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09-14-2006, 11:13 AM
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Celestion G12-M70's - Why no love?
I love these speakers, but seldom hear them mentioned. Should I just add my love of this speaker to list of gear quirks?
Thanks, Tony Last edited by sleepingtiger; 09-14-2006 at 11:21 AM. 
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09-14-2006, 02:20 PM
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They are generally regarded as one of the poorer sounding Celestions made. I have a pair of them and though I thought they sounded OK after I A/B'd them against a few other Celestions I realised what people were saying. Kind of flat sounding, weak bass response and all around not very musical. Sorry for the poor review but if they work for you -cool! There are no right or wrongs with tone.
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09-14-2006, 02:31 PM
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indeed they stink. well at least the one I had did.
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09-14-2006, 03:12 PM
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Hmmm...they sound great(to me, at least) with my Dual Recto & did the same with an old '66 BF bassman head I used to have. The V30's always sounded so dark to me & most of the other Celestions sounded too "peaky" to me in certain frequencies. The 70's sound much more balanced, with a little "cut" to me.
Different strokes, I guess..... Tony PS - keep the opinions coming...maybe sombody will agree with me, hehe! 
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09-14-2006, 05:22 PM
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I like the 70's way better than 75! I have one G12-70 and one Emi Gov in my CAA 2X12. It sounds great. Joe
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09-15-2006, 11:22 AM
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Teah! I'm NOT alone, hehe!
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09-15-2006, 12:23 PM
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well FWIW I don't really like V30s either and a lot of folks like them a lot. IMHO there are too many really GREAT speakers out there for me to waste time with a G12M-70.
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09-15-2006, 12:31 PM
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They sound like ASS. Ick! If you were close, I'd be forcing you to play through some scumbacks.
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09-15-2006, 12:32 PM
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But either way.. never going in my cabs!
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09-15-2006, 11:24 PM
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 No one has mentioned just what it is about their tone that is so posterior... Mikey....And I always spoke well of you....well, I thought well of you at least...well........never mind.
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09-15-2006, 11:27 PM
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LOLOL
To me, they're fuzzy, and inarticulate. You don't hear the notes like a good speaker should.
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09-16-2006, 07:32 AM
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09-17-2006, 12:53 AM
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Sorry rockon
 I didn't notice a weak bass response with either my Recto or the BF Bassman. My ears are probably shot anyway. I still like 'em, but I AM an "ass man" anyway! 
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07-01-2007, 11:14 PM
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Reviving this thread to help find a use for these speakers other than landfill.
I think they are midrange focused, but in a neutral way. They don't impart any life to an amp. They don't have a big bass response, and not a crystal clear treble response either. That said, I see how they might be useful with a Recto amp. Those amps have excessive lows and highs, IMO. I think they are best used as a secondary cheap and complementary speaker in combination with a bright or scooped and lively peaker. In my 4x12, I still have 2 of the original G12M-70s on bottom, on top I have a Weber Blue Dog and a Weber Chicago. If I wanted to mic' the cab, I'd do one of the top speakers, and the total sound of the cab is excellent. Other speakers I could see mixing with this would be Wizards, Man-o-Wars, G12H-30s, Texas Heats, Red Ryder, Scumbacks G12H types, etc.
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