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Jensen P12Q Alnico 12" Speaker Like-New - $130 (Buford)
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This is a nearly brand new Jensen P12Q. 16 ohms. This is one of my favorite speakers. It has the classic Alnico magnet instead of the more modern ceramic style.
The P12Q is a reproduction of the vintage speaker found in many Fender amps from the 1950’s and 60’s. Think about the sound of a 5E3 Deluxe. I’ve used it in Fender amps, Supros, and Marshalls. It’s great for both clean and vintage grind.
It has a crisp, clean chime at low volumes and handles distortion particularly well at higher volumes. I tend towards British Celestion style speakers, but this P12Q has more bite and cuts through the mix better than Greenbacks, for instance. This is particularly helpful if there are multiple guitars in a band.
I used this speaker in a Marshall 1974x to cut through the mix better in a band setting, and it worked great for that purpose, but I’ve moved on from that amp. (I have another P12Q in the main Fender amp I use for live play, and I intend to always have one of these on hand.) This speaker is practically brand new and only has 10 – 12 hours of use thus far.
The P12Q handles a good bit of power, 40 watts, so it is very durable and can handle the signal from more powerful amps without risk of blowing the voice coil. The speaker is also fairly inefficient (96 dB), which allows you to crank the amp more to get natural overdrive without blowing your eardrums.
One of the great things about the speaker is that it weighs in at only 4 lbs, which is less than half of what ceramic speakers tend to weigh. So it will cut 5 – 6 lbs off the weight of your amp.
Check out sound samples here: https://www.jensentone.com/vintage-alnico/p12q
The speaker sells for $183 new. Asking $130 for this almost-new speaker.
Buford, GA near Mall of Georgia