Is this 12" Peavey Scorpion speaker 4ohm?

[orangegoblin]

have 4 of these speakers in my old school Peavey 412 cab (came with a Peavey Musician mkii).

I'm wondering if these are 4 ohm speakers based on the "1225-S-4" tag.

In skeptical because I've read online that 4ohm Peavey Scorpion speakers aren't common.

The cab has this written on it:

"MODEL-412F GUITAR ENCLOSURE SERIAL NUMBER 1E-02007644 IMPEDANCE 4 OHMS"

Image of the speaker: https://i.redd.it/7f70nyd0wm8e1.png

I got downvoted on reddit /r/guitaramps for asking this question so I wanted to see if this sub is less toxic.

[Bartman]

Do you have an ohm meter? If so, you could unplug the wires going to one speaker, then testing the resistance of that one speaker. If it reads somewhere around 3.2 ohms, then it is a 4 ohm speaker. If it reads around 6.4 ohms, then it is an 8 ohm speaker. (A speaker will always read less ohms with DC - what an ohm meter uses to measure resistance - than what it's nominal impedance rating says.)

[RRPD4130]

Welcome!
In spring of 2024 I unexpectedly inherited a mint condition, small club stage setup from the late 70s thru late 80s,
all original, 12" Sheffield Scorpions. One pair of "Special Edition" 12" Scorpions, zero documentation. A powered Scorpion wedge, zero documentation. A XR684e mixer...did find a manual.

Some 8 ohms, others 4. Suffice it, researching them has been a challenge, and I absolutely empathize.


I echo Bartman about deploying a multimeter, and cheaper models with wider tolerances (mine is a decimal point away from precise...heh) might give slightly iffy results, but probably are okay.

Godspeed to you!