Hi Vaughn,
lately I am thinking about a G12C/S for some smokier sounds and vintage feel.
I do like, as you might remember, all of your american line (at least the ones that I know: G12C, G12A and, one of my all time favorites, the G10C). The dynamic range of the G12C ist fantastic, but the speaker works only in 1x12 applications for me (or mixed with the G10C, als the only that seems to get along with it for me).
By chance I got my hand on a Reaper 55, which I can compare face to face to my Pre-Rola G12H30 55Hz...
The Reaper 55 has a nice, somewhat smokey feel, but really lacks high end and sparkle to me. Using it in my 18w TMB it really fattened the amp, but tamed the treble too much. It sounds very dark to my ears (considerably darker than my 47 years old Pre-Rola!).
How does the G12C/s compare to this? The videos on YT also show a more warm, darkish speaker (which is a good thing, as long as it is not too dull). The tone chart says, the G12C/s being in the ET65 range, from the vids maybe a bit darker - but not as much as the Reaper 55...
But that´s the charts... What can you tell me about it?
The speaker is meant for a 112 cab for a H&K Puretone (Absolute SLEEPER! and BRIGHT) and my beloved Havelstar 5881 (somewhat tweedy), maybe the TMB from time to time.
Somebody chiming in as well? Everybody is welcome!
Best regards
Heiko