Speaker recommendations?
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gearJunkie
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And a back brace (or a roadie)....and some heavy duty screws.
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Those amps are pretty freaking cool, too! More pics needed.
G-12 65 Hs are bluesy sounding; I think that's what R. Ford uses with his Dumble (or used to use at some point).
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haha! I'll show off my collection properly at some point.
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I am reminded of the time I bought an old Marshall cab from a squat, for like £50. I'm pretty sure it was a 90's one. It had two greenbacks in it, but one of them was damaged. The other one worked fine. But I never did anything with it. Years later I was moving house and couldn't take the cab, so I just gave it away.
UGHHHHH IDIOT.
UGHHHHH IDIOT.
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A 100w (rated) Marshall head (depending on model/year) can put out in the neighborhood of 180 watts if pushed. Other brands will vary but figure a tube amp dirty could be putting out 1.5 to 2x the clean rated power.
Speakers and speaker brands vary in how much margin is built into their ratings, and also speakers tend to handle clean signals and lots of transients a lot better than solid sustained square waves.
The general rule of thumb of having speakers rated for 2x the power the amp is rated will usually work pretty well. Many players could get away with lower rated speakers, but also plenty of speakers have been blown despite meeting this rule. YMMV.
For me, a 2x12 with 75w rated Celestions would be no problem with a 100w head. If you play louder and heavier distortion it could be.
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Depends on how loud you are running them. I've been using my 100W BluGuitar with 4x10 10" Greenbacks (100W total power handling) for years. I know I'll never push it so hard that it'd be an issue.
I'd probably see if you can score some Alnico Golds (50W) on the used market for the 2x12. Love those.
Otherwise I'd probably look at something from Eminence or WGS, especially used. Both brands tend to be more affordable than Celestion just because they're not as popular.
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They are back in production under a new name!
Did not know that, which name?
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Chocol8
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One that is easy to remember and makes perfect sense, like VK1010-20!
VK1010-20
One of the most celebrated speakers of the 1990s is back and better than ever! Originally introduced in the early Fender Vibro King and Bassman Amplifiers, the legendary Eminence “Blue Frame” speaker has made a triumphant return for 2025! This modern reissue stays true to the design and...
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That sketch has become my new favourite thing btw. That's going to get posted a lot
One that is easy to remember and makes perfect sense, like VK1010-20!
VK1010-20
One of the most celebrated speakers of the 1990s is back and better than ever! Originally introduced in the early Fender Vibro King and Bassman Amplifiers, the legendary Eminence “Blue Frame” speaker has made a triumphant return for 2025! This modern reissue stays true to the design and...
Thank you for the link.One that is easy to remember and makes perfect sense, like VK1010-20!
VK1010-20
One of the most celebrated speakers of the 1990s is back and better than ever! Originally introduced in the early Fender Vibro King and Bassman Amplifiers, the legendary Eminence “Blue Frame” speaker has made a triumphant return for 2025! This modern reissue stays true to the design and...
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