Re: [Harp-L] Upgrading speaker

[David Garcia <davidgm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Mark.

Thanks for the help. The 12" vs. 10" was another concern to me, and I'm not 
yet sure if i'll finally go for a 10" and not try a 12". I play through the 
PA with an on-stand mic when I play acoustic pre-war blues, and with a 
cupped mic from my collection straight into the amp when playing electric 
Chicago blues, which are my two main harp interests. All my amps have 10" 
speakers, so I don't really know how a 12" will work, but I have very 
occassionally tried some amps with 12s and they do sound great, with lots 
of bottom. So if I stay with the 10 I'll probably try to look for some more 
bottom than the usual given by 10" speakers. I was doubtful if a Princeton 
would be able to move a decent 12" speaker properly, but now I see it can...

So, thanks for the info, it was a good help.

Best regards,

David


> David -
>
> I play through PAs a lot or through a mic'd amp through a PA, but I do 
> have some preferences based on what I play.
>
> It all depends on what you're going to use it for and what kind of mic and 
> peripherals you use it with.  Given the choice, however, I like to have 
> more bottom.
>
> I replaced the stock speaker in my '70 Princeton Vibro with a Jensen (I 
> think its a 1034) about a dozen years ago.  The sound is much improved and 
> guitar players still covet my amp all the time.  They tell me it's too 
> good for a harmonica player.
>
> I'm sure you can probably do better than that with a more contemporary 
> speaker - technology has improved them since then.  This is a 12, so it 
> made a big difference.  I also use a solid state rectifier (which people 
> say is a mistake but it's also more dependable).  I use a Danelectro delay 
> pedal and a 60's era ceramic Green Bullett when I play Blues and go with 
> the cleaner sound when I play Jazz (using a Blowtorch low-Z clipon mic and 
> no delay). Sometimes for the small venue jazz stuff, I just use a small 
> Dean Markley when I want a really clean sound.
>
> I bet either Weber would be just fine if you have the right combination of 
> components to get the sound you want.
>
> Mark Russillo
> (a.k.a. The Rhode Island Kid)