Leatherlips
270 posts
Aug 02, 2014
4:15 AM
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I've got an oportunity to buy 2 8" C8R's out of the 60's which have been re-coned which I was considering building a cab for. I would be powering them with my VHT 12/20RT head.
Any thoughts on that?
Actually, I have access to 4 of them.
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SmokeJS
278 posts
Aug 02, 2014
5:29 AM
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My Meteor Mini has two of them. Sounds pretty awesome but there's also a C10Q of similar vintage so it gets a deeper bark.
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Barley Nectar
464 posts
Aug 02, 2014
5:37 AM
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2x8's are better than 1x8 but not by much. I would go with 1 or 2x10, especially if you are giging with a full band...BN
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SuperBee
2135 posts
Aug 02, 2014
6:13 AM
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How much for the other 2?
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rbeetsme
1571 posts
Aug 02, 2014
6:16 AM
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I have an Airline with 2X8" Rolas, puts it out there. Much bigger sound than my Champ clones.
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arnenym
294 posts
Aug 03, 2014
3:09 AM
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2x8 could be a killer. It depends on what amp you put them in. I have a 22W amp based on a 65 deluxe circuit ant i can get about 99db FAT tone out of it.
I never heard that VHT and can not tell you anything about it.
Last Edited by arnenym on Aug 03, 2014 3:10 AM
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Kingley
3657 posts
Aug 03, 2014
3:27 AM
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If you have access to four speakers then I'd go with a 4X8 cab. Then get over to the Lone Wolf harp forum and the Weber Forum and ask about any mods to the VHT amp circuit to make it more harp friendly if needed.
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Barley Nectar
466 posts
Aug 03, 2014
8:38 AM
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I believe I'm the only harp player left on the Weber Forum. Arney watches it occasionally. Can't help on mods for that amp...BN
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HawkeyeKane
2583 posts
Aug 03, 2014
8:47 AM
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The 12/20 is already pretty harp friendly OOTB. Basically, VHT took a Princeton and a Deluxe and married them into one amp. In terms of mods, if anyone could come up with a few ideas, I'd be willing to bet Skip Simmons would be the chap to talk to.
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Last Edited by HawkeyeKane on Aug 03, 2014 8:49 AM
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SuperBee
2137 posts
Aug 03, 2014
6:21 PM
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"Basically, VHT took a Princeton and a Deluxe and married them into one amp."
That's interesting Tim. I haven't looked at the 12/20 but I gather the name refers to switchable power rating between 12 (Princeton) and 20 (deluxe) watts?
Do you know if the circuits are actually fenderish?
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Barley Nectar
470 posts
Aug 03, 2014
7:37 PM
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Here is the schmo. http://robrobinette.com/images/Guitar/Special6Ultra/Special_12-20_Schematic.jpg
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HawkeyeKane
2584 posts
Aug 03, 2014
7:43 PM
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Yeah...the 12/20 denotes its high and low output wattages.
I like how you said FenderISH. Pretty much all the circuitry in the VHT Special series are inspired and adapted from BF Fender circuits. The 12/20 is somewhat odd though. Because some of the texture and power controls also give it a hint of a Boogie Mk I. And dont forget...it also accepts a variety of different power tubes. So you could even slap EL34's in there and get Marshall crunch out of it. A damned versatile little amp.
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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Leatherlips
272 posts
Aug 04, 2014
3:33 AM
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And don't forget that beautiful reverb and tremelo.
I've changed my mind on the two eights and I'm going to fit Lil Buddy's into my 12" cabs and take out the Cannabis Rex 12".
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SmokeJS
279 posts
Aug 04, 2014
4:41 AM
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@ Leatherlips: Could you give us your opinion of the 12" Cannabis Rex that you're planning to remove? Thanks!
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SuperBee
2138 posts
Aug 04, 2014
5:27 AM
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Mike, are you no longer intending to use the four 8"s at all?
I'm interested. Depending on the $ of course. Not too far to ship though.
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Leatherlips
273 posts
Aug 05, 2014
2:20 AM
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SmokeJS, I'm afraid I didn't use them long enough to give much of an opinion, but I do like fairly early breakup and I wasn't getting that with my setup and I was running the full 20w with the head. Having said that, I liked what I heard with the mellow highs, great midrange but the lows might have been better if driven harder with a higher watt amp.
SuperBee, I don't own the 4 8" C8r's, they are being sold from a warehouse in Melbourne called Music Swap Shop Online. Let me know how you go.
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SuperBee
2140 posts
Aug 05, 2014
3:28 AM
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Thank you. I sent them an email (I think). That's what I paid for my 8A100s, plus half as much again for freight, so I'm thinking it's probably fair. Thanks for the heads up on the store, it could be quite useful for me
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arnenym
295 posts
Aug 05, 2014
4:46 AM
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"Basically, VHT took a Princeton and a Deluxe and married them into one amp."
I rather call it a VHT special6 combined with a princeton plus....
It have the small 5 watter VHT fixed tonestack followed by a lot of modern thinking about preamp and ended with a fixed bias cathodyne PI.
If it was mine i should begin with 2x10 speaker combination. Maybe a 8 + 10 combination. 2x8 could be nice but 4x8 will be too boomy and stiff.
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SuperBee
2141 posts
Aug 05, 2014
7:03 PM
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Postage to Tassie from Melbourne is $45. This is surprisingly similar to importing across the pacific...
Seems they've been pulled from a sonny jr
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SuperBee
2142 posts
Aug 06, 2014
3:00 AM
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Yeah, a bit too pricey for me to buy on a curious whim I think...
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