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    GAStronomist DrNomis_44's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    easy mistake Doc don't be too hard on yourself, well that's good news as 12 inch speaker will put out a better full sound

    Cheers mate, at least I'm a bit more wiser than I was yesterday, there may be a wider range of 12 Inch Bass speakers to choose from, been toying with the idea of going with a 12 Inch Celestion Bass speaker as the replacement, I want to find one that has high efficiency because the amp is only rated at 50 Watts maximum, so a high efficiency speaker will make the amp sound louder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNomis_44 View Post
    Cheers mate, at least I'm a bit more wiser than I was yesterday, there may be a wider range of 12 Inch Bass speakers to choose from, been toying with the idea of going with a 12 Inch Celestion Bass speaker as the replacement, I want to find one that has high efficiency because the amp is only rated at 50 Watts maximum, so a high efficiency speaker will make the amp sound louder.
    Blast from the past there Doc as these were very popular in the 1980's.

    As for speakers, a higher rated wattage will give you a cleaner sound, not exactly what you want in a guitar amp but precisely what is required in any Bass rig. Celestion, Eminence, Jensen are all good options and some of their websites may even have sound clips to help with making a better informed choice. A lot depends on the overall tone you want as some will be more upper mid biased and that tends to be a major characteristic with Celestions that I have previously used and made it easier to hear yourself on stage without blasting the venue away with too much bottom end stage sound.

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