Zoner
Well-known member
I have been having a love/hate relationship for some time now with my Subway Blues combo and now have a new problem that may provide an opportunity for further improvement (I hope). I went to jam at a buddy's place this past weekend and after setting up and getting fired up to play with some old and dear folks who I hadn't seen in some time, I took the amp off standby and.......nothing. A quick troubleshoot told me that the amp itself was O.K., but it appears the speaker passed away.
I'm trying to decide if seeking out a direct replacement is best, or if I should just have the bad one reconed (I have had good and bad reconing experiences). This brings up another question in my mind, however. I have been a huge fan of the EV speakers that lived in my past Mark series amps and current C+, but I don't know how logical it would be to seek one out and pop it into the Sub. The main thing I like about the EV is that it seems to be very "neutral" compared to the Black Shadows and Celestions I have experimented with. There seems to be more bottom and an extended, smooth high end that the Celestions seem to lack (they seem darker and also seemed to have a narrower frequency response), and the greater efficiency can't hurt either, right? My questions are as follows:
Anyone ever retrofit a 10" EV into their Subway Blues?
Is putting a high-efficiency, monster speaker in a 20 watt peashooter like the Sub a horrible waste?
Does the 10" version of the EV have the same tonal character (not much coloration and very little breakup) as the bigger 12" unit?
Any suggestions on a replacement 10" that would suit a non-metal, medium-gain application?
I'm almost tempted to try out some other smaller grab-and-go rigs since this has been kind of a process getting the Sub sorted out (bad reverb pan rattle, changed loop to series 'cuz I detest a parallel loop, still unresolved popping when toggling off) but it is putting out some pretty sweet tones and when I pop it on top of my widebody 1x12 (with EV) it really kicks some booty. I'd like to hear any suggestions before I go forth and experiment with different aftermarket speaks, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Z
I'm trying to decide if seeking out a direct replacement is best, or if I should just have the bad one reconed (I have had good and bad reconing experiences). This brings up another question in my mind, however. I have been a huge fan of the EV speakers that lived in my past Mark series amps and current C+, but I don't know how logical it would be to seek one out and pop it into the Sub. The main thing I like about the EV is that it seems to be very "neutral" compared to the Black Shadows and Celestions I have experimented with. There seems to be more bottom and an extended, smooth high end that the Celestions seem to lack (they seem darker and also seemed to have a narrower frequency response), and the greater efficiency can't hurt either, right? My questions are as follows:
Anyone ever retrofit a 10" EV into their Subway Blues?
Is putting a high-efficiency, monster speaker in a 20 watt peashooter like the Sub a horrible waste?
Does the 10" version of the EV have the same tonal character (not much coloration and very little breakup) as the bigger 12" unit?
Any suggestions on a replacement 10" that would suit a non-metal, medium-gain application?
I'm almost tempted to try out some other smaller grab-and-go rigs since this has been kind of a process getting the Sub sorted out (bad reverb pan rattle, changed loop to series 'cuz I detest a parallel loop, still unresolved popping when toggling off) but it is putting out some pretty sweet tones and when I pop it on top of my widebody 1x12 (with EV) it really kicks some booty. I'd like to hear any suggestions before I go forth and experiment with different aftermarket speaks, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Z
