two different speakers in one amp?

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I recently discovered that my guitar amp (a Fender Princeton Chorus, pre-1986, 50 watts, two 10" speakers...) has one speaker that has more high end than the other... they are both the exact same speakers, some old stock fender speakers, but one is more muffled and one has more high end... i discovered this by micing each side and realizing that they were different... anyways, it gave me an idea - what would happen if i put two different kinds of 10" speakers in there. some sort of set up where one speaker has a warmer tone, and the other has a brighter tone... or something like that. This would give me more versatility in my sound when recording, but would it sound bad when i played it live or for practice?? it sounds like a good idea right now, does anyone know any reason why i shouldnt do it?
 
Kasey said:
I recently discovered that my guitar amp (a Fender Princeton Chorus, pre-1986, 50 watts, two 10" speakers...) has one speaker that has more high end than the other... they are both the exact same speakers, some old stock fender speakers, but one is more muffled and one has more high end... i discovered this by micing each side and realizing that they were different... anyways, it gave me an idea - what would happen if i put two different kinds of 10" speakers in there. some sort of set up where one speaker has a warmer tone, and the other has a brighter tone... or something like that. This would give me more versatility in my sound when recording, but would it sound bad when i played it live or for practice?? it sounds like a good idea right now, does anyone know any reason why i shouldnt do it?
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using 2 different speakers in cabs is pretty popular right now........well i dunno maybe it has been for a long time, but i've really noticed noticed it in the last couple years.
 
Well a band I recorded had a similar amp to the one you're describing and on his amp one speaker has the chorus effect and the other doesn't. I know the roland jazz chorus amp does this too. Its probably just how its set up for optimal chorus effect.
 
jonnyc said:
Well a band I recorded had a similar amp to the one you're describing and on his amp one speaker has the chorus effect and the other doesn't. I know the roland jazz chorus amp does this too. Its probably just how its set up for optimal chorus effect.
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Woah man thats strange!
 
Yeah the other guitarist in my band Serotone uses two cabs. Both the same cab (Marshall 4x10) but one is older. So the older cab gives more los and the newer cab is clearer.
 
How do you know that you had the mic in the same place on both speakers? Moving a mic like an Sm-57 a 1/4 inch on a speaker can make a big difference on how much highs or mids etc.. you get going to tape. Just a thought.....
 
Wireneck said:
How do you know that you had the mic in the same place on both speakers? Moving a mic like an Sm-57 a 1/4 inch on a speaker can make a big difference on how much highs or mids etc.. you get going to tape. Just a thought.....
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Well put.

IMO they are the same speaker. Its almost impossible to get it lined up perfectly.
 
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