jchan

To be fair, I used them in a closed back cabinet in a boomy room. My main complaint though was that I couldn't hear myself well at all with the Veteran 30 & ET-65 combo. When I play that same room with V30s in an open back cab, I don't have a problem. Part of the change was certainly due to the open back cab but I think the main point is that during live shows, high end is your friend. When playing home solo, a full range speaker sounds nice and smooth but once you are playing live, guitar needs a good midrange and enough high end to sit well in the mix with the drums and loud bass. The WGS speakers sound fine at home but the problem is too smooth during a live gig isn't always the best. I perhaps should have given them another chance but I didn't. I had the same problem with Heritage G12-65s. Absolutely gorgeous speaker alone but a bit too smooth during a show. You need to sit well in the mix. I think this is one of the problems with V30s. They don't necessarily sound great at home but really cut well in a live show and mic up really well. That makes them very practical for live performance. That may be one of the reasons there is so much love/hate for that speaker. It depends on where you were listening to it, home or during a live gig. I play in a cover band and I'm trying to sit in the mix with drums, bass and keys. If you are a blues trio with guitar, bass (not overly loud and lose) and drums then maybe some of the smoother speakers may work better. Bottom line is, how do you sit in the mix. You really shouldn't make a final decision on a speaker IMO until you have had it out live.