Best 10" Speaker for Fender Tone 

Outstanding demo in every way. Seriously, you nailed every aspect of making this review enjoyable and useful. Other folks who do these reviews should take note.

I appreciate your excellent, brief, yet thorough comparison, thank you. You saved me from spending money replacing what must be the 1028Ps in my 90's reissue Bassman, when I have Carl's Custom Amps hand wire the electronics. I also personally preferred the 1028Ps and am glad I already have them.

And to my ears, the alnico sounds best overall. Great demo, thanks!

Those Quilters look and sound great. Been considering none for a while, thanks for featuring them.

Great work. That is how this type of videos has to be done. Camera mic and same riffs. Thanks. All of them are great, but I have problems to choose between the Legend 58 and the copper head

Thanks for informative demo; I share your preference for the Alnico speaker; But I prefered the Copperhead better than the 1058. By the way, I have the Wizard 12" in a home made cabinet for my Vox NightTrain which compares to the celestion G12M greenback as you said; And the 10" Ramrod into a solid state Fender Mustang combo 20Watt, that improves the tones out of it ( original is Fender 8", but the 10" fits in well without mod).

That was great and I liked the Legend best. Sounded aWeSoME!

I agree with the comments of the poster. I'm kinda partial to the smaller amps, like a Vibrolux or a Princeton, so, as he mentioned, I really like the 1058. It rolls a little of the highs off in such a way that it creates a very rich tone. A definate step up from the Jensen ceramics those amps normally came with. I think an interesting comparison might be the 1058 vs. an Electric Lightning 50, which is part of the Jensen Jet series, in a small Fender amp (like a Princeton). Mostly, I'd be interested in clean sound quality at slightly above mid volume levels, comparatively.

The Copperhead's truly sing , even clean,very distinct from others.Not entirely manageable when hard driven. I acquired a set of 1028k's in a Bassman style cab, and at first didn't know what to think in comparison to all the British voiced Celestions I'd been using.Now I fully appreciate the alternate response, and frequently use them as half of a two amp set up with a Bassbreaker."Articulate" is something you need to adjust to.

I have tried many 10" Speakers with a variety of cabinets and amps (mostly fender and mesa). My favorites are the Eminence Legend 1058, The WGS (Warehouse Guitar Speakers) G10C, and the Jensen Blackbird Alnico. I haven't tried the Celestion gold Alnico but that seems to be very popular. If you play mostly clean tones, the alnicos are better. If you play mostly overdriven stuff the ceramics do better with higher gain. The Blackbird adds a bit more low end beef as well. I will say though, it really does depend on the specific amplifier and the specific cabinet you are putting the speaker in. I like the 1058's with most of my amps, especially with gain tones. But on my '68 Princeton Reverb Custom, I like the G10C or the Blackbird better. One additional thing about the 1058 is the magnet isn't very big so it's pretty light in weight - which is especially nice in 2x10 or 4x10 configurations. Find them on sale and you can score 1058's pretty darn cheap too. There's a used 8 ohm Jensen Blackbird 10" for sale right now (3-17-22) on Ebay that looks like brand new. The modern alnicos (like blackbird) are more money but sound great and give a certain presence and compression you don't get with a ceramic speaker. I'm not a huge fan of the old style jensen alnicos - I've always felt they were rather harsh, but of course, you can EQ any speaker and adjust frequencies. The idea is to find one that works well in your amp/cab and puts what you consider the sweet spot somewhere where you have adjustability range on both sides of that for different envirnoments you may play in so you can get your sound anyplace you play.

at one time i had a re-issue bassman, i replaced the blue frames with the mojotones. pretty much the same speaker however, they sounded different. a little less top end. i had one re-coned. i am almost positive they have a kapton former. to be honest i think they sounded better. when i sold the amp i put the blue frames back in and kept the mojotones. they went in to a vintage bassman and stayed there for the longest time. i am now using re-coned jensens. 3 of them and 1 new jensen p10q.

Just put an Eminence Legend 1058 in my Laney cub 10. Don't miss the Celestion tube ten 30w att al. This is like night and day, now the amp sings like wow! Tubes are still stock, sounds great with this speaker. The transformation is totall. I will change the tubes, but now i don't feel i need to.

Outta my league here-but that was a great demo! I learned a lot!

Liking your demo and presentation. I’ bought a 1965 VR w/Ragin Cajun’s in 2003 but would like change out one or both speakers now. I’m liking the 1058 and 1028 after hearing your demo. Maybe two 1058’s because for their balance and fullness, or two 1028’s. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Ty. 🔉🔉

Most of these "shoot outs" are a total waste of time. THIS ONE, was really done well, and was VERY informative. I hope that he does one on American voiced twelves at some point, and I hope that I run into it. Excellent job, Sir.

please do not skip ahead - the whole story/guts of this video is BEFORE the tones. Thank you.

1028P=15 watts, paper VC former, formed paper VC cap (formed dome), metal cup seal at Magnet Structure, VC vented thru spider only. 97 dB, Black frame, 1.005" dia magnet, 6 0z. Easily smoked! I've smoked them in my '64 Super Reverb + OD pedal on stage. MP10-R = 20 watts due to replacing the paper VC cap with a formed Felt dome VC cap providing more VC venting for heat dissipation. Everything else is the same as the 1028p. Will smoke just as easily as the 1028p. I've got a customers MP10-R on the bench now, stripping for recone. 1028k = 35 watts, polyimide (kapton) VC former and formed Felt dome VC cap. Everything else the same as 1028p. Contemporary 1028k (2010? - 2015? -to present day) = Eminence has replaced the magnet structure metal seal with a black fabric mesh material (not unlike the spider material) for even more venting. Everything else the same as 1028k. Paper VC former = bright sound, attenuated lower mids and lows. Kapton VC former = a bit warmer ( more lower mids and lows with the same highs as paper ) For comparison: Old and new Jensens use a 1.015" dia 7oz magnet. 93-94 dB. New Jensen p10r (made in Italy): 95dB The basket and magnet plate are peened together at 4 equidistant stubs, not welded like the old USA Jensen p10r. This is why many of the new Jensens rattle. Old jensen and Eminence are welded at 6 equidistant spots. Eminence frames and magnet structures display high quality manufacture. Everything lines up perfect and spot welds are perfect. Beautiful full frequency audio! If you are looking for a replica (sound and look) of the old Jensen, then try the VOR 10"speaker (voice of rock). That is as close as your gonna get, they sound just like a p10r when they were new. They are made with the exact construction as the old Jensens except for the VC cap, which they made out of formed felt because the old felt disc caps would wear out so quickly. Just tear that terrible looking VOR sticker off the back of the speaker and you'll be ready for the '50-early '60s thing. Plus they match the dB rating of the old Jensens. 93-94dB The 1028 has a slightly tighter VC gap than the Jensens or VOR, which accounts for the increased dB. I've never had to recone an Eminence blue alnico (the ones used in the early Bassman Reissues) but I hear that they used a 1.015" magnet instead of the 1.005"magnet. ??? And I've heard they are rated at 30 watts, which means they use a kapton or nomex VC former??? Or are they just the first 1028 to use a kapton former. No specs avail, Fender secret. For me, I only use the 1028k for my 10" fenders and I guide my fender customers in that direction also.

Thanks for doing all this Research Hoodrio. Phenomenal job. Which is the Best 10" Replacement Speaker for a 65 Blackface Princeton Reverb ReIssue to: Retain Highest "Clean Headroom" and that Blackface Chime??? (getting my overdrive from Fulltone OCD & Barber Gain Changer S.R.) I preferred the Eminence 1058. Stay Safe everyone.

I have a late 80s fender solid sate Princeton Chorus amp - it comes stock with fender rebranded Eminence legend 1058 speakers in a 2x10 setup. I must say I love the tone very much!

On the quilter Facebook page many say the mini 101 on the surf setting is a little over the top with bass . I don’t hear that here (?)

Very nice video. Thanks. Any reccomendations on speaker choice for a fender super champ xd?

The 1028P is great in a Vibro Champ!

I wish my Quilter 101 mini sounded that Fenderish.. Mine sounds like I'm plugging into a 1/4" jack on a PA, no sparkle, no tube feel and sucky OD. Works OK with preamps and modelers. My Peavey Blazer 158 and Vox Pathfinder 15r practice amp's tones blow the Quilter away.

I put an Eminence 1058 in a Frontman 25, big mistake as the tone is now too dark.

Alnico is my favourite

4:41 Clean tones 8:14 Overdriven tones 12:32 Conclusion 0:00 intro ;)

Hello, Any advice which one to choose for a Pro Junior IV ?

@Hoodrio Is that Nerby cabinet made of pine? Is it lightweight? Thanks for the comparison video

Alnico 1028 gets my vote.