Best guitar amplifier speakers according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best guitar amplifier speakers. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best guitar amplifier speakers. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Monoprice 1 x 12 Tube Amplifier and an Eminence Patriot Swamp Thang 12" . Under $300 and awesome.
Edit The amp sounds well enough as is. However, upgrade to the swamp thang and that will be all you need for anything from practice, recording to even playing small venues.
I can think of a few options, depending on budget and size of your venue.
A personal portable amplifier will work pretty well for smaller venues, and have the added benefit the microphone is attached to you allowing you to move freely rather than be transfixed to a single point on stage. I don't know that I recommend the linked model specifically, I just grabbed one from Amazon quick. I'd do some research.
If you're doing medium sized or larger venues you're going to need something larger, like u/Ebackes88 says. I'd consider how many of these gigs you're doing versus the cost of renting. If it's a small amount, renting is probably the way to go, but obviously there will be a point when purchasing is cheaper.
One thing I'd keep in mind if you purchase is that you don't need a PA with sixteen channels (or ports) like a band might. I can't imagine you needing more than two (one for voice and one for music, if you have any. Something like this would probably do the trick. Yes it's got four channels, it's nice in case one breaks or if you find you'd like having more than two, plus it's tricky to find systems with less. This one also comes with a very crappy microphone, which you're probably going to want to upgrade right away. The downside here as opposed to the other option I suggested is that going wireless without sacrificing quality will cost you.
Perhaps something like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002CZREU
Rated for 25 watts. Think I should go for a higher wattage rating?
Despite it's name, the Peavey Classic 20 combo amp is a 15 watt amp.
I love my Blues Deluxe RI - after putting about $300 into it in upgrades. Off the rack, the highs sound like an icepick and the OD channel sounds like mush.
I replaced the speaker with a Cannabis Rex, bought some TAD power tubes and had a tech do a full bias and tune up. I then swapped the v1 and v3 preamp tubes for 12AY7 which helps control the volume level a bit more.
In the end, I still don't love the OD channel, but it's worlds better than before. The clean channel is out of this world good for the price, in my opinion.
I've been eyeballing the Cannabis Rex. Thoughts?
I'd just buy one of these and pop it in!
Both Jensen AND Eminence make 6ish inch sized speakers.
https://www.amazon.com/Jensen-MOD6-15-Watt-Guitar-Speaker/dp/B00346IBBC
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/620H--eminence-620h-6.5-inch-hemp-guitar-speaker-4ohm
Not like this is going to be seen anyway because users use the downvote feature improperly. Oh well.