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Post subject: Re: Amp Gurus! Speaker Fanatics! I need your advice.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:17 pm
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One possibility might be the Celestion G12T100
I really like the G12T75 for light to heavy overdriven sounds but it’s only rated for 75 watts.
They both have a very similar frequency response curve.
I have no experience with the 100 watt version, myself.

Another option might be the C90 Black Shadow.
It’s a good all around speaker and it has been said to be conservatively rated at 90 watts.

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Post subject: Re: Amp Gurus! Speaker Fanatics! I need your advice.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:06 pm
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JBL E120's are great for clean Fender sounds. (The anico D120 and K120 were even better; E's are a bit stiffer. Dickey Betts used alnico JBL's with his Marshalls in the classic Allman Brothers eras.)

Vintage 30's are 60 watt speakers (go ahead and check Celestion's website).

Celestion rates its speakers for tube amp compatibility. The usual advice of needing speakers rated for Japanese double the amp's wattage doesn't apply, so two V30's will handle a 100 watt amp.

(Some people still prefer double the capacity just in case a speaker fails for unrelated reasons.)

JBL's, Altecs, EV's work well as part of a multi speaker PA -- it's just that they have an illustrious guitar amp history too.


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Post subject: Re: Amp Gurus! Speaker Fanatics! I need your advice.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:22 pm
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Sorry, may have misunderstood. Is this a combo amp and you need a single 12" that can handle 100 watts?

Eminence makes several. Since you don't like the E120 you might not like the G12T100 or C90 either. They're pretty clean and bright too


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Post subject: Re: Amp Gurus! Speaker Fanatics! I need your advice.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:43 pm
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Eminence Man O War (120w) and Tonker (150w) are both described as chunky with strong mids.

Weber should have some choices too.

For high gain, I tend to think either British voiced or EVM12L. The C90 was designed to sound like an EVM (when Mesa got tired of the high price of the EVM).

EVM's are a bit warmer than JBL's. But since you like the G12H30's I'm thinking you should go British voiced.


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