Speaker for a 1960 Gibson GA-5 Skylark

[LadOfEastPoland]

I technically don't have it yet. I bought it about half a year ago and it was waiting to be picked up from the US of A and brought to Poland by my dad. I will get it in the middle of July.
It has a stock Jensen Special Design 8" speaker. Now, should I change it? Just let's suppose it's not working, what would you put in it? Is the stock Jensen any good?
I am looking for warm and bright sounds.
Thanks.

 

[LadOfEastPoland]

help?

 

[EuroCool]

Maybe you should at least listen to your seaker once?
Many good 8", Jupiter is loved around here, I like Tone Tubby's 8" & original Jensen Sp Design of course.

 

[H. Mac]

The stock Jensen in my 1960 Skylsrk is one of the best speakers I've heard in the 50 years that I've been playing.

Regardless, planning a speaker swap for an amp you've never even heard might be putting the cart before the horse, but I understand that it's your decision and not mine.

 

[jlinde]

I would but a 10" in there. Should have no problem fitting one in there. Night and day difference.

 

[LadOfEastPoland]

Really? I could fit a 10"? It is designed for 8"

 

[jlinde]

I know on the Crestline ones you can..had a friend that did it. O.k.....yours is the 60' might have a smaller cabinet, but bet it would still fit...speaker studs would need to be changed...obviously.

 

[LadOfEastPoland]

I know on the Crestline ones you can..had a friend that did it. O.k.....yours is the 60' might have a smaller cabinet, but bet it would still fit...speaker studs would need to be changed...obviously.

It is a tweed amp, slightly bigger than a tweed Fender Champ.

 

[H. Mac]

I would but a 10" in there. Should have no problem fitting one in there. Night and day difference.

Nah. Speaker diameter alone isn't going to make a night and day difference. The strength of the magnet and the diameter of the voice coil have at least as much influence on how a speaker sounds as diameter.

 

[jlinde]

Nah. Speaker diameter alone isn't going to make a night and day difference. The strength of the magnet and the diameter of the voice coil have at least as much influence on how a speaker sounds as diameter.

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