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appar111 · May 5th, 2008, 04:42 PM

I think I've narrowed it down to these 2 choices for my 1x10 6 watt tweed Princeton clone (a Marsh). But I'm torn and need some help.

This amp has had an alnico Weber Sig10 (warm, crunchy, not too bassy, but doesn't cut through live) and a ceramic Weber Sig10S (bolder, bigger, brighter and more "reedy" sounding in it).

Currently, it has an Eminence 30 watt blue frame alnico in it, which sounds pretty good, but tends to get a little squishy when I use overdrive/distortion pedals with it. I use a Boss DS-1 for hard rock "dirt", and that's about it. The ceramic Sig10S actually handled distortion & gain really well (alot better than the 2 alnicos I tried).

I want something that has some real snap & bite to it when played clean, almost like alnico, but something that handles overdrive & distortion pedals better (i.e. stays solid sounding, with firm low end).

So should I go for the Copperhead or the Legend 1058? If worse comes to worse, I can always grab another ceramic Sig10S since they're only $30 a pop, but I thought I'd look at these two as options.

thanks!
J.

May 5th, 2008, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
appar111 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 33 Posts: 1,341	Eminence: Copperhead or Legend 1058 for a tweed Princeton? I think I've narrowed it down to these 2 choices for my 1x10 6 watt tweed Princeton clone (a Marsh). But I'm torn and need some help. This amp has had an alnico Weber Sig10 (warm, crunchy, not too bassy, but doesn't cut through live) and a ceramic Weber Sig10S (bolder, bigger, brighter and more "reedy" sounding in it). Currently, it has an Eminence 30 watt blue frame alnico in it, which sounds pretty good, but tends to get a little squishy when I use overdrive/distortion pedals with it. I use a Boss DS-1 for hard rock "dirt", and that's about it. The ceramic Sig10S actually handled distortion & gain really well (alot better than the 2 alnicos I tried). I want something that has some real snap & bite to it when played clean, almost like alnico, but something that handles overdrive & distortion pedals better (i.e. stays solid sounding, with firm low end). So should I go for the Copperhead or the Legend 1058? If worse comes to worse, I can always grab another ceramic Sig10S since they're only $30 a pop, but I thought I'd look at these two as options. thanks! J.