Speaker replacement for morons

[marnold]

OK, I've seen DVM's pictorial guide to replacing the AD30VT's stock speaker with a Celestion G10. Some day I will make this swap, hopefully later this year. My question is this. I've also got a little Peavey Blazer. At one point I had thought of replacing the speaker in that too. One guy at the guitar shop said a good speaker would turn that into a very cool little amp. I tried to disconnect the speaker, but couldn't figure out how to get the clips to release. Is there some trick to it? I pulled on them pretty hard and was concerned that I would damage the connectors if I pulled any harder. The connectors seem to be the same as the ones on the AD30VT, judging from DVM's pictures.

 

[duhvoodooman]

They're probably just crimped on pretty tightly to give good contact. You may be able to pry the "foldover" side tabs back apart a bit with a small screwdriver or similar tool. As long as they're not soldered on, you should be able to work them loose without breaking the tabs on the speakers--just be careful.