The Marshall 1960AV is the Benchmark

The Marshall 1960AV is the ultimate rock/hard rock/heavy metal cabinet. It is built like a tank, sits on casters, and features the unmistakable growl, gut-busting projection, and distinctly defined midrange. When you listen to a record, you most likely hear a Celestion G12 Vintage 30, and despite not being the #1 seller, it is the most recorded speaker of all time almost without any doubt. It was created in the mid-80s when hot-rodded amplifiers were becoming the norm, requiring a speaker capable of producing higher wattage, while producing, tight punchy lows, crunchy saturated mids, and clear-cutting highs. It soon became a favorite of almost all guitarists who wanted to demonstrate their picking dynamics, intricate strumming, and other playing characteristics with extreme clarity, even when overdriven to the max. To this day, it is still unbeatable, with manufacturers including the G12 V30 in all of their flagship cabinets. (Orange, Mesa, EVH, etc...)

The standard 1960 with the T75 sounds awful, lifeless, charterless, and ill-equipped to handle the demands of modern focused sounds. If you don't believe me, please go listen to this speaker before buying it, as this is something I believe most musicians rush purchasing and don't realize how bad these speakers sound. As for the 1960X with the Greenbacks, it's good for '60s, '70s, and early 80's music, but shows its limitations in the midrange, being overly bright for high-output amplifiers. The 1960HW with the G12H-30 is surprisingly a solid contender and would be the only other speaker I would consider in the mix. It is an old speaker, but unlike the Greenback, it retains its midrange quite well, even when pushed to the max. A combination of G12H-30/s and G12 Vintage 30 speakers would be a hell of a combination, one well worth exploring.

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heavy and easy to modify!

I have my Marshall cabinet for a long time now. In there there are the Celestion V30 Speaker.. I switched two with G12H30 Anniversery. Sounds Amazing!

Incredibly versatile amp, built solidly, sounds huge.

I've been running the 1960AV cab for the last 2 years and it sounds pretty decent. I've used it with several different heads including my Marshall JVM410, a Peavey 6505+, and Marshall JCM900. The low end response is decent and carries a lot of those low end frequencies pretty well, but retains a nice amount of the high end as well. It also has a nice mid range, and I feel that this cab reflects the mid range the best out of all the frequencies. However at the same time, I find my tone is rather thin through this cab when compared to an Orange PPC412. My conclusion would be because the Marshall cabs are built with incredibly thin woods when you compare it to the Orange cabs. So I will be looking to replace this cab

Despite the cab not being perfect, I still think they are quite decent cabs and it's been getting the job done for me.

The tolex is also of really nice quality and not fragile as all hell.

Great cab for any amp!

I've used one of these for years now and it sounds great with near enough every amp I've tried with it! My one has two V Type (Top) and two Seventy 80 (Bottom) speakers.

Amazing Cabinet

Love this cabinet, sounds great and sturdy! Heavy as fuck though, but the side grips help lol

Amazing

Great sound, those celestion speakers are absolutely heavenly sounding. Just pure raw aggression.

Marshall 1960BV

I use the 1960BV Straight cab loaded with vintage 30's, Tone Monster !

tight body

Awsome classic marshall speaker plus a extra tight low end.