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I gotta try those Neo speakers, Bruce. After throwin' my back out just in time
for a pier gig, I'm definitely into light weight gear (and don't nobody say that
makes me a "lightweight"). I especially like light guitars. My favorite Strat
weighs a relatively light 7.125 lbs (even with 13's and a baseball bat neck).
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: bruce duncan
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: speakers
This seems the perfect place and time to post my critique of the new Jensen
"Neo" super light-weight 12" 100 Watts RMS guitar speakers. Read on:
--- In , "Bruno" <brunobrnr@l...> wrote:
> my jbl speakers are looking tired bombing in my 76 twin rev,so I 'm
thinking about change them,any suggestion?
> anybody are using Jensen c series on a silverface twin reverb 100
watt?
Last week I posted my comments concerning the radical new Crate Power Block
150 Watt amp. I promised to also post my critique of the new ultra lightweight
Jensen "Neo" speakers. As much as I love the extra punch of a pair of EV's or
JBL's being driven by my Twin Reverb, those speakers weigh a TON!! The weight of
the cab with speakers is right around 100 lbs! Since my keeping an open mind
allowed me to "discover" a great new lightweight amp, (after hearing the very
positive reactions that Marty Tippens and Rob Woolsey have expressed), I felt I
might benefit by taking a gamble on the $200.00 for a pair of the new 16-ohm
Jensen "Neo" 100 Watt 12" speakers, with the ultra-light-weight neodymium
magnets, so Saturday, August 20, I ordered a pair of 16-ohm speakers from
Antique Electronic Supply, and they arrived the next Wednesday.
I transplanted the Jensens in place of the EV's, and first thing I noticed was
that the speaker cab (with the Jensens loaded) feels light enough to be empty!!
It's THAT big a difference! It feels like at least a 50 lb weight reduction! Two
16-ohm speakers wired in parallel, yields a combined impedance of 8-ohms,
exactly what the Crate Power Block's mono 150 watt combined speaker-jack calls
for.
Both Big Tiki Jeff and Boulder Bob had expressed reservations over the
ballsiness, especially on the bass-end, of speakers that don't have massive,
heavy magnets and coils. The real acid test will be using them live, but in my
rehearsal room, they sound every bit as full-range, as the EV's ever did!!
Matt'ra fact, I put my iced limeade, about 20 oz in a 7" tall glass, on top of
the speaker cab, while playing a muted reverb rhythm, and the vibration of the
bass frequencies upset the glass and spilled my limeade all over the floor!
Between the Crate Power Block and the Jensen neodymium speakers, there seems to
be quite enough bottom-end for me, and I like lots of bottom-end!
I completely understand that this is a very personal and subjective area -
many will disagree with me, and who am I to say they're wrong? What works for
me, may or may not be to your liking. But, simply put, the Crate Power Block 150
Watt micro-size, ultra light-weight amp, has proven acceptable to surf
guitarists in 3 active, well-regarded Southern California surf bands, all of
whom pride themselves on keeping a faithful "trad" sound, and THAT should be
meaningful to at least some folks.
Going the next logical step, to the Jensen neodymium ultra light-weight
speakers involves minimal loss of speaker "grunt" from the JBL's and EV's I've
historically used, while making a quantum improvement in ease of transporting
and carrying my rig. Again, this is my opinion, based on having purchased the
speakers, installing them in a vintage Fender cab, and then playing the amp with
all EQ's set at Maximum Bass. These new Jensens handled the task without
breaking a sweat, or breaking up in any way. The bass was so boomy, the
"tilt-back" hardware was rattling and buzzing until I stuffed a rag around it!
This amp and speaker combination is definitely a winner as far as I'm
concerned. Suddenly, the prospect of larger venues that require us to bring our
most powerful rigs, is no longer as intimidating as it was up til 2 weeks ago!
Anyone reading this, who needs a Twin Reverb-level of amp and speaker power,
should try to keep a sufficiently open mind, to give this new Crate amp and the
new lightweight Jensen speakers, a fair and objective trial. Who knows, like me,
you might be very pleasantly surprised!
Bruce D
"There's no such thing as too much reverb"
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