mathew09 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Looking to buy 2 12" speakers for guitar cab. Preferably both 16ohmNot hugely knowledgeable on Speakers so if anyone has any advice/speakers to stay away from, let me know!Thanks,Mathew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornybank Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Stay away from pretty much any Celestion 50w or the Seventy 80, unless you are specifically wanting them for what they don't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Celestion G12 Vintage 30's are really good as are G12M Greenbacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornybank Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 All depends on the target tone and power handling requirements......horses for courses.Clues re amp, music style/target tones and budget would help with recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew09 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Of course!I will be running a 5w valve head through two seperate 1x12". the speakers in the cabs (marshall 1912) just now are the stock speakers, celestion G12B-150. Both cabs were caught in a flood 2 years ago and i have been given them to clean up. One speaker still works and the other distorts. As the head seems to prefer two 16ohm speakers, i decided just to look into replacing both speakers. I understand i can run two 8ohm cabs through the amps single 16ohm output, but that seems like too much hassle with making a daisy cable to suit, although i wouldnt rule out the option if the price was right As far as style, i dabble in a bit of everything so not bothered about achivieng a specific tone, and in fact one cab will most see most of its use in a teaching studio, the other at home as i take the head to and from studio/home. occasionally i may use it in gig situation using both cabs, but i do have other equipment i use for gigging. (musicman HD130)I had an excellent price of £65 for two g12t-75 but this has fallen through. i have only looked at celestion, but read good things about eminence and jenson. As previously mentioned, i am new to the specifics of speakers, so maybe some1 knows of another solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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