Anybody out there have any experience with the Weber Signature 10" speakers. I have a modded 93 Blues De Ville 4-10 with the stock Eminence speakers. They are very well broken in and sound pretty good but are a little trebbely. I was told by an electronic geek friend that the Webers were a more harp friendly speaker.Just wondering if I would be wasting my time or would there be a noticeable difference. I have also heard the Mojo Tone speakers were good. Any suggestions based on experience. Thanks
Weber Sig 10's are a good harp speaker to be sure. And Mojotone speakers are also very reputable in general, though I've not heard many harp players say they implement them. One 10" I'd defineitely recommend is the Eminence Lil' Buddy. Buddy of mine stuck two in the bottom of his 59 Bassman LTD and they give him a very good low-end response with some healthy crunch as well. ----------
I have used the Weber signature series speaker and found them pretty darn good,and reasonably priced too. If you can afford a step higher, I strongly recommend the Weber Vintage Series speaker for harp. I also have 2 Lil Buddy speakers in the bottom of my Mission 32-20 3x10 and they are great.
Last Edited by MJ on May 06, 2013 8:12 AM
@MJ; "I also have 2 Lil Buddy speakers in the bottom of my Mission 32-20 3x10 and they are great." Is that the standard speakers for the 3*10 mission? What is another one?
Thanks Hawk, I just really like the sound of the 3*10 one in the clip on his website so much and also looking for 10"s (maybe 12"s as well) with reasonable price to try out with my amp.
There are tone samples of this speaker in a Pro Jr at The Blues Harp Amps Blog. Search on "pro jr."
The Eminence Lil Buddy is the best sounding 10-inch speaker I know of for blues harp amps. (Its big brother the Cannabis Rex is one of the best 12-inch speakers.) I have two of the Lil Buddy speakers in the bottom of my Bassman and they are strong and colorful. I had a Lil Buddy in my VHT Special 6 and the improvement was amazing.
The Jensen P10Q is good when mixed with speakers that are not as bright and are more efficient. Both the Jensen and Weber speakers are less sensitive, giving less volume per watt of input.
Speaker tone is totally subjective of course, and the problem is it is hard to try them all. If you like a darker old school Chicago tone with more punch I think you will like the Lil Buddy.
Well in terms of 12's puri, you'd probably be in good shape with a ceramic Weber Sig 12S or Sig 12B depending on your breakup preferences. But Rick is right. The Eminence Cannabis Rex is probably the most popular 12" speaker these days for harp, with good reason.
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Hawkeye Kane
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Puri. Bruce sent my 32-20 out to me with Jensen P10Q on top with a Lil Buddy and Quam on the bottom. Bruce is willing to put any speaker you want in when he builds it. I talked with him about speakers and went with his suggestion. When I played it I first tried a Weber Vintage 10F125-0 in place of the Quam. I settled on the 2 Lil Buddies and the Jensen. Speakers are always a matter of taste IMHO.
I agree with Rick on this. Weber do many good speakers. But none of them have give me real shivers. Weber 12's demand at least a light dope to avoid cone cry.
I have not tried Li'l buddy i can not say anything about that speaker. I like Jensen jet tornado (Neo magnet) best. But they could be too much with 4 of them in a strong amp like a BD. You could tru to mix in one or two of them in your Blues deville.
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Part of the Sonny Jr upgrade to a Super Sonny was to replace one of the Eminence ceramic speakers with another Weber. So the final lay-out was 3 Weber vintage 10A125-0 and an Eminence ceramic on the bottom. I liked the tone, early break-up but a little punch. I did the same thing with my Commando, 3 Rola alnicos and a Mojotone ceramic on each side.
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i have 4 mojo tones in my amp they sound great. if you asked me they are identical to the blue frame eminence the only differs a i can ascertain is the mojo is painted black.
@Rick, what's the main charactor of the Lil' Buddy (I mean something like crunchy, punchy, honky or something like that) and for one speaker combo amp that could have either 10" or 12" would that be your first choice? Thanks
-Smokey: It has big low mids without muffling the highs.
-Loud: It's sensitivity is 99dB, much higher than Jensen or Weber. It's perceived loudness with the same level of input is about twice as loud.
-Punchy: Ceramic speakers like the Lil Buddy do not compress the sound like alnico speakers. It really thumps; very dynamic. (note: many players prefer alnico speakers for this reason.)
-Musical: I don't get listener fatigue from this speaker. It is a very nice balance without any harshness or edginess.
puri, the distortion is warm... it puts a little hair on the notes. Is does not have a big ripping distortion.
I like the speaker a lot. Of course, speaker preference is SOOOOooooo subjective. But, since I first put one of these in the VHT Special 6 amp and published a video it on my blog they have been in demand. Bruce Collins blames me for a shortage.
This is the Lil Buddy speaker in the Mission Delta Sonic amp:
I agree with Rick's synopsis of the Lil Buddy. And as for your question between a 10" or a 12", between the Lil' Buddy and its aforementioned 12" bigger brother, the Cannabis Rex, a 12" will tend to have more low-end response than a 10" and later break-up, but more overall projection of sound.
So again, as Rick pointed out, speaker preference is highly subjective. When it comes to your making the choice between the 10 and the 12, it'd really depend on what kind of sound YOU want to get out of your amp. If you have the chance to try each of them respectively, jump on it. That'll be the most sure-fire way of finding out which tone you like better.
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Hawkeye Kane
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Me personally, I've tried a Buddy. Liked how it sounded with my 'Zoo.
C-Rex...not personally, but a friend of mine has one in the cab for his Bogen head. To me when he blew through it, it was rich, on the cleaner side, and low-ended. Course the amp may have been a contributor. ----------
This is my Version of VHT for Harp. A "princetonish" Mod and it have a Warehouse Veteran 10 16 ohm.. ITS NOT A PROFESSIONAL MADE CLIP!! Its not even good amateur made clip. I stumble on words and play a lot of sour notes. BUT THE SPEAKER SOUND GOOD.
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You guys are probably getting tired of hearing Nic Clark play, but here he is playing my VHT Special 6 with the Eminence Lil Buddy speaker. He was 14 years old at the time.
@Rick, thanks a lot, for the first time I can totally related to the terms that somebody uses to describe a charactor of the speaker! I mean the same words mean the same thing for you and me. It's the smokiness and the tonal balance that was in my mind when I asked you but just wanted to hear from somebody who has used it. It seems to be the charactor of the hemp cone speaker? Something like it's crunchy but the crunch kinda hiding behind the smokiness that evens out the tonal balance?
I know it's silly to keep asking about the speaker while the only way to find out is to hear them live but if I buy the new one again there'll be two sitting in boxes in the corner of the room so I'm tryin' to be careful with it.
I have a feeling that it'll be a great speaker that I probably don't like the best, because I'm wired but I know my taste :) I know that bass & mid low are important but I just love the mid high to come out in the front, I just like it a bit exposed. Honkiness & crunch are parts of the musical for a harp amp for me. Mmm I don't know, things to think about but thanks so much for a very useful info. Ah,and sorry Slimharp to slightly hijacking your thread!
Puri, some speakers have an OW sound (as in "owl" or "ouch") and others have an OH sound. I think you might be looking for the OW sound. I hear that in some alnico speakers. Hard to say what speaker is best. You just need to listen to a lot of tone examples and find one that matches the sound in your head.