Crate V18 speaker mod

longbow · January 28th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Ok what I want to do is put a new speaker in my V18 maybe brighten up the sound a bit. So what would you all suggest. Don't have a lot of dough so would like to get it correct the first time. Any help is appreciated or suggestions. It obviously has the stock speaker in it now. Haven't done any mods save for the mod for the to much bass thing and put an accutronix 4 spring in it. It has all the stock tubes in it except in the V3 position and that is a 12AY7 I believe. Mainly interested in the speaker suggestions. thanks

Alexandre · January 28th, 2009, 08:57 PM

Did you give it time to break in first? I put an 12AY7 in position 1 and sound is actually pretty to my liking right now (at least for what I paid!). Since I have a V18-212, I found it a tad too much to spend for 2 new speakers while the stocks werent broken in yet. Now, it seems just fine.

charlie chitlin · January 28th, 2009, 09:07 PM

You can't go wrong with Weber Signature speakers.
Beautiful sounds for very short sheckels.

longbow · January 28th, 2009, 09:13 PM

Thanks much. I have read good things about the weber sig. series as a matter of fact. I just may give that one a try. I would really like to do is get my hands on a Roland Blues Cube 60. Anybody have one for sale? thanks

Singin' Dave · January 28th, 2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie chitlin

You can't go wrong with Weber Signature speakers.
Beautiful sounds for very short sheckels.

+100. My buddy's V18 sounds great with a ceramic Weber Sig12, a 12AU7 in V1 (tube directly under "gain" knob on amp), 12AY7 in V2 and a 12AX7 in V3. Sig 12's are like $35 or $40 and worth every penny. I'd actually recommend the ceramic over the Alnico version as I believe they add a bit of clean volume headroom to that amp (especially when using the lower gain tubes).

As far as the original speaker, I've heard people say they can sound Ok once broken in. I just can't get past the plastic cone myself.

dean · January 29th, 2009, 12:14 AM

I haven't gotten to the amp mods yet - been too busy working on a couple guitar projects. But I did swap in a Peavey Scorpion speaker, and it even though the bassiness of the amp is still there, it did open up the tone quite a bit. Once I get a couple mods done, I'll reassess the Scorpion. But I'll probaby leave it in.

Dean

Tele-Dave · January 29th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Weber has sale on until friday midnight 1/31. just ordered 2 sig's myself yesterday. 15% off right now!!!

longbow · January 29th, 2009, 06:14 AM

Do you have link for it? I don't get a site for them only MF and another that I forget at the moment. thanks

January 28th, 2009, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
longbow Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: roch ny Posts: 288	Crate V18 speaker mod Ok what I want to do is put a new speaker in my V18 maybe brighten up the sound a bit. So what would you all suggest. Don't have a lot of dough so would like to get it correct the first time. Any help is appreciated or suggestions. It obviously has the stock speaker in it now. Haven't done any mods save for the mod for the to much bass thing and put an accutronix 4 spring in it. It has all the stock tubes in it except in the V3 position and that is a 12AY7 I believe. Mainly interested in the speaker suggestions. thanks

January 28th, 2009, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucktown, Pa Age: 48 Posts: 3,503	You can't go wrong with Weber Signature speakers. Beautiful sounds for very short sheckels. __________________ Dig yo'self http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-bf3537901a07

January 29th, 2009, 12:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
dean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 61 Posts: 2,218	I haven't gotten to the amp mods yet - been too busy working on a couple guitar projects. But I did swap in a Peavey Scorpion speaker, and it even though the bassiness of the amp is still there, it did open up the tone quite a bit. Once I get a couple mods done, I'll reassess the Scorpion. But I'll probaby leave it in. Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."

January 29th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tele-Dave Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Location: Location: West Virginia Posts: 320	Weber has sale on until friday midnight 1/31. just ordered 2 sig's myself yesterday. 15% off right now!!! __________________ _____________________________________________ "no complaints yet, but it's still early"!!!

January 28th, 2009, 08:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alexandre Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Age: 35 Posts: 219 13 Photos	Did you give it time to break in first? I put an 12AY7 in position 1 and sound is actually pretty to my liking right now (at least for what I paid!). Since I have a V18-212, I found it a tad too much to spend for 2 new speakers while the stocks werent broken in yet. Now, it seems just fine.

January 28th, 2009, 09:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
longbow Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: roch ny Posts: 288	Thanks much. I have read good things about the weber sig. series as a matter of fact. I just may give that one a try. I would really like to do is get my hands on a Roland Blues Cube 60. Anybody have one for sale? thanks

January 29th, 2009, 06:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
longbow Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: roch ny Posts: 288	Do you have link for it? I don't get a site for them only MF and another that I forget at the moment. thanks

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