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Jodah · July 3rd, 2009, 08:21 PM

Hey all!

I got a great deal on a 1968 Fender Twin Reverb amp recently from a gentleman who said the output transformer was dead. With a little toying at home, I found out that only thing wrong with my $50 investment was that one speaker was missing and the remaining speaker was dead. Talk about a bargain :)

Now that I've got a working Twin chassis, I need to purchase a pair of 12" speakers for it. I can't find a lot of information on the original speakers, and I'd like to build it as close to old spec as possible. I've heard a lot about Jensen, Eminence, Celestion and Warehouse Guitar speakers, but when I search for 12" speakers I find so many it makes my head spin!

I know speaker choice is a lot about personal preference, but can anyone give me an idea of where to start, or at least what the closest modern equivalent is to the original speakers in my amp?

Thanks in advance!

July 3rd, 2009, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jodah NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4	'68 Twin Reverb: Speaker Choice? Hey all! I got a great deal on a 1968 Fender Twin Reverb amp recently from a gentleman who said the output transformer was dead. With a little toying at home, I found out that only thing wrong with my $50 investment was that one speaker was missing and the remaining speaker was dead. Talk about a bargain :) Now that I've got a working Twin chassis, I need to purchase a pair of 12" speakers for it. I can't find a lot of information on the original speakers, and I'd like to build it as close to old spec as possible. I've heard a lot about Jensen, Eminence, Celestion and Warehouse Guitar speakers, but when I search for 12" speakers I find so many it makes my head spin! I know speaker choice is a lot about personal preference, but can anyone give me an idea of where to start, or at least what the closest modern equivalent is to the original speakers in my amp? Thanks in advance!