I build amps and cabinets and I was a huge fan of Celestion speakers for years. However, the current products they are importing don't have the same quality and sound as the classic speakers they used to produce. It's a shame, because some of the greatest tones in rock music were made with cabs filled with Celestions. I finally had to stop using them because the quality just isn't there anymore. They are just resting on their laurels and expecting the name to sell their speakers now.
The GHS Reaper & Reaper 55hz are better examples of the old G12H30 than current selection from Celestion. I personally prefer the tone of the the old Celestion 12M/H Greenbacks (think late 1960's Marshall Bluesbreaker cabs) and I use the GHS Green Berets in those cabinets now.
Regardless of whether you use new Celestions, GHS or Eminence speakers, just about anything you pick will be better than the speakers in the newer Fender combos, though.
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