Celestion Announces New “Pick & Mix” Option for their Acclaimed IR Library

Ipswich, UK (March 13,  2018) —   Celestion is very pleased to announce a new way for customers to acquire and build upon their library of Impulse Responses, the company’s authentic digitally downloadable speaker tones,  The Pick & Mix option, which is available in combinations of either 3 or 5 cabinets from the company’s full range of IRs, gives customers complete flexibility in the way they choose to build their personal IR library at a significant savings compared to purchasing individual IRs.  The entire family of Celestion Impulse Responses, which currently includes 15 sets of classic Celestion loudspeaker IRs introduced during the past year, are available for audition and download at newly redesigned Celestion Plus.

With the Pick & Mix offering, customers can choose to include IRs from the same speaker or different speakers, and in any combination of cabinet types (1×12, 2×12, 4×12, closed or open back.)  This option makes it simple to build a Celestion Impulse Response collection that includes only the speakers and cabinet types that match particular interests and style of playing. For example, heavy metal players might favor a 4 x 12 cabinet, the choice could be 4 x 12 closed back cabinets for the Vintage 30, G12M Greenback, G12-65, G12H-150 Redback or the G12-50GL Lynchback. And for “purer” speaker tones, perhaps more appropriate for melodic lead guitar, a player might want to focus on 1×12 or 2×12 cabinets, together with speakers that have been tried and tested on countless solos throughout the years, such as the Classic Lead 80 1×12, , Neo Creamback 1×12, G12H Anniversary 1×12 and 2×12.

The Pick & Mix collection options of 5 or 3 cabinets offer significant savings over the cost of buying cabinets alone. The 5 Cab Custom Collection allows customers to pick any combinations of five cabinets for almost 50% off the price of buying the cabinets separately. And with the 3 Cab Custom Collection, customers can pick any three cabinets for more than 40% off the price of buying 3 cabinets separately. So it’s never been more affordable to quickly build an entire IR library of favourite Celestion speakers.

“The Celestion collection of Impulse Responses have received overwhelmingly positive acclaim from customers around the world,” says Nigel Wood, Celestion CEO. “We want to be able to offer our customers more creative flexibility and value when purchasing our IRs, and so we’re delighted to introduce the Pick &Mix options.”

The Pick & Mix option is also a valuable audition tool for customers planning to buy physical Celestion speakers.  As choosing from the company’s extensive range can be challenging, as there’s no easy way to get a true like-for-like comparison between several speakers at the same time, the Pick & Mix option allows customers to create a shortlist of their 3 or 5 speakers and try them all with their own guitars and amps before they buy.

The ever-growing family of authentic Celestion Impulse Responses which are available for purchase on Celestion Plus. include the G12-50GL Lynchback, Classic Lead 80, Classic Gold, A-Type , Neo Creamback,  G12-H150 Redback,  G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65,  Cream, G12-35XC, Celestion Blue and Vintage 30 models mounted in 1×12 and 2×12 open and closed back and 4×12 cabinets.

Check out the new Pick & Mix buying options at Celestion Plus.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

With their rich history in creating classic guitar tones known the world over, Celestion insists upon the utmost standards for their Impulse Responses, which are created using state-of-the art gear, award-winning engineers and world-class recording facilities. As a result, Celestion Impulse Responses are the definitive digital representations of the company’s renowned classic guitar speaker tones. Customers can be assured of the quality and authenticity of their Celestion Impulse Responses, as each on is Authestion Marked, their own proprietary audio protection technology for their digitally downloadable catalog of IRs.

Celestion IR digital downloads are available in uncompressed, industry standard .WAV format at 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz sample rates at 24 bit depth, in lengths of 200 and 500 milliseconds Once the files are downloaded and unzipped, users simply load the IRs into a convolution plug-in in their DAW or into other processing hardware. These formats will work in all known hardware capable of loading IRs, and for the most popular hardware Celestion have already grouped together the correct formats. Guitar processor manufacturers supported include Atomic Amps, Fractal Audio Systems, Kemper, Line 6, Logidy, Positive Grid, Two Notes, Headrush and Yamaha. The Celestion IR files may be downloaded in the sample rate and length appropriate for the hardware being used or as a complete package of all rates and lengths. Certain third party hardware requires the files to be converted into a proprietary format before use. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@Celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Celestion.
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Celestion Appoints Darrell Vasquez as Business Development Executive for North America

Ipswich, UK and Marlboro Township, NJ (October 4, 2017) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Darrell Vasquez as Business Development Executive.  In his new role, Vasquez will work together with Celestion’s valued sales and distribution partners in the U.S. and Canada to expand their offerings to new markets, as well as servicing their current clientele.

Vasquez joins Celestion with a great deal of sales and customer relations experience in the audio and MI industries. He most recently worked in Direct Sales and Consumer Relations at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in Scottsdale, which included work with their specialty brands.  Prior to that, he held several roles with Best Buy Corporation, including positions in home theater sales and installation, business account management and the musical instrument marketplace. He has also handled merchandising throughout the Nevada and Arizona territories for Bose Corporation. A graduate of the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, Vasquez’s education and his vast experience working with MI and pro audio markets, will allow him to explore a wide range of new business opportunities for at Celestion.

“We are thrilled to have Darrell join Celestion.  His reputation and experience in the pro audio and MI industries make him a great addition to our team and a perfect partner for our distributors and clients,” says Andy Farrow, Director of Sales at Celestion.

“Celestion has a well-known reputation for being a legendary brand which manufactures very high quality products,” adds Vasquez. “I am excited to join the experienced, focused and committed team of pros at Celestion.”

About Celestion

With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.

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Celestion Speaker IRs – A Cure for Speaker Envy?

Celestion Speaker IRs – A Cure for Speaker Envy?

There’s only thing better than owning a classic Celestion guitar speaker – and that’s owning all of them!
 
But who, realistically, can afford to buy every model of Celestion speaker and try them out? Especially if you use a 2×12 or 4×14 cabinet. In practice, most players will only change speaker type when their current speaker needs replacing.
 
Even if you’re absolutely loyal to, say, your Vintage 30, your G12-65 or your Alnico Blue, and would never dream of abandoning it for another model, it’s hard not to be tempted to try out some of the other classic Celestion tones if you get the chance.
 
With Celestion IRs, this idea has become very realistic, and affordable too, enabling you to explore a wide (and ever increasing) range of classic Celestion speakers in digital form, without breaking the bank. You need never suffer from speaker envy again.
 
Find out about 4 other speaker problems you can say Goodbye to when you start using Celestion IRs, at this blog.
 

G12M-65 Creamback Speaker and IR Go Head to Head

When we captured the impulse response of the Creamback G12M-65 speaker as part of our new speaker IR range, we knew it sounded authentic. But when we compared the physical speaker and IR graphically the match was so close to perfect even we were impressed!Which makes the IR a great way to “test drive” the Creamback G12M before you buy the real thing.

Read the full post on the CelestionPlus.com blog.

BUILD THIS! Dual 21-inch subwoofer

We were asked to design a dual horn-loaded subwoofer for our NTR21-5010JD speaker. It had to be a hard-hitting long throw horn design that “kicks you in the chest”. This design would be stackable (if you have a truck), with four cabinets being the optimum.

Specifications are:

Material: 18mm birch plywood
Drivers: 2 x NTR21-5010JD
Max continuous SPL (predicted, single box): 138dB 1-watt/1m (-6dB at 45Hz,)
Recommended high pass filter: Butterworth: 24 dB/octave (40Hz cut-off)

Alternatively buy a DIY kit here!

Celestion V-Type: an exceptional and unique new guitar speaker

The ToneQuest report is the gold standard of reference material for guitar players who are deadly serious about seeking the ultimate tone.

Recently we sent them a couple of our new V-Types to listen to… here’s what they said:

“The V-Type displays a percussive character and bloom to the notes that seem to define the signature sound of this speaker… we can confidently state that we have never heard a speaker with quite the same tactile feel and response as the V-Type – an exceptional and unique new speaker”

Read the whole review right here (attached PDF).

Check out the video speaker shootout V-Type versus Creamback H and Alnico Gold (video).

The V-Type is fully available to buy. Find out who stocks Celestion near you, right here.

Compression Driver Diaphragm Change

If, in the unlikely event your compression driver breaks down, it’s straightforward to replace it, using an official Celestion diaphragm repair kit. Check out the attached video for some key points on how to make the repair.

You can use the replacement diaphragm kit (shown in the video) to repair the CDX1-1745
1746
1730 and 
1731.

However there are replacement kits available for most of Celestion’s extensive CDX range  and the method of replacement in each case is very similar and just as straightforward.

Contact your Celestion vendor for more details on the CDX range and available replacement diaphragm kits and find a dealer here: https://celestion.com/where-to-buy/