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Celestion Century Vintage neo speaker - Forgotten Masterpiece?

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The Celestion Century Vintage was one of Celestion's first neo (neodymium) speakers which came in to being in the early 2000s. Although it was fantastic for saving some weight it wasn't massively popular and seemed to dissapear within ten years or so of being released... soon being replaced by the Celestion neo creamback.
These days it is having a little bit of a revival, even if only in small circles, it is started to be given more credit than it was back in the day... Even I have to admit, I appreciate it a lot more now that
The speakers are Celestion Alnico Blue, Vintage 30, Century Vintage, G12-65 (Heritage not classic series), Alnico Cream, V type, H heritage 55Hz, Classic Lead 80, Alnico Gold, H heritage 75Hz, H creamback 75, G12H Redback, M creamback 65, H anniversary, M heritage, G12T-75, Neo Creamback, Alnico Ruby, Mystery Speaker, A Type, WGS Invader 50
If you have any experience of the A type then please let us know... if there is anything you want to hear or other comparisons then please let us know.
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25 авг 2024

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@ZillaCabs 20 дней назад

What do you think of the Century Vintage Neo? Who's off to hunt one down? Let us know below!

@ramilrodriguez8340 6 месяцев назад

If my ears aren’t lying to me I would say it sounds pretty much like the g12h anniversary. Great video as always. Thanks.

@ZillaCabs 6 месяцев назад

Yeah its got some of those vibes for sure.

@81realtime Месяц назад

Love it with the V30

@ZillaCabs Месяц назад

Yeah it is a cool mix. Thanks for watching.

@kimw994 Год назад

best speaker demo ever !!!

@ZillaCabs Год назад

Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

@TheBluebirdsBigBand 5 месяцев назад

Great work. I was contemplating putting one of these that I have had for a decade into a new amp. I have your video has helped me to make my decision. Thank you.

@selviodiz9960 2 года назад

I purchased my G12 Century Vintage (8 Ohm-50W) accidentaly, just because good price and curiosity. After that I tried a lot of different speakers, some was very good, some just nice, some I didn't liked at all. But after all of them I was continue return to Century Vintage. Still favorite 12 inch speaker.

@LesonDeson 3 года назад

As always, very interesting video!

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@stratron Год назад

tHANKS SO MUCH FOR A GREAT VIDEO. i CAN APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU PUT IN.

@ZillaCabs Год назад

Thanks, that is very kid of you. Thanks for watching.

@maplerock66 2 года назад

Great video! I have those in my Traynor Custom Special 90.. fantastic sound!

@ZillaCabs 2 года назад

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it mate.

@georgefromgreece4119 2 года назад

It has a massive sound across the whole spectrum, not only in the high register, plus a nice smooth midrange honk. How can somebody not like it? It just comes in handy for basic classic guitar sounds. I am surprised it got so much hate back then, not so surprised as I recall the era (out of fashion, for sure it was).

@jsullivan2112 Год назад

It works great as a stand alone speaker in a combo, but to be honest if you want to mix them up in a 4 x 12 it doesn't really blend very well from what I'm hearing more and more. I really like it though.

@oscarfernandoofpublicnature 3 года назад

I've been waiting for this speaker to be available in the US, I love it

@HamzaJamzaFamza 2 года назад

Sounds like a fabulous speaker. I think maybe the V-Type Neo they currently make would be a lot more similar than the Neo Creamback, but I love the frequency response of the Century Vintage in this video. I just ordered a barely used one for my Marshall Haze 15 cab, to replace the G12H30 Heritage 75Hz speaker currently in it. The G12H had too much boomy low end for such a small closed back cab. The Century Vintage should help with the weight of the cab, and of course, hopefully tame down the boomy lows. I love the midrange sound, and the highs, in this video. Thanks for the excellent comparison! 🎶🔥🤘🔥🎶

@TarenLeitzke Год назад

I love the back on this speaker! I've listened to a lot of your speaker comparisons (they are great and very helpful, so thank you for them!), and the Century Vintage is definitely one of my favorites based on your tests. I wish it hadn't been discontinued. I don't see any listed on Reverb or eBay right now so it seems they have become hard to find.

@MichaelDespairs Год назад

I have 4 of these I'm thinking of selling. These speakers ride a fine line between blistering and fake sounding. If you push the gain too high they sound inorganic, though this can be said for any speaker the Century Vintage are one of the most extreme examples. I usually leave all the tone controls at noon and use the tone knob on my OD808 to add brightness and attack.

@pauliespats112 2 года назад

Great video thank you

@whoisthenext1 3 года назад

It's sounds very similar to G12H Anniversary. Just a tiny amount less highs.

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

I hear what you are saying there, it does feel a smidge softer to me but that may be due to it beign an old speaker. Thanks for watching.

@runxzze123 3 года назад

I thought the same. I love the anniversary, i have it in my EVH 2x12 cab.

@padgreen 3 года назад

Great sounding speaker, mixes well too.

@antonioalbares 2 года назад

Sounds similar to a G12H Van halen that I have, it also sounds very close to the G12H30 Anniversary. Great sounding speaker, that said I question its versatility and the abiity to tame highs. I really liked how the Alnico blue sounded here and the G12H 55hz

@nicholastotoro7721 3 года назад

You know, that speaker really mixes well with the V30, Greenback and the V-Type… and the Creambacks… snd the Alnicos… 🤣

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

haha yeah, I quite liked how it was mixing with nearly all of those speakers too.

@acerob7173 2 года назад

V-Type 6:15 - Century 8:21 - Neo Creamback 8:28

@ZillaCabs 2 года назад

Thanks for watching.

@duncancartledge1667 2 года назад

The. E turn Vintage was the second Neo type speaker. The first was the G12 Century, supposedly based on a Classic Lead 80. It was loud (102 dB sensitivity) and not too bad. Had it in a Line 6 Flextone 3 amp for a long time and it was excellent. Not as popular as the Century Vintage that came after. Only sold it on last year.

@jonathan_vortex Год назад

justo acabo de comprar un par de G12 Century Vintage por 1,500 pesos mexicanos, para hacer un gabinete 2x12, casi no hay reseñas sobre esta bocina, pero sin duda suena genial, espero pronto poder usarlas

@christianboddum8783 3 года назад

Seems very well voiced, if you can tame the highs on your amp ;-)

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

That was the main criticism of the speaker, but I kind of like that now I think.

@CelestionUK 3 года назад

@@ZillaCabs That's what happens to your hearing after nearly 20 years...! Need. More. Treble. LOL

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

@@CelestionUK yeah I didn't want to say it, or admit it hahaha, as it goes I think I've learned to appreciate it a lot more

@Javier-qk7ms 2 года назад

I am not sure about the description of the video. As far as I know the Century Vintage was not the very first Neo from Celestion but actually the second one. I have a Century Vintage in a Fender HRD extension cab for which I removed the back panel so it is a very lightweight 1x2.

@PaulProvosty 4 месяца назад

1:18 0:50 0:57 1:57 2:18

@Jayeadgbe 2 года назад

Sounded pretty close to the G12H Anniversary? Would be the closest current offering anyway...

@SteveBjorck 2 года назад

I put a Century Vintage into a Laney LC30 mk1 around 2006. Initially it felt very "stiff", a bit too precise and quick to react and a little harsh in the high-end - definitely an improvement on the stock HH speaker but still quite underwhelming. After manually wearing it in (running music through it for several hours at volume inside a sealed box) it opened up a LOT. After being subjected to a few gigs & humidity and temperature changes over the course of a year it reacted and sounded as good as any speaker I've tried. I'm still using it and love it. I'm not sure why the Neo's take more time to loosen up, even the current models are stiff from the factory.

@alanst.4417 3 года назад

To me it rather is the masterpiece. Even if bright, it doesn't seem any ice-picky or fizzy, at least in your recordings. On its own, it seems closest to the classic greenback IMO. Could be great especially for darker amps and better cutting through the mix. Mixes beautifully with my favourite alnico blue and H heritage 55, also alnico cream and red and the neo creamback, which could be a perfect lightweight 212. Cheers!

@jonbuckner4467 Год назад

Paired with Alnico gold, what a shocker… and that’s what I have in my cab 😂 mine hopefully sounds better

@mbgmail5911 3 года назад

Does any store still have a stock of Celestion Lynchback speakers? I play high(er) gain hard rock tones and I'm looking for something for a new 4x12 with 98db efficiency or less and already have cabs with G12M's and G12M Heritages. What would be a good alternative? I looked into Creamback M65's but they are too dark for me and I don't want to mix speakers.

@stephenchow5161 3 года назад

prices on used versions are ridiculous

@mbgmail5911 3 года назад

@@stephenchow5161 Yes, Celestion should reissue the same speaker but rebrand it as a mix of V30 and G12M and not a signature speaker. They would sell like crazy.

@GuyJohnson1957 Год назад

Century vintage yes

@ZillaCabs Год назад

Glad you like it Guy, its a cool speaker.

@MichaelDespairs Год назад

I have 4 16 ohm G12 Century Vintage I'm thinking of selling to fund an oversize straight rectifier cab.... or should I continue to use IR's I'm only half satisfied with?

@blueeyedsoulman Год назад

Are all of these coming from the same or similar cabinets? Closed back or open?

@blueeyedsoulman Год назад

Sorry. It was in the video not the description.

@ZillaCabs Год назад

no worries mate, thanks for watching.

@blueeyedsoulman Год назад

These seem to be rare. What is their current value? Is $200ea a fair price?

@ZillaCabs Год назад

yeah they are quite rare... when they were available no one wanted to buy them, it seems now everyone wants them ;) I think they tend to go for around £100 on ebay, which to be honest isn;t that bad as a new neo speaker tends to be around the £150 mark.

@chemx8247 Год назад

A few months ago I emailed Celestion if they still make this speaker, and unfortunately they discontinued the speaker a number of years ago.

@ZillaCabs Год назад

Yeah they stopped making it probably ten or twelve years ago. At the time no one wanted it, everyone said it was right and harsh.

@chemx8247 Год назад

@@ZillaCabs in your opinion is there a speaker voiced the same or similar to this one?

@levipartridge2790 Год назад

@@chemx8247 As mentioned in a few other comments, the closest comparison sounds like the G12H Anniversary, though there's a lot of discussion and difference of opinion elsewhere on how the H Anniversary sounds before/after breaking the speaker in, and I don't know the age of the one recorded here. I can't vouch for any of that personally as I haven't had a chance to try a H Anniversary yet Technically the neo creamback was what replaced the century vintage, it sounds slightly more tamed at the top end but I'd say the mid character is very similar You can always try checking occasionally for second hand century vintages to pop up on the internet, which they do every few months. It took me 2-3 months waiting for the one I eventually bought

@seanmann6124 4 месяца назад

I really like them. I have one in. DRRI and it sounds great!

@capitanvonchickenpants8492 3 года назад

Marshall 1912 I hate the sound of this cab, marshall 1936 cab love the sound!! It's it the speakers or the enclosure??

@ZillaCabs 3 года назад

Well if they are the stock G12T75 speaker then its most probably the cab you don't like, but check to make sure they are the same speakers. In general the 1936 is made from ply and the 1922 made from MDF so that is probably causing you the issues.