Guitar Speakers | Cabinets

Guitar Speakers and Guitar Speaker Cabinets are quite often a guitar player's last venture into refining the desired tone. Most speakers being made today are modeled after vintage designs, or are an extension of a vintage design. Although it's difficult to choose the correct speaker without hearing it (as is the case with most gear), it is sometimes all that you can while trying to choose the right guitar speaker or cab for your needs. We hope this list of gutar speaker/cab manufacturers will help you during your search.

If you're looking to buy guitar speakers, we recommend shopping for the major brands at Zzounds. Ebay is a great place to find used, vintage & rare guitar amps. Shop caerfully, preserve your acoustic's tone!

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Avatar Speakers:
At AvatarSpeakers® we are known for selling strong, high value, guitar and bass guitar speaker cabs and loading them with the best speakers in the world such as Celestion and American made Eminence speakers and then selling them factory direct to the musician at extremely affordable prices. All of the cabs are made of sturdy 3/4 inch voidless plywood with dadoed joints. High quality speakers and speaker systems, great customer service with low factory direct prices, one year warranty, and a money back guarantee will ensure years of customer satisfaction.

Bag End:
Years of work with some of the best musicians on the planet, and the best technical designers, have developed a line of speaker systems to cover any gig, instrument, or personal style. All of the Bag End models are made to deliver the sound that you hear in your head! They have the tone and dynamic range to soothe or to shred, on stage, in the studio, or in the garage. You have found the best.

Basson Sound:
We strive to bring the musician a superior product made from the finest materials and quality parts and by maintaining the highest quality in workmanship. Our engineers, working hand in hand with the engineers from some of our component manufacturers have produced the drivers for our guitars cabinets which are unequaled in power and tone. We offer 4x12, Full Stack, 4X10, and 2x12 speaker cabinet models.

Celestion:
Celestion are renowned for high quality loudspeakers, used on stage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. From our early radio loudspeakers to complex sound reinforcement systems, Celestion speakers have helped to shape the history of sound reproduction.

Electro Voice (EV):
Electro-Voice didn't earn its reputation as a premier manufacturer of speakers all at once. 75 years ago Al Kahn set out to revolutionize a growing market by using new techniques in measurement and manufacture. Through the ensuing years, Electro-Voice has been home to many exciting advances in speaker technology. Such breakthroughs as Compound Diffraction Projector technology, Constant Directivity Horns, Manifold Technology, and today's cutting-edge Ring-Mode Decoupling techniques have paved the way for today's exciting line of Electro-Voice speakers.

Eminence Speaker LLC:
Eminence, Kentucky (population 3000) is centrally located in the heart of Kentucky, between Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob Gault, founder of Eminence Speaker chose this location as it was ideally situated for shipping products all over the USA. The Eminence and Henry County community could also provide the labor needed to manufacture products on a large scale. After thirty-five years, Eminence, Kentucky continues to provide ideal conditions for the manufacturing and distribution of the World's #1 Loudspeakers.

Genz Benz:
The new Vintage Voice series is designed to reproduce the warm harmonics and distinctive bell-like tones of a quality tube amp. Matched with this sonic tribute to vintage tone, the cabinet construction and design combine to make a distinctive statement. All models come loaded with Jensen® "Special Design" loudspeakers, voiced for vintage feel and tone. The enclosure designs have been carefully calibrated to enhance the character produced from these classic loudspeakers.

Jensen Loudspeakers:
Jensen Loudspeakers offers Vintage, Modern, and Future model speakers. At this website you will also find a very useful list of recommended Jensen Replacement Speakers for Vintage Amplifiers.

Jenkins Sound Shop:
We have developed our line of cabinets utilizing a high quality Birch veneer core ply-wood with a 1/2" baffle board dadoed into the inside perimeter of the cabinet. ince the introduction of the original JSS212 in 1996 to our latest addition to the line, the Highway 61, we have tweaked and improved these unique designs to offer some of the best sounding cabs available on the market. All cabinets come with a vinyl strap handle, nickel corners, rubber feet and all necessary mounting hardware and wiring. Mount and wire your speakers and you're ready to go!

Legend Guitar Speakers:
Eminence Guitar Legends are specially designed for electric guitar amplifiers. Tuned by skilled ears, these hand-built specials feature a range of materials and ideas from nearly 40 years experience. Models such as the LEGEND B15, 121 and Modeling 12 are state of the art designs which meet the modern-day demand for power handling while other models feature vintage magnet and cone materials to recreate the traditional sounds of lead and jazz guitar.

Mad Sound:
As described throughout this Web site, Mad Sound builds magnificent cabinets for the discriminating musician. All cabinets are handcrafted to order, using dovetail joinery at all box corners, and your choice of wood to match your intended resonance. Amplifier controls use chicken head knobs and graphics that are designed for maximum visibility on a dimly-lit stage.

Palmer Speaker Simulators:
JAMS Audio, the only US Distributor for Palmer products, offers the following specialized guitar tools: PDI 09 (Filtered Guitar DI Box), PDI 99 (Stereo Filtered Guitar DI Box), PGA 01 (Triline A/B Buffered Guitar Router), PGA 02 (E-Frog Speaker Cabinet Switcher to be used with the Triline only), PGA 03 (The Original Speaker Simulator!), PGA 04 (Latest Model, Filtered Guitar Amp Simulator), PGA 05 (Stereo Active Speaker Simulator), PGA 07 (Tube Bass Guitar Preamp w/simulator).

Raezor's Edge:
My cabinets are designed for a broad dynamic range. The sound is clear and focused at all levels. A deep, full bass, well defined, adds richness to the total range of the instrument. A cabinet you can push without distortion.

Soundsmith:
Soundsmith specializes in guitar amplification and working with musicians who desire to expand their own personal sound. We are a service center for the repair and customization of all music instrument amps and electronics. Be sure to check out our list of modifications for guitar amplifiers. These mods are designed to improve your amp's sound, reliability and give you a much wider range of tonal possibilities. We also produce a line of custom products for guitar and bass players ranging from preamps to speaker cabinets.

Tone Tubby:
Let us introduce you to the A Brown Soun "Tone Tubby"®. The Guitar Speaker that is beyond compare. Manufactured with our own "Hempcone"®. Made in the USA here at A Brown Soun Inc. Our parts and experience = Perfect Tone.

Vibro World:
Vibro World sells amplifier hardware including handles, corners, casters, special bolts, nuts and washers, chassis, straps and knobs. Vibro World also offers preamp tubes, rectifier tubes, power tubes, miscellaneous and NOS tubes, and salvage tubes. Vibro World stocks Ruby, Mojo-Tone and Sovtek tubes. Vibro World also offers it's own Vibroman 2.0 Stereo Vibrato, the Switchman 2000 Audio Switcher, a Replica of the Magnatone TS-1 Foot-switch, the StageMateTM, and the V15 Mini-cube 8x8 inch speaker cabinet.

Voodoo Amps:
The Voodoo Hex line is a modern gain amp without the "fuzzy-buzzy-compressed" distortion that has become all too common in today's modern-gain amps. If you want stunning dymanics, sustain and the sound of a "cranked" amp at any volume level then the Voodoo Hex is for you! We also specialize in modifications, restortations and custom built tube amps. We are just as obsessed with tone as you are and whether you are looking for a high gain amp or a beautiful clean amp, we can get you the tone you are looking for.

WeberVST:
In addition to several models of vintage style speakers from 8 to 15 inch available with either AlNiCo or Ceramic magnets, we are introducing several 'original design' models. These include a series of high power drivers, an exclusive magnet structure available on some of our speakers which includes both ceramic and AlNiCo magnets, a line of potentiometers, chasses, and other products for the vintage equipment enthusiast. Additionally, we have developed a line of lower priced speakers for those on a budget. We are continually developing new products in addition to vintage style speakers that are meant for the vintage guitar amplifier market.