Product Details

Description

The LIL' BUDDY 10" Lead / Rhythm Guitar Speaker- Hemp is an Eminence guitar speaker for musicians, builders, and repair technicians seeking a purposeful replacement or new-cabinet driver. The Eminence Lil' Buddy guitar speaker lets you push the limits. Clean and full, and slow to break-up. Key specifications include 50 W power handling, 8 Ω nominal impedance, 80 Hz - 5 kHz usable frequency range, 98.8 dB sensitivity.

Its construction features a ferrite magnet, a hemp paper cone, a 1.75", 44 mm voice coil, supporting reliable performance in compatible cabinets and amplifiers. Use it for amplifier upgrades, custom cabinet projects, tonal experimentation, or restoring a working rig with a speaker selected for its musical response. Before installation, confirm the amplifier's impedance requirement, available mounting depth, cabinet cutout, and power compatibility. For best results, choose an enclosure and amplifier pairing appropriate for the published specifications and the desired playing style.

Characteristics
Filter series
Patriot
Model
Lil' Buddy
Characteristics application
10" Open or Closed Back
Configuration
1, 2, or 4 x 10"
Low end response
Aggressive
High end response
Subdued
Overall coloration
A clean and full tone, slow to break-up, but crunchy when driven. Smoother and less defined than many 10 guitar Speaker.
Break up modes
Warm
Characteristics power range

50

Instrument

Lead/Rhythm Guitar
Harmonica

Characteristics genre

Blues
Jazz
Rock

Specifications
Nominal basket diameter
10", 254mm
Nominal impedance
8 Ω
Power rating watts
50 W
Resonance
149 Hz
Usable frequency range
80 Hz - 5 kHz
Sensitivity
98.8 dB
Gap height
0.312", 7.9 mm
Voice coil diameter
1.75", 44 mm
Thiele & Small Parameters
Resonant frequency fs
149 Hz
Dc resistance re
6.31
Coil inductance le
0.46
Mechanical q qms
9.06
Electromagnetic q qes
0.93
Total q qts
0.84
Compliance equivalent volume vas
10 liters, 0.35 cu.ft.
Peak diaphragm displacement volume vd
29.3 cc
Mechanical compliance of suspension cms
0.05 mm/N
Bl product bl
11.7
Diaphragm mass inc airload mms
22
Efficiency bandwidth product ebp
160
Maximum linear excursion xmax
0.8 mm
Surface area of cone sd
366.1 cm²
Mounting Information
Recommended enclosure volume sealed
Acceptable
Recommended enclosure volume vented
Acceptable
Driver volume displaced
0.039 cu.ft. / 1.1 liters
Overall diameter
10.11", 256.8 mm
Baffle hole diameter
9.13", 231.9 mm
Front sealing gasket
Yes
Rear sealing gasket
Yes
Mounting holes diameter
0.23", 5.8mm
Mounting holes b c d
9.6", 243.8mm
Depth
4.3", 109.2 mm
Net weight
6.3 lbs, 2.86 kg
Shipping weight
7.4 lbs, 3.36 kgs
Materials of Construction
Coil construction
Edgewound copper
Voice coil former
Paper
Magnet material
Ferrite
Basket material
Pressed steel
Cone composition
Hemp paper
Surround
Paper
Dust cap composition
Zurette