Eminence Red White and Blues

2006, 120 Watts, 12", 8 ohms.

This speaker solved a tone problem. I have a 50 watt, 1 X 12" cab amp with a tube rectifier - the amp already has a slightly softer attack. It had a Texas Heat which has a very loose, chunky base - not too focused. I wanted more puch, so I got a Legend 125. The Legend broke up much too soon. The RWB Struck a good balance - punchy and lively, yet not shrill on the treble. It's a fast speaker and very versatile.

If you want alot of power handling, a balanced American tone with tight, focused low end and warm mids (not too strident like British) and sweet highs - this is an ideal speaker.

I like the cone and the cool picks that come with it? Actually, it's not doped, which is good for me.

Very EV like sound. Think SRV. Great sound, but NOT the British sound like Celestions. Think Fender with 6L6 not Marshall with EL34. Mine has never farted like the other reviewer. It's as clean and sharp as you want and sounds great when driven with a good amp. Maybe your amp was running out of power causing the farts?

Eminence are great especially at the price. And, they are still made in the US, not China like the new celestions.

GREAT. Eminence will respond to emails without delay.

Great speaker, but understand what you are getting and you will appreciate what you have.

Features???? Its a speaker for goodness sake!!!

Here's the beef of this review. This is one of the best speakers I've tried. This is a great speaker for those that are in the EV type of camp. Its not Celestion/British sounding or Jensen/JBL sounding. This is a nice cross between American smoothness with a hint of British character. If you're looking for the Robben Ford tone, this speaker delivers. It doesn't have the 1.5 - 2K dip/notch that makes British speakers too aggressive in the upper mids. If you look at the frequency curve, its very similar to EV's and the EV 'clones'. Totally flat from bass to mids, then the upswing at the upper mids/treble. What that means is a full, smooth, even balanced tone.

This speaker is not suited for a guitarist who wants to have the speaker drive the tone. I don't like speakers that color my tone all that much...but I don't want it to be boring either. Eminence has a real winner with this one. Think of it as a EV with just a hint of British / V30 flavor in the upper mids.

Excellent speaker. I've used all the speakers out there and this goes extremely well with my Fuchs ODS50. Nails the R.Ford to me. If you're into that tone, get this speaker. If your a heavy metal head or classic rock, this speaker probably wont have enough mid aggression for you.

12", 120 watts. good construction, medium weight magnet. american cuzn to the govna.

kind of a repressed governor, vin30 characteristics, but not esp. prominent. bass farts out like the celestion greenbacks do on the low end. run with an sg/duncan custom and orange ad30.

well built.

none.

like a vin30, a vin 30 is better, not as loud as the governor. the bass farts out on it, it's more like a greenback i think without the chime. pretty much worthless, the stock celestions in most amps probly sound better.

It is a 12", 8 ohm speaker from Eminence's Patriot Series. Made in Eminence, KY right here in the USA. I play a 60 watt Mesa/Boogie Mark III 1x12 combo that I purchased back in 1987. I originally had a Celestion G12H-100 (British speaker; not Chinese) put in for added bite (it came with a Black Shadow speaker). I also purchased a Boogie ported 1x12 cabinet with an EV 12L. I?m also looking into replacing that speaker with an Eminence product as well.

I wanted to replace the stock Celestion because it didn?t give me the tone that I wanted and it also sounded a bit ?brittle? to my ears. Since I play blues, blues-rock and jazz the Celestion just won?t cut the sound I want. I did a lot of due diligence (i.e., homework) and found out about Eminence speakers. I even obtained the recent write up in Guitar Player as well as made numerous phone calls to speaker retailers. I debated forever over which one to obtain reading the db/Hz charts at Eminence?s website. Al? at USSpeaker was incredibly helpful and earned by business. I told him my primary guitar is a Heritage 535 with Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers (tone to die for!). I told him I was looking for a blend of Robben Ford?s smooth syrupy tone and Larry Carlton?s sweetness but was worried about some speakers (like the Swamp Thang or Texas Heat) making my guitar sound tubby. He told me to look at the RWB or even the Legend 121. I asked about the Cannabis Rex and he said ?Not as your primary speaker; your 60watt Boogie may blow it!? Thanks Al! It came down to the Red, White and Blue, the Legend 121, and the Tonker. When I added that I wanted the Boogie to drive the speaker but I could use a little breakup, he finally recommended the RWB which I ultimately purchased. I could not be happier!

The speaker has the four factors (?WWSS?) that I was looking for: warmth, wetness, sweetness and smoothness. It has such warmth to it that notes and chords seem to hug you. It has a ?wet? sound to it; not thick and syrupy like Robben Ford?s but seems to wash over you (like Clapton once said about tone ?diving into a pool of warm water?). It was a sweet sound in the mid-treble registers (?sparkle? is Eminence?s word for it) and it is smooooooth! The notes and chords don?t sound harsh at all (like it did with the Celestion); the notes seem to blend together and have a fullness to them. The bass notes are tight and have some good punch to it. It?s not ?heavy? or ?bassy? but enough to emphasize the notes on the lower strings in lower registers. All notes ring sweet and clear and are very pleasing to the ear.

Appears solidly built and considering the fact that it's rated at 125 watts I won?t blow it out.

I called Eminence and spoke to one of their Tech's asking for advice; very eager to help. (they also recommended the RWB!) Special thanks to Al at US Speaker (www.usspeaker.com). As mentioned, I spoke with Al and he spent around one to two hours working through the tonal charts with me and provided his opinion. Also, there prices are pretty much on-the-money with other retailers.

So far so good! Like any amp with a new speaker I still need to make minor tweaks to my sound. But - within the first 5 minutes I knew I was onto something good! It also sounds incredible at louder stage volumes too! (I had to beg my wife to leave the house for a couple of hours!). Looking forward to hearing it at my next gig!

This is a 12" speaker from Eminence's Patriot Series. Made in the USA.

I play a Tele into a Traynor YCV40 Amplifier. I wanted to replace the stock Celestion that came with the amp. I needed something tighter sounding that could handle the bass notes better. I play 70s and 80s classic rock/pop. This is a nice balanced speaker. The Traynor amp is very bright to begin with and I was fortunate that this speaker was able to tame the inherent brightness of the amp. However, the frequency response is very good. The highs aren't gone, it's just not so bright anymore. This is a good thing. It took me a while to get used to this speaker. The reason being that that I was playing with my amp's volume on 1 or 2 (bedroom levels) and it just sounded lousy, particularly when it was overdriven or when I was using a distortion pedal. Apparently, this speaker has a higher breakup point than the old speaker and it needs to be pushed harder. When I took it to rehearsal I was pleasantly surprised. I usually play with the volume at about 4 or 5 for rehearsals and gigs. This speaker shines at that volume. Nice sweet sustain and really tight sounding. I think it's rated for 125 Watts and my amp only puts out 40 when it's maxed. If you only plan on playing at bedroom levels then don't buy this speaker. But, if you need a tighter sounding speaker for gigging then you've got to check out this speaker! You won't be disappointed.

It seems solidly built and considering the fact that it's rated at 150 watts (or 125, I can't remember)and I'm playing through a 40 watt amp, this thing should last forever.

I haven't dealt with them. I emailed them once and they returned my email within a day. I can't complain.

I love this speaker. Again, it sounds great at louder volumes and doesn't sound good to me when it's overdriven at quieter volumes. If you push your amp and you need a great sounding replacement speaker then you should really try this speaker. At louder volumes it sounds great clean or overdriven. I bought mine from Dana at www.ddspeaker.com He's a great guy to deal with and I would recommend that you check out his page.

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THIS SPEAKER BY EMINENCE IS A REPLACEMENT IN A CRATE MODELING AMP.I WANTED AN AFFORDABLE SPEAKER FOR A PRACTICE AMP.MARKETED AS A BLUES SPEAKER WITH TIGHT LOW END ,SMOOTH MIDS AND HIGH END SPARKLE.IT DOES JUST THAT.I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE LOW END WAS VERY GOOD.I TRIED A CELESTION ANNIVERSERY SPEAKER BUT LOW END WAS TOO PROMINANT.THIS SPEAKER IS A VERY BALANCED ONE.VERY FENDERY SOUND.I GUESS SO ,THATS WHATS IN MY FENDER HOT ROD ALSO,AN EMINENCE.IT DEFINITELY GETS THE HIGHEND SPARKLE,I HAD TO TURN DOWN THE TREBLE ON MY GUITARS.USING A RICENBACKER LAGUNA,AND A GIBSON ES 137.

SEEMS WELL BUILT ,WE WILL SEE.THIS IS NOTICEABLY LOUDER THAN THE CHEAP SPEAKER CRATE USES FROM CHINA.GOOD BANG FOR THE BUCK.

NO ISSUES,RECEIVED WARRANTEE INFO FROM COMPANY ,2 RED,WHITE AND BLUE PICKS,AND A EMINENCE TAG FOR MY AMP.NICE TOUCH.

EXELLENT REPLACEMENT SPEAKER ,WOULD BE GOOD FOR A 4X12 CAB ALSO.IF YOU LIKE CLEAN TO DIRTY SOUNDS.ITS ALOT MORE AFFORDABLE THAN A CELESTION .I KNOW I BOUGHT ONE LAST YEAR.DONT SEE ENOUGH OF A DIFFERENCE TO PAY ANOTHER 50.00 .THESE ARE MADE HERE IN US,ANOTHER REASON I BOUGHT IT.OVERALL ITS A QUALITY PRODUCT.I WOULD BUY THIS AGAIN OR SOME OF THE OTHER NEW MODELS.GOOD MARKETING BY COMPANY,THEY TRY TO DESCRIBE SPEAKERS WITH NAMES LIKE,BLACK POWDER,RED FANG,ECT