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Celestion Alnico Blue 12'' Speaker 8 Ohm 15W
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Celestion Alnico Blue 12'' Speaker 8 Ohm 15W
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Celestion Alnico Blue 12'' Speaker 8 Ohm 15W

This classic guitar speaker actually started life as a radio speaker that was modified specifically for use in electric guitar amplifiers. In its original incarnation as the G12 T530 it appeared in several colour variations, but it was the Blue version, fitted as standard into Vox AC30 amps, that secured its place in guitar tone history.

The Blue found favour with notable guitarists like Brian May, due to its glorious dampened attack, warm lows, mellow upper-mids and brilliant belllike top-end. When coupled with a suitable amplifier it evokes rich definition and develops beautiful musical compression when pushed. According to tone enthusiasts worldwide, the Blue is the benchmark for guitar speaker perfection.
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SPECS

Weight: 8 lb

General SpecificationNominal diameter:12", 305mm

Power Rating:15W

Nominal impedance:8Ω and 15Ω

Sensitivity:100dB

Chassis type:Pressed steel

Voice coil diameter:1.75"

Voice coil material:Round copper

Magnet type:Alnico

Frequency range:75-5000Hz

Resonance frequency, Fs:75Hz

DC resistance, Re:6.4Ω & 11.8ΩMounting InformationDiameter:12.2"

Overall depth:6.5"

Magnet structure diameter:5.0"

Cut-out diameter:11.1"

Mounting slot dimensions:0.31"

Number of mounting slots:4

Mounting slot PCD:11.7"

Unit weight:9.3lb
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Customer Review

"This speaker is the DEFINITIVE speaker for guitar. Kenny Fischer (Mr Trainwreck) turned me on to them probably 30 years ago and I've never looked back. He wrote an authoritative piece for the old Vintage Guitar when it was a newspaper (and before it got trashed by Weber) because it sounds very different with different cone materials and he details that. The new repro with "1777" cones is every bit as good as the old ones. Try a full Marshall stack with EIGHT of these -- MAGIC!!!"

— anonymous (5/5)

Customer Review

"I put this speaker in an Orange speaker cab. I play a Gibson Les Paul Custom through an Engl Ironball amp head. It just sings. Wonderful treble but also powerful, yet detailed bass. Installing it took just a few minutes, I highly recommend upgrading your built in speaker, it's the cheapest way to improve sound."

— anonymous (5/5)

Customer Review

"Like one of the other reviewers, I put this speaker in a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe. I built mine from a Mission Kit. Fabulous sounding amp with the Weber 12a125a speaker i put in. But it was frustrating in a band setting - just not enough clean headroom to be heard in a club unless pushed well into the dirt zone. I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the dough for the Celestion Blue. SO GLAD I DID! My 5E3 is much more giggable with the Blue. The Cele blue gives the extra punch and headroom I was hoping for. The 4 to 5 extra db of sensitivity over the vintage Jensen types makes the Blue quite a bit louder - just what I needed to be able to actually use the beautiful cleans the 5E3 circuit can provide. And the tone? Absolutely stunning across the whole spectrum! VERY happy with this speaker."

— anonymous (5/5)

Customer Review

"Took awhile to narrow down the best sounding speaker for my 2x12; fortunately I had the sound comparison samples on Celestion's site along with a large collection from ConeTones (http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/GTRAudio) to audition. And in both cases... at least in terms of the high-gain tones that matter to me, Blue was best. Some others I swapped out included the Celestion V30, G12-M & G12-H; the Blues were the most "mix-ready" of the four, free of hollow boxiness & barkiness, well-balanced and clear without being ice-picky. Also, these are actually made in Ipswich, England which I suppose doesn't hurt. The downside of these speakers is the low power handling (15W) and the price, of course. But you get what you pay for. Problem solvers!"

— anonymous (5/5)

Customer Review

"I ordered a Mojotone cabinet with this speaker. As a strat player it gives me everything I thought a strat should sound like from soulful to picking dynamics to sparkle."

— anonymous (5/5)

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