Neo Celestion guitar speaker that sounds similar to a JBL

[Tom Ginkel]

Some time ago, one of the "famous" names on this ng recommended a 12 inch
Celestion neo speaker. I installed a pair in a 2 by 12 and they were great.
Now the 2 by 12 is gone and I'd just like to put one speaker in my combo. I
do not recall the model, but it weighed next-to-nothing and sounded great to
my ears. Much like the old JBL D-120 I used to have.

Any help?

[Lord Valve]

Post by Tom Ginkel
Some time ago, one of the "famous" names on this ng recommended a 12 inch
Celestion neo speaker. I installed a pair in a 2 by 12 and they were great.
Now the 2 by 12 is gone and I'd just like to put one speaker in my combo. I
do not recall the model, but it weighed next-to-nothing and sounded great to
my ears. Much like the old JBL D-120 I used to have.
Any help?

There are two...

The Celestion G12 Century Vintage, which uses the suspension,
VC, spider, cone and dust cap from the Vintage 30 but has
a neodymium motor uint. I wouldn't say it sounds like a JBL,
though - it sounds like a Vintage 30. Here's the dope-sheet:

http://celestion.com/product/14/g12_century_vintage/

The other is (was?) the Celestion G12 Century, but I think
they may not be producing it anymore; I can't find it on their
site nor in my current distributor catalog/price list. This
one had less coloration and was rated at more power -
80W vs. 60W. I may have a couple of these, but only
in 16 ohms. As I recall, they were about $100 more than
the Vintage model.

LV