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Masco ME-18 amp best speaker config?
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528hemi
247 posts
Oct 25, 2011
10:46 AM
Which speaker/s,(weber,jensen,etc. cabinet configuration would you choose if you were going to play this in your house. 1x10? 2x8? 1x12?

I am looking for exact speaker models and a cabinet so any help appreciated.

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Joe_L
1567 posts
Oct 25, 2011
11:58 AM
When I had a Masco PA head, I ran it through the speakers of one of my other amps. An 8" speaker in a tweed Champ cabinet or 2x8" in my Double Trouble cabinet. During the time that I had that amp, I ran it through other cabinets outside the house.

I recorded this sample video for my blog a few years ago. I used the Double Trouble cabinet.



Here is a sample with an original cabinet. The player is Scott Dirks.



I talked to Skip Simmons about speaker preferences and cabinets with his refurbed Masco heads. His response, "the speakers won't matter much. It'll sound great through anything." After fooling around with one of his PA heads, I would tend to agree.

If I didn't have any speakers in a cabinet, I would probably build a cabinet with a single alnico Weber 10" speaker.

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gritsncatfish
3 posts
Oct 25, 2011
2:24 PM
I think I've seen pics somewhere of Kim Wilson using some kind of Masco. he can afford any amp, so there must be something to them.


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