Which speakers for my '72 DR504 ?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 4:15 pm
Hi,
I'm new here and not sure if I post at the right place, please tell me if I'm wrong.
Here is my story and my questions :
I bought a wonderful DR103 from '71 some years ago and was lucky enough to find a Hiwatt 4x12 with Simm-Watts FANE which were in face 122231 FANEs... So I got the perfect Gilmour-in-a-big-box gear... I had tons of effects : '86 export version of the Tube Driver, Fuzz Face, ... My homemade pedal board was then just enormous...
Sadly, I always wanted to have a Plexi so sold everything to a guy that plays in a Pink Floyd cover band...
Some years after, I never could forget this amp + cab sounds, especially with the Green Muff, it was just amazing !!!
Then, I bought a SA212 from '75 but sold it...
Some weeks ago, I was lucky enough to buy a DR504 from '72 totally unmodified. The cosmetics is not good but the electronics is just 100% original... I just recaped it and change the Sovtek power tubes for Silvania Wing =C=...
So I'm back there and really happy !
Now, I'd like to play it through a 2x12 cab. I got to mention that I'm more into crunch tones than Gilmour cleans with effects. I'm really into guitar-into-amp-and-that's-all
I play mainly Strats & Les Paul. Lately, I'm really into classic rock territory and more into Who's humbuckers crunch than Gilmour's single coil into effects tone.
I don't now what to do for the speakers. Vintage FANEs seem really hard to find now (Why did I sell the 122231s ?) and I just don't now what to buy ?
1/ VHR speakers but sadly, the shipping cost for the cab is really too high for us europeans and I don't blame anyone of course.
2/ Reeves VP is the same.
3/ Weber Thames
4/ Weber FC-12
5/ ... ?
Which speakers would you consider ?
Thanks to you for your help & support !
Cheers,
Fabien
I'm new here and not sure if I post at the right place, please tell me if I'm wrong.
Here is my story and my questions :
I bought a wonderful DR103 from '71 some years ago and was lucky enough to find a Hiwatt 4x12 with Simm-Watts FANE which were in face 122231 FANEs... So I got the perfect Gilmour-in-a-big-box gear... I had tons of effects : '86 export version of the Tube Driver, Fuzz Face, ... My homemade pedal board was then just enormous...
Sadly, I always wanted to have a Plexi so sold everything to a guy that plays in a Pink Floyd cover band...
Some years after, I never could forget this amp + cab sounds, especially with the Green Muff, it was just amazing !!!
Then, I bought a SA212 from '75 but sold it...
Some weeks ago, I was lucky enough to buy a DR504 from '72 totally unmodified. The cosmetics is not good but the electronics is just 100% original... I just recaped it and change the Sovtek power tubes for Silvania Wing =C=...
So I'm back there and really happy !
Now, I'd like to play it through a 2x12 cab. I got to mention that I'm more into crunch tones than Gilmour cleans with effects. I'm really into guitar-into-amp-and-that's-all
I play mainly Strats & Les Paul. Lately, I'm really into classic rock territory and more into Who's humbuckers crunch than Gilmour's single coil into effects tone.
I don't now what to do for the speakers. Vintage FANEs seem really hard to find now (Why did I sell the 122231s ?) and I just don't now what to buy ?
1/ VHR speakers but sadly, the shipping cost for the cab is really too high for us europeans and I don't blame anyone of course.
2/ Reeves VP is the same.
3/ Weber Thames
4/ Weber FC-12
5/ ... ?
Which speakers would you consider ?
Thanks to you for your help & support !
Cheers,
Fabien
