Harley Benton G212 Celestion V30 5-stars Reviews

It's perfect

I bought and am very pleased with the product. The finish is good, the box is robust and the sound is amazing, not to mention the cost benefit.

Amazing Cab and even better price!

My jaw nearly dropped off when I was introduced to these cabs! The sound is extremely good considering the price. They definitely aren't better sounding than a Mesa cab for example however I would rather buy this because I don't thing the mesa is worth nearly 3-4 times as much as the sound it makes. The only thing I would note is that this cab is a tiny bit harsh sounding but careful mic placement can easily solve that problem and give you a great sounding tone. It is quite well built and very sturdy so it would be great for a cheap alternative for live use.

Best Value-For-Money cabinet

There is no other cabinet at this price point that beats that. Cheap, decent construction, and V30's. I already bought 2 of them and have been very satisfied. When I'm gonna upgrade, I'll buy a custom made unloaded cab, and use the v30's from my Harley Benton to save some costs.

Highly recommended!

The best cab you will get for the price!

I bought this cab as an upgrade to my Marshall 1936 2x12, as I was looking for something with Celestion V30s.

This cab satisfied my requirements completely and all for an amazing price.

Build quality: This thing is built like a brick. Covered in black tolex, which is slightly thinner than the Marshal but thick enough, with metal corners and metal handles on the sides (Even the Marshall only had plastic handles). Very sturdy and does not feel like anything is going to break. I've actually dropped it once and apart from a small ding in the tolex it held up fine.

Sound: As you would expect from V30s, once broken in it sounds awesome. Just as good as more expensive cabs with V30s. I have it hooked up to a Engl Ritchie Blackmore 100W head and it nails the 80s rock and metal tone I use it for. The 2x12 is more directional than a 1x12 or 4x12, but you can improve the spread by standing it on its side.

Value: Like I said, this is the most value you can get for you money at this price range. It would probably cost you more to buy the 2 V30 speakers on their own!

Overall I'm very happy with this cab and if it was stolen I'd have no hesitation in buying another one.

Great value cabinet and speakers especially considering that it's the same price as getting the v30 speakers alone. Very useable cab for gigs, studio etc.. Sound quality is as good as boutique brands, only complaint is that the tolex is fragile and tears easily.

The best thing since sliced bread

Seeing the prices of other manufacturers cabinets compared to this is ridiculous, this is just such a good deal! Complete with Celestion V30 speakers, which sound brilliant for all rock styles. The build quality is solid, and it has rugged metal handles on the side to aid transportation. I am planning to buy many more of these in the future!

Great Cab!!

This is an amazing cab for the money! The build quality is excellent and to get 2 celestion vintage 30's in a cab of this quality for 200 in unheard of anywhere else! I would highly recommend this to anyone!!

Excellent cab. unbeatable price.

This a cab with fantastic value for money, as it has a Celestion Vintage speakers inside which bought on is almost the same price as the cab itself. I've gigged with this cab and it hasn't let me down, I rely on it for most of my gigs. Construction is excellent and is durable, I've had it for over two years now. The speakers can take a bit of playing to break in but sounds great. I've found a 2x12 is way more economical than a full 4x12 for carting around to places, and most venues mic amps up anyway. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

best value for money!

I have two valve heads that I play through this and it sounds incredible! For the price I don't think you could ask for much more with vintage 30's in it. I have a big named brand 4x12 and this cab blows it out of the water. I play a 20watt valve jet city head and a 50watt Marshall valve head through it and it's brilliant. The cab has switchable ohms also which is prefect for different heads. The Tolex covering is a little thin but it doesn't bother me at all.

Amazing value for money - it costs more just to buy the individual speakers on their own than the price of the whole cab! The quality of the construction is excellent, and gives you everything you want - a great buy :)

Great little speaker cabinet

I bought this speaker cab for my son to use with a Line 6 combo, just so he could move a bit more air on stage with his band. This is a top class little speaker cabinet, excellent value for the money, well made, you would be hard pushed to better this cab and would certainly need to spend a lot more money to do so!

Amazing

Just amazing that you can get a full cab for the price of the speakers alone if you were to buy them in retail.

Ok, the tolex isn't that good and if you gig and want it to look clean better get a cover or a case.

But if you don't mind for the looks that much, then I'll just say this:

You won't get a better cab for this price. Anywhere. Period!

Love this thing.

Vintage 30's are my favourite speaker, and this cab makes having them affordable. It comes as a front loaded closed back cab, which means some serious low end rumble. Great for live, but obviously, in the studio not being able to mic the back of the speaker makes it not the best unit for the job.

Why buy anything else?

I've become evangelical about this product.

I bought it because I wanted a Vintage 30 equipped closed back cab and a bit of a search revealed this one, for about the same money you'd pay for the speakers alone. I took the gamble and boy did it pay off.

Not only do you get the proper solid ply construction, you've got great features such as metal recessed handles and a selection of inputs and switching options. The cab sounds incredible for a wide range of music, I use it with a marshall in a classic rock covers band and the guitar player in an original material drop C tuned metal band I play bass for uses it in preference to his marshall 4x12.

I would recommend this and only this to any and all that will listen!

Bargain cab for the price.

Really surprisingly heavy duty quality cab for the price, it comes with Celestion V30s so what else could you want? Sounds big and beefy and cuts.

Great Cab

Unbelivable quality for such a low price. How can they sell a cab for the same price as it costs to buy the speakers inside.

I don't know & I don't care, I just recomend that if you are looking for a 2x12 cab with V30's you don't look anywhere else.

Incredible value for the price

This cabinet is definitely well made and its incredible price is way lower than the sum of its parts. The two 12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers alone are worth the price paid. The cabinet appears really solid, and is not affected by vibrations even at higher volumes. Two big steel (not plastic) handles, good tolex, metal corner pieces and rubber feet. I am definitely satisfied by the overall quality. Coupled to a good valve head (I own a Blackstar HT50) the sound that comes out keeps all the promises: deep and precise low frequencies, great presence in the middles and definite highs. Despite it has its own identity and character, the sound can be perfectly "taylored" with the help of a good equalizer (I use the Artec SE-EQ8 Graphic EQ in the loop circuit of the head) to get exactly what you want. Highly recommended!

Stunned by the quality!

I bought this product quite a while ago, pretty sure it's been more than a year, and the reason was because i was looking for a cabinet that was not to expensive, but still good. iI looked everywhere and finally I found some i liked. Had good looks and got pretty good reviews. so i have it a go because... I mean, it's not a price, it's a gift, really. The shipping went smooth, I knew the whole time where it was and when it arrived... Wow it looked good! No flaws what so ever! I plugged it to my B-52 AT-100 all tube amp and man, this cabinet rocked! it is a bit heavy, I think the only flaw about it is that it is a bit to big. It looks better than smaller 2x12 cabs, but it's harder to handle alone. The handles are very sturdy though, so it is easy to transport (specially when you got someone to help you carry it!)

I can not recommend this enough to people looking for a cabinet that are on a low/medium budget!

Incredible price

This is my cabinet to go, for this price you usually get only the two V30 inside!!! The quality is incredible, metal handles (you don't find them neither in more expensive ones), great and clear bass response, optimal weight and size, very useful the switch on the back to use it with 2 different amps (1 speaker for each) or simply to have a minor sound pressure level using only one speaker! I found it really easy to mic and record, you can easily detach the front grill (it uses velcro straps) and choose the right capsule positioning for the mic. Amazing bargain, no issues!

Can't say enough about this box!

Who needs Marshall, Mesa Boogie etc, this cabinet is just as good if not better. I've used the "High Street" brands, but I have 2 of these 2 x 12 cabinets and the sound is brilliant.