http://www.300guitars.com Guitar Mania by Billy Penn Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.300guitars.com/2011/07/new-jensen-jet-electric-lightning-10%e2%80%9d-speaker/ http://www.300guitars.com/2011/07/new-jensen-jet-electric-lightning-10%e2%80%9d-speaker/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:11:32 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9764 Just in time for the Summer NAMM Show Jensen released the new 10″ Jet Electric Lightning speaker. The new 10” Jet Electric Lightning’s tone is warm and bold with shimmering highs. It remains strong and articulate when pushed hard or used with overdrive and distortion effects. Like the 12” version, the 10” is a true... 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This week features a select Eminence speaker for a one day special price with free shipping! Your speaker will ship right from the Eminece factory in Eminence, Kentucky! The One-Day Deal starts at 12:01AM tuesday the 24th, runs all day ending at 11:59PM. You... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/300guitars-one-day-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/new-vox-v112nt-cabinet/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/new-vox-v112nt-cabinet/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:31:48 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=4062 VOX introduces the V112NT speaker cabinet, designed to provide an aesthetic and musical match for the Night Train NT15 head. Featuring an open back and a single 12″ authentic “Greenback” Celestion 16 Ohm speaker, the V112NT is distinguished by its rounded corners, unique black-on-black fret cloth, and elegant white trim. The look was designed to... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/ted-weber-of-weber-vst-passes-away/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/celestion-speaker-date-codes/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/celestion-speaker-date-codes/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:39 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3844  The article ”Celestion Speaker Date Codes” will help you identify the date of your speakers manufacture. If you have a Celestion speaker and want to know the date it was manufactured then this chart will show you how to read the codes. Click here to view the chart. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/celestion-speaker-date-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/06/speaker-cones-repairing-small-rips-and-tears/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/06/speaker-cones-repairing-small-rips-and-tears/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:33 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3752  This tip is about how to repair small tears in speaker cones. You may have a really great sounding speaker with its original cone that has a small tear or puncture. This is an easy repair that you can do yourself. Click here to read the article. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/06/speaker-cones-repairing-small-rips-and-tears/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-rivera-silentsister-isolation-cabinet/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-rivera-silentsister-isolation-cabinet/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:57:30 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=2539  One of the greatest challenges to home and studio recording is how to get a great amplified guitar tone at a low level. Introducing the Rivera SilentSister recording speaker cabinet. � The new Rivera Silent Sister solves the major faults of all of the other Iso Cabs in existence today. First off, they all have the... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/03/new-rivera-silentsister-isolation-cabinet/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/02/new-weber-vst-colored-speaker-baskets/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/02/new-weber-vst-colored-speaker-baskets/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:33:03 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=2403  Ted Weber has gone and done it again. He is always full of surprises. Weber VST is now offering colored speaker baskets. These will add a sort of vintage/boutique look to any amplifier. You can learn more about Weber VST by reading Ted Weber’s Spotlight interview here. Click here to visit Weber VST for more info. Credit: Weber... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/fluxtone-speakers-your-amp-your-tone-any-volume/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-buscarino-chameleon-guitar-speaker/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-buscarino-chameleon-guitar-speaker/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:45:46 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=1707  John Buscarino, a builder of fine guitars, was looking for a speaker that would accurately convey the fine nuances that his high-end custom-built guitars are capable of generating. Considering the fact that John builds acoustic, electric and jazz guitars he also needed one speaker that could handle both electric and acoustic pickups equally well. Unfortunately,... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/gtr-audio-conetones-vol-1-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-jensen-speaker-date-codes/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-jensen-speaker-date-codes/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:37:52 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=807  There is a new article on the Articles page on how to read the date codes on Jensen speakers. There is also a chart of the original specs for vintage Jensen speakers. Click here to read the article. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-jensen-speaker-date-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:43:07 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=793 There is a new article on the Articles page. It is a chart with the date codes for Celestion speakers. If you have a Celestion speaker and want to know the date it was manufactured then this chart will show you how to read the codes. Click here to view the chart. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/guitar-amp-speaker-cone-magnet-voicecoil-components/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/guitar-amp-speaker-cone-magnet-voicecoil-components/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:24:47 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=706  Did you ever wonder how the Cone, Magnet and Voicecoil affect the tone and performance of a guitar amp speaker? You can read more info about this as well as doping, neodymium magnets and hemp cones in the Spotlight interview with Ted Weber. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/guitar-amp-speaker-cone-magnet-voicecoil-components/feed/ 0