Comments on: Thoughts on Guitar Amp Speakers

By: goofydawg

goofydawg — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:05:36 +0000

Wes, you’re right about individual components being a matter of opinion, but my actual point to all this was to reply to Phil’s insistence on talking about specific speakers. But I also think that of all guitar parts, speakers are probably the most difficult to assess because they need to be in a cabinet to hear how they really perform.

Jon, one thing I mentioned to Jeff at Aracom was that I’d probably like the speaker better if it was in a larger cabinet so that it could breath more and take advantage of the larger cabinet’s resonance. We’re going to try that out. For me, I play mostly clean with just a touch of grind, and the Red Fang was just a tad bright. Besides, I’m more of a single-coil kind of guy, myself.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:10:07 +0000

I have a Red Fang in my Black Pearl Combo and I play in an 80s rock band and for that it sounds fantastic. At home I don’t get to crank it as much but it seems to handle just about anything I play, nice dirty cleans, I’m not really much of a pure clean sound person.

By: wesman

wesman — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:52:01 +0000

but isn’t that true of all guitar components? I mean, I suppose part of instrument preference has to do with feel (width of the fretboard, weight, etc) but, in the end, it’s all what sounds good – and good sound is a matter of opinion

I mean, it’s a good point, but you could have said “pickups” or “effects pedals” instead of “speakers” and you’re still spot on – it’s what you like

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:07:31 +0000

Well, finally dude! Yes, I think you’re right — it’s all about personal preference. There really is no substitute for trying out different speakers, and picking the one that most pleases your ear and the sound you’re looking for. I guess that goes for… pretty much all musical gear ‘eh? Nice job!