Celestion G12H-150 Redback And Limited Edition G12-35XC

- Dave Hunter

G12H-150

The “H”—for “heavy magnet”—rendition of Celestion’s G12 guitar speaker has been applied to several variations of the breed since the late ’60s, when it was first introduced largely as a bass speaker, but one that found favor with many heavy hitters, Jimi Hendrix among them. The new G12H-150 Redback applies the same 50-ounce ceramic magnet to a 75Hz cone and a large 2" voice coil to achieve Celestion’s highest-rated guitar speaker yet, with 150 watts of power handling, meaning it can contain the rage of a 100-watt head all on its lonesome. It’s also a sensitive speaker at 100dB (@ 1 watt measured at 1 meter), but Celestion claims that, unlike many other high-power-handling drivers, you don’t need to slam it before it starts to sound good, and that it will be equally clear, rich, and characterful with low-powered amps.