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Rick Williamson
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
I really like this speaker as a replacement for my Anico in my '72 Deluxe Reverb. It's solid. Warm and responsive. I can get deep or bright tones and everything in between by adjusting my settings.Just what I needed.
Gordon Bastow
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
I own a Budda SD30 1x12 combo and a 4x12 Budda cab. They both have the Budda Phat speakers in them and they sound great! I contacted Eminence because I knew they made the The Budda Phat speaker and asked if I could buy one for a 1x12 cab I have and they said they don’t sell those to the public but the closest thing to it was the GB128. I ordered one and it sounds amazing! Any amp I plug into them sounds better than anything else in my opinion. I would put my Budda 4x12 up against any old Marshall 4x12 any day! Think Celestian Greenbacks! I’m putting these speakers in all my speaker cabs and combos!
Shannon Hergott Art
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2023
I purchased this speaker as a replacement for one of the original Jensen Alnico speakers in my Harmony Model 415 18 watt 2x12 tube amp from the 60’s.This speaker pairs really well with the old Jensen and gives a nice “thickness” to the tone.
Ronald Yannone
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
Wow what a difference this speaker makes. Love the Monoprice 15w tube amp but felt the stock Celestion speaker was a bit shrill on top and rather one dimensional in the mid range. The GB128 has a cleaner, well rounded tone with a wonderful bottom end that thumps but does overpower. Mid range is more richly defined. Breaks up rather quick with some gain but sounds tight and controlled and its only going to get better as it loosens up. Great for blues, rock and jazz tones. It is also louder than the stock speaker. Be warned haha. Even the 1 watt setting is loud. The GB128 is a great match for the voicing of the Monoprice amp and is very versatile. At only $75 its a steal.
Janelle Carr
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2020
If you want a Greenback sound without spending that much, this is a killer speaker and totally delivers! Sounds fantastic with my Marshall and Egnater amps.
Tom stratton
Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2020
Put it in my fender champ 40
MrHubert
Reviewed in India on May 23, 2019
Very nice speaker, with very clear highs and deep lows, but never harsh nor muddy.Good buy!
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2017
I took the advise of all the reviews. They were not wrong. I would definitely buy another one of these. Very Happy with it on a gibson and strat.
J. Brown
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016
Good quality speaker, definitely voiced more in a "british" style tone. The speaker definitely needs to be broken in though to get the best sound. Some people play hours a day at a loud volume, if you are one of those, slap it in and in a few days it will sweeten up. But if you are like me and don't turn it up often and not blisteringly loud, then you will want to break it in to be happy. I used a frequency generator set at about 28 Hz and a 7 watt amp turned about a third up, put a pillow in front of the cab, then stool legs to hold the pillow there, closed the door and went away for the day. When I returned, the speaker was definitely different, more open sounding, seemed to be able to reproduce a wider frequency spectrum. I was not happy with the sound when I received it, but was once I had done this. Personally, I lean toward having a speaker reproduce what the amplifier sounds like, in another words, to be transparent. Not to color the sound. This is not exactly what I like in that respect, so I took off a star, but everybody has different tastes, and it is a good speaker.
Tom 21962
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2013
No joking or exaggeration here. This is a fantastic all around british style speaker.You could use this speaker in any amp or cabinet and it would work beautifully. It is very clear and musical. Strong and powerful sound with a touch of chime.Plus, it is huge. A gigantic magnet and frame, produces 101 decibels of volume at just 50 watts.I am using it in an extention cabinet and playing through a 15 watt AC15VR. It is definately louder than the 60 watt speaker in the amplifier. But at the same time, when I turn down the forward pickup it is round and clean enough for jazz and finger styles.The tone is touch sensitive, you hear everything. Crisp lows and mids and singing highs.This speaker has a wide usable frequency range, 80Hz to 5000Hz.It picks up ever little articulation your guitar, pick and fingers make. Not the fuzzy, nasal brit "Greenback" type sound. But a more even, classic "Heritage" sound.I have a Vintage30 speaker and the GB128 is better sounding with gain on blues and classic rock.I could not find a bad review on it.If you have a cabinet that is large and cant find a speaker that can push enough air, here it is.I am using it in an open back cabinet.If you need to get some volume over your band mates or just want too give some new life from your old amp, I definately do suggest the GB128. You cant beat the price either. Get four.It would sound great with American amplifiers that use brit style speakers, too.You will not regret it.
B. Sport
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2012
First let me say that I have owned many, many guitar speakers. I actually owned a Legend GB128 years ago and being the tweaker that I am, sold it and went in another direction. I have tried several of the Eminence Red Coats (Governor, Wizard, Private Jack), Cannabis Rex, Texas Heat, Weber Blue Dog Alnico, Celestion Vintage 30, Celestion Gold just to name a few. This GB128 speaker is the most balanced speaker of them all in my opinion. I like mids and they are fat and present without being overbearing/shrill (Vintage 30). The mids are more of a low mid and not a high mid like a Vintage 30. There is just enough low and high end, but not too much. The cleans sound fantastic and overdriven, the speaker retains its clarity. For the price that this speaker sells for, there is nothing even close in quality. If Eminence painted this speaker frame and put some kind of catchy sticker/name on the magnet, it could sell for > $100 easily. I thought that's what they did with the Private Jack, but to me, this speaker is not only cheaper but better. Absolutely no dope on the cone, which might be part of the magic and the only difference between this speaker and the Private Jack outside of the color/name. Probably best in a low powered 1X12 amp where the speaker is not being pushed to the limit. Perfect for a Deluxe Reverb, which is what I have the speaker in.This is the first time I have been inclined to review a product on Amazon. I'm not sure why Amazon has this speaker listed like it is some kind of generic, but if you are reading this, take a small chance on this speaker and get it.
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