Eminence Patriot Texas Heat 12" Guitar Speaker, 150 Watts at 8 Ohms,Black

I have a Carvin SX200 combo. It's 150 watt and i wanted to upgrade the speakers and clean up my sound. My combo has 2x12 so i replaced one of the stock speakers with this Texas heat and it sounds cleaner and smoother. The speaker hasn't broken in yet but so far it has cleared up my top end. My high strings don't sound shrill anymore. It lacks the bass by itself but sounds good paired with the Carvin V12.It almost sounds like I'm playing a nylon string guitar. I play clean mostly. For those purposes it is great. I tried it with my dirty channel and it sounds good there as well. I plan to replace my other stock speaker with a Swamp Thang to fill in the bottom based on other reviews I've read.I like it so far no complaints it did make my old amp sound better

I have a few guitar speakers that I have used throughout the years to try out in different guitar amplifiers including Celestion G12 M65 Creamback (8 ohm), H75 Creamback (8 ohm), 2002 and 2016 Mesa Boogie voiced Vintage 30 (8 ohm), EVM 12L Series II (8 ohm), and Jensen P12Q (8 ohm). I recently purchased and used the Texas Heat (8 ohm) in my Red Stripe Peavey Bandit 112, which tends to be bright or having more presence and high end than most amps. I normally use a Celestion M65 Creamback in my Peavey Bandit since it has good low end and low mid (200-400) frequency response, softer upper mids (2.5-4k) and rolls off the presence (5-7k) and high end (8k and up) and thus making it easier to dial in a full, warm, and smooth tone. The Texas Heat does what the M65 Creamback does with just a little more defined low end and just a tad less woody sound (400-500hz) which seems to allow more clarity in the mid-mids and upper-mids. IMHO, both the M65 Creamback (8 ohm) and the Texas Heat (8 ohm) are great in taming bright amps (Fender 65 DRRI, Vox AC15C1, Marshall DSL 40, etc.) and in particular providing a full, warm, and smooth tone for blues, rock, and jazz. Please keep in mind that I am referring to the 8 ohm versions of these speakers, not the 16 ohm versions of these speakers which tends to be much brighter and slightly mid scooped, and particularly in an open-back cabinet application, not closed back which tends to make speakers slightly brighter and fairly narrow in frequency response.

For blues, classic rock etc. this is great. You can A/B drivers al day long and you'll just be wasting time. Oh, yeah. Kicks butt over the other guys anemic wattage rating.

Have a Fender Blues Jr…. Hated it and never used it. Shrill tone that was like an ice pick in my ear. Swapped out the speaker with this one and vastly improved. Amp still wants a little compression to smooth out the rough edges, but this speaker was a solid upgrade.

I replaced a V30 in a 1x12 with this speaker. It's paired with a Boss Katana mkII head. The V30 was too bright and lacking lows. Couldn't dial it in the way I like. The V30 sounded great in a 2x12. Research "bass coupling". Anyway, the Texas Heat was an excellent choice allowing me to dial it in to whatever sound I desire. There's actually a lot of upper mids on tap, or it can be dialed back for more lows. Either way there's a lot of range on the eq dials. Also, a lot of mids bight overdriven without the high end fizz. This is a very good match with the Katana and probably very good with most 1x12's. Go watch "in the blues" comparison with it's brother the Swamp Thang on youtube. Highly recommended! Just be aware that the mounting holes are measured slightly different than Celestions.

I ordered this speaker based on the price, 150 watts (using in a 1x12 combo) and based on the reviews here. What i was shipped was actually a "Texas Heat". Might be the same speaker. it is 150 watts at least and 16 ohms.I really like the sound of this speaker. I have a B52 AT-100 cab with the AT1216 speakers, and have swapped out speakers for some eminence wizards, Vintage 30's, Rocket 50's, C90 Black Shadows, and a few others over the last couple years. This speaker is much darker than the B52 speaker it replaced in my combo. The highs are less in your face, and the mids are smoother. It really does have a cardboard type sound to it - but i mean that in a good way - it tames some of the highs and high mids that can be harsh at times. This is not an overly loud speaker - less efficient than the speaker it replaced, but thats fine, as it will take all the power you throw at it, so of course it will get loud if you want it too - but if you are having volume issues with a small combo, probably not the speaker you are looking for - try a Wizard at 103.5db. Definitely some marshally mids going on here. Smooth and easier on the ears are ways i would describe it. This has me wanting to replace some other speakers with this. Would love to combine 3 of these and 1 of the AT1216's in a 4x12 cab, for a mix of bright and smooth/dark.

Changed out 60 watt speaker for this 150 watt in my Orange 1x 12 cab. Sounds great.Delivery was super fast

I swapped out the speakers in a major Mfgers 2x12 cab which had Jensen of all brands, my ears hate Jensen, and after they broke in - SWEET CREAM baby! Holy $#@! are these killer speakers. Just got 2 more for my other 2x12 cab. Coupled with the new Roland Blues Cube Tour head and my minimal pedal chain, these speakers have brought me nearly all the way to that coveted SRV tone. KILLER btm end and mids, and no nasty hi-end freqs going on like those hideous Jensens'. And super clean when i want, which is why the blues tone head and pedals work so well now. I can now crank up all 100 watts, add base if I want, and bang on that open E flat all damn day with no flub whatsoever! just a super-loud low frequency coming through, and only the minimal distortion that I give it. I am now also finding that they record beautifully. If I had paid 2x the cost per speaker I would still be happy.