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1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« on: October 18, 2022, 10:17:55 am »
I had a 10" combo for a short time till i returned it. But in the time i had it i tried a creamback 10 in it and tried to sell it locally after i returned the combo but it never sold. So with my recently resurrected 25 watt 6V6 combo that has a celestion 12" 100w in it i began wondering whether it would cut it in a band context if i made an adapter and put the creamback in it. I hesitate to do it for fear the first time i use it in the band (2 weeks from now) i will be stuck with a sound that has no lows to speak of. Has anyone used a 1x10" combo in a band setting successfully? The creamback by the way is 45w and my tranny has a 16 ohm tap so good to go there. I never used that 10" combo i returned live before i returned it so i have no idea how it would have cut it because at home i can't get loud.

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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2022, 08:00:58 pm »
25 watt 6V6 combo? more than 2 6V6s? Anyways, I think the amp and speaker are interdependent. Some amps sound great with a 10" speaker. Princeton Browns and Reverbs for example - also Tweed Harvards and small Valcos. Plenty of bass in my opinion. Have used a Princeton Reverb in a band setting, but the stock speaker was replaced with a 10" Alnico Weber. Caveat - my band pretty much sucked.
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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2022, 11:21:59 pm »
It's more or less a sort of 2x6V6 marshall.

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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2022, 10:19:00 am »
So maybe similar to the plexi 6V6 that many on the Forum have built. I built one - haven't played it much, but I ended up matching it up with a 12" Greenback. I don't recall every trying it with a 10" speaker. Maybe others here have tried various speakers. 2x6V6 is about 10-15 watts so lots of options. But who the heck has the time and $$ to test a whole bunch of speakers. Why not put the Creamback in an extension cab? You can then play through either or both. I remember with my Princeton Reverb it was hard to get over the drummer without micing the amp. I think I had it up around 8 which required turning the bass way down to avoid the flabs. Not much help, I know - sorry.
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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2022, 01:25:54 pm »
Well, yeah, i'd love to try it in a ex cab but i don't have one so i'd have to buy a cab or make one just to know if it would be worthwhile.

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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2022, 03:34:14 pm »
Having the 12 and 10 together would definitely be worthwhile, if you can match the sec impedance of the speakers to the 6V6s

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Re: 1x10" combo vs 1x12"....too little low end?
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2022, 07:01:26 pm »
Having the 12 and 10 together would definitely be worthwhile, if you can match the sec impedance of the speakers to the 6V6s

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