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Old 08-27-2021, 04:12 PM
Steve DeRosa Steve DeRosa is offline
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Originally Posted by Petespix View Post
Good choice - very lightweight for an all-tube amp of this type, enough clean power for small-/medium-size club work if you dime the Volume/use the Gain to set your overall level, and that Tone knob can take some of the EL84 brashness off the highs - but that Celestion Seventy-80 is strictly a rock speaker, so figure the cost of an appropriate replacement into the mix; FYI the Eminence Cannabis Rex is a popular upgrade for this amp (BTW Fender uses them in some of their similarly-powered FSR limited-edition Blues Junior combos), and for around $100 should give you the smooth low-breakup response you need in a jazz speaker...
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