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You make a really good point about the Weber Californias sounding
better when they are driven. After all, they were designed to handle a
lot of power. I've never had a chance to hear them ab'd against jbl's,
but, in a loud, live performance, if someone told me, they were JBL's,
or Weber's, I sure couldn't say if they were right or wrong.
But at more reasonable sound levels, like for recording purposes, not
DI, but micing the cabs, or for playing smaller venues, and more in
keepin with the small amp topic, what's the best speaker choice under
those circumstances? Also, the JBL's are great, but hard to find and
super expensive--and the reconing kits are expensive. The guy who was
involved in the D-130's development, Harvey Gerst, owner of Indian
Trail Recording Studio, has had a lot to say about the history of the
speaker on rec.audio.pro and alt.guitar.amps. You can get a lot of
opinions from the jazz players about speakers for smaller venues, but
its hard to find opinions on this topic from the Surf Chieftans.
--- In , Halibut Rick <halibutrick@y...>
wrote:
> Steven,
>
> I use 12" Weber Californias in a couple of my cabinets. They sound
> great when they're cranked, I hate them quiet. I usually use them when
> I play outside gigs just because I can play them really loud. They're
> made to be clean when pushed. I don't think they'd do the trick for a
> bedroom amp. In my bedroom amp ('64 deluxe) I use Weber's version of a
> Jensen C12N.
>
> Rick
> Halibuts/Deoras
>
>
> --- Steven Jarvis <sjarvis@s...> wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > I'm a long-time lurker and bedroom surfer, but haven't posted much.
> >
> > Since I'm mostly a bedroom surfer these days, I recently picked up a
> > '68 Princeton Reverb so I won't annoy the neighbors and/or wife too
> > much. The amp sounds great with my Jazzmaster (and soon to join the
> > family: a CIJ Jaguar), but I'm thinking of replacing the stock Oxford
> >
> > 10" with a 12" of some sort to get more bottom oomph and a little
> > more
> > volume/headroom for jamming with friends out of it.
> >
> > I've heard that the Weber California series speakers are good JBL
> > clones(?), and people especially seem to like the 15" model. Would
> > the
> > 12" Cali be a good choice for surfing (and similar early 60s sounds)
> > for my PR?
> >
> > Also, unrelated to the speaker choice, since the faceplate is
> > battered
> > and the tolex a bit crusty, I'm thinking of making it into the PR
> > that
> > never was: cream tolex/wheat grille, repro/custom brown faceplate
> > with
> > cream barrel knobs. It'll be the mini surfing machine!
> >
> > Any suggestions for someone to do the cab recover (or just build me a
> >
> > new cab/grille and baffle)? I've heard Larry Rodgers as a good
> > recommendation, but his website (rodgersamps.com) seems to be AWOL
> > these days.
> >
> > Opinions/thoughts/etc. welcome!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steven
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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