Harley Benton G212 Vertical Celestion V30

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Harley Benton G212 Vertical Celestion V30
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Damaged and Repaired
Tubeguru 14.11.2019
Summary:
My Harley Benton G212V with V30's arrived. I pulled it from the shipping box which was in good shape. I noticed some rattling around inside the cab which concerned me. The rear is glued and there is no way to remove the back without damaging the cabinet to look inside, I noticed. Removing the front grille I saw that the baffle board for the top speaker had been pushed in almost 3 inches (76mm) on the right side and was barely hanging on under the weight of the V30. I took pictures of the damage and contemplated returning the cab back but figured I would see if there was any possible way to fix it before it went back to Germany. I had waited 7 weeks anyway.

Removing the top and bottom V30's revealed several of the wood shims used to keep the baffle boards in place had cleanly broken away either because there was not enough glue, weren't stapled properly, cab was shipped too quickly (i.e. "still wet") or probably a combination along with shipping handling from China to US.

I used a rubber mallet, carpenter's glue and wood screws. I tapped the baffle back in place, glued the baffle and glued and screwed all of the shims to support the baffle boards better. I decided I would also add RTV to the baffle seams which had good sized gaps to seal the cab better and is the point of having a closed back sealed cab (reduce air movement for "faster" speaker return). I also figured since I had it open anyway I may as well change to 16 ohm cab wiring by adding 8 ohm V30 / G12H30 Anno speakers in series which I had. I really like this speaker combination. 3 hours later; total success!

Use:
- I use this with several of my tube heads and it sounds great now with the mismatch and better tightness. The size, speaker offset and vertical layout make it a great "monitor" type cab when compared with a horizontal.

Pros:
- Light weight and compact.
- Resonant all Plywood construction.
- Great sounding after speaker changes.
- Speaker Offset is a nice touch.
- Light to Medium duty cab,
- Price was amazing.

Cons:
- Initial Issues with baffle / shims / shipping handling and unplanned repairs that needed to be done.
- Thoman consider having the manufacturer seal around the baffles with quick dry RTV or adhesive which is a fast, low cost fix and should improve shipping survival of the baffle and definitely sound.
- Consider having manufacturer screw the baffle shims or better stapling them, again, making the cab more shipping survivable as well if not letting the glue dry before shipping.
- Consider changing the back to a "screw-in" rear rather than glued in rear. It does add a bit of cost but make speaker changes and fixes easier inside the cab if needed without having to remove the speakers and grille.

Overall:
- After the repair, glue, some screws to hold shims in place, adding a little sealant and a speaker change this is awesome sounding cab. Nice tight, sounds great with my tube heads. May buy another! I have the skills and tools to repair it if needed. :)
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The Speakers are ok but..
Binh Chu 10.11.2021
I bought it to stack up with my Blackstar HT20 head. The sound is good and I don't care much as it's Chinese-made V30s. You may watch many demo videos on Youtube about the Chinese V30 and they are quite nice. But the construction of the cab makes it look very poor, not to compare with high-end cabs like Orange or Mesa but even far close to my original Blackstar cab. And the packaging and shipping were a nightmare. I spent half of a day fixing it as some parts are broken after it arrived. Lucky me the speakers were safe. 3 stars from me
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Basic cab - slightly disappointed
Andreas4146 14.01.2019
Had read good about this cab (or atleast the straight one). This one seems quite handy for monitoring due to the angle but still requires a lift to elevate the top speaker.

The sound is "decent". It's surprisingly muffled compared to 4x12 Orange for example. There is definitely enough low end but I have a hard time finding any mids while my earplugs are in. Playing by myself without earplugs is a different story but I did not buy this for recording.
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Harley Benton G212 Vertical Celestion V30