Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Dougie Harrison on June 29, 2009, 12:24:15 PM
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I'm new to this site.... here goes with a question. I have a pair of Goodmans Audiom 12-P speakers, bought circa 1972, and used very little, guitar only. I have no use for them any more, and wondered if any of the BKP readers would know if they are of any real worth, collector's/sentimental. I've enquired of one or two sites, one reply said they're too modern to interest him.....
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Those are classic speakers! I would say -- yes, they do have value, but perhaps not to a player, but most certainly to anyone that makes loudspeaker clones.
Hope that helps.
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They will be of most worth to someone who wants them to restore on old amp.
I think that they were used in Selmer and Sound City amps around that era.
You won't make a fortune selling them, my guess is £50 ea on a good day with the wind behind them.
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They will be of most worth to someone who wants them to restore on old amp.
I think that they were used in Selmer and Sound City amps around that era.
You won't make a fortune selling them, my guess is £50 ea on a good day with the wind behind them.
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I've had a few different Goodmans speakers over the years - those 'Power Range' speakers are quite dark and pair up very nicely with AC30s. Selmer used them in their mkII-era amps. Are yours like the ones in the pictures I've attached?
In general, my experience is that you'll get £30 each for them and (if someone is desperate for them in a restoration), £50.00 on a very good day. They're a hard sell and expect them to hang around for a good while.
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Thanks for that. Yes, they are like the ones in the picture. Trouble is, they're 8 ohms, and using 2 with a Selmer T 'n' B 50 as I did means wiring them in series, and 16 ohms is not that good, even though the amp has a 15 ohm socket. Obviously 4 ohms won't do the amp any good at all..... I'll put them up for auction, see what I can get. Thanks for your advice. Regards, Dougie
They will be of most worth to someone who wants them to restore on old amp.
I think that they were used in Selmer and Sound City amps around that era.
You won't make a fortune selling them, my guess is £50 ea on a good day with the wind behind them.
^ +1
I've had a few different Goodmans speakers over the years - those 'Power Range' speakers are quite dark and pair up very nicely with AC30s. Selmer used them in their mkII-era amps. Are yours like the ones in the pictures I've attached?
In general, my experience is that you'll get £30 each for them and (if someone is desperate for them in a restoration), £50.00 on a very good day. They're a hard sell and expect them to hang around for a good while.
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they should be fine wired in 16ohms going onto the 15ohm socket.
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they should be fine wired in 16ohms going onto the 15ohm socket.
^ +1, the 1ohm difference makes no difference at all. Many speakers don't even measure the rated resistance anyway - many 16R Celestions measure around 14R, even as low as 10R. These are nominal values anyway and this will change depending on the frequency going through the speaker.
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I coudln't have speakers laying about without trying to build a cab for them.
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As if by magic, whilst rummaging in our workshop, for a 16 ohm speaker to put in a JCM800 combo, I've found a pair of these Goodmans!!