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Celestion Guitar Speakers / Celestion G12M 50 Hempback 8 Ohm
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Celestion speakers started in Hampton Wick England in 1924. Celestion Radio Company and Celestion Limited were formed in 1927, and two years later the company moved across the Thames to Kingston. The company grew rapidly, but was hit by the depression.
Wartime restrictions forced Celestion and the nearby British Rola Company to produce loudspeakers to the same specification; British Rola bought Celestion in 1947 and formed Rola Celestion and moved production to Thames Ditton in 1949. Rola Celestion was bought by Truvox - a manufacturer of public address systems in 1949.
Celestion developed the first dedicated guitar speaker T0530, what came to be known as the Alnico Blue and with its marriage with the Vox AC15 and AC30 a legend was born. In 1968 the company started production in Ipswich, moving all production there by 1975. Celestion developed the speakers that then powered the Blues and Rock Revolution in the late 1960's and early 1970's with speakers such as the G12M Green Back and G12H. Over recent years Celestion have remade some of their finest and most sort after speakers.
Watford Valves have supplied speakers to the music industry for over 25 years and with the benefit of hindsight can honestly say that for guitar or bass Celestion's are the best speaker's money can buy.
Celestion G12M Hempback 8 Ohm is a 50 watt speaker that is a brand new design and uses hemp to make the cone so you get the smoking smooth and mellow sound. Wartime restrictions forced Celestion and the nearby British Rola Company to produce loudspeakers to the same specification; British Rola bought Celestion in 1947 and formed Rola Celestion and moved production to Thames Ditton in 1949. Rola Celestion was bought by Truvox - a manufacturer of public address systems in 1949.
Celestion developed the first dedicated guitar speaker T0530, what came to be known as the Alnico Blue and with its marriage with the Vox AC15 and AC30 a legend was born. In 1968 the company started production in Ipswich, moving all production there by 1975. Celestion developed the speakers that then powered the Blues and Rock Revolution in the late 1960's and early 1970's with speakers such as the G12M Green Back and G12H. Over recent years Celestion have remade some of their finest and most sort after speakers.
Watford Valves have supplied speakers to the music industry for over 25 years and with the benefit of hindsight can honestly say that for guitar or bass Celestion's are the best speaker's money can buy.
The real beauty of the G12M 50 Hempback is that the Celestion designers have used the hemp cone to give a true American voiced speaker that will take out the rasp in the harshest of amp but does not sacrifice the cut and sonic punch of your guitar.
Celestion have targeted this for use in American voiced amps and the guitarist that uses their amp as a pedal platform.
The midrange is full and powerful that enhances your guitars natural, crunchy sound. It pushes your solo guitar frequencies forward to cut through with mellow gritty punch.
The Hempback delivers true American flavoured tone and cleans that are second to none. The Hempback smoothly rounded top is musical and responsive, with a full, warm low end and a warm sonic clarity.
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