EminencePatriot Swamp Thang 12" Guitar Speaker, 150 Watts at 8 Ohms

I have been A/Bing the 12" Swamp Thang, Cannabis Rex and Celestion G12H 70th Anniversary in 3 Pre CBS Fender amps (black face Princeton Reverb, black face Vibrolux Reverb and brown Vibrolux) with 3 Fender guitars ('66 Telecaster, Nocaster relic, Esquire relic).I have not made up my mind as to which speaker to put in which amp but will say this- the Swamp Thang is an impressive speaker. It is efficient (loud), punchy (dynamic) and clean. It does not crap out on the bottom end and the highs come through with no clouding. I think it gives me everything the amp is putting out. The Princeton sounds bigger than it is and there's no fuzziness on the bottom end. The BF Vibrolux thinks it's a Twin Reverb (but in a good way!) and the brown face Vibrolux sounds like I hadn't heard it with the other speakers it's had in it over the decades (Altec, SRO, original Jensen).Now, do I love it? Yes and no. Being a Tele/Esquire player I love the clear bottom end the Tele puts out but it's ultimately important to not cause pain in the high end. The Swamp Thang is very open on the top. I love the tight bottom end. I kind of wish I could have the top end of the Cannabis Rex with the bottom end of the Swamp Thang. The Cannabis Rex has a lovely warm/softness. It softens the two black face amps nicely. It gets a little fuzzy on the bottom end with the Princeton Reverb. I might put the Swamp Thang in that one. I have to be careful with the tone knob on the Tele/Esquire. Chords ring out nicely. Leads on the unwound strings can be kind of bright. It makes the PR louder than any speaker I've had in it.If I was playing more country gigs (anybody playing dance gigs these days?) this would be a perfect match for the black face Vibrolux. It's loud and clean. For blues, r&b, r&r the Cannabis Rex is better.With the Swamp Thang in the brown face Vibrolux the tone controls become powerful. Once again, I have to be very careful with the treble knob. The Cannabis Rex in the brown Vibrolux is perhaps the warmest, softest amp I've ever heard; really sweet with a lot of character and personality.The Celestion is not bad by any means. Just much prefer the two Eminence speakers.

I have a Carvin SX200 2x12 combo that is 150 watts and i wanted speaker that will handle the power rating. It was the same size as the stock V12 speaker. I'm thinking this original was also an eminence they look the same.The Swamp Thang cleaned up my lower end nicely without getting muddy. It was easy to setup. Weight is the same as stock. It sounds loud and clear. I play clean classical music through Seymour Duncan Sentient neck pickup and this speaker sounds great paired with the Texas Heat on my open back combo.Definitely improved my sound and tone. It still hasn't broken in but I'm sure it will sound better with time. With these speakers i didn't even need my EQ in the effects loop. All the strings sound loud and clear.

First off, this is a honest review, coming from a common person. I have no affiliation with any companies what so ever. I have for sometime been reading reviews, and articles about how to improve my newly purchased Fender Blues Deluxe (purchased March 2024). Not that I thought the amp sounded that bad stock. I will say that I have noticed that it has a transparent cloudy, muffled tone. Let alone would my ears notice a $150.00 speaker upgrade. Amazon had the Eminence "Swamp Thang" on sale, and thought its got to be a improvement regardless. The speaker was delivered today 2/12/25, and all I can say is WOW !! This speaker is incredible. I was worried that my ears couldn't really tell a difference. The difference is night vs day. It even increased the touch sensitivity to a level, I didn't want to put my guitar down to clean up the mess I made. Fair warning, keep fingers out of the electronics, very high voltage. Remove the tubes, unhook speaker cable, reverb tank. Then remove the entire chasis. Installation was straight forward after that. Tighten speaker screws diagonally to avoid warping speaker frame. Kudo's to Eminence Speakers for a FANTASTIC speaker, thats 100% American made. You will notice a BIG difference from the stock speaker. Honestly I thought all the propaganda I was reading was a sale tactic. If you have a Fender Blues Deluxe and looking to upgrade, this speaker is a BIG step in the RIGHT direction. Spend the money, buy the " Swamp Thang !!! "