Weber hemp Cone

[NoelH]

Hey Guys:
Frequent lurker, but decided to join.
So, I saw apost from about 2 weeks a few of you guys asking about Weber now having Hemp as an option. I decided to try one out. I'm usually a Silver Bell guy. My favorite speaker for Marshall-type circuits. But thought, if anyone can get the recipe right, Weber probably can.
I had a CV123 (Cerwin-Vega ER123 clone) that just didn't work for me. So I just RMA'd it back to Weber for a Hemp-coned 100wt Blue Dog. It'll be a couple of weeks before it's in-bound, but I'll tell you what I experience with it.
I've had a couple of those V30's that ABrown (Tone Tubby)recone with Hemp.

Pretty cool,but they pushed so much low mid, it was silly. I use a Rane parametric in my loop and I had to EQ out a ton between say, 400-600 Hz. I loved the top end though. What I'm hoping is that the Weber will have a little more even response.
I'll post my results.
Cheers,
Noel

 

[moltenmetalburn]

That was my thread, I love hemps and now i think I better understand why; I LOVE low mids!

You're right the hemps DO kick you in the gut with low mids...

I also LOVE the high end roll off, AFAIAC I think most guitarists play with too much treble.

 

[NoelH]

Yeah Molten.
I play a hot rodded 2204-type circuit and I have to roll the top off a bit. The only ABrown V30s was too much low-mid and I still needed a little pick attack. I'm thinking Weber will tend to be a little more well-rounded.

 

[NoelH]

Got the Hemp Blue Dog yesterday, and installed it in my Lopoline oversize 1x12 open-back.
I ordered it with a 50 oz mag and 100 wt former. 16 Ohm. I have to say I'm very impressed. It is actually what I expected. Take the sometimes super bright Blue and tame the top end by having a roll-off at a certain point in the spectrum, but couldn't tell you exactly where (maybe 2.5-3K neighborhood?)
It is very pleasing to the ear with a medium/medium high gain Marshall type amp. It gets a little bit grainy in the lower-mids, but not in a bad way. The bass is still solid. Sure, the paper cone version might be a little tighter at the bottom, but that's why I thought ahead and got the 50 oz mag istead of the 40. I will be using this alone or at times with a 75wt Silver Bell. The Silver I have now in my other 1x12 is Pre-Rola treated, and I think too soft I think if I combined them now. Can't test this since the Silver is 8 ohm. I would say this is a really good candidate for combining with a more 'in yo face' Celestion type like a V30, Classic 80, or Emmi Governor, or a paper Blue Dog.
I do like it much, much better than the ABrown Hemp V30s I had. They had (as I said) an imbalanced over-the-top lower-mid response.
So that's my take. YMMV, but I definitely can recommend it for say, a 2204 or 2550 or something similar. I want to hear it with my DSL, but it's 2 states away. I think it will sound awesome.