Is there a Higher Wattage Equivalent to the Alico Blue?

[megatonic]

That's the question...is there, and what is it?

 

[Steve Dallas]

AlNiCo Gold

 

[justonwo]

AlNiCo Gold

Yes. It's a higher wattage version of the Blue. The color is gold.

 

[electronpirate]

No.

The Gold sounds great, but it doesn't sound like the Blue (to me). But yes, that's what it was designed for.

EP

 

[ebenezer]

Tone Tubby makes an alnico thats rated at 40 watts.

 

[zzmoore]

IME there is not a high watt or low watt equivalent to anything. AlNiCo Blues sound the way they do because of how they are constructed. If you add something to increase its power capacity then the speaker also changes. Try finding a speaker with a 30 ounce magnet that sounds like a EVM 12L. Or a 75 watt speaker that sounds like the old Celestion "green backs" etc. etc. etc. My opinion of course.

 

[Tonefish]

Weber makes a higher wattage blue alnico also.

I prefer the Celestion Gold.

 

[esoteric pete]

yes, as tonefish said. you can get the weber blue dog in a few different wattage ratings, and they are spectacular speakers IMO.

 

[Secret Ingredient]

That's the question...is there, and what is it?

Two alnico blues?? Double the wattage!

 

[Seegs]

Fane has a 100 watt alnico but I'm not sure how tonally similar it is to a Celestion Blue...

I do know that it sounded amazing in an Audioamp Company High power tweed twin that I tried it in...

http://www.audioampco.com/speakers/speakers.html

Chow,
Seegs

 

[908SSP]

IME there is not a high watt or low watt equivalent to anything. AlNiCo Blues sound the way they do because of how they are constructed. If you add something to increase its power capacity then the speaker also changes. Try finding a speaker with a 30 ounce magnet that sounds like a EVM 12L. Or a 75 watt speaker that sounds like the old Celestion "green backs" etc. etc. etc. My opinion of course.

I agree. They don't sound the same because they aren't the same and often aren't even carefully created to sound the same. Nothing I have tried sound like a Blue and I have tried everything mentioned here except a Gold. Weber's don't, Fane doesn't, Tone Tubbys don't now that isn't to say they can't sound great just not like a Blue. The speaker I would suggest you look at is the new Silver Scumnico it doesn't sound like a Blue I think it sounds better. Tighter bass, warmer mids, sweet high end without being over powering try the Scumnico 30 watt. I had one here and it sounded so close to my 1967 Silver Pulsonic alnico pair I was shocked and ordered four.

 

[tonehead]

Anyone tried a 12" Alnico Blue in a BF Princeton Reverb? Looking for a sweet singing blues tone with a 64 Strat.