Black Shadow Speakers - Dark?

brunogio

brunogio

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I've been playing my bassman repro head through my Mesa cabinet that has a single Black Shadow in it. When using the same head with my Mojotone bassman cab I felt I got much more clarity and hi end out of the amp. With this cabinet, it seems a lot more dark and thick sounding.

Any body have same experience with these speakers? Just wondering.
 
Re: Black Shadow Speakers - Dark?

Mesa labelled several different speakers as "Black Shadows", so are we talking the EVM, Celestion C-90, or the Eminence MS-12?

Bill
 
Re: Black Shadow Speakers - Dark?

These are more recent versions but not completely sure which maker. It's in a closed back cab which is probably another factor compared with the Mojotone which is partially open.
 
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The 12l's are "dark/expressive";


( you'll note the vintage mega/ultra rare 50's V Joe B. acquired fairly recently).
 
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the C90s definitely are dark, IME.. Like a 12-80 but even darker.
 
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I have a C90 Black Shadow in a Mesa combo, or I should say, I had. I switched it out for a Fane AXA12 Alnico Blue. 100 watts with the alnico tone. It turned the DC-5 from a thud to a ringing and singing tone machine.
 
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I'll bet that sounds killer. I had a DC5 and i thought the black shadow sounded a bit too big, modern and cold. A sweeter speaker would make that amp superb.
 
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I wouldn't say the Celestion C90's are dark, personally. They may not have got the upper mid bite of V30's, but they're got a whole lot more going on higher up. Same as the EVM 12L's. JMO.
 
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I used to have a Black Shadow C90 in a homemade 1x12" cab and I would describe it as "stiff". Everything is generally quite even with that speaker but didn't give anything at the same time. Boring!
 
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Yeah I'd say stiff as well maybe a better description than dark. It is certainly a Celestion model. I got a better look at it today. I can see how it would go great with high gain and when I run it with my Tremoverb I think it sounds pretty good but with the other head it's just not really doing it for me.
 
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