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Topic: Best Weber speakers for Super Reverb amp
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Lefty
Member From: Grayson, Ga.
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posted 01 November 2006 04:32 PM
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Weber has many selections of 10 inch speakers. I am looking for maximum clean headroom and a warm sound (ain't we all).
This amp will not be used for Steel, just guitar (Tele).
I would just like comments from people who have tried these various speakers.
thank you,
Lefty |
Earnest Bovine
Member From: Los Angeles CA USA
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posted 01 November 2006 06:33 PM
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Why not buy 4 different speakers and get a little of everything? |
Dan Tyack
Member From: Seattle, WA USA
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posted 02 November 2006 03:45 PM
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Earnest is right.My friend Andy Marshall was researching 59' Bassmans (the 4X10" amp) and he had dozens of the real deal in his shop (he came out with the first of these retro influenced amps back in the 80s'). The speaker combination that everybody liked the most had a JBL d110, a Jensen, a radio shack, and a no name. |
Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 02 November 2006 07:40 PM
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Maybe there is something to the different speaker, I have a 2-12" cab that I put Mesa Boogie Black Shadows in, some dummy, me, put a screw driver through one of them.I grabbed a Celestion Classic Lead 80 and put it in and it sounds purdy good to me. |
Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 02 November 2006 08:54 PM
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As far as the actual question asked, which was about *Weber* speakers, the California 10 with the paper dust cap will give you the most headroom while maintaining a warm sound (the aluminum dustcap model has rather brittle highs, like a JBL).I have several Californias - for clean sound, it's THE speaker IMO. I replaced a 12" Black Widow with one and the tonal difference was significant - much warmer. Like any good speaker they do take a few hours playing to break in. But they are well worth it, and also one of the mid-priced speakers from Weber. I used them fo Tele long before I started on steel - a great Tele speaker IMO.[This message was edited by Jim Sliff on 02 November 2006 at 08:55 PM.] |
Steve Feldman
Member From: Millbury, MA USA
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posted 03 November 2006 06:36 AM
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The 10F150 or 10F150T seem to be the most often recommended for that amp.You can e-mail Ted directly or ask here: http://www.webervst.com/speakers/ If you post to the board, put Ted's name in the header. |
Lefty
Member From: Grayson, Ga.
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posted 05 November 2006 05:23 AM
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Thanks Jim,
I am going to work on getting a set of those Webers for the first amp. It really sounds good now, and has the old blue label Fender special design speakers, but starts to break up at 4 with my main Tele. Do you use the ceramic or Alnico? Quite a price difference.
Thanks to all for the input.
Lefty[This message was edited by Lefty on 05 November 2006 at 07:38 AM.] |
Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 05 November 2006 08:02 AM
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Lefty - definitely the ceramics for clean tone and punch. the alnicos will compress slightly - great for some applications but not for sttrong clean sounds. The other Webers mentioned ARE most often used in Supers...but in this case, where you want "clean", the California ceramics (paper dust cover) is the way to go. The other ones have more breakup - good for rock & blues but not as good for headroom. |
Gil Berry
Member From: Westminster, CA, USA
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posted 05 November 2006 01:35 PM
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I dunno, Jim. I bought a 15" Weber California for a tryout. Lots of Mud; was terrible. I sent it back. I'll stick with JBL's and Black Widows. I also bought four 12" Emminence speakers to put in some old 2 x 12 cabs I had. Big mistake. Nice speakers, clean, but extremely limited bandwidth. No highs at all, no really good lows. Fine as a midrange. Like I said, I'll keep the D130's and the BW's. Anybody want to buy 4 Eminence 12's??[This message was edited by Gil Berry on 05 November 2006 at 01:37 PM.] |
Jay Ganz
Member From: Out Behind The Barn
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posted 05 November 2006 02:15 PM
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Yeah, but Eminence (as well as others) have a
bunch of different models. Each does it's own
thing tonewise. You can't generalize about a
specific company till you fully check 'em out.
Like Jensen (for example) has Vintage, Mod, and
Neo models.
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James Quackenbush
Member From: Pomona, New York, USA
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posted 07 November 2006 05:08 AM
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As Jay say's , there are many variety's of Eminence speakers ....I have a 2-12 cab that I use for guitar and slide work that has 2 Eminence Wizards in it ( I will be changing one out for a Red White and Blue )and it sounds great ....Another cab has 2-12 inch Tonkers which are more a full range type speaker .... Same cabs, different speakers ...The sound out of each is TOTALLY different .... The Tonkers take a lot to break them up , and the Wizards are the opposite ....AND like Jim is saying ...Do you want the speaker to break up when pushed , or do you want it to stay clean for some Tele chicken pickin ??....So many speakers, so little room !!!!.....LOL!! |
Bill Myers
Member From: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 07 November 2006 06:02 AM
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Has anyone tried the commonwealth 12's? The 15 has been very favoribly compared to a d130 and e130. I'm just wondering if the 12 would be similar to a d120. |
Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 07 November 2006 06:08 AM
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Bill - did you break in the speaker or listen out of the box? The Cal is a stiff speaker and sounds awful brand new - it takes about 20 hours playing time, then it blooms wonderfully. |
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