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15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:44 pm
by aeonrevolution
I've got an Earth 2x15" cab that is in desperate need of new speakers now that I might seem to be actually playing with people in the near future.

Just curious if you guys had suggestions on what to buy. My Ampeg VT-22 has Eminence Man-O-Wars and I love those. Their same product line has the Big Bens for 15".

Also, I have no friggin idea how the hell to open up this Earth cab yet :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

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Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:38 pm
by MEC

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:08 pm
by oldangelmidnight
I did a bunch of searching around for something to go with my old Fender and I went with the Eminence, too.
Am I remembering correctly that it's maybe hard to get the right ohmage on 15" speakers? There's less choice if you need something specific...

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 pm
by aeonrevolution
Do you know what the difference is between the Legends and Big Bens by any chance?

Also, as far as ohms go, I have no clue until I figure out how this lock box of a cabinet opens. I'm just gonna check whats in there now.

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:01 pm
by duffmcshark
oldangelmidnight wrote:Am I remembering correctly that it's maybe hard to get the right ohmage on 15" speakers? There's less choice if you need something specific...
All the Eminence 15s look like they're 8 ohm speakers, so he has a choice between a 4 ohm and 16 ohm cab in a 2 x 15 configuration.

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:17 pm
by echodeluxe
my music man 115 rp 100 has an EV 15L and its a damn good sounding speaker. very even response, very loud.

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:01 pm
by PetZounds
echodeluxe wrote:my music man 115 rp 100 has an EV 15L and its a damn good sounding speaker. very even response, very loud.
Was just about to rec these speakers, love them.
They're very high sensitivity so they're loud as balls, and pretty high wattage so they can handle a lot.
Heavier than god but they're worth the weight.

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:35 pm
by echodeluxe
yeah heavy as shit but worth it. i thought i wanted a lower wattage speaker for breakup, but i found out i fucking hate speaker breakup. its all about loud girthy cleans. i need GIRTH

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:00 pm
by zeravla
I can't see the pic of the Earth cab but if it's like the Peavey 215s (and I feel like I read that a lot of the Earth stuff is the same designs) then you've gotta pull the front grill off to access everything. My Peavey 215 has those super tough little round velcro pieces at each corner. I had to wedge something under the edge of the grill and pull to dislodge it. Take that with a grain of salt since I can't see the pic and don't want you to wreck anything.

Re: 15" Speakers for Guitar

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:17 pm
by oldangelmidnight
aeonrevolution wrote:Do you know what the difference is between the Legends and Big Bens by any chance?
Legend is cheaper, lower wattage, designed for American amps. Those were all things I was looking for.