Availble to install, we have a well broken in, but fully working, ‘vintage’ G12K-85.
The G12K-85 is a great all round speaker, but especially suited to rock lead and metal. It was a popular speaker for many years but dropped out of the Celestion catalogue.
However, it was never stopped being made & returned as 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 & 90’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.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Power handling: 100W RMS
Impedence: 8 ohm
Sensitivity: 99 dB
Frequency range: 85-5500Hz
Availble to install, we have a well broken in, but fully working, ‘vintage’ G12K-85.
The G12K-85 is a great all round speaker, but especially suited to rock lead and metal. It was a popular speaker for many years but dropped out of the Celestion catalogue.
However, it was never stopped being made & returned as 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 & 90’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.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Power handling: 100W RMS
Impedence: 8 ohm
Sensitivity: 99 dB
Frequency range: 85-5500Hz
