The G12K-85 is a great all round speaker, but especially suited to rock lead and metal. Itwas a popular speaker for many years and dropped out of the Celestion catalogue. However, it was never stopped being made and so was put back in the catalogue but called the G12K-100.
It was introduced in the late 1970's, featuring a Kapton voice coil bobbin(Kapton was a new material, enabling higher power ratings than previous speakers). The same coil was also widely used in the G12T-75.
The G12K-85 is exactly as the G12T-75, but with a larger (50oz) ceramic magnet, and a more focused field to give tight control, punch and definition, with a little more bite and attack than other speakers.
The G12K-85/G12K-100/G12T-75 came to define the 'Modern Rock' sound of the 80's, as the G12T-75 has been the 4x12 mainstay from then until today.
The modern rock sound is characterised by a slightly compressed overall sound, without the high treble 'sparkle' of the vintage speakers, but with a more forward, crunchy mid range.
The G12K-85/G12K-100 has good clean headroom before the cone break-up takes over, but also responds well to all gain levels from mild crunch to death metal. It also works well with multi effect units.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Power handling: 100W RMS
Impedence: 8 ohm
Sensitivity: 99 dB
Frequency range: 85-5500Hz
The G12K-85 is a great all round speaker, but especially suited to rock lead and metal. Itwas a popular speaker for many years and dropped out of the Celestion catalogue. However, it was never stopped being made and so was put back in the catalogue but called the G12K-100.
It was introduced in the late 1970's, featuring a Kapton voice coil bobbin(Kapton was a new material, enabling higher power ratings than previous speakers). The same coil was also widely used in the G12T-75.
The G12K-85 is exactly as the G12T-75, but with a larger (50oz) ceramic magnet, and a more focused field to give tight control, punch and definition, with a little more bite and attack than other speakers.
The G12K-85/G12K-100/G12T-75 came to define the 'Modern Rock' sound of the 80's, as the G12T-75 has been the 4x12 mainstay from then until today.
The modern rock sound is characterised by a slightly compressed overall sound, without the high treble 'sparkle' of the vintage speakers, but with a more forward, crunchy mid range.
The G12K-85/G12K-100 has good clean headroom before the cone break-up takes over, but also responds well to all gain levels from mild crunch to death metal. It also works well with multi effect units.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Power handling: 100W RMS
Impedence: 8 ohm
Sensitivity: 99 dB
Frequency range: 85-5500Hz
