10" or 12" Is bigger better?

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Hi Johnny, have you still got that Ax84 I built for you?
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GrantB wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:27 pm I really dig how some Fenders are just in their sweet spot with a 10". Like a Princeton. Through a 12" they are boisterous, boomy and, well, very loud. But 10" just tames all that and sweetens the sound up.
I'm in the process of swapping the 12 in my Princeton for a 10. This is exactly the outcome I'm hoping for. :)

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I'm a 10 fan in general. They have a little less low end, which helps your sound to fit into a band without taking over the low end. Of course it highly depends on the style of music - if you're playing Rage and G&R and RAWK then there is no subsitute for 12 inch Celestions in a closed back cabinet.

For me in a very big band with lots going on, the slightly honker open back 10 just works better.

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10” just gives a tighter and nicer sounding tone to me, big fan!!
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