Such bad advice on the internet

[Littlewyan]

http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Fe ... inets.aspx

Just came across this article when googling info about speaker selection and was amazed at the bad advice given. If you read the section about wattage it states:

• Wattage: The higher wattage rating a speaker has, the more power it takes to make it break up. If you’re looking for quick breakup, be sure the power rating of your amp is significantly higher than that of the speaker or speakers you’re driving. Consider Eric Clapton’s fantastic tone in Cream: a Gibson SG or ES-335 plugged into a 50-watt Marshall head driving 25-watt Celestion speakers. For less break-up, seek higher wattage rated speakers.

Yes Clapton may have been using 25W Speakers but he probably had 4 of them! I just hope no one blows up their speakers because of this article.

[xtian]

Wow. From Gibson.com itself!

[Phil_S]

To be fair it says "speakers" not "speaker." However, it is very poorly written, giving someone the wrong idea.

Regarding Cream, I had the good fortune to see the closing show in the US on 11/2/68. I don't remember how many, but there was a wall of Marshall stacks on each side of Ginger. The minimum would have been 4x 4x12 for Eric. I'm doubtful, given the volume (loud enough that my ears rang into the next day), it was the 50W plexi alone into all that speaker load.

[Reeltarded]

yeah, you have to latch on to people you trust by your own experience and ignore all sorces who's purpose is to sell or run ads. marketing people write all that garbage that helps no one but they got most of it off a forum full of 12 year olds repeating something they read on Harmony Central.

Like Gibson would understand how guitars work or an amp works. Haven't you heard? They are a lifestyle company. I don't need one of those.

[deeder]

Regarding Cream, I had the good fortune to see the closing show in the US on 11/2/68.

Lucky guy you are Phil ;^)

As Reel says, there's nothing like to forge its own experience by experimenting, and still, and still...

[Scumback Speakers]

Wow, so much misinformation in that article it's not funny. Glad I do/did my own research with help from some touring players.

[TUBEDUDE]

Gibson is so wise. I didn't know that paper had magnetic qualities! And I thought quality control was their only problem.