G212 Celestion V30 : Disappointed - limitations if you want to change speakers-not front loaded.

The cabinet looks nice and it's well built but it has some limitations.

Unboxing: the cabinet arrived in a box that was way larger than the cabinet and without proper filling/porotection. The outer box was damaged but the cabinet was fine.

The celestion V30 made in china have some sonic difference from the original V30 they tend to be a bit too bright, almost harsh. I used it with an Origin 20 and even though I liked the distorted tones I felt that the clean tones could have been a bit warmer.

I decided then to swap the speakers and I ordered a couple of Greenbacks. I tried to remove the front panel and despite what you might see online DON'T do it. The front panel is non removable: I ended up damaging it and then I tried to open the back panel to replace the speakers. I am still in the process and very frustrated. Don't buy it if you believe you would like to change the speakers... go for a model which comes already with greenbacks on it.

I was very disappointed because I bought this cabinet over Christmas and the cabinet with greenbacks was only launched in January: very weird timing for a product launch... and I would have gone straight for that option if that would have been available.

Suggestion for a product improvement: make it easy for players to swap speakers... you might have a nice and affordable platform to experiment with new sound texture without breaking the bank.