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Think out of the box – suggestions for upgrading your guitar speaker

It’s well known that upgrading your guitar speaker can revolutionise your sound – but with such a wealth of speaker options to choose from, it’s difficult to know just which one is right for you.

This page isn’t meant to be a hard and fast set of rules, or a complete set of possible combinations; it doesn’t cover every playing style, guitar, amp or cabinet type. It’s simply a few ideas based on our experience and opinion; to give you a little inspiration in your quest for perfect tone.

If your favourite speaker type or combination isn’t shown here, it doesn’t mean we don’t agree, we probably just haven’t tried it yet! And if you have a few suggestions of your own, why not tell us, or better still show us on the Celestion Facebook page.

NOTE: When loading new speakers, always make sure that their total combined power handling capability is equal to or greater than the power output of the amplifier. Click here for more information on power handling.

My First Celestion

Congratulations on taking your first step towards tonal nirvana! Sometimes choosing a new guitar speaker to upgrade your tone can be confusing and even daunting, but it needn’t be…Here are a few suggestions for your first step into the world of Celestion. Try these options to begin with, if they’re not your style, there are plenty more to choose from:

Eight 15 to pump up your bedroom blaster

Ten 30 to supersize the sound of your backstage practice amp

Seventy 80 to beef up your first 4×12

Vintage Tone

In the 1960s, as players demanded greater amplification for increasingly louder and more raucous performances, amp builders turned to Celestion to provide reliable speakers that could handle the extra punishment and provide a sound that suited the new musical styles of the time. Then, we were simply making the best speakers we possibly could. Listening back now, we recognise that the sounds these speakers created were special. That’s why we call it Vintage Tone.

Celestion Blue: The original guitar speaker – warm, mellow, with a bell like chime

G12M Greenback: The fabled “brown sound” made famous first by Hendrix and again by Van Halen

Celestion Ruby “New Old Tone” a brand new cone which kinda sounds like 1965…

4 x 12

4×12 cabinets were originally invented in the 1960s, wired up to a high power head amplifier so the guitar could be heard over a thousand screaming fans (this was before the advent of decent PA). These days, the 4×12 is synonymous with raw rock and metal power. Here are a few suggestions for loading yours:

G12M Greenback: Gets you a Whole Lotta Angus

Vintage 30: Rocks like Slash and is in yer face like a Five Finger Death Punch

Heritage G12-65: When you want to dial in a 1980s Thrash attack

G12T-75: Goes with a Marshall 1960 cab, like mustard with hot dogs

G12H-75 Creamback: For a massive sound with exceptional lead guitar performance

G12K-100: Downtune like the Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter.

Boutique

An amplifier that is built from the highest specification parts, and designed and hand-crafted for the most discerning players demands a loudspeaker capable of expressing the soundscape that the builder intended. More than that, it has to help bring to life the tone that you are seeking. All manner of tonal possibilities are available from Celestion, here is a selection:

Heritage Series G12-65: For Robben Ford-style blues tones

Celestion Cream: A relaxed alnico feel that’s superbly balanced, yielding more expressiveness than you ever thought possible.

A-Type: Big bass and mellow mids, the A-Type has a classic Celestion voice with an American accent.

G12K-100: Delivering low end warmth and mid-range attack

Vintage 30: Constructed to reveal your amplifier’s innermost complexities

G15V-100 Fullback: Supersize your sound with a 15” guitar speaker.

Max Headroom

Although many of Celestion’s guitar speaker range are well known for their complex, musical break-up and distortion characteristics, sometimes you want to hold back on the growl until it’s really needed. For players who need tons of clean tone, or just want to play fast and loud and still hear every single detail:

G12K-100: Big fat magnet for big clean spank

Classic Lead 80: Powerful and controlled top end, detailed single note articulation

G12H-150 Redback: Delivering balance responsiveness and superb playability: extreme power handling without compromising tone

Seventy 80: THE modelling amp supremo

G12H-75 Creamback: 75-watts of power handling with an unmistakable G12H tone: tight lows and a punchy dynamic high end.

More Power

The evolution of amplification has long been a quest for more power. However, connect up a vintage speaker built in the early 60s with a modern amp designed to push out a lot of power, and damage is never more than a power chord away. The following speakers were built with high power amplifiers in mind, while continuing to channel the legendary Celestion sound.

G12M-65 Creamback(65-watt): High power version of the G12M. Push them hard and you’ll still get the same sweet vintage sounds

G12H-75 Creamback (75-watt): The H magnet brings additional focus, body and girth to the Creamback tone.

Vintage 30 (60-watt): The original hot-rodded Celestion delivers a unique and complex sound

Celestion Cream (90-watt): Delivering a higher power rating while preserving the very essence of an alnico guitar speaker.

Mixing It Up

A very modern approach is combining speakers with different characteristics to get your own special tonal cocktail. Here at Celestion we wholeheartedly approve of this experimental behaviour and humbly suggest a few combinations of our own.

G12H Anniversary / Celestion Blue

Celestion Gold / Vintage 30

G12M Greenback / Vintage 30

Vintage 30 / G12T-75

G12M-65 Creamback / G12H-75 Creamback

V-Type / A-Type

Remember:

  1. Match impedances (ohms): All speakers in the same box should have the same impedance.
  2. Power handling: As a rule of thumb, in a 2×12 cab, max power is 2x lowest rated speaker and in a 4×12, it’s 4x lowest rated speaker.
  3. Sensitivity matching: for best performance, speakers should have by less than 3dB difference in sensitivity.

Alnico

Back in the late 50s, Celestion modified a well established radio speaker (the G12) to produce the first purpose-built guitar speaker. It used an Alnico magnet and produced a tone that was characterised by a dampened attack, bell like chime and a tendency to compress when driven hard. In its trademark Blue livery, this speaker became part of the sound of the Beatles, and became a firm favourite with legends throughout the years. Hear it on recordings by Queen, U2 and The Foo Fighters.

Celestion Blue: The original guitar speaker: warm, mellow, with a bell like chime

Celestion Gold: Higher power handling, with a more rounded bass and softer highs

G10 Gold: Mellow Alnico character, blended with the speed and response of a 10″

Celestion Cream: Brings Alnico class to all kinds of amps from 1-watt to 90-watts.

Celestion Ruby: A richly musical warmth, with mellow highs and a smooth vintage midrange

The Power of Ten

Good sounding 10″ speakers can deliver a fast, punchy sound at wider listening angles and with reduced ‘boom’ on small stages. They can offer increased portability, reduced cost and the ability to push your amp into overdrive at reasonable levels without having drumsticks aimed at the back of your head.

G10 Gold: Everything you need from an alnico speaker in a 10″ package, Lush chime, creamy mid-range and a rich low-end

G10 Greenback: Made for dirty rock, rhythm and blues! Adds a raunchy full-bodied tone rich in low-end thump

VT Junior: Well balanced and versatile modern British tone, with sweet and clear upper mids and an articulate top-end

Ten 30: Rich and expressive, the Ten 30 combines warm lows with a vocal mid-range and an articulate top end. The clean sound is open and revealing; push hard and you’re rewarded with full-blooded Celestion grind.

BUILD THIS! Ported sub-bass cab featuring CF18VJD LF Driver

Celestion have designed a ported bass cabinet, specifically for use with the CF18VJD ferrite magnet, cast aluminium LF driver. Cabinet specifications are:

Material: 18mm birch plywood
Cabinet Volume: 167 litres (5.9 cu. ft.) total / 135 litres (4.8 cu. ft.) effective
Cabinet Resonance (Fb): 37Hz
Max SPL (1-watt/1m): 127dB (-0.5dB at 40Hz, -3dB at 36.5Hz)
Recommended high pass filter: Butterworth 24 dB/octave, 33Hz cut-off

For detailed dimensions and a cut-out guide, see the attached PDF document below.

Bass Reflex

A ported or reflex cabinet is a simple box enclosure with one or more holes (ports) added on the front baffle. For most PA uses, this offers the best option for building a clean sounding loudspeaker cabinet that makes the most of the bass driver used. The addition of the port can extend bass driver performance and will also marginally improve the speaker’s low frequency power handling and efficiency.

The energy from the front of the driver is radiated to the outside world. But the sound from the back of the speaker also has an effect, as it vibrates the air in the port(s). This has a resonant frequency, like an organ pipe, adding to the sound output of the system. If the port(s) are designed correctly, the additional energy will extend bass performance without adding distortion or sacrificing a smooth response.

High Pass Filter

As with all ported boxes, it would be sensible to use with a high pass filter. This will ensure that no high level input is presented to the box below its lower limit. This is because, for very low frequency signals, the driver becomes unloaded, (i.e. the box effectively disappears.) Under these circumstances, driver excursion increases rapidly and the potential for driver damage is significant. For this CF18VJD cabinet, a suitable value for this filter is 33 Hz. A sharp corner to the cut-off would be desirable, so a 24 dB/octave Butterworth filter or similar is recommended.

Cabinet Build

The cabinet should be built as a solid and non-resonant box with well sealed and secured joints. This particular design uses 18mm plywood: the advantages of this are strength, durability and availability. The panel joints shown are simple butt joints that are screwed and glued. For those with advanced woodworking skills, more sophisticated joints can be used. Whatever joint type you use, it is important they are secure and airtight.

In addition, to reduce panel resonances, bracing battens have been added.

Connectors and Accessories

Electrical connectors such as high quality 1/4-inch jacks, 4mm binding posts, XLRs or a speakon can be used. When fitting these, mount the socket then make airtight using a sealing compound. Use mounting bolts and T-nuts to fix the driver to the baffle. CF18VJD is compatible with M6 bolts.

There is a wide range of speaker cabinet accessories available, including wheels, hands, grilles and corners, adding to convenience and durability. These should be fitted carefully so as not to weaken the box or cause leaks.

For more details download the attached PDF file.

Celestion Introduces the Seventy 80 Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (October 29, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Seventy 80 Collection of Impulse Responses, the digital recreation of their very popular Seventy 80 guitar loudspeaker.  The new Seventy 80 Collection, along with the impressive collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The Celestion Seventy 80 speaker was conceived in the late 1990s as the G12P-80 and has gone on to become one of the most popular and widespread guitar speakers that the company has ever produced, having found its way into a huge number of amps and cabs around the world. Delivering a modern, gutsy British sound, the Seventy 80 packs a serious punch, taking the sound of a ceramic magnet guitar speaker to new levels.

With a detailed and crisply defined tone, the Seventy 80 has a tightly controlled, hefty low-end with a punchy, aggressive and dynamic upper mid-range. Its top-end response is clear and glassy for enhanced treble and a full-range feel without compromising its undeniable Celestion character. The Seventy 80’s low notes are tight, partnered with an upper register that has definition, and clarity, making it an excellent choice for searing lead lines or sparkling rhythm work: for all the guitar parts that are needed to really cut through the mix. Now Celestion has captured the popular Seventy 80 tone in a digitally downloadable Impulse Response.

The Celestion Seventy 80 IR collection is available in five classic cabinet configurations including:

  • 1×12 (open back)
  • 1×12 (closed back)
  • 2×12 (open back)
  • 2×12 (closed back)
  • 4×12 (closed back)

The new Seventy 80 impulse responses, as with all genuine Celestion IRs, have been digitally captured by expert sound engineers in a world-class recording studio, meticulous recording techniques and state –of-the-art equipment. Celestion have used the same range of professional, studio mics (Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six fully-adjustable positions as the current range of cabinet impulse response to offer the same options – Balanced, Bright, Thin, Fat, Dark and Dark 2, as well as an additional rear mic for the open back cabinets.  The Seventy 80 impulse responses have additionally been recorded using a Neumann TLM 107 room mic (Left, Right and Stereo) for the widest range of tonal options possible.

The Celestion Seventy 80 IRs can be purchased individually or as a collection for a nearly 50% discount. As with all of Celestion’s best-selling ranges of speaker Impulse Responses, the new Seventy 80 IRs are downloaded in .WAV format to ensure compatibility with the majority of amp modelling software and plugins.

The Seventy 80 Impulse Responses join Celestion’s comprehensive range of acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses including:  A-Type,  Celestion Blue,  Celestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-Type,  Vintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200X,  BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore a universe of possibilities to create the perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical speakers.

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 (but are not limited to) 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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Key Technologies

Circumferentially Axiperiodic Diaphragm: Axi section

Central to the ground-breaking performance of the Axi2050 is a heavily sculpted, circumferentially AxiPeriodic annular titanium diaphragm. Its unique periodically symmetrical curved elements allow both the large diameter necessary to reproduce a wide frequency band and the low mass required for higher efficiency, while also reducing the number of vibration modes in the critical listening band for a very low distortion performance. The geometry allows the shape of the mechanical modes to be tailored so they do not couple with the acoustic modes, so there are no large resonance peaks.

Maximum Modal Suppression

A number of models in Celestion’s range of compression drivers make use of the ground-breaking MMS™ (Maximum Modal Suppression) phase plug design. Applying advanced mathematical analysis to the motion of a curved diaphragm, Celestion’s Group Research team developed a new method for calculating the width and position of the slots used in a phase plug. Building on long-established technology, this patented design significantly reduces the occurrence of unwanted resonances in the cavity between the diaphragm and the phase plug itself. The result is greater modal suppression and reduced air non-linearity. The benefit is a better time domain response and much lower distortion than the existing industry standard.

Demodulation Rings

Many LF speakers in the Celestion range as well as the FTX coaxial drivers feature either one or two demodulation rings. Commonly made from aluminium, these conductors are an intrinsic part of the magnet assembly employed to substantially reduce both the harmonic and intermodulation distortion associated with voice coil displacement. They also act to make the variation of system inductances more linear as input current varies, which noticeably improves distortion performance.

A copper sleeve added to the pole piece of midrange and compression drivers has a similar effect, reducing inductive rise for improved HF performance.

Deep Drawn Diaphragm

Working together with the MMS phase plug the “deep-drawn” titanium diaphragm has been manufactured with a taller dome shape to improve stiffness. The deep-drawn diaphragm exhibits first modal break up around 15 kHz, compared to a typical compression driver diaphragm which starts to break up in the 8-10 kHz range. The higher threshold frequency of the diaphragm avoids the break-up within the critical mid-range listening band that is associated with lower profile diaphragms, meaning greater clarity of performance with much less distortion.

Sound Castles

Celestion’s highly successful Sound Castle™ clamping system features on many of our most successful compression drivers. It was developed to ensure an even clamping pressure on the diaphragm surround, reducing distortion while simplifying maintenance in the field. They also allow the full internal volume of the rear cover to act as a loading chamber for the diaphragm, resulting in superior lower mid-band response. The recently introduced, next-generation “soft clamping” Sound Castle assembly reduces diaphragm stress to a greater degree which cuts distortion still further and ensures an even more reliable performance.

Common Magnet Motor

The FTX coaxial drivers feature fully combined Low and High Frequency components powered by a Common Magnet Motor Assembly, where the same ferrite magnet is used to drive both elements. This precision-designed magnet assembly has been optimised using finite element analysis techniques so that it distributes magnetic flux to both LF and HF voice coil gaps in the most efficient way possible, to extract optimum performance from the system.

This design brings the voice coils and hence the acoustic centres of the two components closer together compared to those of a conventional coaxial driver. It delivers further improvements in signal coherence and time alignment for more natural sounding audio reproduction. The use of a single magnet assembly also means lighter weight and a profile that is more compact than conventional coaxial designs.

Dual Magnet Motor

A secondary magnet is employed within the assembly to increase the overall motor efficiency. This results in a measurable increase in Bl, enabling higher sensitivity models to be produced where the application demands, without needing to significantly increase overall magnet assembly size and weight.

Integrated HF Waveguide

The specialised dustcap with integrated waveguide featured on the AN series compact array drivers deliver greater dispersion to higher frequencies than many equivalent compact drivers. This is one of the features of the AN drivers that facilitates closer coupling when using multiple drivers, meaning these drivers are particularly suited to use in controlled wavefront (beam steering) column arrays.

Low Mass Coil Reinforcement

In general for LF speakers there’s a compromise made between high output sensitivity and long Xmax. Longer throw drivers tend to have lower sensitivity. Higher sensitivity drivers tend to have a shorter throw. Improving the stiffness of the voice coil without adding to the moving mass by any meaningful amount, enables the overall loudspeaker sensitivity to be increased, while maintaining a longer Xmax than would otherwise be possible.

Balanced Airflow Venting

Balanced Airflow Venting (BAV) builds on Celestion’s principles of dynamic heat dispersion for enhanced cooling. Strategically sized and positioned airflow channels are located in the magnet structure to produce a balanced flow around the voice coil, as the air is pumped by the suspension and dust cap. This rapidly takes the heat away from the magnet assembly, actively cooling the system and counteracting the effects of thermal compression.

Optimised Suspension Systems

The inherent shape of the voice coil suspension has a direct effect on the linear excursion of the cone. This can sometimes be a cause of non-linearity in driver performance.

Phase-matching double suspension systems, placing the two individual suspensions in opposing polarities, enables the removal of the non-linearity. The result is a much more balanced and symmetrical cone motion, hence lower distortion.

Inverted Dust Cap

For horn-loaded midrange applications, the inverted dust cap enables OEM designers to position a phase plug much closer into the cone, minimising distortion by significantly reducing the possibility of destructive interference.

Application-Specific Cone Surrounds

For low excursion designs, a environmentally robust, high temperature foam surround provides a good match to the impedance of the cone, ensuring sound waves are not reflected back along the cone surface. It also maintains flexibility over a wide temperature range.

Elastomer surrounds deliver a lower resonance for enhanced low frequency performance, with greater stability at extremes of excursion for very long throw applications.

High Temperature Voice Coils

Celestion uses a range of voice coil winding techniques to achieve a number of performance advantages:

• Greater motor symmetry: even for large diameter, large voice coil devices
• More effective cooling, preventing sensitivity loss through thermal compression
• Maximised motor strength.

Inside/Outside coils are wound on both the inside and outside of the former. This is conducive to greater Bl symmetry and by effectively doubling the potential heat-dissipation surface area greatly improves cooling.

Multi-layer voice coils have the coil wire wound in multiple layers around the same side of the voice coil former bobbin. This effectively increases the length of wire within the magnet gap to maximise the speaker’s motor strength. The result is a higher Bl from a compact magnet assembly.

Celestion Introduces the Laney Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (September 26, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to announce that they have teamed up with iconic British amplifier manufacturer Laney Amplification to create the Laney Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses.  The new Laney Cabinets Collection, along with the growing collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

Celestion and Laney Amps have created an entirely new range of cabinet impulse responses based on the unique tones of Laney’s Black Country Custom cabinets– the LA212 2×12 and the LA412 4×12. This new range of cabinet impulse responses is for guitarists, producers and musicians who want to achieve the exceptional tone Laney Cabs provide when loaded with two iconic Celestion speakers – the G12M Greenback and the Heritage Series G12H (75). This new addition to the Backline Heroes cabinet impulse response range allows users to perfectly replicate Laney tone whether experimenting at home, recording in the studio, or playing live onstage.

The legendary Laney Amplification was formed in 1967, when Lyndon Laney was playing in a local band, ‘The Band of Joy’, with John Bonham on drums and Robert Plant on vocals. Laney’s interest in electronics, combined with a lack of funds for a proper amplifier, led him to turn his hand to amp construction. Originally working out of his father’s West Midlands garage, Laney’s aim was to design and build amplifiers with certain tonal characteristics that were simply unheard of at the time.  Word quickly spread about the tone that could be achieved with these new Laney amps and he began selling to local musicians, including Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. In 1970, Laney Amps’ signature tone was heard on Black Sabbath’s seminal, self-titled debut album, giving rise to the birth of a brand new genre: Heavy Metal. Demand for Laney’s amplifiers quickly grew too large for production to continue from a garage so manufacturing was moved temporarily to Digbeth’s infamous Custard Factory in Birmingham, then to Cradley Heath and finally to Halesowen in 2007. Since then, Laney Amps have grown and adapted to the market over the last 50 years to include a range of stunning cabs and pedals specially designed and built for guitars, bass, keyboards and drums.

The Laney Cabinet impulse responses, as with all genuine Celestion IRs, have been digitally captured by expert sound engineers in a world-class recording studio, meticulous recording techniques and state –of-the-art equipment. Celestion have used the same range of professional, studio mics (Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six fully-adjustable positions as the current range of cabinet impulse response to offer the same options – Balanced, Bright, Thin, Fat, Dark and Dark 2, as well as an additional rear mic for the open back cabinets.  Both of these Laney Cabinet impulse response have additionally been recorded using a Neumann TLM 107 room mic (Left, Right and Stereo) to allow users to mix in as much desired tone as required. Options are even available to choose the sample rate and sample length (200ms or 500ms).

The Celestion Laney Cabinet IR collection includes:

  • Laney LA212 2×12 – with Celestion G12M Greenbacks– The Laney LA212 is a 2×12 cabinet with a slanted design loaded with two Celestion G12M Greenbacks offset diagonally to give the speakers room to breathe. This ensures a hefty low-end response and unbelievably clear, resonant tones offering plenty of volume without any unwanted distortion.
  • Laney LA412 4×12 – Heritage Series G12H(75Hz)– The Laney LA412 is the authentic replica of the cab used by Tony Iommi for Black Sabbath’s recordings and tours until 1979. This single angle 4×12 cabinet is loaded with four classic Celestion Heritage Series G12H speakers and was constructed with the same marine-grade birch plywood in identical oversized dimensions as the original LA412. With its tight and defined lows and incredible upper-midrange, the LA412 projects an unmistakable sound that can be felt all the way to the depths of hell!

The Celestion Laney Cabinet IRs can be purchased individually or as a pair for a 35% discount.

The New Laney Cabinet IRs can be downloaded in either .WAV format to be installed and used on the majority of DAWs or amp-modelling gear, or formatted specifically for use with the Two notes Wall of Sound environment.

The Celestion Laney Cabinet Impulse Responses join Backline Heroes Suhr and Orange amplification, and Celestion’s comprehensive range of acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses including:  A-Type,  Celestion Blue,  Celestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-Type,  Vintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200X,  BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore a universe of possibilities to create the perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical speakers.

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 (but are not limited to) 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.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Announces the Availability of the F12-X200 Guitar Loudspeaker Designed Specifically for Use with Profiling Amps, Modeling Software and Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (September 12, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is very pleased to announce the availability of the F12-X200 loudspeaker, the first guitar speaker designed specifically for use with profiling amps, modeling software, impulse responses, and all technology for emulating the tones from coveted guitar amps and speaker cabinets.

This technology is more popular than ever, and guitarists who use it are increasingly demanding full-range, flat, accurate frequency response. General-purpose pro audio speakers offer flat reproduction but are somewhat clinical sounding and lack the organic, immediate response guitar players want. On the other hand, traditional guitar speakers deliver immediacy and feel, at the cost of accuracy because they are purpose-built to generate more harmonic resonances the harder they are driven — which can undermine the work the profiling/modeling rig is already doing. Now the Celestion F12-X200 combines the best of both worlds, without any of the drawbacks.

The F12-X200 is a truly full range driver that delivers a frequency response from 60Hz all the way up to 20kHz, the higher frequency part of the signal is reproduced using a Celestion compression driver which has been integrated using a high quality crossover circuit. This enables the F12-X200 to reproduce the full spectrum of audible frequencies, for the most accurate output possible, whatever the environment or set-up.

The F12-X200’s response is remarkably neutral, with Celestion technology built in to ensure there are no unwanted colourations that can overpower the input signal. However, the lighter moving mass and straighter sided cone of the type commonly used with guitar speakers gives the X200 the feel and live response of a traditional guitar speaker, delivering all the physical feedback you’d expect from playing through a conventional guitar rig.

On the side of immediacy, the F12-X200 employs proven design principles that have made Celestion royalty among guitar drivers since the dawn of rock and roll, such as straighter cone sides and a lighter moving mass compared with pro audio speakers. The physicality and tactile response of the speaker feels more live, just as it would be playing through a traditional guitar amp.

With the F12-X200, guitarists can enjoy the instant fingers-to-music connection of their favorite amp setup alongside the multitude of amp setups offered by their chosen amp and cabinet simulator. As realistic as modeling technology has become, the Celestion F12-X200 makes it more real.  Used with amp modellers or IRs, in a backline cab or a wedge monitor, on stage or in the studio, it doesn’t just sound like great guitar tone, it feels like it too.

Specifications:

  • Nominal diameter: 12”.
  • Power rating: 200W.
  • Impedance: 8Ω.
  • Sensitivity: 96dB.
  • Chassis type: Pressed steel.
  • Magnet type: Ceramic.
  • Frequency Range: 60 – 20,000Hz.

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 Adds the Ruby IR to its Extensive Line of Popular Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (September 3, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers known the world over for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to add the recently launched Ruby guitar speaker to its celebrated family of Impulse Responses.  The new Celestion Ruby IR, along with the complete collection of other authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The Celestion Ruby is an alnico-magnet guitar speaker that’s purpose-built to create vintage tones. Bringing the instantly familiar Celestion alnico vibe with its glorious, dampened attack; the Ruby oozes richly musical vintage warmth, with mellow highs and a smooth, sophisticated midrange. Now the Celestion Ruby guitar speaker has been captured as an Impuse Response and is available to download as a perfect digital representation.

The new Celestion Ruby Impulse Responses were meticulously recorded by Celestion engineers in a world-class recording facility using three classic, professional microphones –

a Shure SM57, a Royer ribbon mic and a Sennheiser MD421. Each of these three mics was in turn recorded in six unique positions (including a rear mic for the open back cabinets) and labelled within the IR files as Balanced, Bright, Fat, Thin, Dark and Dark 2.

In addition to the three studio mics included with this IR pack, a Neumann TLM107 room mic was also used to offer the user to a huge range of tonal options.

The Celestion Ruby guitar speaker IR collection is available to download individually in five different cabinet configurations, including:

  • 1×12 (open back)
  • 1×12 (closed back)
  • 2×12 (open back)
  • 2×12 (closed back)
  • 4×12 (closed back)

And all the Celestion Ruby IRs can be purchased individually or as a collection for a nearly 50% discount, as well as part of a Pick & Mix selection. The Pick & Mix option allows customers to select combinations of either 3 or 5 cabinets from the company’s full range of original IRs, offering flexibility in building a personal IR library at a significant savings compared to purchasing individual IRs.

As with all of the Celestion Impulse Responses, the new Ruby IRs are downloaded in .WAV format for compatibility with most DAWs, IR plug-ins and amp modelling software.

The Celestion Ruby Impulse Responses join all the other genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:  A-Type,  Celestion Blue,  Celestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-Type,  Vintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200X,  BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore a universe of possibilities to create the perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical speakers.

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 (but are not limited to) 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.

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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 Offers a Sonic Nod to the 70’s with the New G10 Greenback Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (July 23, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous as the voice of rock and roll, has added the very popular G10 Greenback guitar speaker to its celebrated family of Impulse Responses.  The new G10 Greenback IR, along with the complete collection of other genuine Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

Developed to recapture the legendary rock sound of Celestion’s 1970s 10-inch guitar speakers, the G10 Greenback offers a complex, enthralling mid-range and smooth, vintage top-end, with a ceramic magnet that provides that instantly familiar classic rock sound. It has always been a 10-inch guitar speaker that thinks it’s a 12. Delivering a warm-bodied character and distinctive throaty growl reminiscent of its 12-inch counterpart, the G10 Greenback adds real class in small cabs and gives rise to a raunchy, full-bodied tone, rich in low-end thump in a 4×10 formation.

Now the Celestion G10 Greenback speaker has been captured as a speaker Impulse Response and is available to download as a perfect digital representation.

The G10 Greenback IR was recorded using three classic, professional microphones – the Sennheiser MD421, the Shure SM57 and the Royer R-121 ribbon mic. Each of these mics were placed in six unique positions around the speaker, titled with the IR files as Thin, Fat, Balanced, Bright, Dark and Dark 2. An additional rear mic position was also used for recording the open back cabinets. These positions are all fully adjustable by the user when using the speaker impulse response files within a DAW, IR plugin or amp modeller. In addition to the three studio mics included with this IR pack, a Neumann TLM107 room mic was also used to offer the user to a huge range of tonal options.

The G10 Greenback speaker IR is available to download individually in five different cabinet configurations, including:

  • 1×12 (open back)
  • 1×12 (closed back)
  • 2×12 (open back)
  • 2×12 (closed back)
  • 4×12 (closed back)

And all the G10 Greenback IRs can be purchased as a collection for a nearly 50% discount.

As with all of the Celestion Impulse Responses, the new G10 Greenback IRs are downloaded in .WAV format for compatibility with most DAWs, IR plug-ins and amp modelling software.

The new G10 Greenback Impulse Responses join all the other genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:  A-Type,  Celestion Blue,  Celestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-Type,  Vintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200X,  BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore a universe of possibilities to create the perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical speakers.

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 (but are not limited to) 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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About Us

Research & Development

Celestion professional loudspeakers and compression drivers have earned an enviable global reputation for innovative design, exceptional performance and superior reliability.

The pursuit of excellence begins with a world-leading team of R&D engineers, led by experienced Head of Engineering Paul Cork at our purpose-built facility in Ipswich, England. The team are supported by state-of-the-art design, development, analysis and testing tools as well as experienced technical drawing and specialist development technicians with the resources on-site to prototype, test and measure the performance of new designs.

In addition to developing our standard range, the R&D team also works with our OEM customers to establish the parameters of a specific project and identify the best way to fulfill the design brief, either by modifying an existing model or developing a new product ‘from the ground up’.

Celestion’s R&D department also calls upon the expertise of the Group Research team, headed by Mark Dodd (inset). Its remit is to discover and develop new technologies, techniques and processes that add value to the fast-expanding portfolio of Celestion professional audio products. Mark is a participating member of the Audio Engineering Society, and one of the foremost contributors of authoritative papers on compression driver and loudspeaker technology.

Design & Engineering

Celestion has access to the latest design software employing the principles and methods of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for efficient loudspeaker development, as well as design tools such as 3-D CAD and printing for technical visualisation and prototyping.

With more than 100 years of combined experience in loudspeaker design and development, the Celestion team has pushed the boundaries of these tools to achieve new levels of flexibility in modelling and accuracy in measurement, and created custom software to perform more in-depth analysis and to enable more revealing presentation of data.

Pioneering users of FEA for the prediction of mechanical and thermal properties, Celestion was the first loudspeaker manufacturer to use FEA for vibro-acoustic modelling and to predict magnetic inductance, subsequently combining these results with magneto-static modelling to provide a complete, voltage-coupled model.

Such innovations empower the Celestion team to take new product concepts and make finite element models of their electrical, mechanical and acoustical properties, combining these to create a ‘Virtual Prototype’. This advanced technique builds greater accuracy, flexibility and creativity into the development process, ensuring each new design is fully FEA-optimised to meet its performance brief.

Analysis & Testing

The development process is dramatically enhanced by the ability to produce prototypes and sample runs on site. The Ipswich, UK design headquarters is equipped with a full production line plus all the machinery required to build short runs for testing, measurement, approval and production engineering.

Celestion engineers make extensive use of industry-standard measurement tools such as the Klippel® Distortion Analyser, measuring actual physical prototypes to verify the results achieved in FEA modelling. The system provides detailed analysis of motor design, voice coil alignment and cone suspension By bringing these processes together in one place, the Celestion team is fully resourced to develop sound reinforcement loudspeaker and compression driver solutions that match and exceed the performance and cost requirements of an impressive list of systems builders.

Test resources include a hemi-anechoic chamber which provides a reflection-free environment for the precision measurement of key physical properties including frequency response and sound pressure level. Additionally a set of plane wave tubes is located in the development laboratory for the further measurement of compression drivers. Alongside scientific testing facilities, Celestion has also created an exceptional analytical listening environment designed by the world-renowned Philip Newell. Here, new loudspeaker designs can be auditioned and compared in an acoustically neutral listening space. Throughout the development process a new product is subject to a rigorous testing regime enabling Celestion to confidently claim that each product is consistently capable of delivering the same high quality and trouble-free performance now and for years to come.

Manufacturing & Logistics

Celestion is part of the Gold Peak group with an annual turnover of more than US $1 Billion. Manufacturing takes place at our own, ISO9000 and ISO14000-accredited, 30,000m2 facility where more than 1400 highly-trained employees share a singular commitment to quality.

Here, modern production lines enable Celestion to achieve exceptional consistency and productivity. In addition, the manufacturing facility replicates the Ipswich HQ test and listening facilities, incorporating its own hemi-anechoic chamber and acoustically neutral listening room, and industry-standard measurement equipment. This ensures the highest degree of accuracy from design inception right through to final manufacture.

With warehousing facilities in Europe, China and on the east and west coasts of the US, Celestion customers enjoy efficient logistics and day-to-day contact with local account managers based in all major territories. Thanks to the streamlined integration of research and development, manufacturing and logistics operations, Celestion delivers an unrivalled combination of product performance, service and value.

Celestion Adds the New BN10-200X to Their Line of Bass Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (July 10, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous as the voice of rock and roll, is pleased to add the popular BN10-200X bass speaker to their impressive line of Bass Impulse Responses. The new Bass IRs, along with the complete collection of other genuine Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

Knowing that not every player wants a super-clean, high-fidelity bass sound, Celestion used their unrivalled knowledge of neodymium motor structures to design and build the 10-inch BN10-200X bass speaker to be characterised by extended low-end tone and extreme amounts of linear excursion. Light in weight but not in performance, the BN10-200X delivers a rich bass tone with a powerful low-end punch, and is ideal for high-powered rock performances that require a full-bodied warm, defined bass tone. Now the popular BN10-200X has been accurately replicated as a digital impulse response. Using the same meticulous recording techniques used for Celestion’s entire huge range of guitar speaker impulse responses, the company’s expert sound engineers have made the Celestion BN10-200X bass impulse response available in a 2×10 (closed) and 4×10 (closed) cabinet configurations or as a BN10-200X Bass Bundle. The BN10-200X Bass Bundle, includes both the 2×10 and 4×10 cabinet configurations and the addition of ‘Playing Style’ mixes – enhanced for a variety of different playing techniques, including Finger basic, Finger warmth detail, Plectrum (Pick) basic, Plectrum (Pick) aggressive and Slap.

The BN10-200X single cabinets can also be included in a Pick & Mix selection. The Pick & Mix option allows customers to select combinations of either 3 or 5 cabinets from the company’s full range of original IRs, offering flexibility in building a personal IR library at a significant savings compared to purchasing individual IRs.

Each of the new bass speaker impulse responses are downloaded in .WAV format for compatibility with most DAWs, IR plug-ins and amp modelling software.

The new  BN10-200X Impulse Responses join other Bass IRs including the BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15, as well as all the other genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:  A-Type,  Celestion Blue,  Celestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,  G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-Type,  Vintage 30 and other models.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore a universe of possibilities to create the perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical speakers.

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 (but are not limited to) 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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