The beauty of Alnico P12n speakers....

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kevlar3000

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These became my Alnico of choice when I got my Silvertone Twin Twelve, that was loaded with them. Warm, smooth, beautiful purr when pushed, and heaven with a Tele. Today I found a clone set ( organ pulls I would guess, not sure who made em,) that I tossed in my Ampeg GV-22. My god, they are just tone perfection, LOVE EM!!

Just did a long meandering demo, with multiple phasers, some verb, some vibrato, and on and on....
 
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How old was the organ? If they're black framed they may in fact be vintage Jensen speakers! I have a black frame 1960 P12Q in my 5E3 and it's an amazing speaker.
 
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I did not yank em, but assumed they were. They are gold dust covers with a gray frame. Different than my Jensen's. Sound, equally as magic.
 
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I've got a pair of similar (if not the same, I haven't checked!) in my 1960's Hammond organ sitting in storage. I wonder if I should pull them and snag a 2x12 cabinet for them.
 
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I had a reissue Jensen P12N and it had issues. It did sound great but it had some cone cry at certain frequencies. I wouldn't buy another especially based on certian reviews concerning build quality that I have come across.
I have heard that Weber makes a great P12N Alnico Reish. Thats what I am wanting to fill out my '67 Bassman 2x12 cabinet along with a C12k Jensen that I really like the sound of.
 
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I tend to roll only with the old stuff, so I don't know much about the RI speaks..
 
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the old ones are really great speakers! want one bad for my 5e3
 
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I'm going by my storage unit today to get a look at those speakers and see what kind of condition they are in. They were working when I put it in storage last year, but I don't know that they were operating optimally.
 
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Snapped some photos. Maybe you guys can tell what these are. The condition is so good, I question them being original.

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They look to be Rola's based on the code. Well worth trying out, I had a set that was too bright, but these look a bit heavier duty.... I always toss em in just to see how they sound, usually end up with good sounds.
 
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I had no idea what you were on about so I looked up the Jensen P12n; great Mother of Mystery! They are expensive!!!
 
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TwilightOdyssey said:
I had no idea what you were on about so I looked up the Jensen P12n; great Mother of Mystery! They are expensive!!!
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Old cone Jensens with the original cones bring a pretty penny and the alnico's are the higher ones and the P12N is the mac daddy...very hard to find and worth a ton of cash.

Thats why a lot of guys scarf up the organ pulls...almost the same speaker, sometimes the same speaker in a different colour!
 
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