Let's do this for speakers this time

What's up with the Jensen reissue speakers that they use in Fender amps? They're fairly cheap.

Jensens and the reissues have harsh almost ice-picky highs. If you can manage and tame them they sound fantastic. However, it is a challenge to get a great tone out of them. If you do they are heavenly.
 
Jensens and the reissues have harsh almost ice-picky highs. If you can manage and tame them they sound fantastic. However, it is a challenge to get a great tone out of them. If you do they are heavenly.

Would a larger cabinet help that?
 
M favorite speaker is the Splawn Small Block.
It’s a 55w Greenback clone. Made by Eminence exclusively for Scott.
These speakers fly under the radar for so many people.
 
Would a larger cabinet help that?

Not really it is all about EQing them properly. When I was gigging with them at first it might have taken me a while to get them dialed in for a room. After a while, I was able to pull them in pretty quickly. If the amp is staying in the house I would not worry too much about it.
 
one of my favorites for sure. g12m is good too but i think id have to go 12h if i can only pick one, might go 55hz cone though. or hemp cone.

I’ve never played through a speaker with a hemp cone. What are the tonal differences from a traditional material?
 
I’ve never played through a speaker with a hemp cone. What are the tonal differences from a traditional material?

The speaker I picked on page one of this thread, Eminence Wheelhouse has hemp cones. The hemp makes a stiffer cone so the speakers do not break up as quickly. They also "mellow out" the highs so your high-end never gets ice-picky.
 
I think I'd want an alnico, hemp speaker ;).

Not sure of which one tho; :o. All I know, is that I love alnico speakers, and hemp. lol :D
 
A few years ago I got a Mesa Road King cab with the Back Shadows on one side and V30s on the other. I never really bonded with the Black Shadows with higher gain but they sound great with cleans. The V30s sound awesome for clean, crunch, high gain, everything is very nice. Cleans don’t have the sparkle of the Black Shadows, but I can deal with it.
 
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