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Eminence Red Coat The Governor – A thick and raunchy British-voiced 12" guitar speaker with leading tonal characteristics. • Power handling: 75 watts RMS • Impedance: 8 ohms • Frequency range: 70-5,000 Hz • Sensitivity: 102 dB 1W/1m
Key Features
Application: 12" Open or Closed Back
Configuration: 1, 2, or 4 x 12"
Coloration: Classic British tone. Thick and raunchy with lots of mids.
Genre: Classic British Rock tone of the 60's and 70's
The Perfect Replacement Speaker for Marshall MG Series Cabinets
Eminence Red Coat The Governor 12" Guitar Speaker 75W 8 Ohm
It all started with the British Invasion, that unmistakable sound that took America by storm from across the Atlantic to right in your face. And now Eminence puts it within easy reach with the Red Coat™ series of guitar amp speakers. Engineered and manufactured in the U.S. with British-inspired cones, making it easy to "Pick Your Sound." Seven-year manufacturer's warranty.
The Eminence Governor is the perfect drop in replacement speaker for many British and American made lead guitar cabs. Voiced to work perfectly in the following cabinets: Crate G412 ST and SL as well as Crate GX412 XR, XS, R and S series and Voodoo Series 412 cabinets SVS and SVB. Marshall MG Series combos and cabinets as well as AVT412 cabs and Marshall TSL cabinets. All Mesa Boogie cabinets including Mark I Reissue, Nomad 100 12”, Nomad 45 and 55 12” versions, Rect-O-Verb and Road King Combo. Also a great replacement in Peavey 5150 212 Combo and Classic Straight and Slant 412’s, Peavey Triple XXX Series and XXl 212 Combo, and XXL 412 Straight and Slant. Perfect replacement for the Celestion 12 that is used in Rivera Chubster 40/55 Rivera Fandango 1x12 and 2x12, Quiana212, and R Series (R30/R55/R100) and Rivera Suprema as well as the VOX AD 120VT and AD 60VT Combo.
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Specifications: • Power handling: 75 watts RMS • VCdia: 1.75" • Impedance: 8 ohms • Frequency range: 70-5,000 Hz • Sensitivity: 102 dB 1W/1m • Magnet weight: 56 oz. • Dimensions: Overall diameter: 12.02", Cutout diameter: 10.97", Depth: 5.2".
Electric guitars, guitar amplification, and the birth of Rock-n-Roll in the 1950's collectively established a new use for loudspeakers. Speaker choices were limited in those days and amplifier manufacturers had to purchase products that were common to other applications. Usually, this meant a low-power speaker, often with an Alnico magnet, and limited cone and coil travel.
Due to the nature of the speaker's construction, the sound of the guitar and amplifier combination was impacted by the speaker design. Amplified guitar was a bit more aggressive duty than most other speaker applications at the time and the speakers were frequently challenged in terms of their mechanical movement and linearity. Guitarist learned how to control this non-linearity and use the resulting tonal characteristics to their advantage. Speaker break-up became cool and was a desired feature by most guitarists. The great guitar tones we know now are a result of those events.
Although there are a multitude of distinctive guitar speaker tones available today, they can be broken down into two main categories. We have Marshall and Celestion to thank for the distinctively "British tones" that we are so familiar with. Fender, Peavey, and SLM (Crate/Ampeg) worked with speaker companies like Eminence, Oxford, CTS, JBL, and Electro-Voice to establish tones that are distinctively "American".
Eminence is proud to present the Patriot™ and Red Coat™ series of guitar speakers. Incorporating both British and American cone technology into speakers that are manufactured in the USA gives us the ability to provide you with virtually any tone you desire. Be it British or American, clean or dirty, big bass or screaming highs, we have a speaker that will allow you to "Pick Your Sound".
To help you select the right Eminence guitar speaker, check out Eminence's Tone Guide.
