I'm using an EVM12L with my Bluesmaster 100 - it's coming up to its 20th birthday soon & I'd like to have a backup even though it's still going strong.

Just wondered if anyone has tried a Fane Studio 12L, and if so, how did it stack up against the EV?

Cheers

Kieran

Thanks that's useful to know - EV it is then!

It would be helpful if you can borrow a cab with Studio12L and try it, but if not… Yes, it is a great speaker and probably will work for you just fine.
It is definitely a huge sounding speaker with 102 db.
Cheers

Great though my EVM12 is, (this info for others, since you have expressed your preference) it isn't the magic answer for every amp and pair of ears
I personally find mine works well with only 30-40% of my amps, and definitely not my BM50 with a strat - but I use the BM50 with low preamp gain, high master, which is not common

Did you know that Eminence do a guitar/PA speaker (which is what the EVM12 is I understand) similar to the EVM12 but much cheaper?

to at least form an opinion before buying with your own ears, try Watford valve's sound selector, which plays many speakers with the same guitar and amp

Alledgedly, the Eminence Delta Pro 12A is a near-clone.

I have not tried many Eminence drivers, since in the UK Celestion are good value.

But, in an old 2x12 cab, which was made to match my Fender Twin II, I have 2 x Eminence ME12-1008LE (from the 1990s)
I would not say they match the EVM12, they are smoother and not as bright or clear, but they share that very clean quality that few guitar drivers have - all the normal guitar drivers sound distorted compare to these. they would make a good cheap backup to an EVM12 I think, you can often buy these drivers used for £50 or less

they're just cleaner speakers, the EVm12 being the cleanest. It just means the speaker doesn't colour the sound.
A vintage 30 for example adds loads of extra bits of distortion that many find attractive for a guitar - if you ran hifi through one you'd be appalled
Personally I found the evm12 too clean and bright for a BM, I prefer a celestion Gold, again a speaker that colours the sound too

AFAIK all "normal" guitar speakers colour the sound a lot, but in different ways, probably 20x as much variation between models and brands than you'd get in hifi speakers
Very few are as clean and uncoloured as the EVM12.

Certainly it's not just Celestion with this type of colouration (which for most amps is usually considered a good thing)

I'm actually adding a Weber Neo 12 paper dome, which is a JBL D120 clone, minus the aluminum dome, of course, to my 2x12 to try to get a bigger bottom and more highs along with my 1265. I'll let you know how it goes!

Gregg