Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker 16 ohm

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

Just cuz it says international doesnt mean squat!

This thing is awesome i have an amp that had some fizziness that i didnt like, g12h & add this beauty and boom sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I put this in a custom cab the same size as a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. The mounting holes don't have any support under them, so it is easy to over tighten the screws and distort the frame. Other than that it is a swell sounding complement to the Tubemeister head.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

Have Greenbacks in every cabinet I own, even replaced my Mesa Boogie 2x12 Vintage 30's with them. Recently put one into my Fender Tweed Blues Junior NOS. Put the Jensen to shame. Fuller tonal range and presence. Added character and soul to liven up the sound. Highly recommended.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

don't know how i got along without them, changed the way my amp sounds (vox ad100vt)
sounds excellent, clean, gritty and more
by far the lowest price i could find

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I've spend more money than I should have chasing that quintecennial Hendrix "Magic Boy" tone. I've had a Fender Blues Junior for a while (Excellent amp with a very competent speaker) and I haven't been able to get that EXPERIENCED tone. Then I bought a Marshall Class 5, good amp for the price but no dice. Changed my Fender CS 69 Pickups for Klein 65, great pickups but I was still missing that glassy piano like texture in the G and D strings. Then I saw a video of a Blues Junior loaded with Greenbacks (G12M-25) and then I discovered what I've been missing!!! it's pretty obvious once you know it. Had I known this before I would have saved myself a good $US (400-800). Sure enough, got it yesterday and installed it right away, sounded hair raising at apartment volume, but I needed to give it a drive test. Went to the country club, turned the volume to 11 and it was jaw dropping!!! it's absolutely what I've been searching, it takes fuzz very well too, way better than the stock speaker!! If you are any like me don't be wasting thousands of bucks in stacks that you'll never be able to crank. Get a Blues Junior, change the stock speaker for a G12M-25, learn from my mistakes and people listening to you will be looking behind the wall searching for Plexis. Hope that helped.
The most important one. Tone, Hendrix Tone.
Has exceeded expectations!!
It's half the price of a Celestion Heritage and I couldn't be any happier with the results.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I wanted a small cab to complement my modified 1960 Bogen 20-watt tube amp (re-wired w/Fender components). Had some trouble trying to find a simple, single-speaker cabinet with a high quality speaker. Ended up getting this Greenback," and the local music shop built a custom cabinet around it. Together with the vintage tube amp & my full-hollow Ibanez with it's P-rails pickups/triple-shot mounting rings http://backstage.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/seymour-duncan-shpr-1s-p-rails--neck-and-bridge-pickup-set http://backstage.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/seymour-duncan-ts-2s-triple-shot-carved-top-pickup-mounting-ring-set", this thing kicks out a variety of impressive sounds. Rails: sparkly mid-range treble, crisp but not incredibly bright, great fuzzy snarl with addition of vintage overdrive pedal. P90s: Subtle, punchy, and bright, a bit meaner with some OD distortion. Humbucker mode: PUNCH! Rattles the windows. Low-end kick, very pick-style responsive sound. Overdrive it and reach near-metal ferociousness. I've even been running my record player through this cabinet, and Eric Clapton never sounded so good! Perfect for that vintage style. I've never heard the original Greenbacks. I read some reviews boasting their superiority to these reissues, but you can have these right now, they sound great (even used as a single), and if you happen to pick up some SD P-rails/triple-shots as well, I know you'll be stoked when you hear these things in action.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I run a quad of Greenbacks in my Marshall 1960A classic cab, with my DSL 100. sounds incredible. now I'm looking to get another 1960 cab loaded with Vintage 30's to complement my current cab.nice warm tone, lots of punch, and no problems so far! Gotta love that!

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I got these after hearing a 70's Greenback speaker. I was very pumped to get it. Instantly when I heard the sound I wasn't disappointed but it sounded more like a mellow Vintage 30 (which I was replacing). I'm happy with the purchase but if you are unlucky enough to have played the real thing you wont be happy until you find some Vintage Greenbacks.I would know, I am looking for some now! Overall nice sounding speaker but more of a modern take on a greenback. These are now Made In China BTW like most Celestion's. I would try to find them at a cheap price, I'm sure the mark up price is crazy. If you are looking at the Heritage you might as well get the real thing cause they problem have the same modern vibe.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

Very unhappy that I made this purchase of the Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12 inch speaker. Although the tone is satisfactory, the quality is not. This speaker developed a buzz after playing it a few hours at very moderate levels - repeat, no excessive volume! The "Greenback" of the speaker is just a green plastic cap attached to the magnet with adhesive tape - yuck. I have other Celestions that I do like: older Vintage 30's (when broken in) and an Alnico Blue. I have always liked Celestions but I am super-wary now - especially of the cheaper Chinese products.

Comments about Celestion G12M-25 Greenback 12" Speaker:

I had been looking for that fat 70's classic heavy rock sound forever. I always heard it on the old recordings, but never could nail it on my recordings. Big fat mids, countoured bottom end, and that magical "ffff" sounding peak in the upper frequencies. What I was hearing the whole time were these Greenbacks. One word of warning however.. I replaced my Celestion K-85's with these and I nailed the sound I wanted, but If you like a bright sound (which the k-85's are noted for), you may be very surprised on how much more high end eq you need to compensate for the difference. But, I love the sound of these things and recommend them to all of you old school guitar rock folks like me.