The Steel Guitar Forum

The Eminence EPS-15C and EPS-12C are the bomb. Best steel speaker out there. That's why they are now the first choice for pro players in Nashville.

Tommy White wrote:Didi,
The Eminence EPS 15 will be the perfect speaker for your Nashville 1000.

Tommy, like many, I’m still running a Session 400 from mid 70’s with the Spiderweb Black Widow and a Session 500 with a BW...The 400 is very light in comparison to the 500 which is a back breaker up and down flights of stairs, but is a better sounding amp, to me, than the 400...if you know, what could I expect besides the weight reduction in either amp?

Thanks

The Eminence EPS-15C speaker was designed to be a direct replacement for the Peavey 1501-4BW speaker that was used in later Session 400's, Nashville 400's and Nashville 1000's.

How much it would change, one way or another??? Some like it and some don't.

I would say if you buy one, get it where you can easily return it if you don't like it. But, the speaker does need a break in period.

I'm using an EPS-15C with a Carvin BX500 bass amp (that has a 12AX7 tube in it) and the combination reminds me of a Fender Twin with a JBL K-130 speaker that I had years ago.

According to Mike Brown, Peavey, the 1501-4 was designed to be a higher power handling speaker clone of the JBL that they originally used in Session 400 amps. People had problems blowing the JBL because it couldn't handle the power of the Session 400. Another interesting reference back to the JBL; when I first got the EPS-15C from Eminence for field testing, my first impression was it sounded like a JBL. As the EPS-15C was designed to be a direct replacement for the 1501BW and the 1501BW was designed to be a higher power clone of the JBL, my comparison is right on track.

Dale,
Jack Stoner's description of the Eminence EPS 15 is perfect.
They are very much like the vintage JBL D130 in sound and that's what I prefer.
Those speakers work well with every amp I have , my Little Walter, 1973 Evans hybrid, Webbs, Peavey, etc. the Eminence speaker allows more room to adjust for 1950's zinging highs to today's more compressed tones. Really nice compatibility for any application.

What happens during the break in period for a new speaker? In other words, what is the change that occurs, and how long does it typically take for the change to occur?

Think of it like a new pair of leather shoes.
The surround mount material becomes slightly more flexible in the right areas and the cone may also.so the best frequencies then get produced.
YEP! Those shoes feel great after a few weeks.

Tommy and others, does the MOD reverb tank for the 112 come with hook up cables or must they be purchased separately.

No hook-up cables, Ray...just the tank.

Ray, you use the existing reverb cables. Just unplug the old, verify the cable orientation so you don't get them connected backwards and connect them to the new reverb pan.

Thanks Jack and Mike, are standard cables as available from Radio Shack with RCA jacks ok?

They will work as long as they're not too long.