Eminence The Governor

I put this im my Marshall JCM 600 1x12 tube Combo which has Marshall/Celestion G12 Heritage speaker which was a very edgy,trebley 60's type of sounding speaker.I play a Fender American Standard dual humbuckers .

AWSOME.Transformed my amp into a TONE MACHINE,it smoothened out those shrillie ear peirceing thin highs with FULL boddied mids that let you know theres a guitar cutting through the mix.The Govenor on the gain channel gave that combo a Marshall fat crunch and on the Clean channel was tight and articulate kinda giving it a Mesa sound as i owend a Mesa several years ago but hated their gain channel,any how an imediate difference in TONE.

Been playing for 25 years all Marshalls from heads to 2x12's now that i'm 43 this 1x12 with the Govenor is my last amp for my practicing and gigging.it's giant magnet adds a bit more weight to the amp but i can handle it and the other most important reason for buying the Emenince Govenor is it's made in the USA not China as the Celestion Vintage 30 which is it's clone or vise versa.ROCK ON!

its very versatile for what it is

One of my college buddies put 2 of these in a custom made 2x12 oversized cab that him and his dad built and the sound quality was amazing clarity and these speakers are eminence's verson of a Celestion V30 and I think it stomps and V30 in the ass with clarity and headroom all day, and to the guy that posted a comment below me must have got a bad speaker or something because my buddies cab will destroy any marshall or mesa with tone all day.

Not a problem at all and he has had them in his cab for 2 years

I mean come on for the money they are one of the best sounding speakers on the market.

Basically, Emi's take on Celestion's V30.

Let me preface this by saying that if used in a 2X12 or 4X12 setup, I would probably give the Gov higher marks. However, since Emi doesn't state anywhere that this is a requirement for this speaker, I find that I must be brutally honest. Yes, the speaker does sound good, and seems to improve on the V30 theme a bit. However, the monster magnet with thin paper cone simply doesn't work in a 1X12 setup, IME. Even when pushing this speaker with a Marshall JCM800 combo with a pair of 6V6's, the cone cry and edge yowl are simply unuseable. I've also pushed it with other amps that are 15 watts or less, with the same video game-type subharmonics on the first string, 10th fret and above. It doesn't matter what 1X12 cab I load the Gov into, the effect is the same.

If the speaker didn't have the cone cry issues, I'm sure it would be reliable enough to gig with. I've had plenty of other Emis over the years - all of them were workhorses.

Despite the incredible warranty that Emi touts for these speakers, I've received no reply from them. This isn't completely a shock, since Emi doesn't consider cone cry or edge yowl to be manufacturer's defects, nor do they test speakers in a way that would most likely reproduce them. Regardless of this, the speaker should be advertised as one that needs to be run in a 2X12 or 4X12 setup, to minimize or eliminate these issues.

I've been playing for roughly 30 years, now, and have owned a boatload of amps. I also actually own more amps now than at any other point prior to this. Many of my amps from the 80s to 90s came stock with an Eminence in it. Even my '71 Vibrolux Reverb has factory Eminences in it. I'm a big fan of the Legends, and a few of the Patriots. But the Governor basically serves as nothing other than a boat anchor, unless I'm using it with a tiny amp like my '67 Champ, or something that is so ridiculously distorted that the cone cry is completely masked.

I tried this speaker in a Rivera R-55 and compared it to Celestion G-12T, Alnico Blue, Vintage 30, G-12H & a Eminence Legend.
I didn't like this speaker because it colored my sound too much and I actually prefer the less expensive Legends. This speaker sounds like Eminence is trying too hard to make this speaker sound like something else. The Legend has a more natural & balanced sound.

If you buy one of these, try e-bay or Musicians Friend where you can return it.

Governor, 8ohms

The tone of this speaker is quite close to the Vintage 30 but it's not quite got the same shrill high end but i can hear the resemblance clear as day, I use this speaker in a 4x12 cab X pattern'd with 2 Private Jacks.. Due to the sensitivity of these speakers they drown out the private jacks slightly but not a tremendous ammount the private jacks add warmth to these speakers, they definately cut through a fair ammount though and i do quite like these speakers. they're deffinatly more modern sounding than the private jacks which are sweeter but still these have a great tone.

Been playing 13 years and this Redcoat loaded cab i've got is the best sounding cab i've ever heard it's far better than anything celestion loaded.

and yes i'd replace it if it were stolen.

75 watt guitar speaker

Pretty impressive speaker overall. Not as much like a V30 as I would have thought, but nice nonetheless. Good clear treble, prominant upper mid, nice tight bass (not a ton of bass, but what's there is good). No cone cry, rattles or squeaks. Great construction, and looks excellent.

Excellent, has taken a ton of abuse.

No problems

Great speaker at a great price. Sounds as good, though slightly different from the celestions. My only real complaint is about eminence's SPL ratings, which are a bit exaggerated IMO. I wish the scompanies would get together to get a consistant system.

An addendum to my previous post: I can only retract the observation of "more black between the notes" in attribute to the Eminence Governor. Furthermore, I would not rid myself of the Celestion Vintage 30s, that is, until I find an alternative that outclass both entirely.

I would say moreso that, generally, the Governor is best fit in modern amps with a good Vintage tone somewhere. The Celestion Vintage 30 is then best fit in a modern amp with good Modern tone. Both could find a niche in this realm, especially if your amp is versatile enough. My Mesa Tremoverb delivers both of these sounds very well; and one's amplifier is a good base of tone prejudice for or against a particular speaker.

Now, regarding the blackness between the notes: The Eminence Governor can, pound for pound, directly compete with the Vintage 30 in every aspect, with the exception that its overall tone is much warmer, hence the lack of ice-pick highs, and therefore, the lack of grittiness and bite and brightness/presence. The Eminence Governor is laid-back in delivery, the Celestion Vintage 30 is forthright and aggressive, and thus its ubiquity in cabinets meant to be driven by high-gain amps.

The Eminence Governor is a warmer, browner V30-like speaker, and what it lacks in bite, it recovers in warmth. It's a good combination in a cabinet dominated by V30s because it can tame a bit of that overall sound.

I think that the Celestion Vintage 30 is used most often for a reason. Economics-of-scale play a keen role in this, as does the reputation of Celestion; it is also because it is a fine recipe for a new breed of heavy rock sound. The Eminence Governor is no slouch, and is most certainly a tuned opposition, but it won't exchange the V30 outright, and it can only complement in my case. If I were stocking an empty cabinet, it would most certainly be utilised, as it is $20 less than the entrenched competition. But there will always be space for more.

Twelve inches, 8 ohms, ceramic magnet, British-style sound -- modeled in part on the Celestion Vintage 30, which was modeled on the Celestion Alnico Blue. I play progressive heavy metal, lots of clean with reverb, and sometimes blues.

I purchased the Governor to shape-shift the factory-stock Mesa Dual Rectifier sound. Replacing one Celestion Vintage 30 (actually made in Ipswich, England) in a 4x12 closed-back cabinet. I really wish Mesa would mix up the drivers in their cabs, it would only be good for the illumination of their particular sound in which so many admire. But I digress.

Simply put, The Governor by Eminence, is more of a Celestion Vintage 30 than the Vintage 30 is -- it encompasses more of THAT sound, ideally. The Governor has more dimension and feel, which makes it plenty flexible; there is more black between the notes than the Vintage 30, and it actually responds to equalisation with aplomb.

I like the Vintage 30's classic, hi-fi quality, but it leans trebly; it has grit, and the ice-pick comes out, depending on the style and the gain. One can ascertain that this is the speaker speaking, and not their amp, tubes, guitar tone, or cables. Overall, it has what is akin to photographic noise after ISO 400, to begin with -- it gets higher as you push it.

Now, I had to talk about the Vintage 30 in comparison to the Governor because it is meant to compete, and I have had the pleasure of studying both. And, my opinion of the Vintage 30 has held for a few years even without such an entrenched competition like the addition of The Governor to my cabinet.

I've had this speaker for 3 months now, and it has broken-in sufficiently; no gigging. I hope "Made in USA" still means something to you.

Never dealt with Eminence, but I have heard good things about their service and support.

Now that I have had the chance to add a clone-complement, I can say that The Governor is more suited to the application with which one might intend to deliver the Vintage 30 sound. The Governor does not have the ice-pick, its treble range is spot-on Vintage 30, its mids are more brown-coloured, and it's low-end, in compare, has more rumble as opposed to herbivore-bite. I don't think that one would be left wanting if they replaced all of their Vintage 30s with Governors.

If the combination of a Celestion Vintage 30 and a Celestion G12H30 in a 2x12 cabinet really makes sound sense, then how about an Eminence Governor and a Celestion G12H30? If the latter does not have more a more dynamic competitor from Eminence already.

Explore non-stock possibilities, and expand.

Made in the US

75Watt

8 Ohms

I used this in a closed 2x12" cab and a open-back Marshall tube combo. The speaker sounds very "thick", not so much "full" and "open" but more "thick" and "condensed". Overall sound quality is good, I'm content with its sound. The clean sounds more open and full than the highgain sound, which is focused and cuts through very well (due to the many mids of the speaker). I prefer the sound in the closed cab slightly, the bass had more "punch" and the highs were less trebly, but it's just nuances.

Great for rock/hardrock/metal. Sounds a tad different from the Celestion V30, I'd say it has more upper mids and less highs, but that's a careful estimation (I have a V30 4x12" cab BTW).

No problems so far.

Good, I contacted them once (on a technical issue with a Kilmax 18") and got a reply the next day.

This speaker is a keeper. It might not be a 100 per cent clone of the V30, but it is at least just as good soundwise if not even better - plus it's cheaper and made in the US.
If one of my V30s broke, I'd get a Governor for replacement for sure.

Rating 10 for the good price/value relation.

Speaker, 75 watts, 8 ohms, 12 inch, four wiring legs, 8 screw holes.
Tight bottom, crunchy mids, clear highs.

I have to give to ratings:
1st: I own copy of 50watt JCM800 with added channel and balanced effects insert. Through that, speaker is unbelievable... Mids are rich and crunchy with drive on max, cleans are super clean, almost like twin with highs rolled off to say 9 o'clock. Absolutely awesome sound. I can't believe I own it. Tested in open back cabinet in 1x12" configuration.
2nd: My brothers boutique head, high gain, two channel (same amp builder as mine jcm800 but very different beast), kind of mesa-boofie mark I thing, I played only minute or two at low volume, but could not get as beautiful drive, it had teeth I'd say. But had its own character. And I know new speakers have always teeth they loose to some point when broken in. I wouldn't be satisfied 100% with that config, I think Private Jack would be better. But it didn't sound bad at all. Again, RICH 12" of rock! I give it nine 'cause it don't fit all high gain amps.

It's eminence. Brother had beta 12 before, played for years, no problems. I don't believe I'll have some with this one.

never dealt with eminence, though, Dan Acoustic, seller for Slovakia was very very nice. They let me test Eminences as long as I wanted to, changing speakers, just waiting for me to say which will go next. And were helpfull talking about speakers, especially their usage for particular style, after I tested them.

I am playing for quite some years, went from no amp and zoom-707 to v-amp 2 and then Digitech Rp-7 valve, with all tube amp equipped with 10" weber alnicos and now wanted punch of 12" speaker, that great overdrive and deep rich clean. This baby offers it for great price. I will use two 2x12" boxes with Governors. Now I will get Boss GT-8 (tested in same shop as speaker) for effects, and along with strat loaded with fender Tex-Mex I own, that will be for year or two my gear. Then I will most prolly switch to handmade Stratocaster with EMGs and Les Paul with Gibson pickups I believe. Both by Sivcak - Soller handmade guitars. Great instruments. Just will have to make money to buy them. But I really doubt I will change speakers.