Celestion Speaker in Fender Bassman TV 15

[Volunteer Department]

New to this but here I go.

I have a Fender Bassman TV Fifteen. (The Amp)

My pals went on tour with it and blew the speaker. The speaker was a 1x15" Celestion Green Label Ferrite Bass speaker, 400 watt power rating. I think that’s the BL-15 400x?? This one: original speaker.

The amp sat in the garage for 5 years. Now I want to replace the speaker but I cannot find that same speaker anywhere to purchase. It’s ‘not available for purchase’ or ‘out of stock permanently’ anywhere I look. Where did it go? I find Celestion speakers with Neodymium instead of Ferrite. I read that Ferrite is superior - is this true? Do they use Ferrite anymore?

What speaker should I get to replace my original? Would a Celestion BL-15 300x work for me?

Is this the speaker I’m looking for?—> https://www.tubeampdoctor.com/en/celestion-bl15-400x-green-label-15-400w

I certainly want that deep warm consistent sound. Any info anyone can throw at me would be greatly appreciated. I wanna buy the right speaker the first time around and get to work. 

Edited December 27, 2019 by Volunteer Department
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[Cat Burrito]

I always found Watford Valves really helpful https://www.watfordvalves.com/products.asp?ID=4&man=171

Just remember a new speaker will require some time to properly settle in.

[pete.young]

Ask the guys at Celestion. They are very helpful and knowledgeable with queries like this. Email [email protected] . I'd be looking at the Pulse 15 which has a slightly higher Xmax.

 

[Phil Starr]

As far as I can tell they simply re-named their old BL15 as the Pulse range. https://celestion.com/category/10/Bass/size/26/15"Diameter/ If you have doubts then ask Dr Decibel their tech enquiry service which is excellent [email protected]

[Dan Dare]

Another vote for Watford Valves. Derek is very helpful.

[gjones]

I used to own a TV15 and it was a lovely combo.

But because of the, very heavy, ferrite speaker magnet in the original speaker, it weighed a ton.

I used to dream of fitting it with a Neodynium speaker

By the way, the original speaker was 4 ohms.

Edited January 4, 2020 by gjones

[VTypeV4]

+1 for Celestion and their 'Dr Decibel'.. I've found them very helpful in the past.