by nyazzip » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:28 pm
not sure what you mean by cheap but i got a few 12" Jensens from the late '50s-'60s, in the $10-15 price range, off ebay. they have small magnets and are rated at around 12-15 watts, which is pleny for my 5 watt amp. they sound great! really, really, really great, as a matter of fact.
i don't recommend using speakers smaller than 12 inch....the only reason it was ever done in the past was for cost, portability concerns, and "cuteness" factor, but they compromise the guitars sound too much. 6 x 9s would be godawful, tinny and shrill...
so any 12-15" low powered vintage speaker is the ticket IMO. and the only reason i say "vintage" is because they just don't make lightweight speakers any more to my knowledge, with thin paper cones and small magnets