528hemi
501 posts
Feb 09, 2016
3:53 PM
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Anyone playing a Champ with a 12" speaker? Wondering how it compares to a 10"
528hemi
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1847
3183 posts
Feb 09, 2016
4:43 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victoria-5112-Tweed-5-Watt-boutique-5F1-1x12-Jensen-Lacquered-Tweed-tube-amp-/301868138519?hash=item4648be4017:g:47wAAOSwI-BWM6yQ
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SuperBee
3386 posts
Feb 09, 2016
4:51 PM
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I have a 12" cab I use with some champish amps. But I haven't tried a 12" champ combo.
My 12" cab is closed back and ported, speaker is a Plessey Rola, alnico, suspect it's 20 watt. Every little amp I use it with performs better than with the combo speaker.
I have 2 Valve Jr amps I use it with...one is running a 6V6 and Lone Wolf preamp mods, the other has the Nigel Briggs 'alnicomagnet' blues harp mods...
Also used my LW 6L6SE with it...this amp has a 10" celestion tube 10 in the combo...I found the 12" speaker gave it more punch, just a bit bigger presence in the room.
The one 5 watt amp I haven't used it with is my 5F1 clone. Maybe I will do this next jam.
Not to hijack, but seems related..I'm wondering about an 8" speaker with champ in a larger cab. Is there a difference vs a champ cab?
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Harpaholic
838 posts
Feb 09, 2016
5:53 PM
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Not sure why but from my experience using open back cabs, cramming a big speaker in a small cabinet does not sound as good as a larger cabinet.
I know there's a lot of factors involved, wood type, baffle wood and thickness, depth of cabinet, etc:
Last Edited by Harpaholic on Feb 09, 2016 6:51 PM
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shakeylee
507 posts
Feb 09, 2016
6:49 PM
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i played a few times through a vicky 512. it belonged to someone else.it was expensive.
it did however,sound great.
i may build a champ in a large cab at some point.
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gmacleod15
268 posts
Feb 10, 2016
5:01 AM
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Similar to SuperBee I use a 12" Weber Alnico in a homemade cabinet. The Cabinet is built to approximately the same dimensions as a Blues Jr and is open back and made of 3/8 and 1/2" pine. Amp is 5F2-A combo (can't recall the speaker type).
I find the sound better (fuller)than in the combo. A lot of variations there so probably hard to compare to what you are doing.
My amp and cabinet can be seen here:
MBH Thread
Look at gmacleod15 Nov 30 post. They are the bottom center and one in the chair. Lots of nice amp candy in that thread.
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Last Edited by gmacleod15 on Feb 11, 2016 4:43 AM
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WindyCity
15 posts
Feb 19, 2016
1:00 PM
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check out our Windy City amp, its got a standard 1/4 inch jack on board to allow you to plug in any size cabinet you want and get that 6v6 or 6l6 driving to it. www.sonicpipeamps.com
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HarpNinja
4218 posts
Feb 19, 2016
2:33 PM
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I have a Vicky 5112 sitting in my car right now. I have played it head to head with the Memphis Mini. It sounds louder because if has more bite and cut through a band. I don't know if it necessarily had more bass, though...
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Barley Nectar
1142 posts
Feb 20, 2016
5:38 AM
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Did you know that a Champ head will fit in a Fender Musicmaster Bass cab? That cab uses a 12" speaker...BN
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Feb 20, 2016 5:50 AM
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