Question re celestion G12H speaker

Keira-WitherKay

Ok i have come across one of these celestion G12H and it says max 25w and has green metal section around magnet and gold label , its used and i just wanna know if its one of the better celestions and what kinda price do they fetch 2nd hand i see they $149 new but they say the rating is 30w this one says 25w on back ,

so i know fender/eminence/jensen speakers well but not celestion or should i say only the budget ones found in stock amps

help ?

ezietsman

I've got two of them in my cab. Mine is the G12H30 Anniversary models (cheaper). They sit sonically somewhere between a G12M Greenback and a Vintage 30, brighter and more bass than a Greenback but not as much treble and mids as a Vintage 30. They are 100dB so are pretty efficient.

They go for about R1800 new I think. I like mine a LOT. Depends on the amp I guess. These are the speakers you find in the Laney Lionheart amps and cabs I believe.

AlanRatcliffe

A good speaker, but bit of a more rock tonality IMO. I've seen them listed between R800 - R1000 s/h.

rikus

Also have one in my Egnater Tweaker... I can echo Ez's sentiment. I also really like mine.

aja

Cool! Interesting that it is 25W and not 30W. Is it quite old? What is the impedance?

Gearhead

Does it have Rola on the green back?

lapdawg

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: A good speaker, but bit of a more rock tonality IMO. I've seen them listed between R800 - R1000 s/h.

I would buy instantly at that price, if ok condition.
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I have a Warehouse Guitar Speaker version of the greenback and the vintage, about $70 & $80 ea. IMO thats excellent value, the downside is that they don't have the Celestion resale value. I understand that tone and quality are v. similar to Celestion.
Look at "green beret" & "reaper" at wgs4.com.
As far as I understand the G12H is the greenback with larger magnet & coil. The 2 are often paired.

Gearhead

The differences between the two Greenbacks G12M and G12H are adequately explained on www.celestion.com
The price differences you will see between good condition pre-Rola Greenbacks (~R1600) and more recent types or damaged condition are very significant.

aja

Still doesn't make any sense. A 25Watter G12H?