Speakers For Modern Metal Drop B Stock Marshall 1960A 4x12

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Speakers For Modern Metal Drop B Stock Marshall 1960A 4x12

So I have a Marshall 1960A angled cab from about 2004, with stock Celestion G12t-75's. These aren't very good speakers and tonight hooking up my Mesa Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb head,
sounds like crap, the top 2 speakers are blown or something and I need to replace them ASAP! I'd like something a little more sensitive and preferably a bit less scooped in the mids
- they also sound harsh to my ears. As I said before, I'm using a Mesa Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb head, for modern metal tuned to Drop B in the vein of Killswitch Engage/Shadows Fall, etc.
but I also play different styles like classic rock/hard rock/metal so I'd like it to be a versatile cab.

I saw the Liberator which is a beefed up ET65 with a fatter midrange,
I was thinking of leaving the Bottom 2 stock Celestion G12T75's in it and maybe putting 2 16 Ohm Liberator's on the Top for right now cause I'm low on cash and then eventually
doing an x pattern but I don't know anything about the X pattern? Or maybe get 2 of the 16 Ohm Liberator's, do an X pattern and take one of the bottom G12t75's putting it on top? Any suggestions?
I've also seen people using the ET65/Veteran 30 combo either an "X" pattern or the ET65's on top of the Veteran 30's.

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Since you state:

"I'd like something a little more sensitive and preferably a bit less scooped in the mids - they [the stock Celestions] also sound harsh to my ears"

I'd say you are on a good track with the Liberators.  However, the HM75 and Britt Lead also both do very well with extreme drop tunings.

If you keep the two stock Celestions ... keep them on the bottom, where they can't hurt anyone :-)

Post back w/your results!

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Yeah, this is looking like my kind of game. I have looked about (as you suggested, Vaughn) but struggled to find anything closer than this. Drop C, Peavey 6505, very high gain with brutal tight bass. Of the HM75 or Britt Leads, or any others, what would you suggest for being closest to Celestion's G12K-100 (except obviously WGS speakers sound 5000% nicer)? I am considering a Retro 30 pairing with them to keep my upper mids, highs and mid-mids present and articulate. I ideally want to avaoid as much speaker breakup as possible. Thanks so much, I realise that repetitive questions may now be quite a chore! (also, i am making a Recto. Trad. replica cab to house these.)

cheers

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"Of the HM75 or Britt Leads, or any others, what would you suggest for being closest to Celestion's G12K-100"

Britt Leads are more like the G12K100 ... but the HM75's sound better on drop-tunings (IMHO)

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How do you define "better" here?

 

Although I know how this bias sways, do you think it would be better for me to pair 2 Ret30 and 2 K100, 2 Ret30 and 2 BrittLeads, or 2 Ret30 and 2 HM75?

 

Honestly.......... 

 

But I am 100% sold on the Ret30 though :-)

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2 Ret30 and 2 HM75 ... this would be my 1st choice ...

however, if you like the K100's you already have, then, sure ... save a few bucks and pair them with the Ret 30's! :-)