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Eliptical speakers...any good for harp?
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Oisin
994 posts
Dec 23, 2012
10:04 AM
To all the amp guys out there. I have an old extension valve amp that was designed to be a stereo speaker for an old valve record player. I have rigged it so it can take a mic and I really like the tone I get from it. However it is not really practical to take to a jam too often.
I recently bought a VHT special 6 amp head and 12" speaker cabinet. It's a great amp but I find the speaker needs a lot of volume in order to break up which is the tone I'm after. Would a cab with a 2 or 3 eliptical speakers inside sound any good with this amp?

Can you recommend any speakers with early break up I could use?

Many thanks and

'Nollaig Shona Duit'

to all the lovely people on the forum.


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Oisin
Rick Davis
1047 posts
Dec 23, 2012
1:13 PM
As JD wrote, if it sounds good it is good. But I'm not sure oval speakers will get you where you want to be. Generally, speakers get more breakup when they have a smooth non-ridged cone, I think. Webers best harp speakers are smooth. I prefer the Eminence Lil Buddy speaker in that amp, but speaker preference is totally subjective.

Remember too that the breakup sound you are after does not necessarily come from a particular speaker. Playing technique and mic technique have a lot to do with it. Keep working at it and you will get there.

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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
Rick Davis
1050 posts
Dec 23, 2012
1:23 PM
Nope. Great tone! Right in Tom's wheelhouse....


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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society


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