Better Blues Tons With 12 Speaker Vs 10
10 inch speaker vs 12 inch speaker
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what are the differences between a 10 and a 12 inch speaker? Pros and cons? what sound do they give? and lastly, which goes better with which sound/style of amp (plexis, american, british, ACs)?
Well, timbrally, each individual speaker sounds different. There are brighter, wamer, more mid heavy, more mid rolled, earlier break up, later breakup 10"s and the same for 12"s. About the only consistent difference between 10"s and 12"s is around 1/2 an octave more bottom extension with 12 incher. Because of that 12" speakers tend to be a little fuller, warmer, and a little less likely to fart out if you hit them hard with a lot of low end energy; 10" speakers tend so sound more cutting and upper mid focused. But other than that it's more about the specific speaker vs. another specific speaker.
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Because of that 12" speakers tend to be a little fuller, warmer, and a little less likely to fart out if you hit them hard with a lot of low end energy;
While this is generally true, all bets are off when you start talking multiple speaker setups.
In other words, I'd rather have a 2x10 or a 4x10 if I'm specifically trying to maximize midrange punch and control low end out of, for example, a BF Fender, compared to the same compliment of 12s. The natural roll off, to my ears, can lead to better low end control. 10s seem to provide focus and punch while 12s have a much broader spread of frequency. YMMV
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While this is generally true, all bets are off when you start talking multiple speaker setups.In other words, I'd rather have a 2x10 or a 4x10 if I'm specifically trying to maximize midrange punch and control low end out of, for example, a BF Fender, compared to the same compliment of 12s. The natural roll off, to my ears, can lead to better low end control. 10s seem to provide focus and punch while 12s have a much broader spread of frequency. YMMV
Yeah, because you're rolling off more of the bottom octave of the guitar with the 10s and w/ 2X10 or 4X10 the cab will handle more energy than a 1X10...but again mostly I think it depends on the specific 10s and 12s and the cab. But yeah, generally 10s sound more "controlled" in the low end and cutting in the midrange because they're rolling off the bottom 1/2 octave of the guitar's fundamental frequencies so there's less bottom end energy and we hear that also as more prominent mid energy.
It all really depends on the application. I love 15 inch guitar speakers for their full effortless bottom extension. Sounds great in a sparse band. But in a two guitar plus keys rock band where there's a lot of lower mid energy going on in the band arragements the 15 inch's bottom gets lost in the general lower mid din. A 2X10 or even 1X10 can sound better for lead and cutting rhythm parts. But, I wouldn't want to, say, play first position chordal parts on a big warm Gretsch into a 1X10.
Like I said, the only thing you can depend on as being different between a given 10 and a given 12 is a little more bass extension from the 12.
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you want multiple 10's 2X10 4X10 for fullness, but the 10's generally deliver
a more focused sound, so for some players, they're better for single lead notes.
12's more low end, looser, a bit less focused, but that depends entirely
on what speaker you're talking about.
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While this is generally true, all bets are off when you start talking multiple speaker setups.In other words, I'd rather have a 2x10 or a 4x10 if I'm specifically trying to maximize midrange punch and control low end out of, for example, a BF Fender, compared to the same compliment of 12s. The natural roll off, to my ears, can lead to better low end control. 10s seem to provide focus and punch while 12s have a much broader spread of frequency. YMMV
True.
I also find that 10s disperse quicker which makes them less directional. Playing small clubs unmic'd OR mic'd makes 10s much more favorable for my use. I love the tight low end and snappy factor I get out of them.
For my sound, 12s are more beamy/directional. I like 10s for alternative rock.
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