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GUITAR & BASS LOUDSPEAKERS
Ever since Vox slotted Celestion’s T.530— a “beefed-up” G12 general purpose radio speaker— into the AC15, and rock n’ roll jangled its
way into Britain’s hearts back in the late 50s, the yin of amplifier power and the yang of sweet guitar speaker tone have been locked
in constant battle.
We’re lucky though. Make a magnet bigger and you can change the tonal balance of a speaker as well as boosting its power rating.
A voice coil former that’s better at repelling heat (a side-effect of more power) also gives us additional tonal qualities: percussiveness,
more midrange character or if you want it, greater neutrality. Change the size of the coil for yet more tonal variation: make the thing
sizzle, or make it dark and warm. Make the speaker a different size and, well, 10-inchers move faster and 15s may rumble like some
deep baritone.
Sometimes I’m asked, “why so many speakers?”, but with so many variables at play there could be a whole lot more. As you thumb
your way through this catalogue you’ll see it’s part history book as we trace the Celestion range through the years, and bear witness
to all the favourites that have stood the test of time, as tastes and gear have changed. You’ll also see there are plenty of newer models
too (we’ve launched six this past three years alone) all born from the white heat of that battle between power and tone.
And these days, gear really is changing. Now amp modelling and profiling, DAWs and plug-ins have taken music-making firmly into
the digital domain, so the tone has followed. For Celestion, this manifests itself in the form of impulse responses: stunningly accurate,
downloadable versions of Celestion speakers that are as portable as your digital rig with the accuracy, flexibility and repeatability that
this technology so effortlessly provides. Available as well as or instead of the original speakers that made it all possible. In the end, the
tone always wins.
Dr. Decibel. Ipswich, December 2019.
THE LOUDSPEAKERS
Ruby, Blue, Cream, Gold, G10 Gold......................................................................................................................................................................Pages 4-5
G12M Greenback, G12H Anniversary, G10 Greenback, EVH Signature ....................................................................................................Pages 6-7
G12M-65 Creamback, G12H-75 Creamback, Neo Creamback, G10 Creamback ..................................................................................Pages 8-9
Vintage 30, G12-65, Classic Lead 80, G10 Vintage ...................................................................................................................................Pages 10-11
Neo 250 Copperback, G12T-75, G12K-100, G12H-150 Redback .......................................................................................................... Pages 12-13
A-Type, VT Junior, V-Type, G15V-100 Fullback ............................................................................................................................................Pages 14-15
Midnight 60, Eight 15, Ten 30, Seventy 80 ...................................................................................................................................................Pages 16-17
Impulse Response, F12-X200 ...........................................................................................................................................................................Pages 18-19
PULSE 10, PULSE 12, PULSE 15 .....................................................................................................................................................................Pages 20-21
BL10-100X, BN10-200X, BN10-300X ..........................................................................................................................................................Pages 22-23
BN12-300S, BL15-300X, BN15-300X, BN15-400X .................................................................................................................................Pages 24-25
Guitar Loudspeaker Specifications & Frequency Response Graphs .......................................................................................................Pages 26-29
Bass Loudspeaker Specifications & Frequency Response Graphs .........................................................................................................Pages 30-31
Chassis Drawings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................Pages 32-33
F12-X200 Cabinet Build Instructions .......................................................................................................................................................................Page 34
The Voice of Rock & Roll