Hello everyone and welcome to this week's article!
I was looking for a small 1x12 cabinet for my travel setup (which consists in a Boss Katana 100 head), and my idea was to look for one with a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, which is a standard for rock and metal.
The V30 speaker is particularly good for hard music because it can handle high wattages (60w nominal power rating) and because it provides a strong low-mid thump and mid range, which is particularly suited for lower tunings and palm muting.
While browsing around for cabinets, I've stumbled upon the Harley Benton G112 Vintage, a cabinet made in China and imported from the German Shop/Distributor Thomann, and given the surprisingly low price (lower than the price of the speaker itself if bought separately!) I have decided to give it a try.
The cabinet is black, of the size of the average 1x12 combo amp, not particularly light nor heavy, and with a half-open back to retain a bit more low end, which is useful since it's quite small.
On the back there is only one input, 8 ohm mono, which makes it not very flexible but it's the most common choice and it's supported by basically every amp, and in general this cabinet has a pleasant look and feels solid in build quality.
How does it sound?
It sounds quite well! The speaker has the unmistakable V30 tone, and the Katana head roars through it with no problems, plus this setup makes also a very good companion for home recording, because the Katana head can be used also at lower wattages, and the cabinet lends itself nicely for any type of microphoning, also at low volumes.
Do I suggest it? Hell yeah! At this price it has basically no competitors, and I don't see any reason not to buy one.
Thumbs up!
- Equipment: 1x12" Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
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