Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

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Bearden Coleman
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Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

Post by Bearden Coleman »

I've picked up a Princeton (non reverb) for my steel for low volume playing and recording. I was interested in picking up the Princeton because I saw Russ Pahl and Justin Schipper use it for recording.

Anyone on here have experience using these for pedal steel? and if so, what speaker did you end up going with?

Schipper uses a lil buddy speaker in his black panel non reverb.
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Post by Andre Dardeau »

Kind of the opposite of keeping it quiet but I use an eminence tonkerlite 12” in my Princeton Reverb. It gives the amp enough headroom to keep up with a dynamic drummer without PA support. It’s not overly middy, but if you wanted less mids some of the other eminence neo speakers could work.
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Post by Steve Lipsey »

Tim Marcus recommends Jupiter Ceramic speakers for his Fender-style custom amps...I have one in a 40-watt Pedal Steel Mini, and it is quite nice.
I have the 12LC 50-watt version, there are a couple of 25-watt versions you might like, check them out at https://jupiter-speakers.com/collections/ceramic/12
They are quite economical also...$100-$135
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Post by Bearden Coleman »

This is GREAT information!!

I will check that out!
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Re: Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

Post by James P Mitchell »

Delayed response, but I use a NR Princeton for all my home recording, both guitar and steel.
I don't find it loud enough for live work but it's great for recording. The NR has way less gain than the reverb version, perfect for taking high-output steel pickups. I use the volume control as my gain knob - turn it to 10 for guitar, about 1/2 way up for steel.
I occasionally mic it but usually use the Boss Tube Amp Expander with IRs so I can record silently. So the speaker doesn't really matter, but I do have a 12" in there.
I'll come back in a minute and post an example of the tone.
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Re: Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

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I have a brownface '61 Princeton that I had a 12" baffle made for... Will at Armadillo Amp Works does great work! Now it has a Celestion Blue in it... a Deluxe killer. Still have the original baffle and speaker should I need it. Insert 10 vs 12" argument here!
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Re: Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

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I replaced the original CTS "Fender Special Design" in my '79 Silverface Princeton Reverb with a JBL K-110 and have been happy as a clam with its sound. Big-time improvement.
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Re: Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

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I can't give you a specific recommendation, but Weber speakers are built to vintage specs and they have many flavors of 10" speakers. Their website is a good source of information.

https://www.tedweber.com
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Re: Speaker for 72 Princeton Non-Reverb

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The Warehouse ET10 sounds great in my Princeton Reverb. It's a 10" version of their ET65 12" speaker.
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