Re: [Harp-L] Speaker overtones or Ghost notes
- To: geoff atkins <geoffatkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Speaker overtones or Ghost notes
- From: Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:17:36 -0600
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Four speakers rated at 450 watts each??? Whoa, I don't think you will ever
get that cab to sound good for harp. It's likely to be very stiff and
shrill.
I don't know the kind of music you play, but good blues tone is often
acquired by using low-wattage speakers that are driven to the edge of
breakup. Driving four 450W speakers to that level will a) kill the
audience, b) get you arrested, c) feed back so much it will shatter your ear
drums. I don't think breaking in these speakers will ameliorate the
problem.
The old Jensens Mike was talking about are the P10R speakers, rated at about
25 watts. The original speakers from the 60s are gold for harp, but the new
re-issues are, um, not so good. Breaking them in really well might make
them sound better. But breaking in a 450W speaker will not change its
character.
-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:03 PM, geoff atkins
<geoffatkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> mike wesolowski said:
>
> Quote: [Edit]
> So........what we're going to do is building a separate
> speaker cab specifically for breaking in speakers.
> I think that we'll throw the new speakers in and keep
> a load on them for X amount of time.
> I have since heard that if you break in the reissue Jensens,
> that they'll sound identical to the old Jensens we all know
> and love in our old vintage Fenders and such.
> Has anyone else here experienced what I'm talking about?
> If so..........I'd love to hear your input.
> Mike "Wezo" Wesolowski
> Unquote
>
> I made a cabinet with 4 x 10" 8ohm speakers wired series and parallel
> to get back to 8 ohms. The speakers are all identical and new and don't
> give the response I'd hoped. They are rated 450W each (should be enough ;),
> What's the best way to "break them in"?
> What frequency (-ies), constant or varying?
> What wattage and How long ?
> (I do have neighbours, and a short-fused wife, bless her!)
>
> Thanks for any advice, Geoff Atkins
>
>
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