I replaced the stock Peavey Sheffield 1230 speaker in my Peavey Bandit 112. The Sheffield is a good speaker and some like it, but I found it to be overly middle to high mid forward sounding (clear yet too much in your face), lacking in the low mid (body and warmth), and can get harsh in the treble. Thus, I replaced the Sheffield with a Celestian G1265M Creamback (8 Ohm) and now the amp has a tight low end (slightly less than the G1275M Creamback), good low mid warmth and growl, and a fairly less mid forward sound while still retaining good clarity. I have, however, had to dial back both treble and presence control when compared to the stock speaker, but the Creamback seems to add a balance amount of gain (much wider bandwidth) in the treble and presence region that were missing in the stock speaker which makes the Creamback overall much smoother in sound even when having to dial back treble and presence controls to avoid harshness. With that said, I am happy with the overall sound of the Creamback and in particular the overdrive tones via pedals which are full, smooth, and clear with little to no ice-picky highs. Context is everything so the M Creamback may or may not fit well to your amp and guitar setup and for the tone you are looking for.
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]