Replacing a speaker

airborne strat · 09-23-2009, 09:49 PM

Silly question. I have a nice little MG 15 CDR...it is 15 watts and I want to replace the speaker with a Celestion Super 8. Is this pretty easy to do? I haven't yet modded any amps. Thanks

Ken · 09-23-2009, 11:50 PM

"Easy" is really up to your skills I suppose. At the age of 17 I replaced the speaker in my Fender Champ; it was easy. Took 5 minutes. Assuming the mounting holes line up and you get the right impedence, and access is easy, it SHOULD be an easy swap...you might have to solder the two wires...that's about it.

Ken

American Viking · 09-24-2009, 02:14 AM

Don't mean to be a dick, but if you're playing a little MG15 and want to upgrade on some tone, you need to be thinking about amplifiers and not speakers right now.
I know you're trying to experiment and that's great, it's awesome to want to progress, but I'm telling you right now you're trying to make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

but to answer your question, speaker swapping is incredibly easy. plus to plus, minus to minus. you won't even have to solder anything

airborne strat · 09-24-2009, 08:18 PM

Ken and Viking,
THANKS MUCH. I appreciate the input..Viking..no you are not being a dick...lol...this is just a little practice amp...my main rig is a JCM 900 with a straight 4x12..

American Viking · 09-25-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by airborne strat

my main rig is a JCM 900 with a straight 4x12..

good man!

airborne strat · 09-26-2009, 12:35 AM

Thanks Viking...now you will hate me...LOL..I run through a Digitech RP355 processor...totally gives me the big full sound...plus...I am really bad at keeping track of pedals...lost too many over the years and this one big unit works for me! i LOVE YOUR RIG!!

rockinr0ll · 09-26-2009, 01:09 AM

Replacing speakers are a piece of cake. Just make sure you get the right ohms ect..

JohnH · 09-26-2009, 02:02 AM

While your in there - how about adding a switched jack so you can plug in a larger cab and cut out the internal speaker? Through a 4x12, this makes my little MG10 sound less like a swarm little bees and more like a huge swarm of really BIG bees!

John

Jesstaa · 09-26-2009, 02:25 AM

Man, practice amps are overrated. My JCM 900 is my practice amp xD

JohnH · 09-26-2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesstaa

Man, practice amps are overrated. My JCM 900 is my practice amp xD

Yes, but you live in Victoria - explains much...!

***Adwex*** · 09-26-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rockinr0ll

Replacing speakers are a piece of cake. Just make sure you get the right ohms ect..

My thoughts exactly.

Ken · 09-27-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnH

Yes, but you live in Victoria - explains much...!

LOL, well my practice amp is now my DSL full stack. I find I practice a lot more than I used to when I'd use a crappier setup! Besides, if you're not at least near rehearsal volume doing band songs, you really aren't "practicing" in my book. Unless you're just learning a song or doing finger exercises, "practice" includes all the dynamics that the cranked amp offers.

Ken

airborne strat · 09-28-2009, 02:09 PM

LOL, Thanks Ken,
I am just using this amp to play at low volume on the front porch and hanging out in my living room...a noodleing amp...my serious rig is down in my studio...lol..I don't feel like lugging my JCM 900 and 4x12 cabinet upstairs when I want to just hang with my wife...lol..

Ken · 09-29-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by airborne strat

LOL, Thanks Ken,
I am just using this amp to play at low volume on the front porch and hanging out in my living room...a noodleing amp...my serious rig is down in my studio...lol..I don't feel like lugging my JCM 900 and 4x12 cabinet upstairs when I want to just hang with my wife...lol..

Yeah I hear you. All my stuff is home at the moment so there's no lugging equipment. Hopefully that will change soon!

Ken

airborne strat · 10-22-2009, 11:31 PM

Well Gents,
I ordered and replaced the speaker with a G8 Vintage 8 Celestion...totally changed the sound of this amp and rocks! My wife couldn't believe the difference. I am totally psyched that I now have this little practice amp to take out on the porch and still not have the neighbors getting pissed at me..

MartyStrat54 · 10-22-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnH

Yes, but you live in Victoria - explains much...!

Yeah, his nearest neighbors are like 60 miles away. He told me he lives in "Heathen Land." Even Mel Gibson won't go there.

airborne strat · 10-23-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MartyStrat54

Yeah, his nearest neighbors are like 60 miles away. He told me he lives in "Heathen Land." Even Mel Gibson won't go there.

Must be nice...I live on FT Benning GA...it would look really bad if as a senior officer I got busted for disturbing the peace...LOL

09-23-2009, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
airborne strat Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Posts: 26	Replacing a speaker Silly question. I have a nice little MG 15 CDR...it is 15 watts and I want to replace the speaker with a Celestion Super 8. Is this pretty easy to do? I haven't yet modded any amps. Thanks

09-23-2009, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ken Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arlington Heights, IL Posts: 607	Re: Replacing a speaker "Easy" is really up to your skills I suppose. At the age of 17 I replaced the speaker in my Fender Champ; it was easy. Took 5 minutes. Assuming the mounting holes line up and you get the right impedence, and access is easy, it SHOULD be an easy swap...you might have to solder the two wires...that's about it. Ken

09-24-2009, 02:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
American Viking Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Posts: 1,510	Re: Replacing a speaker Don't mean to be a dick, but if you're playing a little MG15 and want to upgrade on some tone, you need to be thinking about amplifiers and not speakers right now. I know you're trying to experiment and that's great, it's awesome to want to progress, but I'm telling you right now you're trying to make chicken salad out of chicken shit. but to answer your question, speaker swapping is incredibly easy. plus to plus, minus to minus. you won't even have to solder anything __________________ -I'd rather be a good liver than have one...

09-24-2009, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
airborne strat Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Posts: 26	Re: Replacing a speaker Ken and Viking, THANKS MUCH. I appreciate the input..Viking..no you are not being a dick...lol...this is just a little practice amp...my main rig is a JCM 900 with a straight 4x12..

09-26-2009, 12:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
airborne strat Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Posts: 26	Re: Replacing a speaker Thanks Viking...now you will hate me...LOL..I run through a Digitech RP355 processor...totally gives me the big full sound...plus...I am really bad at keeping track of pedals...lost too many over the years and this one big unit works for me! i LOVE YOUR RIG!!

09-26-2009, 01:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
rockinr0ll Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,340	Re: Replacing a speaker Replacing speakers are a piece of cake. Just make sure you get the right ohms ect..

09-26-2009, 02:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
JohnH Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 640	Re: Replacing a speaker While your in there - how about adding a switched jack so you can plug in a larger cab and cut out the internal speaker? Through a 4x12, this makes my little MG10 sound less like a swarm little bees and more like a huge swarm of really BIG bees! John __________________ DSL401 8412 cab Crate Powerblock 1 x 12 Vintage 30 cab '76 Shergold Masquerader '93 Les Paul Studio '83 Roadstar

09-26-2009, 02:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jesstaa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gippsland, Vic, Australia. Posts: 797	Re: Replacing a speaker Man, practice amps are overrated. My JCM 900 is my practice amp xD __________________ GEAR LIST Marshall JCM900 4100 (6L6) (1995) Marshall Valvestate 1965A cab (????) Cort VX-2V (2008) TUBES/SPEAKERS Power: Groove Tube 6L6GCB Phase Inverter: Sovtek 7025 Pre: V1 - N.O.S Mullard ECC83. V2 National 12AX7A Speakers: Celestion G10L-35 Marshall forever My tube amp & Real Music appreciation forum

09-28-2009, 02:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
airborne strat Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Posts: 26	Re: Replacing a speaker LOL, Thanks Ken, I am just using this amp to play at low volume on the front porch and hanging out in my living room...a noodleing amp...my serious rig is down in my studio...lol..I don't feel like lugging my JCM 900 and 4x12 cabinet upstairs when I want to just hang with my wife...lol..

10-22-2009, 11:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
airborne strat Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FT Benning GA Posts: 26	Re: Replacing a speaker Well Gents, I ordered and replaced the speaker with a G8 Vintage 8 Celestion...totally changed the sound of this amp and rocks! My wife couldn't believe the difference. I am totally psyched that I now have this little practice amp to take out on the porch and still not have the neighbors getting pissed at me..

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