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JBL D130 15-inch driver (FOH Fig. 12)·FOH magazine; photographer not credited·Rights retained by the rights holder; reproduced for historical commentaryPeriod advertising · 3
1 / 3 · JBL D130 original catalogue page — JBL loudspeaker catalogue, 1957 (archive catalogue dating; no date printed on selected page)
JBL D130 original catalogue page — JBL loudspeaker catalogue, 1957 (archive catalogue dating; no date printed on selected page)·JBL / James B. Lansing Sound, Inc. (JBL loudspeaker catalogue, 1957 (archive catalogue dating; no date printed on selected page))·Period advertising/catalogue material; copyright retained by the original rights holder; reproduced for identification and historical commentary (fair use).Why it mattered
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It established James B. Lansing Sound as a serious competitor within a year of founding.
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Its use by Fender made it one of the defining loudspeakers of early electric guitar and rock and roll.
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Kennedy's FOH survey notes the D130's 4-inch flat ribbon-wire voice coil and Alnico V magnet, a variant remaining in production for 55 years, and its place as a staple of early live sound and instrument amplifiers.
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2026 equivalent
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Use in the field
Adopted by Leo Fender for Fender guitar amplifiers in the 1950s[2]
Manuals & original documents
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