New Speaker Day (yesterday)

[Matt42]

My new Cannabis Rex showed up yesterday (Love that Prime Shipping!). I was able to get it installed, which was actually a bit tricky, since apparently my amp is a bit crowded. If I stuck it in right side up, the transformer(??) blocked it from being put into place. I kept rotating it until the transformer fit into one of the holes in the back of the speaker and was finally able to get it in. I did have to take out the reverb tank and a couple of tubes in order to slid the old speaker out and the new speaker in. But it's in now and everything is working great (except for some tube rattle, I'm pretty sure I widening the retainers too much when I took that tube out, so that should be an easy fix.

Unfortunately, I live in an apartment complex, so I couldn't really turn it up too loud, but even playing at lower volumes I can already hear a pretty big difference. It's much warmer and quite a bit more responsive. I can't wait until I get this thing fully broken in. BTW, how long does that generally take with a new speaker? I have a gig on Saturday, so I'll get to really push it!

Edit cause I forgot pictures.

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

Congrats! What speaker did it replace?

[Matt42]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

A Jensen c12/50. The amp is a Fender Deluxe style amp. I was pretty happy with it before. It was great in my old country band, but my band now is a lot louder and it just wasn't cutting through very well.

[jeremy]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

great speaker! takes forever to break in fully but the change isnt huge

[Matt42]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

great speaker! takes forever to break in fully but the change isnt huge

So what I'm hearing now wont change significantly? And how long is forever? Will a couple of hours of loud practice and a gig get it there? Or is it a couple of weeks of practice?

This is the first time I've ever swapped put a new speaker in an amp.

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

It varies a lot. Depends on how often, how long, and how loud you play through it. But it's definitely going to be a lot more than a couple of hours. The change is going to be gradual too.

[Chickenwings]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

big and dark. Great Speakers.

[jeremy]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

yes, very gradual change and depending on how loud you play it could take months to fully break in. you probably wont notice the change since its subtle and over time.

[Matt42]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

big and dark. Great Speakers.

I was a bit afraid it was going to be too dark, but so far so good!

[jeremy]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

i think the top end opens a touch as it breaks in, not a huge difference though

[Matt42]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

Sweet. I'm going to have to make sure to get a video at our gig on Saturday.

[MetalManiac]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

I've gotten Cannabis in the mail before, but that's ridiculous.But a Eminence 'Wizard' pairs real well with that if you ever add an extension cabinet .THose hempcone speakers can tend to be a bit too smooth if your not running a very bright edgy amp like a Fender, unless you want are trying to to take the edge off a bit, and the Wizard kinds of adds the bite back in I think.

[Matt42]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

The amp is basically a slightly tweaked 65 Deluxe Reverb with no tremolo built in, so it's fairly bright.

[jeremy]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

I've been using a crex in my old dr for a long time now. Sounds great! I'm putting a maverick in it tomorrow and we shall see if it cuts the mustard. The crex can even sound a touch better but being able to run the volume up on the amp and dial down the actual volume may win out for gigging

[Demanic]

Re: New Speaker Day (yesterday)

Years ago, I got a C-Rex in a convertible cab to go with my Jet City Picovalve. It's one of my favorite speakers for taming a harsh top end.

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