Celestion on the'bay

hamish5178 · April 11th, 2008, 09:11 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-Celestion-G...QQcmdZViewItem

Does anyone know anything about this speaker? I'm looking for a Celestion still for my SFDR and I'm low on cash.

Also, when you get speakers do they usually have the 1/4 out attached? Od you just have to plug it in and screw it to the baffle?

Rumble · April 11th, 2008, 09:31 PM

A 30-year-old, 30-watt Celestion? I bet it sounds great. The ad doesn't say whether it has a medium sized magnet or a heavy magnet. If it's medium it probably sounds like a Greenback; if it's heavy it probably sounds more like a G-12H or a V-30. Either way it's hard to go wrong. And if it works flawlessly, at 30 years old it probably has a nice, smooth sound. It's not a high priced gamble. I'd get it and if it didn't have the tone you could probably sell it for about what you paid for it. I think a low wattage Celestion would sound great in a DR, if the Celestion route is what you're looking for.

6942 · April 12th, 2008, 07:05 AM

You should grab it.....before I do!!

Seriously....most Celestions are....made in CHINA now!?

The old English-made Celestion speakers are really sweet!

Think about it.....but if you snooze....you LOSE!!

Steve

6942 · April 12th, 2008, 07:09 AM

Almost forgot.

That's a ROLA Celestion.....quite old.
I have a few old pre-Celestion ROLA's at home.
Outrageously good speakers!!

Steve

hamish5178 · April 12th, 2008, 08:33 AM

Thanks for the responses guys, from what I found on google I think this might have been a kind of cheap speaker. But hey, if it's more than 30 years old for under one hundred I might as well give it a shot.

Can anyone show me a link about speaker installation? Is there soldering involved?

Rumble · April 12th, 2008, 08:48 AM

I wouldn't worry if it was a budget model. Most of what we know of as classic gear started out as budget models, including almost all Fender equipment and most speakers. Get it, find a clip on U-tube to learn how to solder, and see what it sounds like. I did that last year and it was no sweat.

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hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 16 Posts: 186	Celestion on the'bay http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-Celestion-G...QQcmdZViewItem Does anyone know anything about this speaker? I'm looking for a Celestion still for my SFDR and I'm low on cash. Also, when you get speakers do they usually have the 1/4 out attached? Od you just have to plug it in and screw it to the baffle? __________________ Gibson SG Standard Fender 52 RI '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT MXR Carbon Copy - EH Clone Theory FE

April 12th, 2008, 08:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 16 Posts: 186	Thanks for the responses guys, from what I found on google I think this might have been a kind of cheap speaker. But hey, if it's more than 30 years old for under one hundred I might as well give it a shot. Can anyone show me a link about speaker installation? Is there soldering involved? __________________ Gibson SG Standard Fender 52 RI '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT MXR Carbon Copy - EH Clone Theory FE

April 11th, 2008, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rumble Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 36 Posts: 654	A 30-year-old, 30-watt Celestion? I bet it sounds great. The ad doesn't say whether it has a medium sized magnet or a heavy magnet. If it's medium it probably sounds like a Greenback; if it's heavy it probably sounds more like a G-12H or a V-30. Either way it's hard to go wrong. And if it works flawlessly, at 30 years old it probably has a nice, smooth sound. It's not a high priced gamble. I'd get it and if it didn't have the tone you could probably sell it for about what you paid for it. I think a low wattage Celestion would sound great in a DR, if the Celestion route is what you're looking for.

April 12th, 2008, 07:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,362	You should grab it.....before I do!! Seriously....most Celestions are....made in CHINA now!? The old English-made Celestion speakers are really sweet! Think about it.....but if you snooze....you LOSE!! Steve

April 12th, 2008, 07:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,362	Almost forgot. That's a ROLA Celestion.....quite old. I have a few old pre-Celestion ROLA's at home. Outrageously good speakers!! Steve

April 12th, 2008, 08:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rumble Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 36 Posts: 654	I wouldn't worry if it was a budget model. Most of what we know of as classic gear started out as budget models, including almost all Fender equipment and most speakers. Get it, find a clip on U-tube to learn how to solder, and see what it sounds like. I did that last year and it was no sweat.