Beagle216 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Not weed. The Canibus Rex speaker from Eminence. =) I love this speaker. I have tried 4 different speakers in the last three years of owning my Gries 35 and was constantly left wanting. I tried the Eminence Tonker Lite, WGS ET65, a WGS Reaper 50, and an old Jensen. I finally broke down and bought another speaker and the Canibus Rex showed up this afternoon. The Tonker Lite was very clean but I didn't quite like the breakup when I pushed it that hard. The reaper was too dark, the ET65 I HATED the breakup tones, and the Jensen was farty and ice pick. The Canibus Rex warmed up the top end but it still bites, the low end is nice and fat & tight but not farty and the mid range is just perfectly balanced. This is the best speaker I have heard, at least in this particular amp and for the style I play. I am happy I didn't give up, I have found a permanent replacement. I have tried some of the speakers mentioned with other amps and been happy. I feel like speaker and amp is a tricky relationship and requires a lot of trial and error. A speaker that sounds good in one amp may not do it for another.
Yooper Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Can we rate new speakers if they need to be broken in anyway?
barrymclark Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 The Cannabis Rex seems to have a decent enough following in the jazz guitar world.
tsp17 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 I have one in my PRRI. I love what this speaker does for this amp. Bigger, warmer, yet still focused. Great sound for jazz, classic rock, blues....
Gitfiddler Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 I have one in my PRRI. I love what this speaker does for this amp. Bigger, warmer, yet still focused. Great sound for jazz, classic rock, blues.... I dropped on in an '80's Princeton Reverb II and woke it up! The buyer was a very good jazz player and made it sound amazing...warm and clean. I have a brand new Emi CRex sitting in a box, waiting for the right application. Great speaker!
Beagle216 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Posted November 22, 2014 It is breaking in as we speak. I put my ditto looper x2 with a wide dynamic range song with some solos in it and am just letting it play. The wife is annoyed but I want to hear it broken in as well. This speaker is incredible. I just feel like it has the tone that's been in my head. Sounds incredible overdriven and creamy when clean. It's perfect. Glad to hear others enjoy it as well. My Sweetwater guy recommended it to me when I described what I was after. He was spot on.
pegleg32 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 I loved the one I had in my Fender Blues Jr. I wished I hadn't sold it with the amp.
Redsand Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 These are also fantastic speakers!! They sound great for Jazz or Rock.
big bob Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 I have a weber hemp come speaker, weber will break in any speaker if you ask real nice... Sounds fantastic!
bolero Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I think I had one once...but I can't remember? I think it always made me hungry, for some reason
yoslate Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 ...it's a gateway speaker "...(B)revity is the soul of wit...." Thank you, Polonius! Post of the month! Just aspirated coffee....
Beagle216 Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 "...(B)revity is the soul of wit...." Thank you, Polonius! Post of the month! Just aspirated coffee.... I second that! This post made me laugh out loud! One green up arrow for Rockabilly on that one!
duhvoodooman Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I have a Cannabis Rex in my modified Blues Junior and really like it. Sounds great clean, sounds great overdriven, and doesn't get brittle/ice picky on the top end. When I was looking for an upgrade to the stock "Fender Special Design" speaker (also made by Eminence, as it happens), I came across THIS ARTICLE by Blues Junior mod guru Bill Machrone. He tested 17 different 12" speakers in a Blues Junior, and the Cannabis Rex was one of his top picks, though it obviously depends upon what tonal characteristics you're going for. His comments: "The Cannabis Rex gets its name from its hemp cone. Hemp fibers strengthen the cone and impart a different flavor than typical paper cones. The cones are made for Eminence by Tone Tubby, the leader in hemp-cone speakers. This is the warm/clean jazz speaker! It’s a great clean speaker, but its cleans have that hemp cone personality–soft-edged, but not mushy. It handles overdrive and distortion very well when you push it. It’s very efficient, one of the loudest speakers you can put in an amp, and it pushes out pretty, round bass notes really well. The top end is very sweet, even forgiving. This speaker couldn’t make a harsh note if it tried and is beautifully balanced bottom to top. Super for creamy lead work."
NoSnowBlower Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 ...it's a gateway speaker Now That's Funny!!! Thank You. I can only imagine the mileage I will get out of that
Spectrum13 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 When I fired up my Reverbrocket II back up in 2007 I replaced the Alnico CTS with a Crex. Sounds great in the old Ampeg or with the Fargen or Goodsell. What Voodooman said.
rockabilly69 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 "...(B)revity is the soul of wit...." Thank you, Polonius! Post of the month! Just aspirated coffee.... Y"O" I am slain by your wit Slate!
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