12-inch guitar speaker with complex overtones

Back in 1986 a new breed of hard rock player was on the rise. To meet the demands of the players and their increasingly ‘hot-rodded’ amplifiers we set out to develop a modern guitar speaker capable of handling much more power and overdrive. To achieve this we coupled our ‘H’ magnet (the closest in performance to Alnico) with a new cone and voice coil employing contemporary materials.

The most revealing, speaker the Vintage 30 features enormously detailed and complex overtones a warm low-end a famously rich vocal mid-range and a beautifully detailed top-end. Used singly to reveal the complexities in hand- wired boutique amps or in quartets for a wonderfully intricate vintage 3D crunch the Vintage 30 sound has been captured on thousands of recordings from a diverse range of notable players including Slash Steve Stevens and Peter Frampton.

Specs

Nominal diameter 305mm / 12in

Power rating 60W

Rated impedance 16Ω

Sensitivity 100dB

Chassis type Pressed steel

Magnet type Ceramic

Magnet weight 1.42kg / 50oz

Voice coil diameter 1.75in / 44mm

Voice coil material Round copper

Frequency range 70-5000Hz

Resonance frequency, Fs 75Hz

DC resistance, Re 14.6Ω