After watching your speaker shootout video with the WGS Invader 50, I sold my 1x12 cab and picked up an open back 2x12 cab and loaded it with a Alnico Gold and an Invader 50. I couldn't be happier! It absolutely nails everything I'm looking for, from punk/post-hardcore to rich, jangly cleans - thanks so much for putting these videos together, they're so helpful!
Great to see a low gain comparison for the gold :D It was an option I considered for my custom cab but ultimately decided to go for M creambacks as I felt my rig needed the midrange emphasis. In future I may consider trying some golds however - perhaps in an open backed cab.
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i loooove the alico gold, i just bought one and for meit is a must have, honestly. Bright but no fizz, not harsh ... an incredible speaker imo
I’ve been running an Alnico gold and an Alnico cream together in a 212 primarily playing an AC30 and now a Matchless HC-30. Works beautifully for me! Thinking of getting a Zilla Super Fatboy built and loading it with with a Gold/Ruby combo or a Cream/Ruby combo.
To my ears the V-Type held up incredibly well to the 3x more expensive Alnico Gold. I was really surprised. Both that and the Invader were probably the best sounding ceramics in the shootout, along with the Redback closely behind. All subjective of course.
The V type got a lot of love on these videos for sure, it's not normally my go to speaker but there is a lot of love for it, there's no denying it. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you found it useful,
Nice comparison, with some speakers you only kind of hear the trailing notes so it doesn't work too well. I think it would be easier to hear the difference with some simple chord rhythm playing, even if that's a bit monotonous.
I get that, we did do some like that but people complained about a lack of single notes.... when we recorded these we initially didn't intend on doing the videos with so many speakers but next time we'll get both chords and lead work in there for sure. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi, interesting, the differences are more subtle than I'd expect. Standout speakers, for me, are the Alnico's, Greenback and Creamback's but the Gold mixes pretty well with all of the other speakers, giving slightly different flavours of a similar thing. I expect you'd hear more difference in the room than listening via RU-vid? However, if I was going for an Alnico and wanted an 2x12 I'd probably just have two golds.
Hello, nice comparison. I have a custom made 1X12 cabinet with a WGS Invader 50 in it, but I find it a little harsh to my years. I recently played a Deluxe with a Celestion Fender Alnico Gold in it and it was heaven! Rounded, perfect treble when pushed never fuzzy. Would you consider an upgrade compare to my WGS? Thank you
@@ZillaCabs think of it as an observation rather than a complaint/criticism :D I figured that to compare the gold to the blue I could just look at the low gain alnico blue shootout instead.
Hey! I'm looking to replace the speakers in my 2x12 open back vox cab (greenbacks). I use it with a Deluxe Reverb style amp and the sound it a big muddy. I know it's most probably because of the open back, but do you think putting a blue or gold alnico would reduce the boominess and muddyness?
I want to buy a speaker which has a fingernail deep notch in the rubber sorrounding. Will it affect the speaker negatively or can more problems occure ? Thanks in advance!
