tweed super 5f4 kit on order!!!

skeksis · May 13th, 2008, 01:20 PM

Finally quit waffling and ordered the thing from Marsh last night. Opted for the lacquered cab, merc. mag. OT, and NO speakers. I wish the thing were here yesterday! It'll be my first propper build, though I've been monkeying around with old amps and fixing tube radios for some 5 years now. Not expecting much trouble, but I hope the documentation with the kit is adequate.

ANYWAY

I didn't order speakers because I have a handful of 10's on hand, and will surely experiment a bit. Anyone have thoughts on whether CTS alnico 10's from a 60's Super Reverb would be a good option in the 5f4?

What are your fav 10's in a tweed clone?

Bob Arbogast · May 13th, 2008, 04:15 PM

I tried a fair number of speakers in my 5F4. I started with Weber 10A125 (30W) and later tried Eminence Copperhead/Copperhead, Ragin Cajun/Ragin Cajun, Ragin Cajun/Copperhead, Ragin Cajun/Legend 105, Legend 105/Legend 105, and Legend 102/Legend 102. I also tried a pair of Weber Signature 10AS speakers. It all depends on what you're after: speaker break-up or not, full mids or hollow, etc.

What did I settle on? I put the chassis in a 5E7 cabinet, loaded it with a trio of Sig 10AS speakers, and haven't looked back.

FWIW, I have a quad of Sig 10AS speakers waiting for me to build a 5F6-A Bassman . . . Maybe they're not the best speaker in the world . . . but for the price? Hard to beat!

Bob Arbogast

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Originally Posted by skeksis

Finally quit waffling and ordered the thing from Marsh last night. Opted for the lacquered cab, merc. mag. OT, and NO speakers. I wish the thing were here yesterday! It'll be my first propper build, though I've been monkeying around with old amps and fixing tube radios for some 5 years now. Not expecting much trouble, but I hope the documentation with the kit is adequate.

ANYWAY

I didn't order speakers because I have a handful of 10's on hand, and will surely experiment a bit. Anyone have thoughts on whether CTS alnico 10's from a 60's Super Reverb would be a good option in the 5f4?

What are your fav 10's in a tweed clone?

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skeksis Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: phoenix Age: 31 Posts: 401	tweed super 5f4 kit on order!!! Finally quit waffling and ordered the thing from Marsh last night. Opted for the lacquered cab, merc. mag. OT, and NO speakers. I wish the thing were here yesterday! It'll be my first propper build, though I've been monkeying around with old amps and fixing tube radios for some 5 years now. Not expecting much trouble, but I hope the documentation with the kit is adequate. ANYWAY I didn't order speakers because I have a handful of 10's on hand, and will surely experiment a bit. Anyone have thoughts on whether CTS alnico 10's from a 60's Super Reverb would be a good option in the 5f4? What are your fav 10's in a tweed clone? __________________ most of the time: '55 LP Jr. or MIJ '62 Custom Tele ----> '08 Marsh 5F4 Super kit http://www.myspace.com/jswattsmusic