I recently found a manufacturer of ‘clone’ guitar and bass amp speakers. Warehouse Guitar Speakers builds Celestion (and other makes) knock-offs. There are many reviews of these speakers if you Google ‘clone speaker’ that heap tons of praise on them. They speakers were originally selling for $20 each! I’m going to try a Celestion Lead clone (80 watt classic) in my new extension cab. I’ll let you know how they sound…
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Spider Valve Not Quite There Yet…
Posted in gear with tags gear on October 13, 2007 by Chris JohnsonI played the Spider Valve today at GC. I was expecting killer tone from the Bogner power section. What I heard was digital ice-pick harshness that is so common with modeling amps.
I’ve got an original POD (thanks Gilmo…) that I’ve updated to version 2.0 firmware which I love. I was hoping to get that POD 2 sound cranked from a great Bogner boutique style amp…Oh well.
As a side note, the Hughes and Kettner Switchblade comes closest to blending great digital effects with real tube amplified tone.
So far, the Boogie F-30 remains my main gigging amp. For a 30 watts, it’s just awesome. I’ve mounted an Amp Clamp on the bottom, and mic up my F-30 with a SM57 (of course…) So far I’ve held my own with every band and club to date, including some pretty big outdoors
