G212 Vertical Celestion V30 : The Absolute Best Budget Option

Essentially what you're getting here is a pair of real Vintage 30s in a fancy case for the price of less than two Vintage 30s bought separately. It sounds great (I mean it's a pair of V30s, you know basically what you're getting), even has some baffles that I think might add a touch of extra resonance in the low end? Size-wise it's slightly shorter than some vertical 212s due to the staggered arrangement of the speakers, but the footprint is still pretty compact and a very nice size to stack smaller lunchbox heads on top of (might be a bit narrow for large heads though). It's also got a removable grill cloth, great for recording so you can get a mic right down on the speaker cone if you want.

The price saving definitely comes in the finish. The tolex skin is quite thin and feels like it would probably scratch easily if you're planning on hauling it around a lot (whether that matters is up to you!), and I noticed the velcro for the removable grill cloth is literally just stapled on. It's not what I'd call "high quality" in terms of aesthetics or anything. But as far as the actual construction goes my unit at least is perfectly solid, not wobbly or anything in the slightest. So *functionally* it's perfectly fine, just don't expect prettiest cab in the world (and at this price you hardly should be expecting that).

TL;DR - if you're looking for a solid cabinet that sounds good on the cheap, just stop looking and buy this because you're not going to find anything else this good.