That's a great way to put it. Normally I feel a bit more connected to certain ones in my comparisons because I'm playing the guitar with each one and there's something more you get from being the player, but for this video it was a looper so I'm a bit more detached and didn't get that "sucked in" feeling I tend to get with the standouts. I don't prefer it, but for a comparison on YT it's better. Still I had a standout favorite listening back, but in the room listening to the looper honestly they all sounded pretty good.

If I were smart I'd do what you're saying... unfortunately I can't help but play the vintage stuff out for better or worse

@@YeatzeeGuitar I admire people who do that. Speakers are a finite resource when they're 40+ years old. There's some really good recone parts out there, but they never sound exactly the same. At least we have new speakers that get to 90% of those vintage speakers....and you can just buy them online. It's a good plan B.

Thanks! What did you like about #3? It definitely had some stand out qualities imo

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Thanks! What cone did you go with for yours?

@@YeatzeeGuitar I had him recone them as the SC75 65w Scumnico. Didn’t ever wanna worry about blowing them again.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Can confirm, silver 1 and 3 sounded great together and what I ended up pairing in my ac30's cab 👍

@@YeatzeeGuitar Ayy, very nice! I love Blues and Silvers but they're not very practical for me using high powered amps. I wasn't too keen on the raspiness of the Gold I used to have and Scumbacks are pretty pricey to get in the UK too. It's much cheaper to get something made in UK/Europe, so I'm taking a gamble and gonna try DV Mark's high powered neo take on 60s Blues/Silvers next. Wish me luck! Congrats on finding the right speakers for your amp! 😄

Yeah it's interesting. How does your '67 and '72 compare?

Thanks for watching! These types of videos are a labor of love 🤘

9 speaker swaps.. plus re-installing the speakers to their normal homes so really like a dozen lol. Thanks! It's a worthwhile journey to embark on if you've got the stomach for it!

Nice!

Appreciate the in depth breakdown! Good overall takeaways

Love it! How do you feel the scumback and blue compare in your cab?

well, I went from 2 Greens, to a Blue and Green, then Blue + Scumback S75-PVC. I think its a nice combo, I feel like I'm hearing the Blue being louder within the set. I can never have enough chime.@@YeatzeeGuitar

@@rcole3321 yeah the blue should be a good deal louder than the scumback so I was curious. I've been wanting to try a g12h30 with the alnico in mine

All of the silvers are the later model here with the speaker lead mounting on the board vs speaker chassis. I've since picked up early t1088's and would like to do a follow up at some point to test that.

@@YeatzeeGuitar great, look forward to it. you're doing excellent work. might i request you add a modern day "off the rack" celestion alnico blue into the mix?

@@kenichi407 I'm hoping I can find someone with one to borrow, too expensive to just buy for the video since I make no money doing this

@@YeatzeeGuitar silly me, totally forgot these things cost money. perhaps an easy oversight in looking at all the silvers you've collected thus far. just mentioned the modern blues as they are really the only "like for like" modern day replacement for the blues/silvers, apart from say a scumnico or weber (which is a very different profile if you're a cork sniffer like most of us). the blues would also be a good reference to any "reconed" speakers using today's available celestion 53 H1777 kits, as many argue celestion recone kits are the only way to go (rather than scumback's) to get that alnico "celestion sound".

#3 was my favorite (#1 & #2 a close second). I think @BradsGuitarGarage explained it best for me, that it was so sweet that you kinda didn't notice it. Nothing got in the way (nothing too harsh, too biting, too raspy, or not enough mids, bass, etc.). I believe that all the Celestions are 100 db, so I think the Scumback S75 PVC with 98 dB might need a volume boost to really get a more fair comparison. The Gold was a bit more raspy than I prefer. The Blue was surprisingly duller than expected (based on other videos of Blues I've heard before). But after the Silvers 1-3, the Gold, Blue and Scumback were next best (depending on the guitar and amp's settings). Like others have mentioned, the reconed Silver #4 sounded lifeless to me. @YeatzeeGuitar I know costs are prohibitive. But maybe you can get Celestion to lend you one of their new 100th Anniversary "Celestion 100" Alnico Silver, for a demo against your Silvers #1-3. That would be great to see how it's new specs and their take on recreating a combination of vintage Silver's sounds really stacks up? From the little I've heard of the new 100 combined with a Blue (at the end of Zilla Cabs video), I also think the new 100 with your #3 Silver combined might be a killer!

Why's that?

@@YeatzeeGuitar Because although they didn't come stock in old AC 30s, they're a really common speaker to use. In fact most people I know that can't afford the old silver bells for their ac30, go with an early medium magnet pulsonic greenback.

@@taggmanibanez I feel like those cost just as much if not more 🤷‍♂️ different sound for sure

@@YeatzeeGuitar Average price for an original G12M is between 500-600, an original silver is between 700-1000. Yea way different sound.

One doesn't do ya any good, gotta buy a pair. And I've heard you can't pair a G12m with an original alnico due to their different efficiency ratings. I guess the G12m would get drowned out? I bought a 70's G12H30 to try and pair with the alnico but it arrived with issues so I'm still trying to work it out with the guy.

Lots of people liking the gold!

What'd you like about them Jack? I feel like those four had some differences so I'm curious :)

I found the various combinations of clarity and warmth worked great on them. The Scumback had the most twang - I thought the gold had the most both clarity and frequency range (at least thats it seemed to me) - and the other two were just great @@YeatzeeGuitar

What'd you like about those ones in particular?

Can't go wrong!

😂 Is that a British thing or something?

@@YeatzeeGuitar Well I read the explanation/history on his website for the name. I think recall hearing the origin for the word, what would make sense 😆🤮🙄Maybe he would have thinken twice... dont know, Im not british...

Silly name - great speakers!

The blue was quite different! I really enjoyed it in person, a bit warmer and rounder but still that classic alnico sound. Add some more treble at the amp and I think it'd fair better for this kind of comparison.

Oh that's funny 😂

Nice! What did you like / dislike about those overall?

Clarity and balanced tone was better with the top choices and gradually getting duller and murkier with the last choices. I think the Silver 4 has a botched re-cone, sounds kinda dead.

Interesting!

Oof