I got one of these awesome little amps....they sound GREAT right out of the box...was wondering about any recommendations for a 10" WGS speaker upgrade? This amp can sound from Fender clean to Marshall dist....lots in between.
Any thoughts?
Speaker for the Fender Bassbreaker 007, 10"
12/02/2016 1:23pm
Yea man ... I would be all about a G10C in that cool little gal. Would make her sound a bunch bigger, bolder, fatter, juicier ... and just plain louder!
Thanks! How about the Retro 10?
Hi. I also own the combo, and I will change the speaker in the future. I'd like to preserve the amp's vintage British feel, and I'm looking for a British voiced speaker that's not too dark (the amp is very warm). Which speaker would be better for this purpose?. The Green Beret 10 or the Retro 10?. I suppose the ET10 would be out of the picture.
I agree with Vaughn on the G10C to bring out... well, everything in the amp! It will likely brighten it a bit, as would the Retro 10. Built a 2x10 custom amp (based off brownface Princeton) for a client using a Ret10/ET10 - it sounds full and warm, yet clear (ET10), but also tight and spanky, with just enough sparkle to make it sing out (from the Ret).
In the Brit line ... the Retro 10 would REALLY bring out both solid bottom as well as extend the top-end response ... and make it louder! The GB10 would make it sound more straight-up Marshall Bluesbreaker/JTM 45 tone-wise.
Installed the g10c. It just sounds GREAT. Simply better and louder.
The WGS is much better than the original speaker but also much heavier. My little combo became a HEAVY s.o.b.
Yeah, that's the speaker that brought me to the WGS family ... I'd NEVER heard a 10 sound that HUGE and beautiful!
Thanks for taking the time to post your results here for everyone to learn from :-)
I have to agree with magic. I purchased a Bassbreaker a couple of weeks ago. The tone from the stock speaker wasn`t bad but decided to switch it out with the g10c and it made a world of difference. Just all around a way better speaker and I was able to find the tone I was looking for. What brought me to WGS was the WGS g12c. I had a Hot Rod Deluxe and was searching for something to tone it down and warm it up. I installed the g12c with a new set of tubes and it was an incredible difference, excellent tone. I live in a condo and the Hot Rod was just way to loud to play here at the house so I sold the amp and started the search, found the Bassbreaker and paired it with the g10c and new tubes. Well found a perfect replacement for the Hot Rod. Thank you WGS.
UPDATE
I loved the 007 so much with G10C that I tbought the limited edition Bassbreaker 15 for the extra- features.
Well...
- Reverb sucks
- Effect loop is noisy
- Celestion G12V-70 just sounds harsh to harsher
As this is not a Fender forum, I shall not elaborate any further on my disapointment.
I just wanted to stress that the WGS g10C in the little bluesbreaker 007 is REALLY a good match!
(Of course I kept the 007 and sold the 15.)