thoughts on Sheffield speaker

[big jimmy]

what do think, they sound good to me.

[tazzboy]

The Peavey Sheffield's? I like 1290 and XXX version.

[Octave Doctor]

I have a 1230 in my Transtube Bandit 112, which sounds fine to me, a lot like the Celestion G12M70 in my Studio Pro 112. My amp wasn't gigged much, so I imagine the speaker's just broken in at this point.

I've heard it said that they wear out from hard use, but I'll have to see how that plays out--since I only paid $50.00 for the amp, upgrading the speaker would be no big deal.

[Jakedog]

Snobs poop on them all the time because they say Peavey on the label. But the Sheffield 1230 is one of my all time favorite guitar speakers. I like some of the Celestion offerings better for dirty tones, but for killer cleans, the 1230 is a monster with few equals.

[JayFreddy]

They're okay. I like the 1230 better than the 1290. I think the 1200 and the XXX are good too. There are several other non-Peavey speakers that I prefer for both clean and distortion, but there are plenty of speakers out there that aren't as good as the Sheff's too.

I have a couple 1230 16 ohmers I pulled from a Peavey 212 cab and replaced with Emi Governors. Anyone wants 'em, shoot me a PM, I'll give you a good deal.

[dusty tolex]

Out of necessity I put a 1230 in my '71 Deluxe Reverb and it sounds quite good. It actually sounds great cranked, no farting out. I have an Alltone 1250 in the mail, I'm hoping that it will sound better but I'm by no means sure that it will. If it doesn't, I will have learned an important lesson, I tell you what.

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