Ted Weber owner of Weber Speakers Dead

Gaylon Mathews · Post by **Gaylon Mathews** » 14 Aug 2009 6:07 pm

My good friend Ted Weber died today in a rehab center near his home in Indiana while awaiting a lung transplant. He was a GREAT friend and will be missed by all who knew him.

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 14 Aug 2009 6:20 pm

That is so surprising and sad to hear. He designed and produced the best instrument speakers and the biggest selection, recreating many vintage speakers. He would get on the phone himself and explain all the options and advise you on what you needed. And he would break the speakers in for you before shipping them. He ran a great company. I hope it will be continued the same way he ran it. That would be the great legacy he deserves.

Ron Whitworth · Post by **Ron Whitworth** » 14 Aug 2009 9:07 pm

This is both shocking & saddening to hear.
He was such a nice businessman. He always took time to answer all the questions I ever asked him & was
very nice about doing it too. He cared about his customers - something missing from many of todays
business owners IMHO.
My condolences to his family ... Ron

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 14 Aug 2009 9:15 pm

I hate to hear it when someone dies on the waiting list for a transplant. That's so sad. That's why I am a designated organ donor on my driver's license and encourage others to seriously consider doing the same, so that more people like Ted won't meet the same tragic fate.

Larry Weaver · Post by **Larry Weaver** » 15 Aug 2009 3:38 am

Sad, sad news. What a wonderful and gifted human being. I appreciated the fact that Ted always seemed to enjoy talking about Pedal Steel and how Steel players used a lot of his gear.

He'll be sorely missed.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 15 Aug 2009 12:40 pm

A rough week in the music world all the way around - Ted was a class act. My condolences to his family and close friends. RIP, Ted.

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 16 Aug 2009 4:59 am

Ted was the best...I'm shocked to hear of his passing while waiting for a lung donor..so sad...RIP Ted..

Gaylon Mathews · Post by **Gaylon Mathews** » 16 Aug 2009 9:42 am

http://www.tedweber.com

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 16 Aug 2009 1:40 pm

Thank you Gaylon for posting this....

Robbie Lee · Post by **Robbie Lee** » 16 Aug 2009 3:53 pm

This is sad. I use his speakers every day. Well all the racket we can make will be Ted's living tribute.

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 20 Aug 2009 10:34 am

Ted was just about an hour away and was a truly good guy...he was always reconing my JBL for me and would give me tours of his shop just to pass the time (he LOVED talking about speakers!!!). Was working on steel guitar prototypes speakers last time I talked to him (well over a year ago). He is going to be greatly missed

His obit: http://www.ktonline.com/obituaries/loca ... 04437.html

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 20 Aug 2009 10:41 am

SO sad. A great, friendly man who will be missed!

Rick Johnson · Post by **Rick Johnson** » 21 Aug 2009 4:08 am

Ted Weber had the best speaker
business in the USA. He was doing
so much to encourage players to
become involved in their sound by
building their own amps too.

I will miss him.

Rick

www.rickjohnsoncabs.com

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 23 Aug 2009 8:26 am

I don't often check this section of the forum and got the news only today from a friend. I'm just numb. The last time we talked we was confident it'd all work out fine.

We'd talked speakers for years - email, phone, at NAMM - and he taught me more about speaker technology that I'd learned in years of reading and studying. Just about all my main "player" amps have Webers in them, and several are custom-jobs he personally specified the parts for to nail certain tones and breakup levels I was trying to hit.

I am absolutely stunned. What a terrible loss - and at such a young age.

If you're listening, thanks for everything, Ted.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 29 Aug 2009 9:22 am

Ted I miss you.

He helped my pick JUST the right speakers for several amps.
My '59 bassman sounds SO cool because he got me
JUST the right 15w Jenson clone styles.
I'd used the amp on several speakers, on Ted's it
just started sounding COOL!

Wow, way too nice and way to smart and way too young,
to not make it to a ripe old age...

RIP Ted Weber
you left many friends and many happy players and amp builders.
I hope your legacy will go on.