What's the best lightweight 12" speaker?

David Farrell · Post by **David Farrell** » 30 Jun 2023 1:32 pm

Hi friends & steelers,

I'm thinking of putting a small lightweight speaker cabinet together.

Please tell me what your favorite lightweight 12" speakers and/or speaker cabinets are.

I have a Milkman 'The Amp' 50 that I plan to use with this cabinet.

I play 10 string E-9, a lil bit country & a lil bit rock & roll.

Thanks, Dave

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 30 Jun 2023 2:31 pm

The Eminence EPS NEO speaker is very light and can handle several hundred watts. I have this speaker. I also have a 1201 Black Widow with the NEO magnet that sounds nice but difficult to find.

Mark Perrodin · Post by **Mark Perrodin** » 30 Jun 2023 3:47 pm

i really like the travis toy tt-12. i am currently playing one and i have also had the 15” version in another amp. to my ears it is like a warm and sweet jbl sounding speaker without the brittleness.

Dale Foreman · Post by **Dale Foreman** » 30 Jun 2023 5:41 pm

As far as 12 inch, first choice would be Eminence TT-12, second Eminence PF-350 last, 12 in Black Widow!

Ken Metcalf · Post by **Ken Metcalf** » 1 Jul 2023 5:09 am

Eminence Double T 12

https://www.parts-express.com/Eminence- ... quantity=1

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 1 Jul 2023 7:16 am

I like the TT-12 and the Telonics Neo12 equally well. Both are very lightweight.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 1 Jul 2023 7:17 am

I use whatever neo 12” that milkman brands. It sounds fine and I am happy with it. I have listened to the Travis Toy speakers and they are also great. Those speakers sound VERY different though. I suggest doing some objective listening before buying anything.

For recording and some gigs I bring my jbl D120’s. They have a thing that works for me.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 2 Jul 2023 4:49 am

After failing for years to find any neo speakers that I could warm up to, I have become very happy with the Celestion Copperback 250 neo that came in my (since sold) Quilter Mach 3. I now have one in my Tonemaster Twin to brighten up the relatively dark Jensen Neo, and one in my newish Marsh Melloverb Junior. All a matter of taste, but that's my flavor of the month (year) (hopefully decade).

Thomas Alexander · Post by **Thomas Alexander** » 2 Jul 2023 8:52 am

I use the TT-12 in a Mojotone Lite 112 cab with The Amp 100. It sounds pretty good for both steel and telecaster, though I have little frame of reference as it's the only speaker I've used with this amp.

Ron Funk · Post by **Ron Funk** » 2 Jul 2023 9:14 pm

The 12" Eminence speaker designed for (and used) in the Furlong SPLIT is a killer.

David Nugent · Post by **David Nugent** » 5 Jul 2023 6:27 am

There is a video on Youtube showing a speaker "shootout" among various 12" units and the clear choice according to Randy Beavers is the Eminence 'Wheelhouse'. However, like Dan, I also own a Marsh 'MelloVerb Jr.' (my preferred amp for most any venue) and my speaker of choice is the WGS 'CT-12CS', brings out the best in that amp to my ears and our sound man regularly compliments me on the tone.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 6 Jul 2023 6:10 am

David, I might give that WGS a try. I like the Copperback, but it might be a bit too bright for the Marsh. Did you mean the G12C/S, the one with the orange basket? I can't find a CT 12C/S.

David Nugent · Post by **David Nugent** » 7 Jul 2023 5:53 am

Dan..Yes that is the unit, sorry for the typo.

Norbert Dengler · Post by **Norbert Dengler** » 7 Jul 2023 8:26 am

Hi David, do you have a link to the speaker shootout?

Norbert Dengler · Post by **Norbert Dengler** » 8 Jul 2023 1:25 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0b7qUPPKwI

in this video they seem to agree that the TT12 is the best speaker...

David Farrell · Post by **David Farrell** » 9 Jul 2023 6:57 pm

Thank you for your opinions friends!

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