Vol. I10 June 2026Bench
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Eminence, Kentucky · since 1966

Eminence.

The largest guitar-speaker maker in the United States, and OEM for much of what America builds. Eminence’s catalogue is the broadest in the index.
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Magnetsceramic 2
Power range75–150 W
Sensitivity102.0–102.8 dB

Eminence supplies Peavey, Mesa/Boogie, Carvin and often the Fender reissue line. If an amp left a North American factory in the last twenty years, an Eminence speaker was very likely bolted into the back of it — usually without Eminence’s name on the magnet. The business is half OEM, half own-brand: licensed vintage clones (their Greenback and Blue derivatives) and the Patriot line — Governor, Cannabis Rex, Swamp Thang, The Wizard, Man o’ War, Red White & Blues — each carved into a named voicing.

Where Celestion’s catalogue orbits a small number of hero speakers, Eminence spreads wider. The Patriot range alone runs from the clean-headroom Cannabis Rex through the palm-mute-ready Swamp Thang to the Alessandro-voiced alnico signatures. If you need a specific voice at a specific power budget, Eminence usually has the one.

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