I am looking to swap out the stock celestions in a pair of crate gl12sl 1x12 cabs. I have a jca22h and an egnater rebel 20 head. I believe the stock speaker in the crate is a 12k100 which I find bass heavy and flat(boring). I am mainly a bedroom star and play classic rock and da blues. I've listened to many clips and shoot outs and I'm so confused..... :-) Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Speakers for JCA22h
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Retro 30!
Thanks Vaughn ! Wow I did'nt see that one coming. I figured the recommendation would be a reaper or green beret. I went back and listened to your speaker clips (including the jca20 combo) and I can hear what your saying. Should I pair the retro 30 with another speaker, or stick with the same kind in both. BTW the cabs are semi open. Thanks again !
Yea, the JCA22 is the same amp as my 20 (see my blog about it!) ... but with a separate gain & clean channel.
The Retro is like a Vintage 30 on steroids ... more top end and more bottom, but still a nice amount of mid growl ...
here is what other speakers in the 2nd cab would bring to the party:
ET65 - fill things out and make it more warm, sweet & organic
Green Beret - add a little speaker compression and touch sensitivity, plus fill in some midrange.
Reaper - about the same as the ET65, but not as organic ... a little more in your face.
I just ordered the retro (yeah !). I'm going to play it for a while and then pick out a mate for it....
Thank you for your sage advice :-)
Great call on the retro 30, I like very much. Now I need a partner for it. I was leaning heaveily towards the et 65, but now you've thrown in a wrench with the et 90. I liked the sound of the et 90 in the fender hot rod demo. Which one would you recomend for my set up? I play mainly classic rock and the blues with Strats and SG's. Thank you!
The suspense is killing me......
Yea ... ET90!
I just pared a Reaper HP with my Retro 30 in a closed 212 cab for my JCA22H. I'm still getting the Reaper broken in, but the cab is sounding pretty good. IMO, the Retro 30 needs to be paired with a speaker that isn't as bright. I chose the Reaper HP so that I could get a little more power handling out of the cab = future versatility.
Your results may vary.
These speakers just sing together, it is just amazing! The way they chime with each other, is a thing of beauty. They really do compliment each other very well (it brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it) :-) Well done!