8 Bass Guitar Speaker For Sale (2024 Update)

I needed replacement drivers for the Yamaha Passport 300 speakers, and after trying some alternatives these were PERFECT with superb depth and range! These may have been the originals OEM'd in the first place. Definitely recommend. Note that you will have to change the female terminal on the negative lead wire of the cabinet to the next size up. The original driver had a smaller terminal on that side.jimrn

After simulating many different 10" and 8" drivers on this site I settled on this one, and in my finished box it sounds great. It's in a 40L ported enclosure tuned to around 45 Hz (with an f3 about the same). It mated well with the dayton DC28F tweeter I used, and it is crossed at 1300 Hz but since this woofer is so clear I think I could have crossed it higher. If used in a ported box down to 45-50Hz, it runs out of excursion with less than 20 watts, but that fits what I used it for (even a small 12v amp will drive this speaker to loud levels with a sensitivity of 94dB).J Carl

Overall: I have an old Fender Rumble 15 bass practice amp, the older "non-v3" model. When playing at any kind of volume, the speaker would "fart" (I swear it wasn't me). I replaced it with this speaker, now the amp sounds much better, and can be played louder, and with more bass. It can still fart if you try, but hardly like it used to.Allen

I wanted to try my hand at building my own bass cab to complement my amp head and because I wanted a quality sound I decided to go with Eminence, since you can find them in a lot of high end bass cabs like Ampeg and Basson. I didn't buy these at first, I bought the B102's instead and was disappointed with the end product. There wasn't enough clean low-end, and, I tuned the cab too low to compensate for that and it was a muddy tone that came out of an expensive set of speakers. So a year later I tried it again, but, I bought these on sale (BP 102's) and also bought the Eminence compression driver; Horn; Cabinet ready crossover. I now have a 210 bass cab that sounds better than any cab I've ever heard. I recently purchased a new bass amp (Markbass Big Bang) and together they are a match made in BASS HEAVEN. In fact without the purchase of the new amp, I may have never written this review, I've had theses speakers for over 2 yrs. So if you need to replace a 10" driver or you want to custom build a cab, this is the best driver for the money you can buy. But remember, without a tweeter or compression driver you'll be disappointed.Jmac

Searching for something better in my current upgraded ESS AMT3's, I took a change on these after modeling them in BassBoxPro. All I can say is wow!! These speakers totally kick some tail. Clean deep, and don't loose their composure under high volumes. However the biggest thing is detail. What better to produce bass guitar/drums like a live performance then a real bass guitar speaker?!?! Luckily these go lower then most, pretty amazing for the price. I have 2 of these in the AMT3 stock, but braced enclosure. 2.76 liter. Heavily damped with 1 1/2" foam on walls, and 2 sheets of Auralux 2" wedge foam directly behind the woofers. 2x 3" ports, 6" length. That tunes the box to 36 hz. Don't be afraid to tune low, the lower the better. They still can handle a ton of power, xlimit is 10 mm. Never cam close because the bass is tight, clean and deep. Well controlled, but oh so sensitive!! Wow the detail of these woofers just blows my mind!! Nothing even comes close in normal "audio" woofers. Be aware however to cross over to the mid around 250hz, these don't do mids well. But who cares in a 3-way? A Alpha 6A, or larger mid woofer would be ideal. Enjoy while these are still a still!! Who needs expensive audio woofers that kill all the detail anyway?Mojo

I replaced the dead speaker in my old practice bass amp with this speaker and was quite surprised how good it sounded and was surprised that it was better than the original in sound quality. gave new life to that old amp and saved me the cost of new amp. Good solid output in a sealed cabinet down to the low E on my 4 string fender bass.hotshoetom

I put this in an old Vox VT15 Pawn shop find. It worked well for a few years but it konked out, and I didn't want to spend a ton on a little practice amp. This little speaker did the trick. I really think I'm getting better tones out of this speaker than the speaker that it came with. I only replaced the speaker a little over a month ago, but so far, I feel like I gave my amp an upgrade. I did not expect that.DeadWeasel

These speakers were perfect for my homemade cab these things have the balls and meat to bring the heat to any feat on the street! Quit lolli”gaggin” and get yourself some CA1059’s and don’t be messin with mine!Ed

This is great for cabinets with four or more speakers. With 32 ohms wiring four in parallel bring it to a eight ohm load. Just do not use a keyboard dropped below rated feq. of about 57hz. This speakers can handle high spl's.Waldens Audio - 31934

Perfect replacement speaker for my classic 1975 Ampeg SVT 8×10 cabinet. Same size, same weight and better baffle than original (none) as it's front loaded. Works sweet for my wall of sound.MarkB

The drivers look great, haven't installed them yet, still working on the cabinet. Send me another review in a month and I'll let you know how the sound.Anonymous

I have two pair of Allison IV's that needed woofers, since Allison has been out of business for some time, replacements are not easy to come by. These matched the OEM woofers pretty well, in size and performance. Rubber surrounds instead of treated cloth o the OEM's, but sonic-ally they seem to be a very good match. Heavy magnets, seem to be very well made (in China). Four stars instead of five because the binding posts don't accept the speaker push clips (they do banana plugs), I needed to remove those and use bare wire. Would have been nice to have posts for those as well.Mike

I was looking to replace a blown woofer from a JBL set of bookshelf speakers. The look almost matched perfectly and installed into the existing screw holes of the cabinet. The sound of the speaker was good, but did not completely match the other speaker. This woofer takes much more power, but it it a little less efficient than the factory JBL. Overall, I am happy with the purchase and would do it again. I would recommend replacing both woofers so they would match better sound wise.LYLE

I was a little hesitant that this speaker would work for my unique application. I'm not using it for a guitar amp but as a replacement speaker for a 1948 AM/FM/Phono radio that the original 10" speaker was missing. It turns out this speaker works great. I went with the 8" version instead of a bigger one to get a greater frequency range and am glad I did. This thing rocks even though the tube amp is only putting out 5w.Chad

I used two of these speakers (8 ohm in parallel) in a clone of the Magnatone Melodier 109 that I built. They turned out to be a perfect match for the self-split push-pull circuit. They have a rich sound when played clean, and they handle the output-tube distortion that the amp produces beautifully. Absolutely perfect for blues. And the price is right! My go-to 8" speaker.Jason

Had to fix the horn when it arrived. Not a big deal, but not what you’d expect from a brand new cabinet. Sounds good now.Thomas D.

This speaker sounds great. I have it mounted in a single speaker extension cab, and it performs well. I bought this, because on the Quilter amplifier site, they mention using this in some of their amps. Good price was a crucial factor for me.Peter

Outstanding Celestion TFO818 8" Professional Speaker. Has great high and mid frequency response, and the low frequency is extremely great considering this speaker's size! I bought this Speaker to replace the stock speaker in my Fender Champion 20 Combo Amplifier. The results of the swap was unbelievable! It sounds like a much larger amplifier than it is. It will get very loud, but so nice and clean. But it has a nice sound for overdrive or heavy distortion. I also played an acoustic guitar through this speaker and it sounded very warm once I dialed in the tone I thought sounded best. I liked this speaker so much that I bought 6 more and built a 6 x 8 extension cabinet. I play a lot of Jazz guitar, so the new cabinet with six eight inch speakers was great for me and my sound.Jim

Overall: I put this speaker in my Tech21 Trademark 10. The stock speaker is like most 8" that come in low powered solid state amps, just OK. Farts at louder volumes and breaks up excessively when you run a moderate amount of bass. However, I put this little guy in and it's awesome. A lot louder and you can actually get clean sounds at higher volumes. It sounds very balanced and as big as a tiny 8" speaker can. I love itCharles

I bought a Bugera V 5 5 watt tube amp. From most everything I read on the Internet the original speaker just sounded "too dark" And looking around for any 8 inch speaker with 4 ohms was not too easy.Not too many choices to choose from. The Jensen MOD 20 was available (locally) and the price was real good.I bought the MOD 8-20 for a replacement, I made a GOOD CHOICE it seems to be louder and brighter than the Bugera speaker. Before I had to run my tone knob maxed out on 10…still was too muddy. But the Jensen I can run my tone knob at 4 or 5 if I wanted to. How awesome is that . I replaced both tubes in the amp and did not really notice a difference , but now the speaker…that was different. Thank you Jensen for making such a good speaker replacement.Electric John

Fender Mustang I Speaker Upgrade: The little Fender Mustang I is a great little amp for practice and low volume rehearsals, however, the stock speaker cuts nearly an octave off your lows and highs are tinny, and mids are farty. Again, great little amp for what it is and how low-cost it is. By swapping the stock speaker for the Mod 8-20 it is not only affordable, easy to do, it makes a BIG difference in overall tone and note articulation. I only use this little amp for practice and low volume rehearsals and have been using it for close to 5 years specifically for that purpose and did not want to spend half or more of what the amp costs or is worth. When I first purchased the amp it was obvious the stock speaker was the weak link. The Mod 8-20 will make you happy, or should I say happier. Great little speaker at a great price. Note: make sure that when you do the swap that you connect the RED speaker wire to the PLUS connector and BLACK speaker wire to the MINUS connector tabs on the Mod 8-20 (they are marked on the Mod 8-20). You will also need to ground the Mod 8-20 by snipping the ground wired soldered to the stock speaker and attaching it to the Mod 8-20's metal outer rim (cage) by scratching or sanding a little of the paint off around one of the screw holes that secures the speaker to the soundboard and attaching under the screw. It's easy.5254TeleStratMan

I have a Roland Streetcube Ex that I obtained for busking without AC power. The low end frequency was not satisfactory. I saw on YouTube where someone replaced the stock speakers with these. In my opinion, these did not work for me. The bottom end decreased further with the low mid being magnified far more than acceptable. I use the amp for electric guitar and backing tracks. With these speakers the bass decreased further and out of the blue the kick drum was extremely pronounced. Perhaps as guitar only these would be good. According to the Youtube poster, his backing tracks had a better bass response. My experience did not yield such results. When I reinstalled the stock speakers the backing tracks were back at acceptable EQ levels.Crazystrings

I have a Rumble 1 x 15 cabinet. I wanted to upgrade from the Eminence-Made for Fender speaker. At the advise of an Eminence Tech I purchased the CB158. It sounds great! Clear deep tones I plan on buying a second Rumble 1 x 15 cabinet and I'll upgrade that one also! The sale price made it a great value!Chuck

You can experience quite a bit of satisfaction when a product you paid a fair amount of money for just plain works. And boy does this speaker work. The solid bass tones that come out of this baby has brought my 80s something Fender Bassman Compact back to life. I was happy all the bolt holes lined up with the pre drilled holes of the amp. The only little drawback is that it has made my amp heavier. Not a bad trade off for the quality sound that this speaker delivers.Darren

I refurbished an Ampeg 115hp bass cabinet and installed a CB158 15". The speaker provides tremendous frequency response, tight solid bottom end with crisp clean highs. I no longer use the horn in the cabinet…there is no need. I highly recommend this speaker to get the most out of a bass rig. It also pairs very well with my Ampeg PF210HE.Francis L

I use these in speaker cabinets I design and build, mainly for 6- and 7-string guitar. This is the best-performing and best-sounding speaker I have found in this category (2×8" compact cabinet): high power rating, light, and a neutral sound. Unfortunately, few musicians take 8" speakers as serious contenders and usually want cheap 4×12" cabs. The only issues I have found with them is that they are not really suitable for bass guitar and FaitalPro lacks a Canadian distributor.John

I decided to build a large set of 3-way PA speakers, after considering one 12" mid I decided on two of these 8" FaitalPro mids. I like their price, their efficiency and smooth response. After listening to these for a week they are incredible, mids are warm and detailed, extremely efficient and very dynamic. The cones are so light on these that they can response extremely quicly in transients. Midrange is extremely detailed, subtle sounds and nuances in songs I've heard thousands of times simply come to life. Really tough to beat for the money, don't have a lot of bass below 80hz in a sealed enclosure and xmax is limited so best used with a subwoofer. Highly recommended especially for the money.JAVAD

Very nice quality, nice punchy bass, very well made, Im currently using it for a Bluetooth speaker system with 100 watts of power and this speaker performs very good, Ive made a good purchase with this one. Recommended to everybodyelectronicstop

This product has a design issue and 3 of my 4 failed without hours. The vc has distortion issues and was maybe the wrong spec. Tell the manu to redesign.sfvcomp

This speaker sounds great in my 5w/1w Marshall DSL5C combo practice amp. I have now tried a ceramic speaker upgrade and an alnico upgrade in this amp and I prefer the alnico hands down. There were merits to both, but here is my experience: I upgraded the cheap stock 10" Celestion Ten-30 speaker in my Marshall to a Celestion G10 Vintage after I bought the amp and it improved the sound, but I always wondered what an alnico speaker would sound like. The cost of the Gold 10 was prohibitive, but after 12 months of playing with the Vintage I finally bit the bullet and bought the Gold. After first putting it in the amp I wasn't sure I liked the changes; it broke up a little differently in frequencies I wasn't used to, so I pulled it and put the 10" Vintage back in the amp. After playing the Vintage again I instantly decided the Gold 10 was better. I haven't looked back since. If you buy this, do the switch and hear for yourself. The ceramic Vintage has more bass, but everything else about the Gold is better. How can I describe it? It is tighter in the low end, just tighter and more controlled and better everywhere, more musical, slightly more defined everywhere, it doesn't lose any punchy-ness, it plays better with my pedals and improved them, distortion is more even, it chimes and rings like a bell on the cleans, it gets better with age as it breaks in, and on and on. I love playing with this speaker in my amp. I can't stop playing. I rush home from work to hear it. The reviews online are accurate and there is a reason there is so much praise for this speaker. You can spend months looking for a cheaper alnico that sounds this good or you can save time and spend the money for this one. Last thing I would say is that like everything GAS, this speaker is great but not the be all end all. It's a good upgrade but not the ultimate solution for your amp. It won't turn a bad amp into a good one, but I love the difference it made in mine.NoNick

This very loud alnico driver has made my Tone King Falcon able to express an assortment of harmonic overtones and complexities that I wasn't experiencing before. Before it sounded nice, but I already knew some details were being taken away from a extremely well designed circuit. When I put this speaker in, my amp is a lot louder, and after 50 or so hours of playing, I must say that the character of this amp has only gotten better. When played clean, the crispiness of this amp extends across all frequencies better, with a faint bell like chime that only couples to the amps sound. The bass is defined much better, the mids sing with more complexity, and the top chimes a bit in a sweet way. When overdriven, the character is still there and the harmonics are also overdriven, very nice! I can imagine this speaker making any circuit express its qualities a lower end speaker won't allow. Only sounds better when you break it in more, becomes more organic and fluid.Cyan

This is a high quality speaker that I just did not bond with. It was purchased for use in a Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue. I read many positive reviews (including ones for this specific amp and speaker combination) and thought I would give this highly regarded speaker a try. I gained thickness, volume, and midrange, but lost articulation, which I need. No amount of EQ adjustment would give me a sound I liked. I followed the recommended break in process from Celestion. I put the stock Jensen C10R back in and it sounds so much better…to me. There was nothing wrong with the G10 Gold, it just was not what I liked. So your mileage may vary. Obviously a lot of folks really like this speaker, so perhaps their preferences are just different than mine.ThreeEcho7

These speakers are the bomb the hit really good I have pure concert sound in my truck thanks a great product and your Skar Eq. I could not be more satisfied with your product and un relentless support, great team.Marshall W

Great product very impressed with the sound quality to drive factor here I love them I replaced all my factory speakers with these and they were perfect for the car and I also ordered a 400 watt skar amp that makes the speakers sound greatChet L