Love the demon speakers, but I also wanted to take the moment to compliment on your playing man. You’ve progressed a shit ton. It’s really inspiring to see. Almost like me and drums, except I’m not getting better.
Ola, as drummer playing guitar and bass for 13 years (and playing bass in a heavy metal band) while keeping drums as my main instrument, you just can’t be excellent at everything. I still struggle with strings, imo, compared to the apparent ease I have on drums. And yeah nicer playing with time Glenn, reassures me on the fact you can still improve at 50+ years of age !
My buddy at metal head productions has a video for that idk if he was using an IR or if he loaded them in a diff cab bc he wasn’t super impressed but speaking as a Hesu cab owner it’s the best thing I’ve done for. My tone in the past 5 or so years and eliminated a lot of space for me to get rid of other cabs. I 100% endorse everything about these cabs/speakers I use them live I use them in the studio and I feel like I finally found my “tone” I’d been chasing the last almost 20yrs
I actually dont like it. And i love that. I love that other people like it because that means if everyone finds different speakers then shit might start sounding fresh. You like the Demon. I love my G12T-75’s. Some people like Jensen, some like WGS. I’m excited for all the new tones that we are gonna hear from all these new speaker combinations, now that everyone is moving on from the V30s Edit: I’d also like to say that i love that people are trying new mics. I like the demon a lot more through just the sm57
I still use and prefer V30s, but I don't produce and distribute music so who cares. The tone in this video sounds a little dark to me, but it's probably mostly the mic.
I'm a single-coil guy at heart, so I really loved the strat clips. Can we get a side-by-side with the same recording reamped through the V30s and the Demons?
Glenn this Cab kicks major ass ,and in a lot of your previous videos the speaker cab makes the most difference looks like I found my new Cab the midrange on this Cab is dope.
Yep, rocking this cab for 4 years now, still satisfied with my choice. We had in the studio really against really nice sounding Marshall 4x12 with V30, and it was fascinating to hear the difference. Marshall was better for the long sounding chords, but when it came to riffs and fast notes, clarity of Hesu ruled...and since it was a symphonic death/black record Hesu ended up on the record.
really enjoying the swaps n downpawing glenn superb and really gives an insight into the small diffs that us musos crave and try to attain in the mixing, keep carving g
A speaker that I've really been enjoying is the DV-77. Had a V30 in my orange cab, paired with a DSL 20 and now a FIreball 25, but I swapped it for a DV-77. Granted I'm not a pro and just play for myself, but the DV-77 has this nice punchiness to it and sounded way more pleasant than the V30. Killer vid!
That Demon is a nice speaker. Sounds similar to a modded Marshall 1960a cab I borrowed once. It had Greenbacks and T75s in an X pattern. Its got midrange bark and that scoopy thing going on too just like that cab did. Might have to get some of those Demons at some point.
I like the tone coming off the demon speakers especially in the full mix. Your playing skills are getting better as well too! I was wondering if you can do an A/B comparison on the demons vs V30s vs g12t-75. I just finished fixing up an old Marshall 412 cab that has mid 80's g12t-75 speakers in it.
I bought the dirt cheap Monoprice 1x12 with Vintage 30 for like $150 on sale 2 years ago and I've just had literally zero complaints. Cool to see that Hesu is meaningfully competing, but the Vintage 30 is really pretty close to flawless to me.
@@samuliauno8163 And I didn't assume that anyone did. Are you just terrible at English? The video says "vintage 30 is over!", meaning it doesn't sound nearly as good as the hesu.. which is definitely not true lol.
I have a 2×12 cabinet loaded with Eminence Governors, a better alternative to the Vintage 30 in my opinion, and they sound great for what my band is doing...but we're not playing a whole lot of metal. Great video, Glenn.
When Kohle did his speaker shootout, there were tons of V30 alternatives that sounded great. For my taste, this one is a tad too dark. Might work great for some types of music, not sure about "mainstream metal" stuff. What I like about this sound is that it doesn't have any sort of "offensive midrange" that you'd spend painstakingly EQ-ing out...
Well, they certainly live up to the branding. I didn't know a speaker can sound... distinctly evil. I like it. Not sure if your specific setup is great for specifically lead in all cases, but for a certain sound it's fine.
Thanks for confirming my opinoin dear Glenn, You nailed it why I love my M212 so much. Has become my favourite cab powered by my Driftwood Nightmare mini. I am happy with my sound.
This demo made me buy two Hesu Demon Speakers and an empty 2x12 cab. Can’t wait for everything to show up so I can put it all together and play some monstrous riffs through it. Thanks for giving me that final push to go for the demons
DUDE!! This couldn't have come in a better time! I’m on a market for a 2x12 and was looking on Mesa Recto but those are IMPOSSIBLE to get in Sweden now. And the alternative I had in mind was Hesu 2x12!!! But due to the lack of info about them on the internet, I wasn’t sure.. Thanks for the video!!
Hmm.. after watching the video I'm left with my questions unanswered.. I think it's cool to test the cab with several guitars. Single coils + humbuckers on 6 an 7 string. Sure. But.. like.. how does the cab handle the low end of a Dual Rectifier? Or the midrange honk of 5150? Or Marshalls midrange? I think that cabinet reviews need to include more amps. Not more guitars... Cool video anyway...
Very good sounding speaker. I have always taken your advice to branch out from a v30. I ended up landing on a dv 77 and v30 mixed and am glad I ventured out a little. Will keep this speaker in mind for the future- great demo!
Hi Glenn, I was looking a way to change my guitar tone and I took your advice and I changed the speaker out in my Marshall DSL40CR. It came loaded with a Celestion Vtype which did sound good but it was decidedly "mediocre" I switched it out for a Neo Creamback and wow! What a difference, way more bitey mid range which I like and as a side benefit I've shaved a bit of weight out of my combo :) Thanks dude you're doing Kroms work xD
GLENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about a shoot out between the new speakers? I believe that would help viewers appreciate the differences in the speakers, and you could even try something like blending the 2 speakers together in a mix to cap it off.
The Demon is my favourite metal speaker by far. I wish there were more IRs of it. Seacow and Choptones are really the only ones out ther estill. They are so amazing.
Got the same LTD guitar(same finish too). Mine came with a flawless finish as well and set ready to play with a pretty low action so I guess they do it for everyone, not just known youtubers. Perfect metal machine!
Just my 2 cents. I used to order pizza from Italian place in town everything Thursday for a few years. After a while it wasn’t as exciting as it used to be. I took a break from it when i started working out. After 6 months of not eating it i had a hard craving for that pizza. Me and my wife ordered some and it was fucking amazing, just like it was when we first started eating. Moral of the story. Listening to the same speakers all the time is like eating the same food all the time. No Matter how good it was in the beginning it will get boring. Take a break go back to it and you will get excited again👍🏼🤘🏼
I've had my eyes on the Hesu Demon for a while now and this just confirms it. To me, a cab with a V30 and a Demon would be perfect since they fill each other out. Maybe you could do a video on something like that where you mic up multiple speakers at once?
The market is full of speakers that aren't V30s. These cabs aren't new. Honestly, if someone is in the market for a cab, then by all means, pick one up, but if you think that your guitar tone is going to be unique by simply buying one of these cabinets, save your money. In the end, no one is going to know or care what kind of speakers you are using.
It's like a Greenback and a T75 had a kid. My perfect ideal in between. It sounds a lot like the modded Marshall 1960a cab I messed around with one time with 2 Greenbacks and 2 T75s in an X pattern with a boosted Single Rectifier on top. It was fucking glorious. All frequency bases covered for guitar. But the Demon on it's own is already there.
Phew, when I read the title, I thought Vintage Guitars (by JHS UK) were going out of business after 30 years, but that's still 3 years ahead! I hope they stay around for a while and then some.
Sounds sick AF. My go-to studio guitars are my LTD H1001 (which currently has the Mustaine Livewires active set in it, but I'm about to go passive with a TV Jones SuperTron set and custom wiring), and my handy-dandy Schecter Hellraiser (with an EMG Retro Active Super 77 set). Cool to see we have a similar taste in guitars, it lets me know I'm doing things right.
I just ordered two. Hesu needs to make some distribution magic happen because shipping is outrageous on Thomann and that seems to be the only place to find them.
even with shipping they are without a doubt more bang for your buck than (just example) an orange 2x12 or mesa bought domestically. Mine looks absolutely sick all blacked out paired with my Stealth or any of my other all black heads like Bad cat Lynx or Archon and they’re built for the long haul they’re not gonna fall apart on you after moving them around for shows. Mines been dropped, spilled on you name it and it looks like I just got it yesterday. Can’t recommend them enough.in all my years of playing I’d say this is probably the most well built cab I got rid of my Mesa’s Orange and Marshall. I’d take my Hesu over all of them any day. I got rid of the rest of those cabs bc this just replaced whatever those were capable of. price to quality just can’t be beat. The demon speakers Specifically paired with the Hesu cab is just amazing. I have the Hesu 2x12 vertical slant completely blacked out paired with my Stealth head, sometimes I’ll throw my Archon on it or my Bad Cat Lynx and it accentuates all your heavy tones and cleans up extremely nice. Lead or rhythm it’s got so much clarity for any situation. I got rid of my mesa 4x12 l, Orange 4x12 and Marshall 2x12 all v30 loaded in place of my 2x12 Hesu it’s just made for crushing modern metal tones and it cuts like a knife thru a mix
Love my Fender American Deluxe. Fender is making good stuff. But I love my ESP LTD too. Impressive speaker comparison, I wonder where the Jensen 12-70 would fit in that mix.
GLENNS BEEN PRACTICING!!!!! NICE PLAYING!!!! THAT SOLAR FAN FRET WAS MY FAVORITE!!!! AND THAT NEW SPEAKER CAB ROCKS MY SPOT!!!!! LOVE THE VIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mmmm not working for me, way too dark, but I'm definitely all for finding speaker alternatives. Glad you're really digging it. I've never been much of a fan of V30s anyways. Current favourites are the Celestion Cream 90w alnico, the 70th anniversary, and the Century Vintage, all awesome speakers with a Boogie Mark IV. The Eminence DV-77 really gives the V30 a run for its money too, with more girth.
I love how the tone barely changed as you changed guitars (mostly in attack/sustain not tone) 😂. Love the tone you are getting btw! Very thrashy sounding
I've never liked the V30 except in some rare cases(for leads with an Orange or Vox amp). The V30 attenuates and compresses to much, it heavily changes the mids and bottom end. I think blending a mix of greenbacks and creambacks gives a nice full spectrum sound.
sounds pretty good. Sounds different, at the very least. Loved seeing that Jackson Kellybird bass in the mix too. ;) that's the Dave Ellefson sig, unless I'm mistaken.
I couldn't stop laughing through this video. The thing is, "hesu" in Greek, phonetically (it's written χέσου) means go shit yourself. Yes, my humour is juvenile and immature, I am aware. P.S.: Nice tone!!!
From their logo on the speaker I would've thought it was "Heru", like the actual name of the god everyone keeps calling Horus (thanks, ironically, to the ancient Greeks)... but now that I know this, their actual name is way better :P
Thanks for the demo. Those speakers sound great, with really nice mids. I like my mids! Didn't you demo some cream backs at one time? I really liked them, but this sounds even better.
I'm a celestion fan but I like some heft. My cabs have 100w extreme duty 12's. x 4 x2. I don't record it, I just have a ball play'n through it is all. Rock the valley!
