Celestion Creamback 65's Opinion?

[Doughboy]

I have 2 x 65 creambacks in my cab that I use with my Kingsley head which is a souped up Dumble style head.

They're pretty tight, however, I don't go for the down tuned super distorted chunky tone.

Also, they have tightened up as they got broken in but my guess is that they're more for a moderate distortion vintage vibe & not a modern metal tone.

 

[Doughboy]

I have 2 x 65 creambacks in my cab that I use with my Kingsley head which is a souped up Dumble style head.

They're pretty tight, however, I don't go for the down tuned super distorted chunky tone.

Also, they have tightened up as they got broken in but my guess is that they're more for a moderate distortion vintage vibe & not a modern metal tone.

Yea. I'm wondering whether I should swap them out for some v30's so I can use this cab for gigs and put the Creambacks into the 4x12 with the other two v30's...

I have a cab w/ V30s & they're definitely tighter. However, they also sound brighter & harsher to me as well.

 

[El Mariachi]

I'm running a pair of Creamback 65's with my Splawn QR 80 in a Soldano 25th Anniversary 2x12. (Designed for the HR 25)
Gives me exactly what I want for my 80's cover band.
I can see where they might not be tight enough for tuned down, more modern sound though.

 

[mniel8195]

May want to try the creamback 75s they have a tighter bottom end.

 

[tripstan]

I always liked reg 65's mixed with V30's. 65's are smoother and fat, V30's add the attack and tightness they miss. Mix them in the 4x12.

 

[Speeddemon]

I always liked reg 65's mixed with V30's. 65's are smoother and fat, V30's add the attack and tightness they miss. Mix them in the 4x12.

You're talking about the G12-65; whole different speaker than the Creamback M-65.
I love that combo too; G12-65 top + Vintage 30 bottom.

I did own a Creamback G12M-65 for a while; bought it new. For certain things it's nice, but I found it too nasal with a certain rawness for modern high gain tones. it may be that the Lynchback might behave more what I expected from the Creambacks.
I traded the Creamback + another speaker (I think it was a WGS ET-65) + cash for a pair of pre-Rola G12H30 55Hz's; April/June '71, Pulsonic cone of course.\
Now THAT's a phat sounding speaker. Don't miss the Creamback one bit.

 

[firegate]

May want to try the creamback 75s they have a tighter bottom end.

This. In my experience, the 75 is a bit tighter and cuts much better in a mix. One of my favorite speakers ever.

 

[zewango]

All depends were you sitting or standing when you were playing??

 

[JiMB]

I have them in a couple 2x12's, 1 closed, 1 convertible. I think the looser bottom is their nature, being a higher powered greenback. The V30's will give a tighter chunk.

 

[hatrick00]

i have a 4x12 with G12-M65s, for me it does not get modern/punchy enough.... that cab basically just sits brand new, i prefer my V30's. That being said anyone looking to buy a Splawn 4x12 with all 65s? Or anyone want to buy/trade 4 G12-M65s?

 

[4406cuda]

I always liked reg 65's mixed with V30's. 65's are smoother and fat, V30's add the attack and tightness they miss. Mix them in the 4x12.

This!

 

[hatrick00]

I always liked reg 65's mixed with V30's. 65's are smoother and fat, V30's add the attack and tightness they miss. Mix them in the 4x12.

do you guys like this combo in X-pattern or Top/bottom for the Creamback 65s/V30s combo in a 4x12?

 

[gbsmusic]

I listened to a bunch of clips between the 65s and 75s and did quite a bit of reading up on the 2 and went with the 75s because they sound tighter and more open.

 

[webrthomson]

I stuck a 65 watt creamback into my Mesa DC5 combo - like it so far, but the DC5 is pretty Mark like in terms of tone so a bit of bass is not a bad thing in this context. I've run my VHT D60 through it too and liked that as well. A DR is pretty bass heavy to start with so I'm not sure this speaker would shine with one of those!

I think that Mesa V30's are pretty hard to beat with a DR TBH!

 

[JerEvil]

I love them in my Splawn 2x12's. I did a clip of them with my Mesa F50 but never with my Dual Rec. I will say though, they sounded WAY better than I thought they would with the DR.

This was with my Titan. Low qual recording and also low volume but i liked the tone in the room. The amp had a Recto meets 5150 type vibe.

 

[sgill72]

I just swapped a Creamback H75 for a Creamback M65 in my Small Box combo.

The H75 is the more modern sounding of the two, being tighter in the bottom end and just a touch more "hollow." The M65 really does do the GB thing quite well and is more vintage sounding.

Both are exceptional and sound good, I just prefer the GB mids from the M65...

 

[hatrick00]

i am really curious about the creamback 75s... i have my v30s/creamback 65s in a Splawn 4x12 in a X-pattern, i think it sounds great but many have said i should put the v30s on bottom and cream65s on top. i want to try the v30s/cream75s in a x, i think with the added bass it would be killer. any opinions on the creambacks/v30 mixing in a 4x12? x-pattern vs top/bottom?

 

[mniel8195]

So...I purchased a small box combo used and it shipped with a 16 ohm creamback 75. I will say my initial impressions were that it was bright and tight. Sounds like a modern speaker to me and i was not super impressed with it through the small box. I ordered a creamback 65 speaker and installed it. It has more of a mid emphasis, less treble and softer bass response even though i like it more than the 75 i feel like a mix of green backs and v 30s would be perfect for the small box. I would say the 75 would be a great fit for a modern sounding amp and the 65 has more vintage appeal. If i had to choose one for a 1x12 it would probably be the 65.