MadAsAHatter
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I figured out how I can squeeze another speaker cab I don't really need into my space. I'll be building a 412 cab instead of buying one. Going back through my thoughts from the recent quest to fill a different speaker cab figuring out what I want to load this one with I realized something. It all of a sudden clicked.
The Celestion G12K-100 is a phenomenal speaker; one of the best out there. It's 100 watts so it can take near anything that's thrown at it. By itself it sounds excellent. The extended lows have a good tight bass response without getting muddy. The highs have a top end sparkle that bring clarity and no icepick. Comparatively it may not have the most prominent mids but it's more than enough that you know they're there and can cut in the mix.
It tends to bring out the best in many amps. An amp that's just right, a G12K makes it sound fuller. The amp is lacking a little clarity, the G12K can give it that extra edge. Same with the lows, it can give an amp that extra push in the low end.
When by itself in it's own cab and playing with a 2nd guitar player using a different speaker, a G12K seems to know it's lane. It stays where it needs to be and is heard, but also allows the other cab to have it's voice and come through as well.
When mixed with another speaker in the same cab it always seems to play nice. With and SPL of 99 dB it won't drown out or be swallowed up by most other speakers. Its frequencies either to leave room for more mid heavy speakers to sit in well without getting garbled up or it adds a bit of something extra to an already good sound speaker. In either case the sum always seems to come out as good if not better than the parts when a G12K-100 is in the mix.
Needless to say I'll be putting a G12K-100 in the cab when I build it. I'm thinking I'll pair it with some Redbacks.
If anyone would like to refute my points and say it's a horrible speaker feel free to try. <--- My way of asking what do you think about the G12K-100's?
The Celestion G12K-100 is a phenomenal speaker; one of the best out there. It's 100 watts so it can take near anything that's thrown at it. By itself it sounds excellent. The extended lows have a good tight bass response without getting muddy. The highs have a top end sparkle that bring clarity and no icepick. Comparatively it may not have the most prominent mids but it's more than enough that you know they're there and can cut in the mix.
It tends to bring out the best in many amps. An amp that's just right, a G12K makes it sound fuller. The amp is lacking a little clarity, the G12K can give it that extra edge. Same with the lows, it can give an amp that extra push in the low end.
When by itself in it's own cab and playing with a 2nd guitar player using a different speaker, a G12K seems to know it's lane. It stays where it needs to be and is heard, but also allows the other cab to have it's voice and come through as well.
When mixed with another speaker in the same cab it always seems to play nice. With and SPL of 99 dB it won't drown out or be swallowed up by most other speakers. Its frequencies either to leave room for more mid heavy speakers to sit in well without getting garbled up or it adds a bit of something extra to an already good sound speaker. In either case the sum always seems to come out as good if not better than the parts when a G12K-100 is in the mix.
Needless to say I'll be putting a G12K-100 in the cab when I build it. I'm thinking I'll pair it with some Redbacks.
If anyone would like to refute my points and say it's a horrible speaker feel free to try. <--- My way of asking what do you think about the G12K-100's?
