Speaker Question......

[Telebluze]

I'm not a guitar palyer.....I'm asking this question for my bass player.....

What are some good 15" speaker option for a 1x15 Mesa cab?

He has a 2x10 cab stacked on top of a 1x15 cab and pushes it with a Mesa Walkabout.......we play calssic rock, blues, and funk...

Thx,
Ken

[testing1two]

Eminence Kappa is always a fine choice for a 15" replacement. That said I would recommend contacting Mesa for an OEM replacement in case he ever wants to sell the cab. Aftermarket speakers tend to kill the resale value on this kind of stuff.

[Kal-El]

Electrovoice EVM15s were standard in some Mesa cabinets.

[billyguitar]

Electrovoice EVM15s were standard in some Mesa cabinets.


Those cabs really sounded good too. A guy I used to play with brought a Mesa 1 x 15 cab with an EV to a gig and also a Mesa 2 x 10 cab. We a/b'd them and the 1 x 15 was better. Two of those cabs, a Fender blackface Bassman head and a Fender bass were like thunder!

This was before Neo Magnet speakers. I'd be checking those out and saving 15 or 20 pounds!

[hoochiecoochie]

I was wondering myself but for guitar. I was considering a JBL 130 series D K or E. It should be ported for a JBL for the best sound. My bass player has been using D 130s for his bass and loves them (old Fender cab 2-15). You would have to do a search for porting for the JBLs. Last time I spoke wth JBL, they were no longer providing the port dimensions. Oh yeah, the JBLs weigh about 23 pounds each - more weight in an already heavy cab. I love the sound of twin D 130s for guitar, but trying to cut down on the size of cabs.