NCD: Old school Celestion G12K-85

[El Dunco]

I've been reminiscing on how good the G12K100 sounded in a 1x12 Crate cabinet I had a long time ago. It was sold alongside the Powerblock series and I've been missing that sound as I also sold that cabinet quite a while ago. I've been hunting for good deal on another G12K ever since. Snatched this beauty up and had it couriered yesterday.


I'm not sure what year it's from but it has the older Celestion logo in it which is pretty cool. I switched out the Eminence legend in my home-built birch 1x12 for it which is either faulty or just not up to par for some reason. The G12K is awesome. Amazing detail all across the spectrum. Clear, punchy and versatile. It can punch you in the face, hang back and groove and anything else.

Sounds godly and even moreso when paired with the V30 in my Randall oversized 1x12 to make a perfect live 'mini stack'. This rig easily stands up to a good 2x12 and even a 4x12 and is more portable as the cabinets can be carried separately.

 

[LLL]

Re: NCD: Old school Celestion G12K-85

Nice score.

I have two of those; one each in a Seymour Duncan 1X12 (from the Convertible amp lineup).

I use it for my Rockman rig (stereo).

IIRC (but don't quote me on it), the "K" in the nomenclature designates "Keyboard"... as in a full range speaker.

 

[LLL]

Re: NCD: Old school Celestion G12K-85

Then again, the "K" prolly stood for "Kapton" per:

It was introduced in the late 1970's, featuring a Kapton voice coil bobbin (Kapton was a new material, enabling higher power ratings than previous speakers)

 

[El Dunco]

Re: NCD: Old school Celestion G12K-85

I remember seeing a few listings for the Corvette ages ago. Was that the amp that had modules you can change out, kinda of a proto-Randall MTS thing? If you've got any clips I'd love to hear them because I think the concept is pretty cool. I couldn't be happier with this G12K. As much as I've tried to justify that the G12Ts are good enough on their own, there's just no comparison and I'm going to have to get around getting a couple for my Marshall 4x12.