Celestion G12-65 love

[killertone]

I have a Legend cab with Celestion 65's in it from around 1980. It sounds soooooo freaking good. I haven't played on that cab in a while but did a bit last night. Forgot how good it sounds. I would love to find another quad of those, not the reissues but original ones in good condition.

Anyone else really dig that speaker? How about the reissues?

 

[Greazygeo]

I think they were ok, but too rolled off in the highs and lows for me. Good GB flavored midrange.

 

[Bob Savage]

I love those speakers and am going to have a cab with them again eventually.

 

[Rampage]

I like mine with my Marshall; they tame the brightness and really complement the midrange character.

 

[thegame]

Killer speakers. I find they have lots of low end. Not super tight, but tight enough with a tight amp. These speakers have a great, liquidy playing feel.

 

[Bob Savage]

I like mine with my Marshall; they tame the brightness and really complement the midrange character.

Yep, I loved my 65 loaded Marshall cab with the 2203 JMP. They were a fit to my ears the same way the Deliverance 60 and Deliverance 4x12 are.

 

[killertone]

Killer speakers. I have 2 original quads of them. One of my favorite speakers. I am shocked that nobody bought the quad for sale in the classifieds.

Crap! I must have totally missed that.

You have damn near every Celestion...what are your fave 2 types?

 

[Rampage]

I like mine with my Marshall; they tame the brightness and really complement the midrange character.

Yep, I loved my 65 loaded Marshall cab with the 2203 JMP. They were a fit to my ears the same way the Deliverance 60 and Deliverance 4x12 are.

I've heard a ton of good things about the Deliverance and those cabinets and I came very close to buying a D60 halfstack instead of my 2203 halfstack. It sounds like Fryette did very well designing a modern take of the 2203/2204s of the '80s.

By the way, I just checked out some of your Youtube videos; I really like the rhythms and phrasing you use. Now I have some pretty gnarly gas for a VHT and for the JMP/G12-65 cab I already own.

 

[jerrydyer]

I do I do

 

[Bob Savage]

I've heard a ton of good things about the Deliverance and those cabinets and I came very close to buying a D60 halfstack instead of my 2203 halfstack. It sounds like Fryette did very well designing a modern take of the 2203/2204s of the '80s.

By the way, I just checked out some of your Youtube videos; I really like the rhythms and phrasing you use. Now I have some pretty gnarly gas for a VHT and for the JMP/G12-65 cab I already own.

My Deliverance rig is at the top of my list. Absolutely love the amp/cab combination. I'm also a huge fan of my JMP (boosted) with the right cab, and for me that's a G12-65 loaded 4x12 (haven't tried a 2x12). With that said, the D60 seems to lean towards a more modern take on the Hiwatt side to my ears than Marshall but either comparison works and I've heard many compare the Deliverance amps to Marshall.

Appreciate the kind words. I had forgotten that I have a JMP video up with the G12-65 cab. Plenty of Deliverance vids though.

 

[Bob Savage]

Here we go:

 

[jerrydyer]

I like you man!

 

[atrox]

I love them. I had one JCM800 Cab with 75's and the other had 65's. Together they sounded mammoth, so I X patterned both cabs. I love those 2 cabs

 

[van hellion]

I have a Legend cab with Celestion 65's in it from around 1980. It sounds soooooo freaking good. I haven't played on that cab in a while but did a bit last night. Forgot how good it sounds. I would love to find another quad of those, not the reissues but original ones in good condition.

Anyone else really dig that speaker? How about the reissues?

my speaker of choice!!! dont be scared of the reissues, they sound KILLER too

A Wood

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

RI's here, i have them in a Bogner straight and run a Bogner slant on top with Stan Specs.

 

[killertone]

I have a Legend cab with Celestion 65's in it from around 1980. It sounds soooooo freaking good. I haven't played on that cab in a while but did a bit last night. Forgot how good it sounds. I would love to find another quad of those, not the reissues but original ones in good condition.

Anyone else really dig that speaker? How about the reissues?

my speaker of choice!!! dont be scared of the reissues, they sound KILLER too

A Wood

Good to know about the RIs. I will definitely have to look into it.

 

[Guitar Joe]

Thegame from this forum had 4xG12-65 Heritage series hanging around at my house in boxes for about a year now. I just installed them in an old Peavey front loaded cabinet that I had gotten with my Peavey Ultra Plus years ago (I had G12T-75’s in it from my Marshall cab). The Marshall 4x12 cab is loaded with some Celestion Hellatones in it. I had purchased a Bogner Alchemist last year (lots of bad reviews) I have since replaced all the tubes and re-biased the amp. The sound that I get out this combination is great and I was just telling Thegame last night that I think I finally found the sound I was looking for.

 

[Giga]

I have old ones too and use them together with G12H100's. 100's For the body and 65's for the cream, lovely !

Giga

 

[FourT6and2]

gat damn, i've been trying to find some original 65's for a long time. I love these speakers

 

[AmpliFIRE]

I've been through dozens of cabs over the years. My search finally ended the second I heard G12 65s for the first time. Now I've got 2 JCM800 cabs loaded with them and haven't had cab GAS in years.