need help with speaker selection
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- Lane Cunningham
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need help with speaker selection
I am building a fender vibro champ clone but I am very overwhelmed by how many speaker choices there are out there. When I search the topic for replacement speakers it's always just guitarists that chime in. Anybody have any suggestions from a steel point of view? The only real idea I had was to move up to a 10" speaker instead of the standard 8".
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Best of luck on the build. I have had good results with the Jensen Alnico 8" 4ohms. I've refurbished a few (Champs and Vibro Champs) for blues harp players with that speaker. It's pretty sweet after a break in period.
I've also had good results using it for recording purposes with 6 string electric guitar. It can sound a lot bigger than it is when close mic'ed.
It's kind of nice in the practice room with a little delay on it with pedal steel. Live playing...I couldn't tell you. Maybe one of the non-pedal players will chime in.
I've also had good results using it for recording purposes with 6 string electric guitar. It can sound a lot bigger than it is when close mic'ed.
It's kind of nice in the practice room with a little delay on it with pedal steel. Live playing...I couldn't tell you. Maybe one of the non-pedal players will chime in.
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I second Mike's opinion of the Jensen Alnico. Both the 8" and 10" sound great, you'll get a little more low-end response with the 10". I have the 8" in my 1973 Vibro Champ and it sounds amazing. I use my 1960 Champ lapsteel through it. Good luck with the build.
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1976 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1973 Fender Vibro Champ
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Fender Champ Lapsteel
Fender Deluxe 8 Stringmaster
Milkman Sideman 50
1976 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1973 Fender Vibro Champ
East Side Guitar Repair
Ryan Lynn (Owner & Luthier)
3341 SE Hawthorne, Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-0838