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CELESTION EXPANDS HERITAGE SERIES WITH NEW G12-65
NAMM WINTER SESSION, ANAHEIM, CA, January 19, 2006
— Celestion, a pioneer in transducer technology and raw frame
drivers for guitar and bass amplification for over eight decades, announces
the debut of its Heritage Series G12-65 guitar speaker. The newly re-released
G12-65 is the latest addition to the critically acclaimed Heritage Series
that also features classic recreations of Celestion’s G12M and
low-resonance G12H speakers — speakers which helped forge the
sound of the electric guitar during the classic 1960s British Invasion.
Known as one of the best 4 x 12" speakers ever produced
and identified as the voice of 1980s rock and blues, the G12-65 is hand-built
in England adhering precisely to the initial design notes, specifications,
materials and construction techniques of the original speaker. Celestion
has paid strict attention to detail right down to the voice coil former
material, glue formulations and edge-treatment. In addition, close consideration
to matching the coil and magnetic flux specifications of the original
model has been employed, while particulars, including solder-only tag
panels and an authentic period real label, complete the package.
A forerunner to Celestion’s G12T-75, the G12-65
was created as a higher-powered version of the legendary G12M Greenback
and designed specifically for use with advanced amplifier technology.
Its tone is described somewhere between a Greenback and a Classic Lead
80 — plenty of definition for high gain, yet not too bright or
aggressive.
The Heritage Series G12-65 is a 12" speaker with
a pressed-steel chassis that features a
65-Watt power rating, 1.75" round copper voice coil, 8 or 15 Ohm
nominal impedance, 97 dB sensitivity and frequency response of 80-5000
Hz. In every tonal aspect, the G12-65 remains a painstakingly exact
replica of the original allowing guitarists to accurately recreate the
cherished rock and blues tones of the classic 1980s era.
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Celestion is renowned for high quality guitar and professional
audio loudspeakers, used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues
the world over. Celestion products are distributed exclusively in the
United States by Group One Ltd. of Farmingdale, NY.
Other company and product names may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.
—For more information on the complete range of Celestion
products, contact Sue Adamson,
Group One Ltd., 70 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (516) 249-1399;
Fax: (516) 753-1020; Email: suea@g1limited.com;
Web: www.g1limited.com
—For OEM inquiries, please contact Andy Farrow,
OEM Sales Manager, Celestion America, 10 Timber Lane Marlboro, NJ 07746.
Tel: 732 616 7217; Fax: 732 683 2358;
Email andy.farrow@celestion.com;
Web: www.celestion.com