Fender Super Champ X2 - New Speaker?

**Grigoris** · 06-16-2021, 02:01 PM

I'm going to be buying a second-hand Super Champ XD on Friday, that I haven't had a chance to try out because the seller lives an hour's drive away from me. From what I see on videos online the original speaker can sound a bit tinny and the amp could benefit from a better speaker.
I am mainly interested in the tweed modelling sounds of the amp but also the voice 1 clean.
This video here shows how the clean channel sounds a lot fuller with the Eminence cannabis rex and I was wondering if the original poster is happy with his purchase, a year later

but... as cosmic gumbo mentioned, the original speaker is closer to a hifi than a guitar amp speaker because it's trying to replicate many models, so I am really looking for opinions about whether a speaker "upgrade" is worth it or not.

regarding tone, I'm trying to get as close to something like early Kenny Burrell which I know is a P90 through a tweed deluxe or something similar and I have only an Ibanez Artcore with humbuckers on, but anyway that's the idea and intention.

any comments highly appreciated

**Doug B** · 06-16-2021, 08:26 PM

Original poster here: couldn't be happier:great tone, subtle, howls when it has to! :-)

Doug

**controtempo** · 01-05-2026, 05:05 PM

Hi everyone! appreciate to listen everyone's valuable advice.

after some long comparison for a speaker upgrade in my SuperCHamp x2 (i know can sound bit crazy idea) , for my singinmysong/playing jazzy-bossanova-funkettino/ not much soloing not OD or distorted sound i usually play on the 2nd channel using the IR 16 of the amp,unless i will get some interesting pedal combo to use on channel 1 which i get is fully tube processed (mostly Ibanez AF75+tv jones filtertrons set/ or 335 clone/or sometimes my beloved Reissue ‘68 Stratocaster) always on clean sound with some compression,can go bit hot but never overdrive+reverb

I am going to choose a Jensen C12N with a little mod to let it fit into the cab . . but i come also int this alternative of eminence JS-1250 (i have seen more then one that have successfully made this kind of 12" mod in the Superchamp cab).

What you think? be positive please

I would want to go for 1 combo solution , and in the future eventually only if needed think if needed to add another external 12" cab.

Each of you comment is appreciated ! Thanks hugs!!

**Gitterbug** · 01-06-2026, 03:42 AM

A good 10" may work better than a 12" in that small enclosure. I had a Ragin Cajun in my original SCXD and was happy, yet less speaker-savvy back then, 15 or so years ago. Today, I'd probably use a Jensen P10/40 BB (Blackbird AlNiCo 40W), or N10/100 TR (Tornado 100W) if you can still find one.

**Herbie** · 01-06-2026, 07:33 AM

Once I had a SCXD I had a 10” Tone Tubby red alnico in it. It was not so middle emphasised than Ragin Cajun.

Some time ago I found a perfect Fender BF speaker: Eminence Giorgio Alessandro 64. It exists in 10” format too. Nice well balanced option to consider!

**Grigoris** · 01-13-2026, 09:36 AM

I have replaced the original speaker with a Jenser P10-R Alnico vintage and I am super happy with the texture of the sound I get out of my amp. It has completely transformed it for the better. It's quite impressive actually.

**controtempo** · 01-14-2026, 04:54 PM

thanks you everyone for your precious inputs ... now i am full of chances

, i found a lot of infos , i will post you below some links of very interesting video of speakers comparison (assuming i stay on the 10")
is hard to really understand since i need to play almost like i play "acoustic style approach" so totally clean , i want to have the most fuller sound on clean more focused on low end ...
i am also evaluating to eventually move

to a SUpro DElta king 12 or a Fender blues jr (minimum mk3) if i realize that woud be a really step up in a fuller clean tone
THANKS U ALL!!