Price Check - Celestion G12M-70 (1989)

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Ben Waylin

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The preferred speaker of Dimebag Darrell..

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I have a quad in my 83 B, don't know why they get panned so hard, I love 'em. Up here, I see quads go up for ~$200cad occasionally.
 
On a relatively local craigslist I saw a quad in excellent condition sit for months at $120 for all. I agree that their reputation is a bit undeserved, I was stalking that quad before I found some cheap evm's.
 
7704A said:
On a relatively local craigslist I saw a quad in excellent condition sit for months at $120 for all. I agree that their reputation is a bit undeserved, I was stalking that quad before I found some cheap evm's.
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That's like $40 each.

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Eww.. My 1st 412 had them and played them for a LONG time. They mic and sound like shit.
BUT don't be like me and have an empty 412 sitting around.. Shoulda at least kept the other speakers I tried over the years..
 
I probably had 5 cabs that I bought, hoping for 65s since the tag said 260w, and ended up M70s. One of those cabs actually sounded decent; but not enough to keep. Definitely had more of a mid scoop similar to a 75.
If you are looking for some, go to Music Go Round.com and they probably have some for cheap. I still have a pair, that surprisingly sound good with a pair of greenbacks. But, when I go loud they sound bad. The only Celestion I can say that with. By themselves though, yuck.
 
i have a randall century cab with them I’ve not played in a long while, maybe time to roll it into my cab closet and make some clips.
 
7704A said:
On a relatively local craigslist I saw a quad in excellent condition sit for months at $120 for all. I agree that their reputation is a bit undeserved, I was stalking that quad before I found some cheap evm's.
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Same. They're hard to give away in my neighbourhood, $50 each and no one bites.
 
ZEN Amps said:
No that's a completely different speaker. It's a Marshall labelled Vintage 30, 8Ω from memory.
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How different is a G12-80 (T3537) from the G12-70 ?

or a G12-65 (T3054).. either similar to the G12M-70 ?
 
Arch Stanton said:
How different is a G12-80 (T3537) from the G12-70 ?
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The 80 isn't a speaker I know a lot about. I have one lead cone version laying about, gotta find a cab for it. Interested in the bass cone version thanks to the GAS inducers around here.

I do know that I've never gotten on with the 70 - it's dull and harsh at the same time. I didn't even know that was possible.
 
I’ve seen those cheap on SF Craigslist as well as sitting around for long periods.
 
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