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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

1532.0. "SUGGESTIONS ON SPEAKER REPLACEMENT PLEASE" by WJOUSM::MAY (IT'S LIKE THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT!) Wed Oct 25 1989 11:01

    I am looking to replace the scorpion speaker in my Peavey 112 Bandit
    with either a Black Widow or equivalent speaker. Does anyone know of
    a source that sells something like this reasonable.   Your average 
    Ma and Pa music store is asking $125.00 installed and I think there
    must be a catelog or discount store where I can get an upgraded
    speaker cheaper than $125.00  --  Any suggestions????
                                      
    Tanks a lot
    
    Bruce May
    
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1532.1Mail Order/N.E.S.T.AQUA::ROSTChickens don't take the day offWed Oct 25 1989 11:4211
    
    Mesa/Boogie will UPS you an EVM-12L for $115, shipping included.
    You have to put it in.  They also have Celestions for about $90.
    Carvin also sells these speakers, at about the same prices.
    
    If you are in MA/NH, try N.E.S.T. (NE Speaker Technology) in Stoneham
    at 617-438-1786.  They sell raw speakers plus do speaker repairs, etc.
    They carry EV, Eminence, JBL.    
    
    I'd like to know of any dealers who can sell you an EVM/JBL-E equivalent
    for $125 installed!!!
1532.2ASAHI::COOPERBuilt to BLAST !Wed Oct 25 1989 16:156
    Seems like PYLE makes some really good, but inexpensive replacement
    speakers...  I've seen them in vast amounts of catalogs...
    
    (like cheaper than Celestions...)
    
    jc FWIW
1532.3If you like the shoe, wear it!!!CSC32::H_SOFri Oct 27 1989 03:0317
    
    About 2 months ago, I set out to build me a 2x10 enclosure( half open
    back, half completely enclosed ala Mesa/Boogie) and I checked into 
    few shops in town ( Colorado Springs ) for either Celestians or EV's.
    Much to my dismay, I found that I would have to spend around $200 for
    speakers!!!  I turned to my instructor for some widom on this subject,
    and he recommended Pyles.  Well, trusting him blindly, I bought a pair
    for less than $100 brand new!  And let me tell you that although I
    would prefer having one Celestian on top, this home-made cab does 
    wonders when I am just farting around the house.
    For more serious playing, I do prefer my Mesa/Boogie Mark III half 
    stack, but the home-made cab does gives some kick ass, lower level
    sound!!!!
    
    j
    
    
1532.4New speakers are pretty expensiveCSC32::G_HOUSEHooks in youMon Oct 30 1989 20:5918
    I've heard quite a few people say that they don't like Pyles, but GK
    uses them in their 250MLs and other amps, and the bass player in my
    band has one in a custom cabinet with a JBL 15 and it sounds great.  
    
    I got a catalog recently that had Celestions in it, I don't remember
    how much they were for the 12s, the 10s were $64 ea.  
    
    For guitar, I prefer Celestions to anything else I've heard (EV, JBL,
    PV), although it's kind of a fine line sometimes.  Mesa Boogie also has
    some speakers of their own that they call Black Shadows which I've
    heard are nice.  They're less expensive then the other name brands they
    sell.
    
    You might consider getting a good quality used speaker and having it
    rebuilt if you can get a good price on it.  You can end up saving quite
    a bit sometimes.
    
    Greg