My opinion……I have tried many different speakers in various 1x12 ported cabs. None sound good.
I am currently using a V30 in a Soldano 1x12 closed back cab with my VH4.
Just an FYI….
I have been using two Friedman 4x12 cabs with my VH4 for nine years. The cabs are the two GB and two V30 cabs.
Try one…..you might like it!
I have a D-Moll. It has KT77’s and not the 6l6’s…..a different animal from what you’re describing. I also have a Genalex Gold Lion ECC83 in V1 and a TAD 12AX7 in V2. No fizziness and tightens up like a Herbert version 2.
I am always in search of ways of keeping my same sound but bringing a lighter rig to gigs. I have two Diezel 4x12 and two 2x12 Diezel cabs that I combine based on the venue size and use with a KT77 VH4 and/or a D-Moll…..but those Diezel cabs are heavy! A month ago on a whim I bought a...
After listeNing to that clip, I would check to see if all your preamp tubes are exactly the same between the two amps….. I have two VH4’s….one has a 4004 Mullard in V1 and the other has an Engl VF in V1. Very different sounding…..
I had the same issue until I started using a Friedman 4x12 with two GB’s and two V30’s. The cut Was coming from the amp but I couldn’t hear it before……the dual speaker mix picks up the entire sound spectrum…..