Thinking about a celestion blue...

[Lustycourtier]

My current cab is a laney lionheart 2x12 with heritage G12s, used with a wienbrock gaucho head. I'm thinking about grabbing a blue and having a mix in there. Would that mix work?

[bobsbobbackwards]

Sounds good here:-

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EBvHr0YlFPA

[longtallronnie]

Judging by the mic position in that clip, you're probably only hearing the Blue but nevertheless, I reckon they'd sound bloody lovely together.
I tried a Blue and a regular G12M which has a lower sensitivity than the heritage and the Blue just drowned it out. The heritage should be a better match though.

[bobsbobbackwards]

I thought that but the clip sounds pretty roomy so there's probably an ambient mic. But, yeah, it is probably more Blue than anything else. Still it sounds good whatever!

[ICBM]

Blue and G12H-30 sound great together. The Blue is slightly louder (even though they're both supposed to be 100dB) but the H30 adds a lot of the bottom end that the Blue lacks by itself, and the Blue gives the upper-mid chime that the H30 doesn't have. Remember that the total power rating is 30W though, since the Blue is only 15.

I knew someone with an old AC30 which had one of its speakers replaced by a 16-ohm H30 - in those days whoever did it probably didn't know anything about impedance, so just connected the new speaker the same as the old one. The sound was fantastic - it gives a 24-ohm total load, but with 2/3 of the power going to the H30, which equalises the volume difference and gives a true 45W rating for the pair - and meant that the amp could be cranked absolutely full and not mush out at the bottom end as AC30s can do. Possibly the best AC30 I've ever heard.

(But - don't put an 8-ohm Blue in the Laney cab with the 16-ohm H30 - the speakers are in parallel and you'll end up with the power distribution the wrong way round.)

[Dave_Mc]

The heritage should be a better match though.

I dunno about that. I thought my heritages (I have the same cab as him) were noticeably quieter than the anniversary g12h30.

[Cirrusband]

I dunno about that. I thought my heritages (I have the same cab as him) were noticeably quieter than the anniversary g12h30.

I found the same thing, probably because they're that much smoother.

[Dave_Mc]

i didn't put that much thought into it, lol. i just noticed "Hmmm these aren't as loud"

[Lustycourtier]

Well, I finally managed to find used a 15 ohm blue, which should be here tomorrow! Shame I dont have a full band gig until next Friday.

[Dave_Mc]

nice let us know what it's like