![]() They are were often sold as replacements for blown speakers which is probably one reason why the ended up in more than a few Fenders. ![]() I have included them here because I get a lot of questions about them. ![]() ![]() Jensen Vibranto LI and MI series speakers (alnico magnets) and Jensen EM-series speakers (ceramic magnets), while excellent, were not used by Fender. Some amp geeks don't like the way these Fender label Jensens sound, but let your ears be your guide. These Jensens wear brown and gold Fender by Jensen label and were put into Fender amps beginning in late 1965 through about mid-1967. Just conjecture, but the lack of orders from Fender from 1962 - 65 must have hurt Jensen's pocketbook so they hit up the new owners of Fender (CBS) for some business. ![]() That's when ol' Leo switched over to Oxford as the standard speaker (though Jensens were still used from time to time). As the story goes, Leo Fender wanted Jensen to make some changes to speakers and either the speaker couldn't (price constraints?) or wouldn't do so. Jensen: Jensen was the prevalent stock speaker in Fender amps from 1946 through about 1961. ![]()
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