I saw the video. The WGS sounded better than the Celestion V30. Then again the recording of the Celestion V30 sounded better than the V30s I had. They were okay at first but I had options not to use the recto 412 cab when I only had the Mark IV. Once I got the Mark V head, the V30's had to go. I replaced the V30 with EVM12L black label speakers and they can take anything thrown at them by either the Mark V or the Mark IV. As for style of music I play, it varies. Recently I have been retracing my roots with what is now classic rock. Led Zep, Scorpions, Judas Priest. Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Rush, ACDC, Dokken, Great White, White Snake, etc... The Mark V powered by 6CA7 and pushing the EVM 412 does it all with ease. However, the Mark IV has been sitting in the corner unused. It is a great amp just to let it rot. The MC90 is an okay speaker but has limits when bass and volume increase. The Mark IV also lacks the clarity or definition when you compress the signal with the lead channel. The Fane Studio speaker is similar to the Classic EVM12L in tone with a tight and punchy bass response. It comes in closer to the Black Label EV which has less compliant spider and cone suspension (stiff) which is very close to the OEM EV12L Mesa Black Shadow. What I like most about the Fane is the neutral tone which really brings out that dry acoustic sound in the clean channel. It is no slouch in the high gain settings either. Frequency response on the Fane Studio is relatively flat, no dramatic dips or humps across the band. From my experimenting, the Fane studio performs best in the open cavity of the combo amp. The only issue is available room to manage tube changes. Far more clearance for the preamp tubes than the EV as well as power tube do not rest on the driver. Installing the power tube that is almost centered to the speaker is the tricky one.
The Emi tonkerlite (wanted the ceramic version but got this instead) sounds terrific in a sealed cab. Turns out it was a good fit for the cab that I ordered since it was not ported like I though it would be. Running both EMi and Fane in parallel on the 4 ohm speaker jacks provides the same characteristic of the EVM412 and cleans up the Mark IV almost to Mark V character. Just a point, the Fane sounded quite different driven by the Mark V. EVM12 are better for the V.
As for V30, I do not like them, I cannot stand them "SAM I AM", I do not like them in a car, on a plane or on a train, they sound like crap when I try to play guitar. I am considering the Mesa RA100 and will get the mesa half stack to go with it. So I will have fresh V30 to hate. Perhaps they will sound good. My goal was not just to make the Mark IV sound better, but to find something that would sound good with other amps. At least I will be able to channel it though a EV412 cab. Not sure if the RA100 cab on sweetwater is the Road kiing version or the fully sealed recto version.
The Emi tonkerlite (wanted the ceramic version but got this instead) sounds terrific in a sealed cab. Turns out it was a good fit for the cab that I ordered since it was not ported like I though it would be. Running both EMi and Fane in parallel on the 4 ohm speaker jacks provides the same characteristic of the EVM412 and cleans up the Mark IV almost to Mark V character. Just a point, the Fane sounded quite different driven by the Mark V. EVM12 are better for the V.
As for V30, I do not like them, I cannot stand them "SAM I AM", I do not like them in a car, on a plane or on a train, they sound like crap when I try to play guitar. I am considering the Mesa RA100 and will get the mesa half stack to go with it. So I will have fresh V30 to hate. Perhaps they will sound good. My goal was not just to make the Mark IV sound better, but to find something that would sound good with other amps. At least I will be able to channel it though a EV412 cab. Not sure if the RA100 cab on sweetwater is the Road kiing version or the fully sealed recto version.
