Harley Benton G212 Vertical Celestion V30 5-stars Reviews

Great tone at any price

This is just a great sounding cab. Delivers all the Vintage 30 tone you want. Fat, punchy and loud if needed. Tried it at rehearsal with my metal band and it was just stellar. We play damn loud because of a heavy handed drummer and the cab did not give in. Feels pretty solid too. Just some minor flaws on the cosmetic side. Metal corner not fitted perfect and the piping around the speaker grille is not the tightest. But that sound though. Just kickass!

Excellent value

Does what it should, it's a 2x12 with V30's. Build quality is good for the price. The tolex is a bit thin and you won't get the overall build quality of a cab that's 5 times as expensive, but it's not too far off either. The handles are very nice and it feels solid.

If you're not touring extensively (and no one is at the moment), this is a killer deal. Even if the cab doesn't stand the test of time, it's still a good deal just for the speakers.

Highly reccomended for studio use and light gigging.

great budget cab

I bought this cab primarily for use in my home studio.

It sounds just as good as the cab I borrowed while waiting for it to ship (Victory v30 loaded 2x12), at about 1/3 the price!

PROS its a vintage 30 loaded cab for less than the price of the speakers. It sounds great with my Victory VX Kraken and Blackstar HT20 mk2. Front grill cloth is removable for accurate mic placement when recording.

CONS possibly not the best quality materials used, not sure how durable it would be for road use.

CONCLUSION if you want a vintage 30 loaded 2x12 you can't really go wrong with this cab.

A lot of cabinet for the money

A this price, it simply cannot be beat. Cheaper then the speakers!

Killer Home Run with this

Amazing. Perfect for gigging or studio.

LOVE the quik detach grille cloth so you can get a mic right up on the speaker.

HB absolutely nailed it.

Fits the bill just right

Needed a dual-purpose cabinet, both a permanent fixture in my live rig, so easy to carry and loud enough to create enough noise on stage with my modeling rig, but also temporarily something with the right speakers to match my high-gain head while I saved up for the matching 4x12. This one fit the bill perfectly. The Vintage 30 speakers do what Vintage 30 speakers do, and weighing in at only 24 kg it makes your life so much easier when gigging compared to 4x12s or combo amps.

The cabinet's light weight means it lacks a bit of bass and resonance compared to more massive and more expensive cabinets, but dialing in a little extra bass for a more light weight gig rig is a small price to pay.

If money's not an option and you're chasing after the perfect tone and not planning on moving the cabinet around much, go for a Mesa or ENGL. But if you are looking for something easy to carry to gigs, or money is tight, this one is for you, because for the money, this cabinet can not, and, dare I say, probably will never be beat.

Great 2x12 cab

I will make this short and sweet.

If you are looking for a great sounding 2x12 cab, look no further! This cab is is amazing!

At this price point it is really a no-brainer

Amazing Product for the Price

So after watching a few Youtube videos on this product I decided to take a chance, because I've been shopping for 2x12 speakers, and was dreading having to spend the money for quality. Found out about these and pulled the trigger; seemed to good to be true to get the speakers I wanted in a good enclosure.

Well, it arrived and like another reviewer, it was rattling, and removing one of the front speakers saw it was a couple of the baffles. Easy fix. The screw seats that hold in the screws for the speakers kept coming loose too, when I was screwing the speaker back in, but after some finagling got it back tight. So Harley Benton, those are two things you need to work on - better seating of those screws and the baffles.

BUT, I plugged it in and after some breaking in - the sound kept getting better and better. I don't care if these are Chinese V30's, the cleans I was getting out of this were every bit as good as my AC30 that has British V30's in it. The OD's are spectacular.

So long story short - GET IT if you need a 2x12. Just do it.

Great sounding cabinet great price

This is a great sounding cabinet and moves a lot of air. Build quality is pretty darn good - not as good as a Mesa or Marshall but the Harley Benton a quarter the price (or more) of those name brands but the sound... the sound is right up there.

I currently own a Marshall 1965 full stack and a Marshall 1960 full stack and 1) I think this 2x12 qtr stack sounds better the Marshall 1965 stack and 2) I’m serious considering selling my 1960B cabinet and using the funds to buy another Harley Benton G212 vintage vertical cab to replace it. That’s how much I like this product.

Great budget option

gave me no problems, the v30s work perfectly on a closed back combination and at this price point there is no going wrong with this choice.

Goes perfectly well, with my egnater rebel 30 mkii but i've played multiple amps through it, from fender cleans to marshall crunch and all worked perfectly.

the built quality is good, i havent had any issues whatsoever

it's easy to carry with the side handles.

there's not much more to say, great product, much better than anything else i've experienced at this price point

How do they do it?

I decided to give this cab a try based on the review of Glen Fricker of Spectre Sound, on his YouTube channel. Several others also gave it very high marks but Glen's opinion clenched it for me.

I've only recently picked up the guitar afet some 20 years of playing bass. I'm a rocker. Classic, Alt and Prog. But for guitar I'm going for straight up rock, Zepplin, Foos Alice Cooper and the like.

I decided to run the cab with a Joyo BanTamp Jackman amp 20 watts of tube/valve power. So far in my very limited time with it I have to say I love it. The clean sound is very full sounding. A touch on the bright side, which I think comes from the amp. Give it some dirt and it really shines. I'd say it compares very favorably to many of the higher end Marshall cabs.

Dollar to dollar this cab is unbeatable. Get one while they are still a low cost secret!! Neither you or your audience will regret it.

Bargain!

This thing sounds about the same as my Marshall speakers. At this price, it's a 100% no brainer. It is closed back and unfortunately, there's no easy way to take the back panel off, but at this price - who cares?

Great deal

Souns as good as my Mesa Boogie 2x12 vertical cabinet at 1/4 the price. I love the cables as well the SSnake cables are fantastic and very inexpensive compared to what is sell ing in the USA.

It's a fantastic Cab

Honestly I don't want to move a 4x12 arround and a 2x12 is the best option for me. I don't see why I should pay premium for the same product but by one of the bigger brands. This thing sounds awesome and when you consider the price it's a no brainer.

What I like (except the sound) is that it's very light. Moving it arround is absolutely no problem. The only negative I can think of is that it's a bit narrow for a full sized guitar amp, so my Bugera 333xl stands on it's belly on it, but that's not an issue for me.

In conculsion: If you are looking for a light, great sounding, Vingate 30s loaded cab, which doesn't leave your bank account dry like a desert, this is the one.

Amazing

The cab arrived quickly after shipping. One of the rubber feet came unscrewed but it was an easy fix. The cab sounds amazing with all the heads tested. Very bright sounding and clean. Thinking of buying another.

Harley Benton G212 Vintage Vertical

i saw this cabinet reviewed on youtube and needed a decent speaker cab. this item was out of stock when i odered it, i waited about 2 months for it to arrive. what a great value and sound. well made lightweight cabinet. i'm a very happy customer.

Best value in cabinets

If you don't need a heavy duty, tough as nails touring cabinet and don't throw your gear around like a gorilla, this is probably the best value on the market. Obviously if V30's aren't what you want then it isn't for you, but if they work for your music you owe it to yourself to check this out. The price is crazy low, the quality is good, the look is good, the weight is among the lightest on the market. Let's face it, most of a cabinet's sound is the speakers and whether it's open or closed back. This is a closed back 2x12 with V30's for essentially half price. I compared it with much more expensive cabinets and while they may have had slightly fancier finishing they didn't sound any better.

Great!

Better than expected!

Sounds great, looks great.

The build quality seems really nice.

The Celestion Vintage speakers really give it something extra. I do not think I would purchase the version without them. But this one that has them inside is definately a bang for you buck.

Worth every penny.

This is exactly what I needed. A killer sounding cab with legit speakers for an incredibly affordable price. Super happy with this purchase.

Brilliant Cab

Good construction and fantastic Celestion vintage 30s. What a sound and for less than you can buy the speakers for!

A third of the price of a similarly equipped big name cab.

I play an Origin 50 through this and it handles the sound perfectly.