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Re: Governor vs V128 vs Wizard vs RW&B
« Reply #30 on: October 23, 2013, 12:57:54 PM »
Also is the Wizard more aggressive than the Governor?

Well, the Wizard is supposed to be extremely trebly.  The Governor is Eminence's take on the V30.  I've heard great things about Eminence's Swamp Thang & Texas Heat mix in a 4x12.

I've got a couple of V128's in a Lopo 2x12 and I love them.  They're the only thing that finally got rid of that nasty fizz in my Peavey XXX's tone (changed tubes to JJE34L, added EQ, changed pickups).  I got a pair of v128 for $120 + $20 installation. 

If I have to describe the v128, it's that it's both slightly warm and slightly neutral.  Honestly, these are my first non-stock speakers, so all I have to compare them to are V30's and worse, so bare with me. 

In spite of it being a Loudspeaker, it's actually fairly transparent (even though I rarely leave the 2 gain channels on my XXX, yes, these speakers are metal as $%&#). 

It's warm, but it doesn't beat you over the head with it's warmth, nor does it turn into a vortex that absorbs the highs. 

Oh, and the V128 sounds great at bedroom volume (I've heard they make v1216, but you have to get it through Soldono?)

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Re: Governor vs V128 vs Wizard vs RW&B
« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2013, 05:20:44 PM »
I have a borrowed wizard in my 1x12 for over a year and I still can't get used to it
I had several v30's, a century vintage and black shadow in this cab and they all sounded much better
the century vintage (neodymium v30) had this dry hi end response, but so does the wizard
the wizard is NOT trebly, but the mids sound kinda hardand lifeless and nothing like the g12h and the scumback h75 I had
the v30 is far more aggressive, but smoother and more organic at the same time
not a fan of the governor and v12 as well
I think I could enjoy a gb12 or private jack, but I'd still take a celestion over them
if you're in europe, you can get new v30's from thomann quite cheap, or used celestions in the uk
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