Re: Celestion G12M-70
I see this is quite old, and I'm sure the O.P. has made his decisions and moved on, but just for the heck of it, my 2 cents:
The G12M70 Is a widely reviled speaker, but I think it's bad reputation has become a little exaggerated.
It's good for some things, and way better than a cheap crappy speaker, so if you get one free, or cheap, try some stuff with it.
It's a bit dark, and a little mid scooped, a nice upper mid peak (1.5k ?) nothing too harsh. It's basically pretty "transparent" and doesn't add a lot of character of it's own, and very high powered, so not much break-up or compression w/o insane volume.
- So it's definitely
NOT good for any low-to-mid powered tube amp where the speaker is SUPPOSED to be a big part of the tone. I would NEVER suggest it as a single speaker in a Fender blackface, or tweed combo..
It can't give you any "chime" or "jangle" or bell-like qualities.
So; probably not the best to play "Lenny" on, but kinda awesome (perfect actually..) for "Godzilla"
- might be good for a modelling amp where you just mainly want it to sound like your model.
- it could be good for classic hard rock, possibly metal, some kinds of blues, or very clean sounds, and MAYBE jazz? (the kind where your tone control is rolled back..)
- Would be a good choice for SHOEGAZER rock.
It would work well in a closed back cab under an open back combo, where the combo has your more INTERESTING toneful speaker, and the G12M70 just adds some meat underneath.
- Also works pretty well as a midrange driver for PA! (Used to have a rig with a bunch of 18" subs, mid/high packs were a pair each of (2) G12M70s and a 1" horn on each side..)
