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By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:22:22 +0000

A 1995 Eminence alnico? Very nice. I have not yet heard of them. Thanks for the heads up!

By: Paul Marossy

Paul Marossy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:15:47 +0000

I agree with most everything you point out in your article.

One of the best sounding speakers I have is an OEM 20 watt alnico speaker made by Eminence in 1995, which was allegedly pulled out of a Matchless speaker cab, but I have my doubts. Anyhow, it sounds very nice. It’s got good top end without being harsh, which is important to me because I dislike harsh sounding speakers a lot.

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:38:59 +0000

Hey Cian,

I originally did that because I was worried about blowing the Blue. However, I’ve since discovered that it’s a workhorse…I’ve been very pleased with how well it holds up when pushed past the 15 watt rating at certain spikes. So I mainly keep it that way now because I like the way they work together. Like you said, it rounds out the low end a bit, and if ever a sound tech wants to mic both live or in the studio, it’s just another palette to be able to offer.

Good to have you here!

By: Cian

Cian — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:26:14 +0000

Hi Karl, why did you decide to pair the blue with a G12 H instead of using two blues. I’m considering changing the greenbacks that came with my marshall jtm45 combo to alnico speakers. I’ve heard the G12 H gives more low end definition

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:39:28 +0000

Ha! Happy birthday, bro.

And nice on the jazz and building stuff. That’s awesome. I’d really love to hear those builds. Way cool!

By: James Orr

James Orr — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:23 +0000

Well, we all have aptitudes in some areas and not others. I went to college with a jazz scholarship, but I really struggle to play modern music. I just have such a hard time putting what I hear down through my fingers. I’ve gotten a lot from your videos and the blog though. I really have.

I’ve been building amps for three years, and I’ve been building guitars for about 10. My goal is to be one of the top luthiers in another 10 or so. Mainly acoustic guitars, but building a strat is sure a lot less expensive than buying one.

I’d love to share some pictures with you. l’ll send you a YouTube message before the weekend is over because I’m ready to show the world. Today, though, is my birthday

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:32:31 +0000

Hey James, I thought the exact same thing when I tried a blue for the first time. Blew me away.

And you build amps? Wow! I should probably be taking advice from you!

By: James Orr

James Orr — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:02:24 +0000

I put together a cab for a Dumble build this past summer. I JUST completed the amp today, but I’ve been playing my AC-30 build through it for the past six months. The cab had a G12-H30 and G12-65, and the bass was always too overwhelming for the Vox build (which, lets be honest, is and will remain my main amp). But after reading this post I took the G12-65 out to try my Blue Dog paired with the G12. Wow! Now there’s something I’ve been missing!

By: mike

mike — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:52:42 +0000

I think speaker break-up is partially a myth. At least the way I’ve heard some people talk about it… as if it’s the speakers making an overdrive sound. It’s hard to measure though, when you turn your amp up it’s character changes so it’s hard to say what’s the speaker and what’s the tubes running harder.