Twin speakers

Bruce Griffin · Post by **Bruce Griffin** » 17 Jan 2002 6:30 pm

I've got a 70's Twin that needs new speakers, and I'm uncertain what to replace them with. I want a good guitar sound primarily, vintage or classic twin, I'd guess you'd say, though I do use this amp for steel as well. What has worked well for you other Twin twangers? And is there someone around eastern Iowa who's good on tweaking Twins up nice? Thanks!

Ed Miller Jr · Post by **Ed Miller Jr** » 17 Jan 2002 7:03 pm

Jensen reissues. They're better than most of the 12's that came stock in a silkver face twin.
Ed

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 17 Jan 2002 7:25 pm

Bruce, Talk to Jon Thomson at "Bob's Guitars", in Cedar Falls Iowa. His number is on the web site at www.bobsguitars.com. Bob is a Fender dealer for anything Fender. That's where i get all my Fender gear.

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Chris DeBarge · Post by **Chris DeBarge** » 18 Jan 2002 6:44 am

Bruce, there are lots of good speakers available, but speakers are like strings: everybody has their preferred sound. The Jensens are very good, 2 C12N's would be sweet, but if it's a 135 watt twin I don't know if they'll hold up. Other ones to check out: Weber, some Celestions, some Peaveys. Ask your amp guy when you find one.

John Knight · Post by **John Knight** » 18 Jan 2002 11:15 am

I agree this gets to be personal. I have always been fond of JBL's. My Fender Twin is finally running sweet and sound better and I have 2-12 JBL's in her. Thinking about going to a single 15 JBL. IMO

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Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 18 Jan 2002 4:17 pm

12" Black Widows might be a good way to go, certainly can handle the power and are economical compared to the price of JBL and EV speakers. I am not sure what model # would be applicable. Maybe someone else has some experience with them and would chime in here on this discussion.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 18 Jan 2002 4:26 pm

The Peavey 1203 BW speakers is what was used in the Nashville 112E speakers, that were sold for steel. I have a pair of Nashville 112E clone speakers and use the 1203's. I get better low end and high end with the 1203's than I do with the 12" BW in my Nashville 400.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 18 Jan 2002 6:14 pm

Jack, I used to have a Peavey Mace (160Watts, 6 each 6L6) with 12" Black Widows. Like you said, they had it all for tonal range! Wish I could find another Mace with the BW's!

Buck Dilly · Post by **Buck Dilly** » 18 Jan 2002 6:30 pm

As a guitar player and a steel player, I have found that one speaker does not work perfectly for both instruments. I like JBL's for steel but hate them for guitar. I love Jensens for guitar but for cleaner louders sounds they waffle out. I agree with the other players that taste varies, but we need to be realistic. One amp, speaker, distortion unit, compressor, vol ped will not be optimal for both applications. So, I do not compromise; I have one volped, overdrive, amp, speaker set up for each. Though this costs more an takes more space and time to set up the payback is good tone for all.

Bruce Derr · Post by **Bruce Derr** » 19 Jan 2002 8:33 pm

If you decide to go with the Jensens, you can get them cheap online at www.vintagespeaker.com They ship quickly, too. I just got a pair of C12Ns from them for my Pro Reverb.

Edit - I fixed the link. There was an extra dot after "com" which was messing it up.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bruce Derr on 20 January 2002 at 04:27 PM.]</p></FONT>

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 20 Jan 2002 9:23 am

I really like the Celestion Vintage 30's in my Mesa and Fender Tone-master cabinets. They have an 'open' sound in the mid-range and aren't as barky as other Celestions (for six string, of course). But you won't know how any speaker will sound in your amp and to your ears until you try it. And Bruce, the link goes to the home page of a web hosting company. Do you have another url directly to their site?

Bruce Derr · Post by **Bruce Derr** » 20 Jan 2002 12:28 pm

Wierd... When I click on the link, I get the hosting service, but when I type the same thing in manually, it goes to the site. Here's a direct link: http://www.ken-ton.com/jscinta/vintagespeaker/

I hope that works!

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 22 Jan 2002 9:05 am

This is what I would do if I had a twin: use one JBL (or black widow) and one other speaker, where the other is similar to the original fender speakers (Jenson, Utah or whatever). This is a great combination, it's lighter than 2 jbls, and sounds better than either. It really is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Just be sure to use two 8 ohm speakers to maintain the impedence of the twin.

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