G12M-65 Creamback 12-Inch 8-Ohm 65-Watt Guitar Speaker

I acquired a Marshall Valvestate VS65R from a friend of mine and anyone who owns one of these hybrid amps from the 90s knows they are notoriously flat, lifeless, and possess a shrill tone lacking any kind of warmth. It was for this reason that this amp lived in my basement for a few years. I was just never happy with the way it sounded. I recently revisited this amp and a thought crossed my mind. Maybe it’s not the amp, but perhaps it’s the speaker. Enter the 65 watt Celestion G12 M Cream Back. After a fairly straight forward and easy speaker installation in the cabinet, it completely transformed my amp from a soulless, trebley mess to a full, rich, dynamic sounding amp. I finally have those warm, rich lows the other speaker was lacking yet the highs still sparkle. I’m so glad I decided to rehab this amp. Let this be a lesson to anyone unhappy with the way an amp sounds. It’s probably not your amp that sucks. It’s most likely just a low quality speaker.

Superb. Replaced my combo speaker with this and this sounds so much better. It's lighter than my old one too. Has a clear sound.

Excellent speaker that brought my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp to a new level. The stock speaker is actually pretty good, but if you are looking for a little more ooomph, give this speaker a shot. Takes 20 hrs or so for speaker to break in.

I replaced the stock Peavey Sheffield 1230 speaker in my Peavey Bandit 112. The Sheffield is a good speaker and some like it, but I found it to be overly middle to high mid forward sounding (clear yet too much in your face), lacking in the low mid (body and warmth), and can get harsh in the treble. Thus, I replaced the Sheffield with a Celestian G1265M Creamback (8 Ohm) and now the amp has a tight low end (slightly less than the G1275M Creamback), good low mid warmth and growl, and a fairly less mid forward sound while still retaining good clarity. I have, however, had to dial back both treble and presence control when compared to the stock speaker, but the Creamback seems to add a balance amount of gain (much wider bandwidth) in the treble and presence region that were missing in the stock speaker which makes the Creamback overall much smoother in sound even when having to dial back treble and presence controls to avoid harshness. With that said, I am happy with the overall sound of the Creamback and in particular the overdrive tones via pedals which are full, smooth, and clear with little to no ice-picky highs. Context is everything so the M Creamback may or may not fit well to your amp and guitar setup and for the tone you are looking for.

Awesome speaker for upgrade on guitar amplifier.