The Celestion Alnico Blue is (reportably) the sound of the Vox AC amplifier.
In its original G12 guitar speaker incarnation it appeared in several colour variations, but it was the Blue T.530 version which, fitted as standard into Vox AC30 amps, that secured its place in guitar tone history.
The Blue found favour with notable guitarists like Brian May due to its glorious dampened attack warm lows mellow upper-mids and brilliant bell-like top-end.
When coupled with a suitable amplifier it evokes rich definition and develops beautiful musical compression when pushed.
According to tone enthusiasts worldwide the Blue is the benchmark for guitar speaker perfection.
Whilst this speaker is the Vox labeled and made in China version, rather than the made in Ipswich, Celestion labeled, it still has the same beautiful sound & importantly the same cone* as the UK version. Plus it’s a hell of a lot cheaper.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Magnet type: Alnico
Power rating: 15 watt
Impedence: 16 ohm
Sensitivity: 100 dB
Frequency range: 70-5000Hz
Resonance frequency: 75Hz
* Now that Celestion was producing guitar speakers in China, it would not be necessary for the International Audio Group to import the 12" Blue Alnico from the UK. However, a critical component of the G12 Celestion Blue, the Müller H1777 cone, was produced exclusively in the UK. Rather than import the Müller H1777 cone from the UK, a decision was made to substitute a different cone into the Blue Alnico speakers built for the Vox AC30HW2. No one anticipated the furor this modified Blue Alnico would cause in online chat rooms. Consequentally, Vox included the Müller H1777 cone in all Celestion/Vox Blue Alnicos produced after 2009 (Copied without permission from the Vox showroom website).
The Celestion Alnico Blue is (reportably) the sound of the Vox AC amplifier.
In its original G12 guitar speaker incarnation it appeared in several colour variations, but it was the Blue T.530 version which, fitted as standard into Vox AC30 amps, that secured its place in guitar tone history.
The Blue found favour with notable guitarists like Brian May due to its glorious dampened attack warm lows mellow upper-mids and brilliant bell-like top-end.
When coupled with a suitable amplifier it evokes rich definition and develops beautiful musical compression when pushed.
According to tone enthusiasts worldwide the Blue is the benchmark for guitar speaker perfection.
Whilst this speaker is the Vox labeled and made in China version, rather than the made in Ipswich, Celestion labeled, it still has the same beautiful sound & importantly the same cone* as the UK version. Plus it’s a hell of a lot cheaper.
Specifications:
Size: 12”
Magnet type: Alnico
Power rating: 15 watt
Impedence: 16 ohm
Sensitivity: 100 dB
Frequency range: 70-5000Hz
Resonance frequency: 75Hz
* Now that Celestion was producing guitar speakers in China, it would not be necessary for the International Audio Group to import the 12" Blue Alnico from the UK. However, a critical component of the G12 Celestion Blue, the Müller H1777 cone, was produced exclusively in the UK. Rather than import the Müller H1777 cone from the UK, a decision was made to substitute a different cone into the Blue Alnico speakers built for the Vox AC30HW2. No one anticipated the furor this modified Blue Alnico would cause in online chat rooms. Consequentally, Vox included the Müller H1777 cone in all Celestion/Vox Blue Alnicos produced after 2009 (Copied without permission from the Vox showroom website).
