Members itspat7285 Posted December 12, 2014 Members Share Posted December 12, 2014 Got a Gibson scout ga17 amp. Originally has one 10 inch 8 ohm speaker. I want to get two weber 10f150's and cram it in there. Width across the baffle board is roughly 20 1/2 inches. I took it to my amp tech but he didn't seem interested in it and told me to add an extension jack and build a separate cab. Said the speakers should have one or two inches minimal between them. What are the drawbacks of not having adequate speaker spacing? I like the reverb effect from two speakers. Also, I want to add loudness and fullness to the amp. Would I be better off getting two 8 inch speakers? Part of the reason I'm changing the speakers is cause there's not enough low end, will 8 inch speakers make it worse? Responses and opinions appreciated, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 12, 2014 Members Share Posted December 12, 2014 In general, all else being equal (which it rarely is), a bigger speaker will have more low end so you'd want to avoid the 8"s. What's the vertical measurement of the baffle? Is there room for a single 12"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted December 12, 2014 Members Share Posted December 12, 2014 20.5" isn't going to be wide enough to mount two 10" speakers side by side but it may be enough if you catty corner them, one lower then the other. How tall is the baffle? Also be sure to buy two 16 ohm and wire them in parallel - or two 4 ohm speakers wired in series to get 8 ohms. You may also want to consider two 8's or a single 12". I'd try and get a high SPL speaker rated in the high 90's or even 100+ if you want that amp to be loud. Webber's are allot like Jensen's. They have vintage tone but their SPL db level is lower then most modern speakers. You can get allot more volume with a higher spl level if you're planning on using it live. More speakers alone doesn't make the amp louder, the wattage is just split between the two and each produce half the wattage. One high spl 12 inch speaker, no more then twice the amps wattage should give you the best volume and cranked tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members itspat7285 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2014 Just picked up a vintage Jensen c12q. This thing is mint! Gonna cut the baffle and try it out. Two tens catty cornered sounds interesting. I'm gonna see if there's room to do that while I got the baffle out, if not I'm thinking one 10' and one 8' or two 8's definitely want to play around with the sound of this amp as I plan on recording an album with it within the next couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 16, 2014 Members Share Posted December 16, 2014 FWIW, I'd just go with the single C12Q. IMHO, that will give the best results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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