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Published on 06/18/11 at 08:43The Celestion G12H30 is one of the lesser known Celestion speakers for some reason. It’s a standard 12’’ speaker with a ceramic magnet, comes in either 8 or 16 ohm configuration, can handle up to 30 watts of power, has a ceramic magnet, a round cooper voice coil and made out of pressed steel.
This has always been one of my favorite “mixing” speakers. On its own, I find that the speaker tends to be a bit darker than other speakers out there. It has some decent treble, but the bass is fairly strong on this, as well as the low mids. Because of that, I find that it can get a touch buried in the mix at times, especially at lower tunings. One of my favorite speaker mixing combos is actually a G12H30 and a Vintage 30. When you combine both of these, it gives you that awesome dark, thick tone of the G12H30 and that nice bite of the Vintage 30.
One interesting thing is that some people say these are bright. Maybe it’s the speakers I tried, but I never found that to be the case. It could be do to them being made in England vs China, could be how broken in they are or could even be the amp. I just never really bonded with them on their own for the style of music I play, and I find the Vintage 30 to be the best speaker suited for death metal.
One problem with this speaker is that there are barely any cabs that come with these installed. Because of that, they can be a real pain to try out at your local music store. What I recommend is trying to see if you can find a friend or someone on Craigslist who has them and will allow you to come out and try them. Other than that, you’ll probably have to buy them blind and try them that way.
This has always been one of my favorite “mixing” speakers. On its own, I find that the speaker tends to be a bit darker than other speakers out there. It has some decent treble, but the bass is fairly strong on this, as well as the low mids. Because of that, I find that it can get a touch buried in the mix at times, especially at lower tunings. One of my favorite speaker mixing combos is actually a G12H30 and a Vintage 30. When you combine both of these, it gives you that awesome dark, thick tone of the G12H30 and that nice bite of the Vintage 30.
One interesting thing is that some people say these are bright. Maybe it’s the speakers I tried, but I never found that to be the case. It could be do to them being made in England vs China, could be how broken in they are or could even be the amp. I just never really bonded with them on their own for the style of music I play, and I find the Vintage 30 to be the best speaker suited for death metal.
One problem with this speaker is that there are barely any cabs that come with these installed. Because of that, they can be a real pain to try out at your local music store. What I recommend is trying to see if you can find a friend or someone on Craigslist who has them and will allow you to come out and try them. Other than that, you’ll probably have to buy them blind and try them that way.