Fender Twin 15 speaker change

Joe Butcher · Post by **Joe Butcher** » 15 Oct 2008 7:10 am

I've heard of some guys changing the speaker on the new Twin custom 15'.

I really love this amp, but the highs are slightly icy.

Can anyone reccomend ??

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 15 Oct 2008 9:37 am

I don't know the amp, but my favorite 15" speakers are:
Altec 418B, Electro-Voice EVM-15 and Peavey Black Widow 1501.

Lee Jeffriess · Post by **Lee Jeffriess** » 15 Oct 2008 9:46 am

Joe, a more low budget route, would be to replace the aluminium dome with a paper one.
I did that to a D130 a few years ago and it took the edge off the highs.
Any competant speaker repair guy should be able to do it.
Or I agree with Chas the Altec 418B.
Lee

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 15 Oct 2008 9:55 am

I have a Fender Twin 2x12 that I converted to a 1x15. I put in a Weber California 15". Awesome speaker.

Boo Bernstein · Post by **Boo Bernstein** » 15 Oct 2008 11:38 am

I actually have a separate post about the Jensen C15K speaker -- a great tech friend of mine recommended this speaker for a Twin. No one has yet posted a response so there may not be a lot of experience with this speaker. Anyone who might have some knowledge about this model, please jump in!

Boo

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 15 Oct 2008 6:02 pm

Hey Joe,

I put a Weber California in my Custom 15", but the amp itself was blowing fuses and acting up in other ways, so I brought it back to the store and traded it for a Steel King. I will have the speaker back shortly. If you want it, maybe I can ship it down to you? It won't handle the Steel King wattage, so it's useless to me now. It's probably seen 4 gigs tops. I've only had the amp a few months, and most of that time it's been in the shop.

Here is the link to the original sale:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... ight=weber

I too found the original speaker harsh on the high end. I had the same speaker in my Session and it had ice picks there too. This Weber is nice and light as well, unlike the original which is a heavy beast. Send me an email if you'd like it, and we can work something out.

Joe Butcher · Post by **Joe Butcher** » 16 Oct 2008 3:34 pm

Thanks for all the replies guys!!!

I actually think I may have figgered ou the secret to this amp...it just takes a little dialing in. So far my steel and tele sound great thru it.

Chris, I was hoping to hear from you as I knew you had one of these. I'm gonna do a few gigs with this amp the way it is, and if I'm not digging it, I would probably be interested in your Weber.

Butcher

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 17 Oct 2008 8:59 am

I just bought back my old Twin from years back, and like it with the 2-12s. I've grown to like the 2-12 configuration for the Fender Twin as much as the 15. For the higher-wattage Session 400 and Steel King, however, the 15 seems almost necessary as a match for the amp.

I'm not in any rush to sell the speaker. You can drop me a line if you wish. As I've mentioned, the Weber did make the amp a lot more manageable weight-wise, which was a bonus to its great sound.