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Check out the video links below to see how guitar players feel about their Celestions:
Celestion began life in 1924 as a small company, designing and building loudspeakers. At around this time, the recently formed BBC had just started to transmit radio signals and, as radio receivers improved and there were a greater number of transmissions, purpose built loudspeakers were needed so as to improve general intelligibility. At Celestion, we had found the ideal way to market our loudspeakers.
During the late fifties, we introduced what is arguably the most famous guitar loudspeakers of all time - the Celestion Blue. It was an immediate hit with many of the up and coming musicians during this period. Toughened to withstand the demands of modern instruments and playing techniques, the Celestion Blue was developed from our existing range of high quality, general purpose 12" loudspeakers, which had been in production since 1936.
The unique sound of the Celestion Blue loudspeaker was the overriding factor in its popularity. When combined with an overloaded valve amplifier, it produced a sound which distorted easily. However, with the speaker's slower response, this distortion was smoothed into the gloriously creamy overtones loved by the Beatles and their contemporaries. Sustained notes were easily achieved, and finger and plectrum noises became less obvious. Used in the Vox AC30 and Marshall guitar amplifiers, the sound of the Celestion Blue was to change the voice of Rock & Roll in the decades to follow.
It was power that was to dictate the next evolution of guitar speakers. In the 1960s, Celestion utilised a Ceramc magnet and unleashed the Greenback: a new generation of speaker that delivered what is now thought of as "classic British tone". Another landmark in rock history!
Check out our three-way Internet site for information on Celestion's very high quality guitar speakers, bass speakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications:
Celestion Online
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If it isn't Celestion, it isn't Rock & Roll

My Interests

Music, the technology of loudspeakers, guitars and guitar tone, bass guitars.

I'd like to meet:

Guitarists, bass players, music lovers.

Guitar players from bands signed to major labels, up and coming or newly signed bands who are looking for endorsement.

From Ohio, check out the Celestion-loadedThunderlips...

Here's the awesome Michael Lewis demonstrating the Heritage Series G12-65 loaded into a Fuchs amp:

Music:

Rock, country, metal, funk, reggae, pop, indie... Has it got geetars? Then we love it!

Television:

Guitar World TV

Books:

The Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers

Heroes:

Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Slash, Tony Iommi, John 5, Pete Anderson, Michael Amott, Gem Archer, Tommy Bolan, Michael Britt, Paul Colman, Ed DeGenaro, Jon Donais, Richard Fortus, Peter Frampton, Stuart Garrard, Johnny Hiland, Gary Hoey, Wolf Hoffman, Greg Howe, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz, Eric Johnson, Bill Kelliher, Kerry King, Richie Kotzen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brad Paisley, Mike Mushok, Jimmy Olander, JP, Jim Root, Mick Thompson, Earl Slick Damir Simic-Shime, Acey Slade, Steve Stevens, Pete Thorn, Lou Toomey, Jim Weider

My Blog

Chicks Rock!

In case you hadn't noticed, I rearranged our top friends to honour some of the the ladies who love Celestion. Chicks rock - ya knows it!
Posted by Celestion on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:43:00 PST

NUMBERS

It's 31st August, the time is 9.09 and we now have 333 friends. There's got to be some significance in that... Can any numerology fans tell me what it is, cos I don't have a clue!   If it isn't ...
Posted by Celestion on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:13:00 PST

SEND US YOUR TONE TRIBUTES

Do you play through Celestions? Do you love them? Cherish them? Guard them jealously with your life? Well here's your chance to tell us just how dedicated a Celestion player you are... email ov...
Posted by Celestion on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:48:00 PST

MORE ENDORSEMENTS

We've been working overtime in Celestion A&R to hook up with more endorsing artists. This week we welcome aboard Kessier from Taiwanese Goth Metallers Seraphim, Zach Beckett from festival fa...
Posted by Celestion on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:36:00 PST

HERITAGE SERIES G12M

Do we have any love for the Heritage Series G12M (the 20 Watt Greenback)? I'm loving this speaker today.... just like Guitar Player Magazine's Art Thompson did a little while ago... "Anyone into vinta...
Posted by Celestion on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:07:00 PST

G10 Greenback

The latest guitar loudspeaker from Celestion is small but packs a big punch. The G10 Greenback is a sweet sounding new driver with a vintage flavour, based heavily on 10-inch drivers from the late si...
Posted by Celestion on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

Megadeth!

We're always happy when a guitar player agrees to become an endorsing artist - and many of our endorsees are also friends here on Myspace. This month, we're pleased to welcome Dave Mustaine as a...
Posted by Celestion on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:19:00 PST

Give me the reason...

Why are you here? Good question... The reason for this Celestion space is to share some pics and video, to tell everyone about our latest news and most importantly to link up with our friends and Cele...
Posted by Celestion on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:17:00 PST

The Boosh

In case you're wondering about our featured tune - "The Tundra Rap" it comes from our top favourite Britsh comedy show, the Mighty Boosh. No, it doesn't have any guitars in it. But it's very funny. ...
Posted by Celestion on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:56:00 PST

Not Manowar

First 48 hours on Myspace seem to have been successful - already had lots of cool people link up with us. Thanks all. Summer's "in between time for me" - a chance to take a rest from trade shows and ...
Posted by Celestion on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:09:00 PST