Guitar Amp/Speaker into Home Speaker

doasmarx · 3rd July 2010, 08:21 AM

hi anybody here tried converting a guitar amp/speaker into home(and hopefully audiophile grade speaker) and is it worth it? i recently acquired a Yamaha R A 200 but the problem is i'm no guitarist. the unit is in good working condition including the spinning tweeter.

pic from the net:

Charles Darwin · 3rd July 2010, 01:44 PM

Most guitar amp speakers have a far from flat frequency response.
That is they are coloured/ are prone to distortion in a way that sounds nice with electric guitar. Many sound quite horrid with other sources (voices for example).
On the other hand a few guitar combos are supposed to be played clean and might be usable as mids.

Just my 2 pence…

Keriwena · 4th July 2010, 05:50 AM

That's not a "guitar speaker", that's Yamaha's take on the Leslie rotary speaker cabinets that are often used with Hammonds. They're a 'special effect' that makes use of the Doppler principle. There are electronic circuits that try to duplicate it, but nothing sounds as nice as real spinning speakers.

It's a classic piece of gear, and anyone trying to nail Gilmore's tone on "Comfortably Numb" would love to have it. A rotating speaker is also a staple in Clapton's rig.

And otherwise, Mr. Darwin is right. I do listen to music through guitar speakers (it's a good way to break them in, much more pleasant than the hum of a variac), and it sounds like a really loud, really cheap, transistor radio. Listener fatigue is almost immediate.

doasmarx · 5th July 2010, 10:17 AM

ok thanks to both of you your responses are greatly appreciated.

Pano · 5th July 2010, 03:31 PM

Agree with the above.
Best to find a guitarist who would cherish this rig. It's a waste, otherwise.
Sell or trade it.

3rd July 2010, 08:21 AM	#1
doasmarx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Guitar Amp/Speaker into Home Speaker hi anybody here tried converting a guitar amp/speaker into home(and hopefully audiophile grade speaker) and is it worth it? i recently acquired a Yamaha R A 200 but the problem is i'm no guitarist. the unit is in good working condition including the spinning tweeter. pic from the net:

5th July 2010, 03:31 PM	#5
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Agree with the above. Best to find a guitarist who would cherish this rig. It's a waste, otherwise. Sell or trade it. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

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3rd July 2010, 01:44 PM	#2
Charles Darwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK	Most guitar amp speakers have a far from flat frequency response. That is they are coloured/ are prone to distortion in a way that sounds nice with electric guitar. Many sound quite horrid with other sources (voices for example). On the other hand a few guitar combos are supposed to be played clean and might be usable as mids. Just my 2 pence…

4th July 2010, 05:50 AM	#3
Keriwena diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in half space	That's not a "guitar speaker", that's Yamaha's take on the Leslie rotary speaker cabinets that are often used with Hammonds. They're a 'special effect' that makes use of the Doppler principle. There are electronic circuits that try to duplicate it, but nothing sounds as nice as real spinning speakers. It's a classic piece of gear, and anyone trying to nail Gilmore's tone on "Comfortably Numb" would love to have it. A rotating speaker is also a staple in Clapton's rig. And otherwise, Mr. Darwin is right. I do listen to music through guitar speakers (it's a good way to break them in, much more pleasant than the hum of a variac), and it sounds like a really loud, really cheap, transistor radio. Listener fatigue is almost immediate.

5th July 2010, 10:17 AM	#4
doasmarx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	ok thanks to both of you your responses are greatly appreciated.