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— vs — · side by side
Same family · twenty years apart · opposite intent
Celestion
G12M Greenback.
12″ · 25 W · 98 dB · ceramic
vs.
Celestion
Vintage 30.
12″ · 60 W · 100 dB · ceramic
Celestion G12M Greenback · Celestion Vintage 30
Fig. — SPL response · on-axis, 1 m · 80 Hz – 10 kHzlens · voice
Where they sit · voice
Where they differ · voice
Same Celestion family, opposite voicings. The Greenback is mid-loaded with a broad upper-mid peak that reads vocal; the Vintage 30 is forward with a narrow peak and presence above. The Greenback's peak is what people mean by Plexi; the V30's is what they mean by modern Marshall.