Slimharp
235 posts
Mar 09, 2014
4:25 PM
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I am getting an Older Blues Jr for a trade I did a while back. The guy trading is a very good amp tech and he is going to change some tone stacks and throw in some 60's caps. My question. I have a newer Eminence 10'' Lil Buddy Speaker. Just wondering if I would be worth the effort to cut a new baffle board and throw in the 10 instead of the stock 12". How would that affect the overall out put and/or is it do-able electronically at all. Im thinkin it couldnt hurt the tone vs the crappy stock speaker that comes with it.
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Greg Heumann
2637 posts
Mar 09, 2014
5:03 PM
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Have your buddy lower the preamp gain! A Lot. I've put 12AU's in V2 and V3 on a couple of BJ's and the owners have walked away with huge smiles on their faces - make the amp much more playable. As for the speaker swap - never know unless you try. But fix the other stuff first. Then compare the same amp with 2 different speakers.
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1847
1556 posts
Mar 09, 2014
5:04 PM
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i have a few 10 inch speaakers to try
out in the amp if you like.
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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Slimharp
236 posts
Mar 09, 2014
5:39 PM
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Greg, how much will that cut down on the volume ? One of the reasons I want the Jr. is I have an outstanding 53 Gibson GA- 30 but at 15 watts it just does not cut when playing with most electric guitar players. For Bigger I have a Bassman, but sure would be nice to cut in smaller venues without having to drag out the Bassman.
Last Edited by Slimharp on Mar 09, 2014 5:41 PM
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Greg Heumann
2638 posts
Mar 09, 2014
10:39 PM
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No way to say. Depends on the relative efficiencies of the speakers being compared.
10" speaker 78.5 sq in surface area
12" speaker: 113 sq in surface area
The 12" speaker has nearly 45% more surface area. All OTHER things being equal, it WILL make a noticeable difference.
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BlowsMeAway Productions
See my Customer Mics album on Facebook
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Bluestate on iTunes
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Joe_L
2436 posts
Mar 10, 2014
7:25 AM
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If you have good technique, you'll get good sounds out of the stock speaker. I wouldn't change it to a 10" speaker. I've played through a number of them in various forms. The stock ones sound good. Do what Greg suggests, but don't expect a ton of volume out of it. It's only a 15 watt amp.
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