speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

[LukeGilmour]

thing is i have this amp, and i really like it, maybe the only solid state amp that satisfies me
but, since i have a few spare bucks, id like to know if a speaker change would be significant

currently this thing has the stock made by eminence for fender speakers

and maybe i could change them for real eminences (the greenback or vintage30 models) or maybe celestions
actually im open to suggestions, i currently like the sound i get from the amp, but maybe if i crank it too loud it loses a bit of grip.


oh and another thing, could i use 12" speakers or im stuck with the 10" like the ones from stock?

thanks a loT!!

 

[bigbob]

Re: speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

There is a guy on Ebay that sells a Vintage 30 copy for $21 bucks that I bought just out of curiosity but it sounds fantastic in my Traynor YCV40. And it's LOUD, very efficient. It doesn't sound exactly like a V30 even though it uses the exact same cones Celestion uses in the V30. I cant see you not liking the speaker, especially for the price, but even for twice the money I'd still love it.

Oh it's called "Warehouse Speakers", on Ebay. They had V30 and classic lead copies last time I looked but are supposed to get more at some point.

 

[bigbob]

Re: speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

OK it looks like they probably got in trouble with celestion because they have big disclaimers up on their site and no longer say they use the same cones but it looks like the same speaker I have. But it still says "assembled in the USA" as it did when I got mine because the cones come from the company that makes em for the real speakers. The site says "same great speakers with additional disclaimers...!":naughty:

here's the site...

http://warehousespeakers.com/index.html

 

[Sabe]

Re: speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

I have this amp too. Its late 87 or 88 production model. It too, is my only solid state amp (other than my acoustic amp). I live the sound, but just wish it had more power. But anyway...

one day I noticed a very rough, farty sound, and I felt that my highs were muffled.

so I checked the speakers, and there was a hole poked in one of them. I don't know how it happened, but something must have jabbed it from behind while being moved in and out of the car trunk and there was nice big tear in one of the cones.

So I replaced both, with Jensen C10Q. It sounded mostly the same for cleans, but under distortion broke up a lot better than the stock models ever did. (mine were "fender special design"). I used to not like the sound of the amp on 9 or 10...but with the new speakers it works all the way.

Not sure if 12's would fit, but since the holes are offset on the baffle, maybe there's some flexibility...perhaps just mod one of the holes and have a 12 and 10 in there.

 

[LukeGilmour]

Re: speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

I have this amp too. Its late 87 or 88 production model. It too, is my only solid state amp (other than my acoustic amp). I live the sound, but just wish it had more power. But anyway...

one day I noticed a very rough, farty sound, and I felt that my highs were muffled.

so I checked the speakers, and there was a hole poked in one of them. I don't know how it happened, but something must have jabbed it from behind while being moved in and out of the car trunk and there was nice big tear in one of the cones.

So I replaced both, with Jensen C10Q. It sounded mostly the same for cleans, but under distortion broke up a lot better than the stock models ever did. (mine were "fender special design"). I used to not like the sound of the amp on 9 or 10...but with the new speakers it works all the way.

Not sure if 12's would fit, but since the holes are offset on the baffle, maybe there's some flexibility...perhaps just mod one of the holes and have a 12 and 10 in there.

the distortion channel on my amp is nonexistant, i always use pedals.
did it improve the drive channel or distortion play overall?

 

[Sabe]

Re: speaker change on a fender princeton chorus

I pretty much exclusively use the clean channel, as the dirt side has always been too buzzy for my tastes. We're not alone, as I've heard this complaint from other owners too.

depending on my needs, I'll use a Boss DS1 or a Jeckyl/Hyde, but always through the clean side.

But I do like the way it breaks up, better than ever, with the Jensens. When driven hard there's an almost tube-like response (I say "almost" so I don't get the flak of any tube diehards!). With the old fender speakers, the breakup was barely there, almost brittle and near impossible to get perfect. The jensens smoothed it out and I wish I replaced them years earlier, rather than waiting for a needed repair.