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Topic: 12" Speakers for Twin Reverb—Which have the tone? |
Bruce Wandmayer
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Sedona, AZ
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 11:48 am |
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What are good sounding speakers for pedal steel through a Fender BF Twin Reverb?
I've been using Weber 12F150's but have never been satisfied with the sound of them.
What's got tone?
Thanks
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Bruce Wandmayer
Sedona, AZ
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 12:27 pm
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When I ordered my Fender Twin Reverb back in 1967, I ordered it with JBLs and I'm sure not sorry!  |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 2:04 pm
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Reissue or original twin ?
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Bruce Wandmayer
From:
Sedona, AZ
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 6:46 pm
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Bob, it's essentially an original '67. Had some tweaks done to it.
Erv, yeah JBL's sound great—I've got them in my Pro—but I hate hauling them around. If I had roadies...
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Bruce Wandmayer
Sedona, AZ
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 9:21 pm
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Bruce, sorry to say but I am a jbl guy. There is nothing even close to a d120. That amp is a gem that deserves them. Real arm stretchers though.
If I was going neo with 12's I would try to track down TC furlong 's eminence 12s or look at Travis Toy's. I tried the telonics and didn't like them at all . I also didn't like the Italian neo's. I think they were called sica's
For ceramic style 12's check out peavey. They are the speaker of choice for the Nashville guys. I used Celestion classic lead 80's for years doing sessions in NYC. Old Fane's can be great too.
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2016 9:33 pm
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The D's and K's made by JBL have the light alnico magnet in them.....it is the E's; they have heavy ceramic magnet.
Weber is a wannabe JBL. Nothing will sound better than D or K from JBL... 120 is 12" and 130 is 15".
To me next in line is Fender originally used those blueback speakers by Jenson/Jensen?? : they sounded ok.
Here is what my Blackface Fender Twin with JBL K-130 sounds like>
https://youtu.be/GV9pRD641ZY
https://youtu.be/scaGSh9LxTA
Ricky
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Ricky Davis
Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com |
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Jason King
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 5:25 am
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| Sounds great Ricky! |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 5:59 am
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My 67 Twin has 25 watt Greenback Celestions and sounds very good and clean for PSG.
Greenback Celestion\Sweetwater link
http://tinyurl.com/jkd8po6 |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 6:06 am
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| My 65 reissue has the Jensen C-12K speakers. I like them a lot. I have had the JBL's in a twin also and they really work. Just a couple options. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 6:57 am
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| I agree, the Twin with JBLs is a real hernia special but I put castors on mine and lift handles on the sides. This really helps. |
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Bruce Wandmayer
From:
Sedona, AZ
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 7:50 am
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Thanks, all! I was hoping to find something lighter than JBLs but they keep showing up in my face.
Ah, the quest--weighing tone against comfort. Tone wins.
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Bruce Wandmayer
Sedona, AZ
Steel on the rocks: shakin', not stirred |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 7:57 am
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Bruce,
All you need to do is find a big blonde Norwegian who played for the Green Bay Packers, she could just toss that Twin over her shoulder.  |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 8:59 am
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This is how I carry my Fender Twin with two JBL K-130's.
Each piece this way is very light.
And these cabinets were built by Rick Johnson and me and lloyd green have matching green cabs; to match the green LDG...oh YES Lloyd plays through fender twin with JBL too...so how can ya possbily think there is anything better...?? ha.
Ricky
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 9:52 am
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| Ideal setup! |
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 1:10 pm
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I have a BF twin with a K 130.
I don't sound like Lloyd or Ricky .
I guess the amp must need a major tune up. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 3:10 pm
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Way back, I did a side-by-side comparison, and once I heard how much better the Electro-Voice SRO and EVM speakers sounded, I either sold or gave away all my JBL's.  |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 4:03 pm
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I'd say JBL's as well. I also have a Twin with EV's. It's heavy as any Twin I've picked up, but the speakers are really great for steel.
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Emmons/Sho~Bud/Blanton, Fender/Peavey.
Telonics pedal |
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Rich Upright
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2016 5:45 pm
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I have JBLs in my ultralinear Twin. Sound great, but they kill my gas mileage taking them to a gig.
Also like Altecs & EV. Not a fan of the blue label Fender speakers; all highs & lows & no mids.
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A couple D-10s,some vintage guitars & amps, & lotsa junk in the gig bag. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 5:03 am
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| Steve Spitz wrote: |
I have a BF twin with a K 130.
I don't sound like Lloyd or Ricky .
I guess the amp must need a major tune up. |
There's probably a lot of that kind of thinking going on here in Forumland. 
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Butch Mullen
From:
North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 7:56 am
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| Does any body run a JBL in a Cube 80? |
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James Holland
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 9:23 am
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| Butch Mullen wrote: |
| Does any body run a JBL in a Cube 80? |
I run an E130-4 in an extension with a Cube. Works well! |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 10:33 am
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Bruce, I've been using these Jupitor alnico's with my Fender amps and getting good results and positive feedback from the sound guys I've worked with for the last three or so years. Do they sound like Jbls? No....some of the guys like it better than the Jbl....
http://jupitercondenser.com/product/12la-12-50w-vintage-american-alnico-guitar-speaker/
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 1:21 pm
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I've always been of the mindset of not changing components unless I'm dissatisfied, and can find nothing bad to say about the Eminence Legend EM-12G that are in my Ultralinear Twin. Here it is getting pushed a little
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnjXoHvOng
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Aug 2016 8:18 pm
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| Eminence Travis Toy 12's. There a great steel speaker. |
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