Quick links to the models mentioned on this page: Celestion Greenback Speakers – An Overview Ceramic speakers (aka ‘greenbacks’) first appear around late 1964 to early 1965. They have a slightly more aggressive tone compared…
Tone Is In The Cone Over the years Celestion have used various cones from different suppliers, all slightly different in tone. Celestion have never really given any information out about their suppliers. Therefore a lot…
How To Date Your Speaker All Celestion date codes contain a pair of letters. These represent the month and year of manufacture. A number directly next to the pair of letters, if present, is the…
Pre-rola greenbacks are considered to be some of the best sounding guitar speakers ever made. They are highly collectable due to their association with 1960’s amplifiers, notably Marshall, and the guitar legends that used them…
All Celestion speakers have a model number denoting their specification, usually beginning with the letter T. This apparently represents the word ‘type’. Speakers with the ‘CT’ and ‘RT’ prefix are said to represent ‘Rola type’…
