Hi,
I am owning a JCA22H from Jet City and will get a Palmer 2x12 cabinet with a closed back. I am mainly playing rock/metal the bands I like are Alter Bridge, Shinedown, Rise Against and Papa Roach.
Unluckily I cannot decide between the Veteran 30s or Retro 30s. I hope someone can help my, thank you very much in advance :)
- Christian
Did you also ask this question on my youtube channel?
The Ret 30 will sound a little more "modern", with a bit more top and bottom.
The Vet 30 will sound more classic, with just a bit less top & bottom.
Either choice would be good for your head & cab.
Yes I asked the question there too, sry for asking twice. But I was really undecided, which do you think is more versatile so that I can play clean or nearly clean stuff too?
I was in the same boat. I already had two Vet 30's and couldn't decide whether to get two more for my 4x12 or sell them and go all Retro 30's. So....I went with both. I have the retro's and vet's in an x pattern in my cab. Each speaker will get me the tone that I want so I couldn't go wrong with either one. However, they are just different enough that they give my cab just a little extra character than if it was loaded with all of the same speaker. It's not a big tonal difference like mixing vintage 30s with 75s but like I said, both great speakers that together, give my cab just a little extra something while both giving me the general tone I'm looking for. Both speakers sound great on clean but I also have an amp with a very thick and clear clean tone. You really can't go wrong with either speaker. The retro is a little brighter sounding so that my sway your decision depending on your amp.
Hey, I have the same head and run an et65 and veteran 30 in a 2x12 and it sounds great! I also have a jet city jca20 h, the single channel version and I have 2 1x12 cabs containing an et 65 and a retro 30. I have to say I personally find the retro 30 to be overly bright and I am just about ready to order another veteran 30 to replace the retro and take back my sound!