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Like magic, a healthy brewing of the key features of the Private Jack and the Governor Eminence conjures up the Wizard 8 speaker. The Eminence Wizard has great coloration: very articulate, but with a hint of grit. Nice sustain and exceptionally good tight bottom.

If you’ve ever wanted to get that great classic rock sound from the 60s and 70s, here’s the perfect spell!

Eminence Wizard 8 Guitar Speaker (75 Watts, 12 in.) Features…

Nominal Basket Diameter: 12 inches, 304.8mm

Nominal Impedance*: 8 ohms

Watts: 75W

Resonance: 89Hz

Usable Frequency Range: 70Hz-5.5kHz

Sensitivity***: 103

Magnet Weight: 56 ounces

Gap Height: 0.312 inches, 7.92mm

Voice Coil Diameter: 1.75 inches, 44.5mm

Thiele & Small Parameters DC Resistance (Re): 6.13

Coil Inductance (Le): 0.38mH

Mechanical Q (Qms): 11.48

Electromagnetic Q (Qes): 0.49

Total Q (Qts): 0.47

Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas): 41.5 liters / 1.5 cubic feet

Peak Diaphragm Displacement Volume (Vd): 42cc

Mechanical Compliance of Suspension (Cms): 0.11mm/N

BL Product (BL): 14.4 T-M

Diaphram Mass inc. Airload (Mms): 30 grams

Efficiency Bandwidth Product (EBP): 181

Maximum Linear Excursion (Xmax): 0.8mm

Surface Area of Cone (Sd): 519.5 cm2

Mounting Information Recommended Enclosure: Sealed or Vented Acceptable

Overall Diameter: 12.02 inches, 305.3mm

Baffle Hole Diameter: 10.97 inches, 278.6mm

Front Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard

Rear Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard

Mounting Holes Diameter: 0.25 inches, 6.4mm

Mounting Holes B.C. D.: 11.63 inches, 295.4mm

Depth: 5.2 inches, 132mm

Net Weight: 10.8 pounds, 4.9 kg

Shipping Weight: 12.5 pounds, 5.7 kg

Materials of Construction Coil Construction: Copper voice coil

Coil Former: Nomex former

Magnet Composition: Ferrite magnet

Core Details: Non-vented core

Basket Materials: Pressed steel basket

Cone Composition: Paper Cone

Cone Edge Composition: Paper cone edge

Dustcap Composition: Zurette dust cap

Buy Eminence Wizard 8 Guitar Speaker (75 Watts, 12 in.)

This speaker absolutely kills. Put two into a mesa standard 4×12 cabinet with two texas heats in an "X" pattern. This is the difintive New metal tone IMHO. Everything you need tight chunky bass, clear crisp highs, and all the raunchy mids you need without any icepick highs or farty low end. This speaker loves to be mixed with other types but im sure it would sound great alone as well. I play with mahogany guitars and emg humbuckers. (if youve got the emg's do the 18 volt mod immediatley! google it!)

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you already know the features , read the other guys posts if not. I play metal primarily of all styles new and old.

Im sure it will last as all eminence products, if you blow it up its probably your fault anyway.

Beeen playing twelve years, own all sorts of gear, GAS sufferer for many years. Would buy this again and again, if fact I will probably never use anything else. finally found MY tone. And far far less cash than the china-lestion not so vintage icepick 30. If your a metal guy looking for new speakers try these. kick the vintage 30 to the curb once and for all. If you can, mix it with a texas heat and shatter skulls.

Rick Maldonado (02/13/2007)

I dropped this into a ROLAND BC-60 blues cube as a replacement speaker. Very nice. Articulate and rich sounding with plenty of tight bottom. Better clarity than the ROLAND V12 ?Vintage? speaker it replaced. This is a very smooth sounding, well balanced speaker that doesn?t show any strong tendencies toward Low, Mid or High frequencies. That said, it actually projects well in all registers. I 'm using a BOSS compressor so it?s guitar-compressor-BC-60. The BC-60 is an amp that will go from squeaky Fender clean to monster Marshall crunch, so the Wizard gets a wide-spectrum workout in it. At 60 watts RMS, the BC-60 is capable of pushing the Wizard close to its continuous duty rating. I haven?t experienced any problems..in fact the speaker seems even better at higher volume levels, with just a little cone breakup. No farting out on the low end-it?s nice and tight. No midrange spike-it is well behaved and smooth. No High end shrillness-very pleasing highs. The Wizard reacts powerfully to the BC-60s channel EQs and presence knob. Makes the EQ really effective.

These are very good, very LOUD, very articulate speakers for blues, classic or hard rock. They don?t add much color so if you like the sound of your guitar?s marriage to your amp then this is the speaker for you. I LOVE it with the BC-60.

It?s round. Looks like a speaker. Hey..it IS a speaker.

Looks massively built. 75 Watts continuous / 150 peak.

I came across this speaker while testing some candidates for the BC-60. I tested the amp with a compressor and the guitars were Les Paul and Ibanez Strat. Both guitars held their signature character sound perfectly. I also plan to do a review of a Swamp Thang in the BC-60, so look over at the Eminence Swamp Thang if you?re interested. Overall, I rate the Wizard as superior to the ROLAND V12, which is a fine sounding speaker in its own right. For an amp of this type, the Wizard is a good choice in my humble opinion. Probably not the best choice for metal, although they might make for a good mix with another speaker type. I'm giving the WIZARD an 8 overall because I don't feel this is the speaker of choice for more modern, very heavy styles. But if you like classic rock and blues tones and the classic Brit amp sound through Greenback speakers then you should check this one out.

Robbin Moncrief (09/01/2005)

Think of your all time favorite guitar solo – chances are it was played through Celestion loudspeakers. When a toughened G12 radio loudspeaker was combined with an early guitar amplifier back in the 50’s, who could have imagined the sound would be so influential. But the soft, creamy overtones produced by an overloaded valve amp through a Celestion speaker had defined a whole new sound; one that powered the emerging guitar heroes of the period and, during the next 4 decades, became the undisputed Voice of Rock ‘n Roll.

Be it Manchester Brit-pop, L.A. shred-metal, or Seattle grunge, it’s more than likely coming at you through a Celestion. Most of the classic names in guitar amplification continue to rely on the unique tonal characteristics of Celestion loudspeakers to produce their trademark sounds.

Vintage 30 Features

Modern guitar loudspeaker designed to handle high output with vintage tone and style.

Tight and responsive single note definition, with masses of volume and sustain.

100dB sensitivity makes the Vintage 30 ideal for use with high gain valve amplifiers.

The first choice for many modern rock guitarists.

About the Classic Series

Beginning with the legendary Celestion Blue, the world’s first dedicated guitar loudspeaker, these Classic speakers have delivered many of the memorable guitar performances in contemporary music over the past four decades. Hand-built, using traditional methods to retain their unique tonal characteristics, the Classics are considered by leading guitarists and amp manufacturers as the finest guitar loudspeakers that money can buy.

To experienced ears, each of the Celestion Classics is instantly recognizable: the Blue for its exceptional dynamic range, the Classic Lead for its presence, the Greenback for its warmth, the Vintage 30 for its definition, the G12H for its tight bottom end, and the G12T-75 for its pure, unadulterated grit. No wonder Celestion Classic loudspeakers are the guitar world’s Number One choice.

Six guitar loudspeakers that have come to define the voice of rock and roll.

From authentic vintage reissues to cutting edge new designs, each model has been created to perform in every conceivable situation.

Highest quality materials and components ensure supreme reliability and unparalleled tone.

Available in either 8- or 16-Ohm impedance.

The leading choice of classic names in guitar amplification.

Now made in China — Same classic speaker: new Chinese production plant.

Celestion Vintage 30 Classic Series Guitar Speaker (60 Watts, 12 in.) Features…

Power Handling: 60W

Impedance: 8 or 16 Ohms

Sensitivity (1W @ 1m): 100dB

Resonant Frequency: 70Hz

Frequency Response: 70Hz – 5kHz

Magnet Weight: 50 oz.

Country Origin: China

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"The speaker that truly delivers…..and much more."

It's fantastic.

The value is surprisingly great considering the low price.

This speaker in conjunction with my Hot Rod Deluxe is a very reliable, powerful combination suitable for any gig. I've used it outside, in ballrooms, and on our last cd. No disappointments whatsoever!

Ten years or more. I thought I was happy with the Peavey Black Widows in my Twin until I bought my Hot Rod Deluxe with the Celestion Vintage 30. I only hope my Twin sounds as good with a pair of Vintage 30's in them.

a customer from charter.net (Style of Music: Country)

Woah!

When the Celestion Heritage line came out, it pretty much didn't get my attention. I already own a few 'Blues, and they are great, articulate speakers that just sound good. I just didn't need a new speaker.
I became curious about the Celestion Heritage series after reading about the EVH model that is allegedly an accurate remake of the G12M 20 Watt speaker that Ed insists on for 'his tone'. Reading a little further, it seems that the EVH speaker is nothing more than a Heritage G12M with EVH decoration.
Then I found a Heritage G12H Model T1234/P in Scratch & Dent clearance. Why not?
Woah! What a life changing speaker! The dynamics are incredible! With my Goodsell Super 17 Mk2 amp my picking techniques come through with amazing clarity. Truly great!

Spudro from Nashvilleish (May 14, 2008)

Everything sounds better with hemp! We’re speaking about guitar sounds of course. The Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker has a cone made from hemp. Hemp itself is extremely durable and yet provides a wide frequency range tailor made for guitarists. The Cannabis Rex is the perfect speaker for jazz, country, progressive and classical music. With a smokey smooth tone you’ll be the first to smoke the audience with them.

The Cannabis Rex is a very special speaker featuring a hemp cone for smokey

smooth low end with great mid range definition and bite. A very slick design

coaxes 102dB from only one watt making it one of the loudest 50 watt speakers

in the Eminence line. Perfect for blowing the grill off your favorite blues

combo or jazz amp but can easily part your hair on a rock gig.

Eminence Cannabis Rex Guitar Speaker (50 Watts, 12 in.) Features…

Specifications

Nominal Basket Diameter: 12 in., 304.8 mm

Nominal Impedance*: 8 ohms

Power Rating – Watts: 50 Watts

Resonance: 96Hz

Usable Frequency Range: 70Hz-5kHz

Sensitivity***: 102

Magnet Weight: 38 oz.

Gap Height: 0.312 in., 7.92mm

Voice Coil Diameter: 1.75 in., 44.5mm

Thiele and Small Parameters

Resonant Frequency (fs): 96Hz

DC Resistance (Re): 6.56

Coil Inductance (Le): 0.44mH

Mechanical Q (Qms): 9.28

Electromagnetic Q (Qes): 0.69

Total Q (Qts): 0.64

Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas): 50 liters / 1.8 cu.ft.

Peak Diaphragm Displacement Volume (Vd): 45cc

Mechanical Compliance of Suspension (Cms): 0.11mm/N

BL Product (BL): 11.8 T-M

Diaphram Mass inc. Airload (Mms): 24 grams

Efficiency Bandwidth Product (EBP): 139

Maximum Linear Excursion (Xmax): 0.8mm

Surface Area of Cone (Sd): 558.6 cm2

Mounting Information

Recommended Enclosure

- Sealed: Acceptable

- Vented: Acceptable

Overall Diameter: 12.02 in., 305.3mm

Baffle Hole Diameter: 10.97 in., 278.6mm

Front Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard

Rear Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard

Mounting Holes Diameter: 0.25 in., 6.4mm

Mounting Holes B.C. D.: 11.63 in., 295.4mm

Depth: 5.1 in., 130mm

Net Weight: 8.2 lbs., 3.7 kg

Shipping Weight: 9.8 lbs., 4.5 kg

Materials of Construction

Coil Construction: Copper voice coil

Coil Former: Paper former

Magnet Composition: Ferrite magnet

Core Details: Non-vented core

Basket Materials: Pressed steel basket

Cone Composition: Hemp Cone

Cone Edge Composition: Paper cone edge

Dustcap Composition: Zurette dust cap

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I play mostly teles through a blackface Bassman and 2×12 Bassman cab for vintage rock and roll tones. I did a lot of research before buying these speakers and it paid off. Very present, but not too bright. The amp responded very well to changes in volume on the guitar. Well rounded and punchy. They already sound like vintage speakers.

12" 50W speaker – hemp cone

I would use these speakers without a backup. I've never had reason to doubt Eminence's reliability.

I've been touring for about 10 years and have used Les Pauls, Teles, Ricks, etc., so I know good rock tone (think Keef, Mike Campbell, Billy Gibbons, Paul Kossof). These speakers nail it. I would definitely buy these again if they were stolen. Love the tone, but I wish you could get tone like this out of an alnico magnet (just for the weight). I've been used original Oxfords for years and these sound just as good.

doodmanfaceguy (09/18/2005)

I play rock/blues harp. I got this to use with low watt amps that break up really easily. Recently played a small bar with a Masco amp that breaks up too easily and doesn't get loud enough with my 4×8 cab (with vintage Jensens). Put in a small cab 1×12. It was perfect. It's super efficient, so it got plenty loud. It was smooth and mellow, which paired with this amp (which is raucus) was just right. Really nice for harp. There's no ice-pick in this speaker.

You must BREAK IT IN. Sounded terrible out of the box. 20 hours with my stereo blasting through it and it was a different speaker.

It's a speaker. 50 Watts.

I imagine it'll last, but only some practice and one gig so far.

Just what I was looking for. Smooth, mellow high end, plenty of lows. This is what makes a good harp speaker. If you're looking for the speaker to break-up, this is not the one. But for a nicely distorting amp, just right. Or, if you're going for a warm, smooth tone, it would work with a clean amp.

HarpDoc (06/09/2006)

The Mackie Hotwire PB1 Pedalboard for the VT12 Hotwire Combo Amplifier is a multi-button footswitch and is connected with a Pedal Jack.

Mackie Hotwire PB1 is the first guitar amp offering from Mackie. A few years back, Mackie redefined affordable, yet feature-rich pro audio equipment, and this amp is poised to set the guitar amp world on its ear. The magic of Hotwire lies in its unique circuitry. There are 12 basic modes that actually changes the fundamental analog circuitry to offer up a variety of tube tones.

Control your Hotwire with this Powerful PB4 four-function channel selector switch Pedal!

Mackie Hotwire PB1 Pedalboard for Hotwire Guitar Combo Amplifier Features…

Bank Select: Up & Down

EFX: On/off

Tap Tempo/Tuner

Channel switches: Clean, Crunch, Overdrive, Lead

Recorder switches: Rec, Play/Stop

Pedal: Wah/Control

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Made of Black vinyl, this protective cover is perfect for keeping the dust and scrapes off of your prized amplifier’s tolex when moving from gig to gig.

Fender Amplifier Cover for Princeton 65 and 112 (Black) Features…

Amplifer dimensions (H x W x D): 16.5 x 18.75 x 9 in.

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This amp's clean is superb. The distortion is adequate. The reverb is pretty quiet. DO NOT play your guitar close to this amp for 2 reasons, on the drive channel there is alot of feedback andf on both channels there is a nasty hum produced by the magnetic field generated by the power transformer that messes with the pickups. This amp is pretty good for just about all musical styles though I would not recommend it for thrash metal or other such super high gain styles of music. I gave this amp an 8 in this category.

I'm not gonna go through all the knobs, controls, etc. but it does have 2 channels clean and overdrive. The clean channel really kicks ass, other people might say that it distorts at higher volumes but to me it just sounds like it gets a little punch added in. The distortion channel is awesome as long as your standing far enough away cuz this thing will feed back. It pumps out 65 watts through a 12" speaker and is very very loud for an amp in it's size. It has spring reverb that sounds like a big room-very cool. I play mostly rock, old rock…HENDRIX=GOD and blues. This thing is really good for alternative it is also good for Hendrix like stuff too. It has a good amount of features for it's price so I gave it a 9 in this category.

I bought it used and there has not been a single problem yet.

Overall I like this amp alot and would recommend it as a practice/small gig amp for beginners to intermediate players. If it were lost or stolen I would probably break every bone the theif's body and save my mony towards getting a separate head and 4×12" cab. I gave this amp a 9 in this category because it is an excellent value for it's price.

Jimi (06/13/2000)

used at the mo. with an Epiphone Les Paul standard. humbucker pickups. suits my musical style (radiohead/jeff buckley) reasonably well. for clean low vol sounds is amazing. makes too much of a hissy noise. never gets loud enough on channel one at gigs. clean channel distorts at mid – high volumes and when guitar is played aggressively. distortion is awful unless used for solos at ultra high gain

Fairly versatile. 2 channels. strange location (middle) for channel selector. no effects. spring reverb, nice but hisses at me which is annoying when recording. sounds great on clean channel up to about 2 on the volume dial. after that performance suffers greatly and no matter how much more you turn the knob it doesn't get any louder. solid state

very reliable, never broken (yet)

i own a sound city 120 amp that i bought off a mate, but its getting fixed. id definitely consider getting a fender amp again, tho a more powerful one certainly. it's worth getting for the clean channel but don't get your hopes up over the drive channel

phil (02/25/2003)

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The G10 Vintage is the natural evolution of the well-respected Vintage 10. Closer to the sound of the Vintage 30 than its predecessor, the G10 Vintage still maintains a distinctive tonal flavour of its own. All of these speakers use the same voice coil designs and similar ceramic magnet structures to achieve their familiar, hard-rocking Celestion sound.

Harking back to the original British rock invasion, the G10 Vintage provides a meaty 60W power handling with solid bass, muscular mids and an articulate top-end, making it perfect for anyone looking to upgrade the sound of an existing 2×10 in. or 4 x10 in. A particularly versatile performer, the G10 Vintage is also well suited for use in a single speaker cab.

Celestion G10 Vintage Guitar Speaker (60 Watts, 10 in.) Features…

General Specifications

Nominal Diameter: 10 in., 254mm

Power Rating: 60 watts

Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms or 16 ohms

Sensitivity: 97dB

Chassis Type: Pressed Steel

Voice Coil Diameter: 1.75 in., 44.5mm

Voice Coil Material: Round copper

Magnet Type: Ceramic

Frequency Range: 100-5500Hz

Resonance Frequency, Fs: 115Hz

DC resistance, Re: 7.47 ohms or 12.33 ohms

Mounting Information

Diameter: 10.1 in. in., 256mm

Overall Depth: 4.1 in., 104mm

Magnet Structure Diameter: 5.3 in., 134mm

Cut-Out Diameter: 9.0 in., 229mm

Mounting Slot Dimensions: 0.2 x 0.3 in., 6 x 8 mm diameter

Number of Mounting Slots: 4

Mounting slot PCD: 9.6 in., 245mm

Unit Weight: 5.3lb, 2.4kg

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Found used on Ebay. Just recorded an album, looking for the best electric guitar tones. Tried Vox Blue, Vintage 30, Matchless, Greenback, old Jensens. Used condensers, ribbon, and dynamic mics, close and distance mics. Matchless, Bruno, Fender, Top Hat, THD, Carvin, Gibson amps.

Guess which speaker won?

A little Celeston Vintage 10 in a homemade pine cabinet! The guy who mastered our album, Brent Lambert of The Kitchen Mastering in Chapel Hill (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Gladhands, etc) commented on how good the electric guitars sounded. Sometimes simple is better.

Buy a used one and try it out for yourself!

This speaker likes SM57 mics, Class "A" amps, and single coil pickups!

Anonymous (07/11/2002)

This is a 10" that wants to be a 12". Remarkable little speaker! I was amazed at how it responds to tube amps as well as a solid state. I run a Fender American Deluxe and the blues just rings wonderfully. I also Put a 2×10 through a high gain Bogner and an Ernie Ball with humbuckers and WHOA! This thing can handle some power. From clean Clapton to SRV to Slayer…. it suits my needs for gigging in two completely different bands.

60 watts , 10" of blues and rock bliss!

No issues and after about 10 hours it warms up nicely. I've pumped 100 watts of tube through a 2×10 and no signs of wearing out yet after about 6 months of complete abuse.

GET 'EM! Again, I can't stress how I bugged the heck out of www.ddspeaker.com for a few weeks and they stuck with me on my purchase!

calamander (04/11/2005)