Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

[MJL721]

Been curious about this speaker for awhile now. I've seen that Mike Landau uses them in his Fender Hot Rod that came out a few years back. I've also noticed that the Suhr bella amps are also fitted with these speakers. Can anyone describe them, what you like and what you don't like?

 

[Adieu]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

Don't know, but wouldn't trust... Celestion has had falling standards issues for decades vs. their old stuff.

And, anyways, why pay $130-150ish for a Chinese product when old good vintage stuff can usually be found cheaper?

 

[MJL721]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

They're $99, and are used in high end amps like the Bella. Seems like a good deal to me. You'd rather pay for 40 year old used "vintage" speaker than a brand new one for $100 bucks?

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

You know what they say "If it ain't Japanese, Adieu ain't havin' these."

Anyway, I don't have any experience with them, but here are some links to clips/reviews/comparison's

https://youtu.be/RNiEUf4vSIE

https://youtu.be/piPltJ5lC1Q

https://youtu.be/W_iU2zNBSE8

You can find a lot of other online articles and videos about them, given that they were made by what is probably the most popular aftermarket speaker company in the world right now.

 

[aiaosu]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

Been curious about this speaker for awhile now. I've seen that Mike Landau uses them in his Fender Hot Rod that came out a few years back. I've also noticed that the Suhr bella amps are also fitted with these speakers. Can anyone describe them, what you like and what you don't like?

I tried several speakers in my 1x12 cab using a Fender Bassbreaker. I like a warmer, creamier sound, midrange-y, but not sibilant...I'm very sensitive to things too bright.

I remember the Eminence Red, White and Blues was too dark and boomy in the bass but very loud. The V12 was the opposite in comparison...tight bass but very bright. It sounded thin for the type I like. I ended up with a Fane which I thought was very balanced and more what I was looking for.

Trying the speakers was the best way to find out if I liked them or not. I found they sounded different than videos I saw when I put them in my own equipment and used them how and where I planned to use them.

Also, I was able to sell them pretty easily locally and found better deals that way. I think I broke even selling them this way and got the Fane for a great deal when I wasn't even looking at Fane (I haven't seen them much here in Oklahoma).

Just my 2 cents.

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[metlking]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

PSA: Mojotone has them on clearance for 30% off with discount code DISCOUNT30!!!

https://www.mojotone.com/Clear-Out-Stock

 

[Sun King]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

They're $99, and are used in high end amps like the Bella. Seems like a good deal to me. You'd rather pay for 40 year old used "vintage" speaker than a brand new one for $100 bucks?

LOL, yea not disparaging anyone's choice of speakers, but the word "vintage" is really abused these days. Around here what used to be flea market trash has been renamed "vintage", and all of a sudden the sellers want top dollar!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

It's pretty good for the money! It's much better than the other budget Celestion speakers like the Seventy 80 or the Rocket 50. It's sorta like a Greenback meets a Vintage 30.

And Adieu, there are still plenty of Celestions being made in the UK still. The Creambacks, all of the Heritage series, the G12EVH, and I remember reading they moved the standard Greenback back to the UK recently.

Hell, I think Chinese V30's are pretty great. I'll take a Chinese Vintage 30 over any of the Eminence V30-inspired models any day.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

It's pretty good for the money! It's much better than the other budget Celestion speakers like the Seventy 80 or the Rocket 50. It's sorta like a Greenback meets a Vintage 30.

And Adieu, there are still plenty of Celestions being made in the UK still. The Creambacks, all of the Heritage series, the G12EVH, and I remember reading they moved the standard Greenback back to the UK recently.

Hell, I think Chinese V30's are pretty great. I'll take a Chinese Vintage 30 over any of the Eminence V30-inspired models any day.

Also the Mesa Boogie and Marshall proprietary Vintage 30 versions are UK made.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

They're $99, and are used in high end amps like the Bella. Seems like a good deal to me. You'd rather pay for 40 year old used "vintage" speaker than a brand new one for $100 bucks?

Of course!

See my sig... and an intact used speaker is automatically superior to an identical new speaker....and a used better speaker is infinitely superior to a new worse speaker

 

[aiaosu]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

Of course, an intact used speaker is automatically superior to an identical new speaker....and a used better speaker is infinitely superior to a new worse speaker

Why?

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[Adieu]

Re: Anyone have experience with the Celestion V Type?

Why?

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1) Break-in

New speakers sound sh!te until enough hours of heavy abuse have passed...which usually means either your entire neighborhood now hates you, possibly with local authorities or the association leading the charge...

2) overpriced and/or chinese new stuff...why pay more to get less???