Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

[Rich_S]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Marshall-Speaker-Bolts-Celestion_W0QQitemZ7375669941QQcategoryZ38075QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Mr Wolf]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Wow, a must have! I really love how they sweeten the upper mids of my tone. I couldnt live without them:fing2:

 

[Closed Eye]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Wow, ten bucks for speaker bolts? What a deal!

 

[Simon_F]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Just make sure you set the head slots correctly, so they point towards the centre of the cone. Those vintage bolts can cause serious phase cancellation in the lower registers if they're misaligned.

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Just for the record, I use allen-head cap screws to secure my speakers. Allen wrenches don't slip out of the screw and through your speaker cone. That can seriously compromise your ultimate tone.

 

[JeffB]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Ohhh..the Hamer is def going up for sale now.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Just for the record, I use allen-head cap screws to secure my speakers. Allen wrenches don't slip out of the screw and through your speaker cone. That can seriously compromise your ultimate tone.

LOL, I use philips for the same reason.. one pierced rim was enough (but I still use the speaker to this day)

 

[tone4days]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

Just make sure you set the head slots correctly, so they point towards the centre of the cone. Those vintage bolts can cause serious phase cancellation in the lower registers if they're misaligned.

awww, mate .. you got it plain backwards !!

everyone knows the head slots have to form a diamond around the cone in order to get the proper resonant alignment ... the slots need to look something like this:

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eric johnson himself even said so in an article a few years back

 

[Scott_F]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

I'mn broke. I spent all my cash on the shiny new old stock speaker washers...

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Finally found the missing component separating me from my ultimate tone...

I'mn broke. I spent all my cash on the shiny new old stock speaker washers...

I hope you didn't Western Union the cash for those washers to China....

LOL, I use philips for the same reason.. one pierced rim was enough (but I still use the speaker to this day)

Double LOL - I own two Celestion 12's, one in the Phonyvox 13 Watter and one in a box on a shelf in the garage. Both were purchased dirt cheap off eBay because the previous owners holed 'em with screw drivers. Twenty minutes applying the Weber-approved toilet paper fix and they're good as new.