I have a Marshall 1966B cabinet wth two G12T-75 speakers mounted diagonally. I also have a 1965A cabinet with four 10" G10L-35 speakers. Both cabinets are 24" by 24" so they are smaller than a standard 1960 4x12.
I don't really have an amp head to use with these yet but I have a Trace Elliot Velocette combo that I use with the 4x10 that sounds killer. I've used the 4x10 with a 18 watt marshall clone and a zinky, but the Velocette is champ so far. However, I am rebuilding a 1966 blackface bandmaster head which doesn't make a lot of sense because generally I like the EF86 Vox sound and the JTM45 sound. But, I like the BF Bassman sound. Apparently, Mike Ness of social distortion uses the same cabinet with a Bassman (modded) so maybe it will make more sense that I realize.
I got the 2x12 recently and plugged it in but I really HATE the sound of the G12T-75 speakers. Very harsh to my ears.
So, here's the question... what do people recommend for the 2x12? I'm thinking either two Green Beret's or two Reapers. I don't think I can go "wrong" with either but I'm wondering if people think one model of the other will be "better" with the 4x10 cabinet.
I have a friend with a pair of reapers and a pair of berets so I tried them out last night with the 4x10. The speakers were 8ohm each so I wired them in series (16 ohm), then ran them in parallel with the 8 ohm 1965A cabinet. I'm not sure if that makes a huge difference or not. Perhaps the 16 ohm cabinet would be a little less relative volume because of the higer impedence, I'm not sure.
The Berets sounded good with the 4x10 but the Reapers sounded better. However, I like the Green Berets by themselves better than the Reapers by themselves.
So that leaves me with a dilemma... go for a cabinet that sounds better by itself or go for one that sounds better with the other cabinet. I suppose to good thing about this dilemma is, neither combination sounded "bad" and both were WAY better than the G12T-75.
So I bought a pair of Green Berets and put them in the 1966B. I started playing them with my tweed champ clone (I know probably a strange first choice but it was the closest amp). To be honest, I had been tiring of the champ and not playing it at all... now I'm hooked again. Then I plugged it into my Trace Elliot Velocette. Again, awesome! I don't know how to describe them other than they sound like Rock & Roll.
I still haven't hooked them up with the 1966A at the same time (current amps have one speaker out), but I should have the Bandmaster completed soon and I will report back.
I recently made a 2x12 baffle for a 1965a 410 cab. Installed a vintage 30 and a G12 H anniversary both 12 ",16 ohm. What a killer sound .I have Ceriatone JTM 45 and an Orange dual terror. Amazing punch and tone,in a 24" x 24" light weight real plywood cab.