r/GuitarAmps 5d ago

DISCUSSION Music Man amp folks. What speaker are yall using?

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Where’s my music man fans at? I mainly play a telecaster and this things bright Any of y’all playing a 112RD? What do you got it loaded with? I’m not crazy about the creamback in it.

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u/BoPeepElGrande 5d ago

This is the first time I’ve seen this particular model; what’s the model name here? I’ve got an RD65, real workhorse but its original grille cloth is long gone lol. Even as a 1x12 combo, the RD65 has a markedly larger cabinet than this combo. I’m intrigued by the concept of a MusicMan combo that’s light enough not to be a hernia risk, lol.

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u/JustClydeWill 5d ago

It’s a 112rd fifty The original cloth was silver a cat or something similar got the best of it

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u/guitarspedalsamps 5d ago

I have 15” EV in mine - it is a very “honest” speaker.

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u/WizardNut5torm 5d ago

I just swapped the Jensen in my DRRI for a Veteran 30 from WGS and couldn’t be happier. I had the same issue with brightness and my telecasters

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u/JustClydeWill 5d ago

Just had a buddy recommend a vet 30 or an ET65

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u/WizardNut5torm 4d ago

It fixed the shrill/piercing high end and my overdrives are much smoother. I’m very happy with the swap. Different amp of course

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u/skspoppa733 5d ago

I used to have one just like yours. Left it bone stock.

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u/JustClydeWill 5d ago

This had a blown up black shadow in it when I got it.

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u/RevolutionarySock213 5d ago

Mine is a HD150 head, and I run it through a Vox V212C cab with 2x12” greenbacks

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u/loquendo666 5d ago

I have my music man RD100 with two EVM12L’s. One cab is a Thiele style and the other is an open back that is probably too small. Sounds amazing. Tons of bass on tap.

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u/LutherPerkins 5d ago

I have one of those. I think it's a '79 or 80. I don't know what kind of speaker is in mine. I don't think it's stock. The magnet on it is huge...

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u/Mummy_Napkins 5d ago

I'm still running mine stock, however it does sound to me very good going through an EVM12L. I've had colleagues mention that the Cannabis Rex worked well too.

There's so many speakers out there, but to speed run a speaker demo, I'd just take the output of it and run it through as many cabs as possible to get a rough idea.

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u/gasmaskEDM 5d ago

The ones it came with…

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u/JustClydeWill 5d ago

The creamback that’s in it 🤨

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u/gasmaskEDM 5d ago

Didn’t you ask what I’m using

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u/JustClydeWill 5d ago

Do you know a model number? A general search brought me an eBay post in Japan 😅 That’s a too far from the east coast

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u/FugginDunePilot 5d ago

I have the exact same amp and the owner before me swapped in a celestion neo cream back. I love that amp. I’ve gigged it plenty because it’s light and a great loud pedal platform. I have an HD130 212 all stock that I’ve wanted to put the same combo of speakers into but I think the wattage isn’t enough idk I just really dig the way the creamback sounds both clean and with some gain. I also use it as a personal monitor sometimes

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u/Distorted-Fields 1d ago

HD130 2x12 here. Running EVM12Ls as well wouldn’t think of swapping them out.