I have tried several and finally settled on a unlikely candidate. I installed an Emi Legend 1228 AlNiCo black frame. These are the 35 watt models. Not the most common of speakers, but if you can find one it is worth the effort.

A friend of mine has an orignal 59 deluxe and the speaker has been changed to an eminence w/black frame and it sounds great.

MikeY

Celestion speakers have a good reputation so thats why most people choose them. Dont be afraid to try different kind of speakers you may suprised to even get a better sound.

Hello all,

Great!

I mainly use my 2x12 cab that has vintage 30 and G12H in it.

Indeed, do try em all out. Eminence seems to be putting a lot of options onto the table, and so has other companies like weber, and such.

Which is great!

Or if your place has lots of junk, the old hi fi speakers can be surprising finds as well (if they work). Alas, these go for so much money on ebay these days so they might be scarce now.

Thanks!

Nik

I just scored a 1961 Jensen P12N that I am going to try in a homebrew 5E3. The Cabinet is coming from Mergili Inovations and I am getting a Mission Amps 5E3 chassis kit for it. i will build it totally stock, my first Mission 5E3 sold sold for a small profit. I've done two other 5E3 homebrews and people begged me to sell the amps to them, now I feel the need for tweed again.

MikeY