celestion gold
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Rainmaker
Bee Bee King
Re: celestion gold
Be sure to tell us how it fares, bro. I've been curious and skeptical as to how it sounds in a higher gain situation... I know the Blue is the speaker for some sparklin' chime, but be sure to see if it is possible to extract a decently thick and meaty Schenker or Tres Hombres Gibbons-ish tone.
Be sure to tell us how it fares, bro. I've been curious and skeptical as to how it sounds in a higher gain situation... I know the Blue is the speaker for some sparklin' chime, but be sure to see if it is possible to extract a decently thick and meaty Schenker or Tres Hombres Gibbons-ish tone.
Re: celestion gold
im hoping for a nice gibbonsish snarl. i like the blue but a little deeper bottom wouldnt hurt and from what i hear thats one of the differences between the blue and the gold. i couldnt justify that kinda money on a 15w speaker, its a little easier on a 50w but still, why do they have to be sooo **** expensive
im hoping for a nice gibbonsish snarl. i like the blue but a little deeper bottom wouldnt hurt and from what i hear thats one of the differences between the blue and the gold. i couldnt justify that kinda money on a 15w speaker, its a little easier on a 50w but still, why do they have to be sooo **** expensive
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: celestion gold
Celestion has some nice clips of the Gold on their site.
I got a Blue/ G12H30 combo for my custom amp, because I loved that tone with the '65 London, but then I freaked and thought I should've gotten the Gold because my amp is probably more than 30 watts when pushed.
they are expensive for sure - I bought the Blue with my Avatar cab, so that's probably about as good a deal as you can find.
both have great tone
Celestion has some nice clips of the Gold on their site.
I got a Blue/ G12H30 combo for my custom amp, because I loved that tone with the '65 London, but then I freaked and thought I should've gotten the Gold because my amp is probably more than 30 watts when pushed.
they are expensive for sure - I bought the Blue with my Avatar cab, so that's probably about as good a deal as you can find.
both have great tone
James Rock
New member
Re: celestion gold
Its the same wattage as a VOX AC30 because of its similar design and vox's have two blues equally only 30 watts. Blues tend to be able to handle higher wattages and break up in a pleasant manner (part of the sound really)
Al.C
New member
Re: celestion gold
I purchased one shortly after they first came out. I wanted an alnico that I could put in a 1x12 cabinet and handle a 30 watt amp. I have a celestion blue in another cab and have not A/B'd them. I put the gold in a mesa boogie thiele cabinet and it has worked great. The cabinet is ported so may give a little low end boost. Highly recommend it if you are using it as your only speaker.
Here is a little clip I posted 2 months ago.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=107464
I purchased one shortly after they first came out. I wanted an alnico that I could put in a 1x12 cabinet and handle a 30 watt amp. I have a celestion blue in another cab and have not A/B'd them. I put the gold in a mesa boogie thiele cabinet and it has worked great. The cabinet is ported so may give a little low end boost. Highly recommend it if you are using it as your only speaker.
Here is a little clip I posted 2 months ago.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=107464
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: celestion gold
I got a chance to try one with a 65 London...I liked it, I dodn't really think it had a deeper bottom but it did have a smoother top end...
Overall a really great speaker for some amps.
I got a chance to try one with a 65 London...I liked it, I dodn't really think it had a deeper bottom but it did have a smoother top end...
Overall a really great speaker for some amps.
Stratman
Guitaris Maximus
Re: celestion gold
Sorry, but this post made me grin and laugh!
Al Green... :drive:
What a way to break in speakers and p1ssoff neighbors at the same time.
its still breaking in, ill ask my neighbors how al green sounds thru it
Sorry, but this post made me grin and laugh!
Al Green... :drive:
What a way to break in speakers and p1ssoff neighbors at the same time.
75lespaul
New member
Re: celestion gold
great speaker. the highs arent as chimey as the blues but its got a clear stong treble response. great chewy mids that have lots of texture and a focused bottom that is big enough to sound full with out compromising the treble and mids response. its loud too which i like.
sounds surprisingly similar to a blue in everything except the high end which is smoother and not as open. the most powerful amp i have right now is about 30w and when i cranked the thing the speaker loved the power, really came to life. i think it will find its home in my deluxe reverb
great speaker. the highs arent as chimey as the blues but its got a clear stong treble response. great chewy mids that have lots of texture and a focused bottom that is big enough to sound full with out compromising the treble and mids response. its loud too which i like.
sounds surprisingly similar to a blue in everything except the high end which is smoother and not as open. the most powerful amp i have right now is about 30w and when i cranked the thing the speaker loved the power, really came to life. i think it will find its home in my deluxe reverb
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: celestion gold
Great
I hope to try some later on.
Great
I hope to try some later on.
