Fender bassman 410 neo speaker swap?

[PunkRockDunn]

Howdy. As of right now, my rig consists of a MIM sage metallic green Fender P with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder Basslines in it, through a Sansamp, into a GK RB700-II, and then to a Fender Bassman 410 cab, but not the pro version. Just the one that's supposed to be paired with the 1x15 of the same series.

Anyway, before I had all of this, I was just running a GK MB115 combo before it fried on me. All in all, I really liked how scruffy the tone got with the neodymium. Except the issue is that any "Neo" cab comes at a hefty price due to it's convenience, and the 4ohm GK 410 Neo runs about $700

Would it be a good idea to swap the stock Eminence Special Design 10's with something like Eminence s2010?

 

[BassmanPaul]

Only if, and it's a big if, the S2010s will actually work well in that cabinet. The magnet material has nothing to do with how a driver sounds per se. The cost of Neodymium has gone through the roof lately and that's why Neo drivers are expensive.

 

[gregmon79]

If I were you, I would just save and spend the money on the GK Neo 410. I have one that replaced my fender Bassman 410 and I absolutely love the Neo. Worth every last penny and then some.