my 4x12