Marshall Cab 4x12 with two (2) GN12-65 Celestions

coridv · Oct 3, 2013

Dear All

I am new to the form and would like to ask opinions on GN12-65 Celestion speakers?

Are they suitable for blues and jazz. I know its a big cab, but would my tone be heavely affected if played at low volumes?

Cori

AlanRatcliffe · Oct 3, 2013

Don't really know them other than that they are one of Celestion's cheaper speakers.

This from the guy who designed them for Celestion:

Super 65 is a new speaker designed to meet a price target rather than a performance one. It's by no means a bad speaker, but has little in common with the old G12-65. The construction is different, the magnet is smaller and the tone is less sweet and less clear. They are probably better suited to high gain solid state than valve.
They have a 1.75" dia coil on Kapton, a 25oz ceramic magnet and a sensitivity of about 96dB (1W@1m). The bass is a fair compromise of warmth and definition, a bit boomy but not bad, the mid is a little hald back due to the smaller magnet and the treble a bit fuzzy due to the modern build and materials. It's a good speaker for the money, and one I am quite proud of, but given a free hand I'd have put a bigger magnet on it and spent a bit longer fine tuning the cone spec to sweeten the treble a bit more.

ThomasN · Oct 5, 2013

I guess it depends on what youre currently using, to see the comparison as to whether it would affect your tone.
Celestions are great speakers, that invariably perform better when played at higher volumes, but with what Allan has quoted from the maker, Id guess that with it having smaller magnets etc... It may well be okay at lower volumes.