I put the speaker in my Vox VR30R – Wow! I was really impressed with what happened to the tone of the amplifier with my Ibanez twin-humbucker, slimline hollowbody (Artcore AFS75T). It turned out do just what I’d hoped for, but maybe didn’t expect. I had to rasp out the hole for the speaker on the mounting board by about 3/16” to get it to fit in—but that didn’t take more too long to accomplish and it sits snug as a bug in a rug. The tone really knocked my socks off with the amp set clean and playing in the open position. The note definition and string separation when hitting a few chords took my breath away. I haven’t been able to really crank it past midnight yet, but I am already a happy camper. This single modification took a decent, but not exciting sounding hybrid amp and really took it up to a new game—maybe not a classic AC30 yet, but close enough to keep me happy for the time being. Thanks for working with me to get the right speaker.

Best regards,

Peter Brown/San Pedro, CA

I was so happy with the work that A Brown Soun did with the Rivera I knew that I would get good results by taking an ailing Princeton to them. This time around, however, I decided to go with a ceramic magnet speaker rather than the alnico because, after all, it is my back up amp rather than my primary. I also requested some mods to be done to the power supply to kick the little Princeton in the shorts. To be honest with you I could not believe the difference! The Princeton was boosted from 15 watts to 20 and the new Tone Tubby 10" turned the Princeton from a good quality practice amp into the world's smallest Super Reverb. The modifications breathed so much life into the amp but at the same time they maintained that classic Fender, Fender tone.

Thank you once again,

Adam Hunt/Berkeley CA

Hi ,
Just loaded the 4 (2 AlNiCo,2 ceramic)  Tone Tubby 10's that I ordered into my '65 Super Reverb. It sounds great! No suprise... I've been using a Tone Tubby 1x12" cab w/ Dr. Z Route 66 amp as my
gigging setup for over a year. Many thanks for great service, timely delivery and a fantastic product.

Best wishes,

Joe Gorfinkle/West Hollywood, CA

Hi Guys,

Here is the deal, I play a Soldano Hotrod 50+ with a Soldano 4x12 closeback cab. It used to have Celestion Vintage 30"s. It was always blistery sounding. I had a Warren haynes bass mod put in the amp to get more bottom. It helped. Then I reloaded the cab with 2 Alnico, and 2 Ceramic Tone Tubbys(thought I'd try after reading Billy Gibbons article in Tonequest). At First it was real muddy sounding, but then I took the bass mod out, and Walla, the tone is awesome. They said no more sizzle, and thats exactly right. I really dig the tone and am very glad I made the purchase. I also put 2 10" Ceramic in my backup amp (Marshall ATM 30 combo) man that thing rocks by itself and really screamed through that Soldano Cab. Yes! I alomost messed my pants when I heard it. Thanks guys!! I am definetly a Tone Tubby guy. I reccomend them to everyone. Thanks again, we'll keep in touch.

Ken, Blue Onion Band/Kalispell, Montana www.blueonion.net

Hi, just wanted to tell you how much I love my Tone Tubby speakers. I did a gig the other night where my amp was also backline for a band visiting from the UK. Your speakers really kicked, and my old MusicMan amp never sounded better.

Thanks again,
Victoria Warne/New Jersey

Thought you guys might appreciate this feedback. High praise indeed, as the Weber 10F150 is a very nice sounding speaker. By the way, I have both speakers in demo cab's and I agree with Otto, the TT Ceramic 10 is definitely more 3-D sounding and has a fuller, richer bottom and mid-range.
But, to my ears, the real advantage of the TT Ceramic 10 is it sounds awesome at all volume levels, while the 10F150 sounds awesome at very high volumes when pushed, but is thinner sounding at lower volumes.

Scott

South Valley Vintage Amps
"Specializing in the service & repair of vintage tube amplifiers, NEW Jensen, Celestion, WeberVST, Tone Tubby & Mojo speakers, and custom built speaker cabinets"9370 Durango Lane
Gilroy, CA



Hi there-

I got one of your ceramic 10's (Tone Tubby) by way of Ebay. I replaced a Weber 10 F150 with it. Though the Weber is an outstanding speaker, the Tone Tubby sounds a little richer in terms of the distortion I seek, and a little more "3 dimensional."

Thanks again.
Otto Lenz, Massachusetts

From the Tone Quest On-Line Resourse Directory

A Brown Soun: The all-new Hemp E Cones, Bass 10’s, and 10’s for guitar are here! In addition to A Brown’s original hemp cones, John Harrison has created a new “E” cone that is a bit brighter than the original hemp cone. Killer tone for Fender amps, or in combination with the original Hemp Tone Tubby speaker. The bass 10’s have received rave reviews from none other than Tommy Shannon, and the 10’s for guitar will knock you out in your Princeton, Vibrolux, or Super. A Brown Soun was founded in San Rafael, California in 1974 by John Harrison – a working musician who refused to settle for the few reconing choices that existed when he first needed speakers repaired in the Bay Area. Since then, John has been recognized by artists such as Carlos Santana, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, and many others as California’s top speaker reconer. In addition to its famed reconing services, A Brown Soun also custom builds speakers and cabinets for virtually every application. The renowned Tone Tubby speaker developed by A Brown Soun has received rave reviews from top professionals around the world. Brown’s recently released series of speakers for guitar and bass featuring hemp cones is setting a new benchmark for guitar and bass speaker performance, with dramatically improved clarity, note definition, frequency response, durability, and power handling. Whether you need new speakers, custom built cabinets, or vintage speakers rebuilt and sounding right, A Brown Soun is your professional resource. As the Tone Tubby logo says, “We’re committed to tone,” and that means yours.