Anyone tried 25w Greenbacks with an ODS?

[Rob Livesey]

Hi Chaps,

With all the talk about how great the 65 is for the ODS, has anyone tried 25's with a 50w head? Celestion say that the 65 was created to be a higher power handling version of this speaker.

Cheers,
Rob.

[llemtt]

Yes!! I like them a lot

to me they sound brighter, you need a really smooth amp and beam-blockers on the cab, but cleans are really improved and you get also that classic 70's rock sound if you like

teo

[Funkalicousgroove]

I like them, but it almost seems as though you need another type of speaker mixed in with them, like a g12 75 or classic lead 80- JMHO.

[Rob Livesey]

Hi Chaps,

Thanks for the replies. I have this cab:

http://www.roblivesey.com/amps/Basketweave/default.htm

I'm thinking of using this but at the moment it's closed back. I could easily make an open oval hole back panel for it and put in some 25's I have a chance of getting.

With the 25's which do you prefer, open back (oval) or closed back?

Cheers,
Rob.

[Funkalicousgroove]

Do you not like it with the 30's?? I think those sound nice-

[Rob Livesey]

Hi,

As much as I've tried to like 30's (because everyone else does), I've had pre-rolas, rola greenbacks, mid 70's blackbacks and those anniversaries, I've never got on with them. With a Marshall, the 25's have always been sweeter in the mids and smoother on top. I actually didn't like those anniveraries very much at all, I found them to have too a woofy bottom and a harsh top with no real mids that I liked, they've gone now, which is why I'm asking about 25's again with the ODS.

Sadly I sold my last ones with a 70 basketweave 4x12 a couple of years ago after injuring my back carrying the bleeding thing. The oversize 2x12 is a good compromise. I'm going to make an oval cut out back panel and give them a try.

It's odd, the same thing happened with Vox amps, I must have had about a dozen JMI AC30's, even a black panel 4 holer, which to be fair was the best one. My heart wants to love them, but get them on a gig and I always want to kick it off the stage. I thought it was me, or that the amp wasn't right. Then I completely rebuilt one down to the last solder joint, went through it with a fine tooth comb, NOS Mullards the lot. Got to the gig and wished I had left it at home!. Just not for me I suppose.

Rob.

[kleinm]

I played my tweaked D'Lite through a Marshall 4x12 with the Heritage 25W Greenback speakers. Awesome tone!

[llemtt]

With the 25's which do you prefer, open back (oval) or closed back?

2x12 closed back! I've tried an open back cabinet but I can't get enough low freqs out of it. A 4x12 closed back should also be a lot better.

Cheers
Teo

[makrisp]

2 Greenbacks, 2 V/30's in a cross pattern. Heavily doped surrounds and cones in a 4 X 12 cabinet.

Very Impressive.