Celestion G10 Vintage VS Jensen C10R VS Eminence Ragin Cajun shoot out!

[souljam]

Hi people, Im looking for a speaker change for my Laney VC30 210.  My favourites at the mo are Celestion G10 Vintage, Celestion g10 Gold, Jensen C10R or the  Eminence Ragin Cajun. I play mainly a Fender strat, style wise  I play Indie, P-funk & rock. Any body compared these or have any faves?

Any opinions/personal experiences would be a great help!

Cheerzzzz  :D

[JJretroTONEGOD]

I used to have the Celestion G10 Vintage and really liked it, very sweet sound and lots of headroom, almost identical to a Vintage 30 12 inch speaker. I eventually replaced it with a G10 greenback which is more of a creamy 60s tone but NOT that great for cleans, it also breaks up earlier but I prefer it as I play blues, rock and want a more classic sound.

The G10 Vintage is a better all-rounder though and I think most people would prefer it over a greenback.

[souljam]

Cheers JJ, Im swaying towards the Celestion G10 Vintage from the demos Ive heard so far, but still researching.

Jensen C10R demo worth checking out .....nice smooth sound & with nice character too

http://youtu.be/r4K81l4h4OY

http://youtu.be/dufyzwCmAsI

[JJretroTONEGOD]

Cheers JJ, Im swaying towards the Celestion G10 Vintage from the demos Ive heard so far, but still researching.

Jensen C10R demo worth checking out .....nice smooth sound & with nice character too

http://youtu.be/r4K81l4h4OY

http://youtu.be/dufyzwCmAsI

yeah it depends on the amp, I find that greenbacks really suit vox amps which is the amp I use G10 greenback for, fenders sound great with the jensens though. The celestion gold seems like a good one as well but it's damn expensive and there aren't many really high quality clips of it on youtube, alnico can even be harsher than ceramic lol so many options.

[gwEm]

i can't compare it to the others, but I had a G10 vintage for a while and liked it. thought it was quite versatile. make of that what you will ;)

[souljam]

nice demo of the Eminence Ragin Cajun !


http://youtu.be/lZarU0Z4SgE

[souljam]

Celestion G10 vintage are very tempting but don't have the bright presence of the Ragin Cagun....

[dave_mc]

i'm not too well up on 10" speakers, but the vc15 had a jensen in there and i didn't like it as much as the vc30 with celestions. Most laneys are british-voiced and might suit british-style speakers more. That might be total BS, though, so don't quote me on that, i've only tried the vc series in shops.

[souljam]

i'm not too well up on 10" speakers, but the vc15 had a jensen in there and i didn't like it as much as the vc30 with celestions. Most laneys are british-voiced and might suit british-style speakers more. That might be total BS, though, so don't quote me on that, i've only tried the vc series in shops.

Cheers for your thoughts Dave, the Celestion Vintage is still in my top spot, Im currently thinking of maybe having them both in the cab.....I like them both, it might be a cool unique combination or a financial mistake ...lol.

[Plenum n Heather]

If you are gonna be swapping speakers, I would hold off on the tube rolling til you have done so.

[souljam]

If you are gonna be swapping speakers, I would hold off on the tube rolling til you have done so.

Cheeeeeerz for the tip!

[souljam]

SPEAKER SHOOT OUT:

http://youtu.be/rRmAUzKef-w

List of Speakers Tested:
Celestion 25 watt Greenbacks (G12 M)
Celestion 75 watt (G12T-75)
JBL D120-F
Celestion Vintage 30
Eminence Vintage 30 Copy
Altec Lansing 417
EVM 12L



DETAILED SPEAKER SHOOTOUT:

Dirty
http://youtu.be/jWK0sa7tlfI
Clean
http://youtu.be/g7u0toTrmQs

Celestion Vintage 30, G12-H30, K100, M70, Seventy 80, Gold Tone, Greenback, G12T-75, Jensen Alnico 12, JBL M222, EVM12L, Tone Tubby 40/40, Tone Tubby San Rafael 25, Eminence Tonker and Eminence Swamp Thang. All speakers were used with a Rivera Venus 6 and Gibson Les Paul. Used with the Venus 6 see mored

[Plenum n Heather]

The Rivera shoot out is what prompted me to grab 2x Swamp Thang for my Rivera 4x12 cabinet (the other 2 drivers are Wizards).

[souljam]

Celestion G10 Vintage VS Weber 10F150T......who wins ?? Real close both great sounding 10" speakers!

Weber Speaker 10F150T
maybe best 10" yet....

http://youtu.be/4PGZ_ikcsE4

http://youtu.be/9g-Wgg1N7SA


http://youtu.be/noqoQxEQ0jQ

                                       VS

Some very tasty Celestion Vintage 30 Tone Samples


http://youtu.be/G3gQZ1es_TA

Nice sounding demo of the Celestion G10 vintage. Man its a tuff choice!!!

http://youtu.be/VtB9t5Gk7yA

http://youtu.be/ZDPXDyXe9KA

[souljam]

.....enough already!