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dave_mc

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« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2006, 10:43:22 PM »
cheers, 38th- any idea what jensens they are?

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« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2006, 10:47:58 PM »
Hi Dave, they are C10Q16. I am not sure of their power rating without looking it up.
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« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2006, 11:14:29 PM »
Cheers!

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« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2006, 01:44:30 PM »
Just another thought Dave,

As much as I (like 38thBeatle) love my Jensens, I remembered that Thin Lizzy used Celestion Greenbacks in the 70's and that comparitive reviews seemed to speak of them as being very midrangey.
From the description of your tonal needs I would be therefore very tempted by the 'Greenbacks' in your situation.

Please let us know what you eventually decide on, as I currently have a 4x12  cab loaded with the more general purpose Celestion GT 12-75 speakers, and may in future years wish to re-voice it along similar lines to yourself. This does not negate my love of the Jensens, but I have already enough gear with them in and prefer to have at least one 'outboard' contrast.

All the best Dave,

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« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2006, 02:28:59 PM »
I'll let you know what I'll go for, don't worry! I'm veering towards the greenbacks myself, from what I hear, I think they're what I want. I may even consider the eminence versions, as I hear they're rated in a different way to celestions, so may not be too highly rated after all.

It might be easier to get a hold of celestions, though.

I'll let you know!

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« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2006, 03:00:24 PM »
I'm thinking about putting a celestion Vintage Thirty in the Hot Rod combo. I think it will combine nicely with the two Jensens in the cab.
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« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2006, 05:41:50 PM »
so you're going to wire it to let the combo's speaker work as well as the cab's speaker?
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« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2006, 01:19:15 PM »
The Fender Hot Rod has an extra speaker output. So I use the speaker of the combo and the cab together. A total of 3 12" speakers.
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« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2006, 07:46:12 PM »
ah, ok, cool. I know on some combos that have speaker outs, they disconnect the internal one.

Update on what I'm going for- I'm half entertaining the idea of going for Weber's version of the greenback (ceramic silver bell, I think that's the one).

Pros:

- handmade and customisable (amount of doping etc.)
- available in 15 watts (should suit the 5W epi output better)
- 10% off at the moment
- good exchange rate with US dollar at the moment, will probably work out (even with customs and shipping) cheaper than a heritage Celestion.
- like BKP I can email them for a personal response.

Cons:

- shipping and customs may make it unfeasible.


anyway, I'll probably email weber to see what they say. I know the guys who've tried them say that they're excellent.
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