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In developing the G12 Century Vintage we set out to use our Neodymium technology to design a modern speaker with a distinctly classic vibe. The result is a unique blend of extraordinary note definition and vintage character.Exceptionally lightweight and loud with a tightly controlled low-end the Century Vintage exhibits a clear powerful mid-range and crisp bright top- end. With super-fast attack and superb tracking this neodymium guitar speaker is ideal for use in amps favoured by high-speed guitar players – both high gain rockers and clean country pickers.
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Celestion Vintage 30 speakers are the most recorded speaker of all time. Why are they so popular? It all comes down to tone, projection, clarity, and quality.
In 1986 Celestion was faced with the task of building a new modern speaker to meet the demands of harder rock amplifiers. Guitarists in the ’80s required a speaker that could handle more power and overdrive. Before the Vintage 30 was the Greenback. The Greenback is a great speaker in the right amplifier but it suffers in higher wattage amplifier.
Celestions answer to this issue was to build a new speaker design from the ground up. Celestion created a new cone and voice coil coupled with their “H” Magnet. Celestion called the vintage 30 “the most detailed speaker of all time”! With a statement like that, it has to be good, right? The Vintage 30 had dynamic and complex overtones not yet heard in a speaker of its generation.
Since the mid-1980s, the Celestion Vintage 30 speakers have appeared on more albums than anything else. The reason why Celestion Vintage 30 speakers are as popular as they are is that they are very mids focused.
When comparing a Celestion Vintage 30 to a Celestion Seventy 80 for example there’s a huge difference in bass and treble response.
This video below showcases the main differences between the Vintage 30 and Celestion Seventy 80. Vintage 30 speakers have a very tight low-end sound and a slightly attenuated top end for the sound that works great in a band mix.
The current Celestion Vintage 30 is a 60-watt speaker. Despite what you have read on internet forums these are not 70-watt speakers.
Part of the hype around Celestion Vintage 30 speakers is the fact a lot of professionals use them. The list of albums and artists that have used these speakers is incalculable but some of them are as follows.
When popular guitarists/rock gods endorse a speaker it usually helps create hype around a product. In my experience, Vintage 30 speakers sound best in 2×12 or 4×12 configurations.
Celestion V30 speakers used to be produced in the UK. In 2002, Celestion moved their production to China. They physically moved a lot of their speaker production tools and machines to China to keep manufacturing the same. If you can find a vintage version of this speaker used go for it, but I can’t hear any difference between the new ones and the old ones.
Each of the amplifiers I have had with 1×12″ Vintage 30 they always lacked a little thump on the low end. 2×12 Vintage 30 cabinets are the sweet spot between tone and portability while still being very loud. My recommendations for a 2×12 cabinet loaded with Vintage 30s are:
The reason the Marshall JVMC2212 is on this list is that I really love the sound of the Vintage 30 speakers with a semi-opened back cabinet. This will give the speakers a little more spread on stage and will also allow the bass response of the Vintage 30s to be a little more prominent. The JVM range of cabinets are built well and coming loaded with two Vintage 30 speakers will be great for live and studio work.
Friedman is hitting it out of the park these days and their cabinets are also extremely good. Many people claim Friedman is a Marshall clone for snobs but they do make quality amplifiers and cabinets. Those wanting a premium closed-back cabinet check out the Friendman Runt 212. This is also loaded with 2 x vintage 30 speakers.
The closed-back will give you a tighter bass response and a much more directional sound. This means you will get less spread on stage but the sound will be more focused forward. Depending on your needs this is also a great option.
Yes! Celestion now offers an impulse response. You can find it on their website.
The main differences between these speakers are their power handling and voicing. The Greenback speaker has more of a vintage tone and lower power handling. Greenback speakers are found in vintage-style cabinets and amplifiers. With a low power handling of 25-watts RMS greenbacks aren’t seen a lot of super-loud cabinets and amplifiers. Amplifiers such as the VOX AC15C1 work well with Greenback speakers.
An amplifier like the Marshall DSl40CR would require a 40-watts+ speaker to ensure proper operation with no speaker damage. If your amplifier is a single 12″ speaker combo and it is rated above 25-watts the Celestion V30 is the way to go.
Being that the Vintage 30 is such a widely popular speaker it of no surprise there are plenty of clones out there. I am a huge fan of Eminence speakers and I believe they make some of the most unique and outstanding speakers on the planet. The Eminence Governor (Sweetwater link) is the closest thing to a Celestion Vintage 30 as you will find. With this in mind, it’s not a direct clone.
If you want a direct copy check out the WGS speaker range. WGS makes a speaker called the Veteran 30. If it was me, I would much prefer the Eminence or the actual Vintage 30. I find WGS speakers to roll out too much top end and to be somewhat underpowered in comparison with Eminence and Celestion.
The most cost-effective quality cabinets that house the Celestion V30 speakers in Australia are the Joyo range. These speaker boxes are built like tanks and offer a lot of options that most speaker boxes from other companies do not. These speaker boxes come in both 1×12 and 2×12 configurations.
These cabinets sound amazing and offer rear-removable porting options. Comparatively, the 2×12 Joyo 212V is built better than the majority premium cabinets I’ve tested.
As soon as you try a Vintage 30 you will know if you like sound right away or not. In my experience breaking the speaker in does very little with Celestion Vintage 30s. Speaker break-in on the most part is a myth and I have an article coming up about that soon.
The cool thing about these speakers is they can be used for almost any style of music. Many musicians from Blues to ’80s metal players will dig a Celestion V30. If you are a Djent-style musician or like to play 7 strings guitars go for something more modern. My suggestion for you is the Eminence Swamp Thang . The Swamp Thang is a far better speaker for handling the super-low end sound that 7 string players love.
Many people find V30s bland. This blandness stems from a very mid-focused frequency without a lot of low or high-end frequencies. On their own, a Vintage 30 can sound average at best. In a band mix, a V30 speaker will shine thanks to this mid focused tone.
As I mentioned earlier, the other main issue is a Vintage 30 can sound a bit bland in a 1×12 cabinet. I’ve had Vintage 30 speakers in a Traynor YCV50B and it just didn’t throw enough wind. I replaced it with an Eminence Texas Heat and the amplifier came alive.
I also owned a Super-Sonic 60 combo amplifier loaded with a single 12″ V30. My biggest gripe was the fact the amplifier never had enough low-end. This was most prominent on the drive channel.
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Celestion Vintage 30: versions, characteristics and opinions

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Celestion Vintage 30 or simply V30, is a speaker that has earned the place of one of the best guitar speakers, used by guitarists of the stature of Slash, it has already become a classic.
Since its inception in 1986, the Vintage 30 , or simply the V30 , has become one of Celestion’s most popular and beloved guitar speakers. With three decades on the market, it has sold more than a million units.
The Celestion Vintage 30 speaker is a standard and reference in the world of guitar speakers. Thus, we can find several versions of the competition of the V30 loudspeaker, such as the Veteran 30 from WGS or the P50E or The Governor from Eminence .
In developing the Vintage 30 , Celestion made pioneering use of laser Doppler interferometry to analyze the cone behavior of an original Celestion Blue . Thus, they developed a precise model of the characteristics of the vintage loudspeaker and applied it to a speaker design built with new, more modern materials capable of handling greater power.
Celestion found that Heavy or H magnet was more like the Alnico in performance. This was used with a new cone and a new voice coil that uses modern materials with similar mass and physical properties to the original vintage speakers. But capable of handling the additional heat generated by operating with higher wattage equipment.
Thus, the number 30 of the V30 , have nothing to do with the power handling of the speaker. The Celestion Vintage 30 could be found in the Marshall Studio 15 , where they are called “Marshall Vintage by Celestion”.
Given the frequencies highlighted by the Celestion Vintage 30 or V30 , our ears perceive it up to twice louder or more powerful than other speakers of the same power level. The Vintage 30 is ideal for overdriven and distorted audio, it handles overdrive tones excellently. Not surprisingly, the Celestion V30 is Slash’s favorite speaker.
With balanced lows, fat and punchy mids, and smooth highs, they deliver a harmonically rich tone. It is a widely used speaker in 4 x 12, 2 x 12 and 1 x 12 loudspeaker cabs alone. But also, there is a classic combination with the G12T75, a more scooped speaker, that is, with more marked bass and treble, and less mids, thus, they complement each other and achieve a tonal richness in all frequencies.
The Celestion V30 is a speaker that can support or handle 60 watts of power, well above the 15 watts that the Alnico Blue loudspeaker supports or the 30 watts of the G12H30 that has a ceramic H magnet, the same as the Celestion Vintage 30 .
Of course, it is a 12″ inch -305 mm speaker. The efficiency of this guitar speaker, measured by its sensitivity, is 100 dB, making it one of the most efficient speakers in Celestion . That is, it generates more SLP or sound pressure level with the same power than other less sensitive or efficient speakers.
Available, like all Celestion loudspeakers, in 8 Ohms or 16 Ohms impedance and weighs 4.7 kilos or 10.4 pounds.
Many guitarists don’t know this, but there are at least three or five versions, depending on how you consider it, of the Vintage 30 or V30 speakers. Steven Fryette , founder of VHT Amplification , now Fryette Amplification , a pioneer of multi-channel high-gain amplifiers, explains.
As we saw above, there is a 16 ohm version made exclusively for Marshall. The product code is T3897. This version was the original, since initially this model was a speaker manufactured exclusively for Marshall, with the name Celestion G12 Vintage , without the 30.
When the general public line was launched, the Vintage 30 or V30 varied a bit from the one manufactured to Marshall. The Marshall version is the warmer version with more mids.
According to Steven, in the early 90’s, Celestion changed the design of the T3904 -16 ohm- model of the Vintage 30 . The modification was to make the V30 loudspeaker easier and cheaper to produce. One of the most relevant changes was reducing the size of the magnet.
Mesa did not like the audio change in it and asked that they continue to sell them the original version of the V30 . A new code was generated for models made exclusively for the table: T4416 16 ohms and T4335 8 ohms.
These Mesa Boogie versions have sharper highs and less prominent mids and better low frequency response than the cheaper new version made by Celestion in China.
Steven also explains that there is a difference between the 8 and 16 ohm Mesa versions, as explained below:
When the impedance rating of the speaker changes, so does the inductance of the coil which changes the resonant frequency, among other things. So if you have 2 identical amps and 2 identical cabinets – a cab equipped with 8 ohm speakers and an amplifier set to 8 ohms together, to one loaded with 16 ohm speakers and an amplifier set to 16 ohms – they will sound different. The 16 ohm version will generally sound brighter and deeper.
Although sometimes it is read that the Chinese versions are the same as the UK, the reality is that it is a half truth. While they are similar, there are construction details on the components that change. In addition, the Vintage 30 was a model that was changing, with which, it also changes according to its year of manufacture. As we explained above, the magnet of the New Chinese is smaller, they have less bass and a more “shrill” sound than the first versions or those of Marshall and Mesa.
Our advice is that if you have the opportunity to get one of the English ones, one of the Marshall ones or the Mesa ones, pay the difference in price, it will really be worth it.
For more information visit the Celestion website.
You can share opinions or also chat about this and more with other musicians in our comments section.
i bought a new vintage 30 and it blows me away ,ive compaired it to the english v 30s i like the china alot better ,its tighter and balanced .the english sounds too bassy ,the upper mids arent as good . How do i tell the differance? just look for china ,or if i order another one .The china one wont have all that writing and england on the magnet rite?
HELLOW.I WOULD LIKE TO BUY CELESTION V30 T4335 TWO PIC.OF YOU.CAN YOU SELL IT TO ME?
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