Celestion A type speaker, demo by Pete Thorn

[@tempjohn1111]

Some of my favorite guitar songs of all time are Pete Thorn pedal demo tunes.

[@PeteThorn]

Too kind. Thanks for watching and listening!

[@andrewdr13]

+tempjohn1111 So true!

[@jomama5171]

@ tempjohn1111 Agreed! Pete is the tastiest playin' mofo on the Tube. And when I say "mofo" I mean it with the highest respect! Full Disclaimer: I'm stealin' the shit out of your licks Pete! And while I'm being honest... I'm not wearing any pants.

[@hugomejia593]

Yeah this is a great guitar player

[@RhettShull]

Always love your demos man, your playing is super tasteful and inspiring. Keep it up!

[@Revuletta]

Surprised seeing you here!

[@eleintblood]

Your demos are always the best. The fact that you provide context and background information for the equipment makes all the sense in the world, it's the best way to make an informed decision. You may not know the product per se, but the historic context let's you kind of imagine how it would sound like.

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you!

[@BenGraceCreative]

PS- I love the way you are articulating your playing over certain chords. I'd love a 5 minute lessons where you talk about playing over specific chord changes, and your strategies for doing so. Cheers!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Ben, I think I might just take you up on the 5 minute lesson idea :)

[@earthlydescent]

This has to be the best sounding demo you've done as of yet. Great work Pete! The Celestion A-Type sounds killer.

[@SquierGuy2]

I always learn your original licks and intro songs. Whenever I play them, people are always interested in what song it is, signs of an awesome musician! Love it Pete!

[@billblayney8552]

Hey great video...I like when testing a speaker videos are done .... the speaker is dialed in to bring out its best.Great I really liked it.

[@Changtent]

Great demo Pete! (as always). The clarity of detail & tone are fantastic. Really makes me sit up and take notice. Those speakers are going on my shopping list.

[@michaelreis8266]

Echoing the sentiments of many below, I absolutely love the way you play. Your style is inventive, assertive, crisp and superbly produced. Something that didn't exist in Demo's until you came along in my opinion. I'd love to see you play live, any plans on coming to Sydney, Australia any time soon? Thank You, Have a Happy, Safe Dec/Jan :-)

[@MrJosinka47]

Great sounding speaker Pete,good sounding bass too ,also due to the coupling effect of both speakers, and of course , your playing is fantastic. Greatings from Spain.

[@ekostopoulos]

A very underrated speaker. Great demo, thanks.

[@BreauxBobby]

Great playing, tone choices and blending the layers of guitar! Love your playing.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

That Strat you have Pete sounds incredible! I could listen to that Jim Kelly clean all day long. :)

[@wreckoningday]

Awesome Pete. Cool jam and great tones. I'll be checking one of these Celestions out, Thanks!

[@cccs777]

Great sound, The tone is so warm but with that sparkle to it as well. And your playing is right on as always. Thanks for the demo

[@johnhorton3691]

that start lead tone in the end is awesome. wow!

[@amirhe6]

Love this channel!!! always amazing clips. keep making us all happy pete!

[@jondoe1953]

Pete, You are my favorite reviewer and a superb player!

[@PeteThorn]

Jason Adams thanks for watching Jason!

[@loveguitars]

Hey Pete, Superb Playing!!!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Mark!

[@Theweeze100]

Love your demos Pete! Taking a hard look at this speaker. Answered some questions for me. Will stayed tuned.

[@jimcaldwell8802]

You convinced me on this speaker! Thanks, Pete!

[@rom661]

Really nice demo. Lucid informative verbal description as well. I like a Weber model that is quite Fender-ish. This sounds like a really good alternative that I'll have to try. Thanks.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@nsc217]

I have this speaker in my hot rod deluxe and I love how warm it sounds. Only problem is it breaks up once the volume goes past 2 which is insane!

[@tone.1]

Great bass response from the Strat clean! Love it

[@patkilgore3603]

As usual, very tasteful playing and superb demo. Nice layering on the guitars. It really showcases the capability of the speaker. Thanks..

[@BakerImageGroup]

GREAT tune Pete! Sounds awesome! Nice playing.

[@hrp66]

Always SUPERB!!! Great tones and playing...

[@lulopatan]

Thaks for the video This is the best video to learn about AType Great playing!!! Saludos from Perú

[@chriswest4590]

Always great, informative, no nonsense demos that sound killer! Thanks!!

[@randytinsley9402]

One of my favorite Celestions. It's actually like a hybrid of both American and British tones. Tasty played Pete.

[@Marley999888]

Proper guitar player you are sir.A demo with feel..amen.

[@royokinawa]

Always inspiring. Thanks for the demo, ideas, and superb playing!!!

[@RickMcCargar]

Really nice playing, as always....and that's a great sounding speaker!

[@musclefan101]

That's some killer tone right there! That A type speaker is unreal! My next amp is gonna have THAT speaker in it!

[@aviator_bryan]

Always a pleasure to watch your demos. Great playing & tone

[@jeff7807]

Another great song Pete. You should put it on your next CD.

[@OrlandoMarco]

Los sonidos y la forma de tocar de Pete Thorn me inspiran a seguir adelante en la guitarra.... ahora quiero ese overdrive :D

[@ErnestoRMalespin]

Que rico se oye

[@freecitizen2760]

This excellent review is what made me pull the trigger for a “lightly-used” one on ebay. Great playing and sound! Thanks!

[@javiceres]

How did it turn out?

[@kevinabernathy5894]

Great playing, Pete! Your demos are the best on youtube!

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you Kevin!

[@jacksaintjack2844]

I just bought a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Celestion A. I want to hear that low E string solid and resonant with some balls to it. Heaven.

[@kidima98]

Great tone! Amazing

[@jarhead6759]

Great demo Pete! With even more drive, these A types get really chunky too.......

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

Damn, Pete. I know this is an older video, but this speaker sounds dope with this setup. I hope you kept one of these speakers around.

[@npet6842]

Thanks Pete . Excellent as always ! This is just what I need to tame a Carr Rambler that has in-you-face-treble built in . Cheers , Neil in Australia

[@javiceres]

Just in case Celestion G12-65 is very good at that too

[@stephenwadephotography4633]

Thanks! Awesome playing!

[@philipdonovan6510]

Great demo Pete, I've been making my own pedals and will be starting a Princeton build and looking for a speaker that can do a good job of meeting the clean americanish side of things while also handle the distortion tones from all my Runoffgroove Tube-to-FET conversion and fuzz pedals. This speaker really seems like a fine contender for this, moreso than most others I've listened to. Thank you! Phil Donovan.

[@Chazv4u]

Great Playing and very inspirational.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks for watching Chaz!

[@cheachwood]

Wooowww, As usual PERFECT job!!! You sound great!!

[@shawnmazzei4331]

that top end is so silky. these might be going in my arguably too bright 66 Pro Reverb. thanks for a great demo. these speakers let that strat bridge pup sing like a bird

[@VoxJ]

Tasteful playing!!! Hard to find sometimes

[@TimeTravelingBunnis]

This convinced me to buy the A-Type, its fantastic.

[@911elijah]

You are a wealth of knowledge and a great player thanks!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Bill!

[@klapaucjusz1]

I put the A-Type in my Rivera Chubster recently and I am very glad I did. Previously I had the V-Type in that amp and I must say I much prefer the A-Type for what I play. A-Type: - warm, rounded - great for jazzier cleans, rnb etc - competent for dirt, could be more defined - I think I hear a hint of speaker breakup at band levels, and I like it V-Type: - sparkly, detailed cleans, more modern - great detailed, crisp overdriven tones I would love a speaker with A-Type cleans and V-Type dirt. But for what I play, I prefer the A-Type. Very different speakers.

[@hgostos]

just bought one after seeing this video. £69 inc delivery in the UK. great price. goingg to use it in a JTM45 clone with KT66s

[@stephensmith799]

This decided it for me: a Celestion Type-A in a Thiele cab from Montage. It should arrive in about two hours from now! Thanks.

[@stephensmith799]

Sounds great. Very free-breathing and not at all nasal. Very pleased with speaker and cab.

I wonder how the V type would sound in the tiele cab.

[@jonbarr9195]

Sweet playing!!

[@nylonsteel]

Very tasty vibrato work on the strat solo intro song.

[@rockinchippy]

Beautiful tones PT!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Alex!

[@JayBeBerg]

I still really like the A-type but keep returning to this demo because of the song.

[@enorbet2]

Damn! I have no way of knowing, Pete, whether you, or anyone for that matter, will see this response on an 8 year old video but I just bought a Type A Celestion 12 and it sounds WAY better than comes across on KZbin sound quality. I'm comparing 2 Fender amps, one with the Type A, and the other with a Jensen C12N. I'd like to know if you've ever tried any modern Jensen 12s. They sound quite different but each has it's own character and charm. I'd love to hear you play in a speaker shootout.

[@INAKI9575]

nice sound, thanks a lot.

[@vincentromanus4539]

Amazing, like a lot this sound and your groove on this demo. where can I find the tabs of this demo, if tabs exists....

[@emilemilemile]

Brilliant demo & composition!! And played with such ease, wow. Was wondering if you could tell me what sort of wood the Strat's made of. Thanks for the nice & informative demo's! Emile

[@kenm6533]

BTW I was thinking about putting it in a new DSL40c Marshall combo?

[@AC-pu2eh]

I’ve tried so many cabinet IR’s over the years and the a type is really the only one that has ever been pleasant to my ears. I don’t know if it’s the actual speaker because I’ve never tried a real Atype speaker in a cabinet, but it’s the only IR that seems to always have the harsh frequencies dialed out. Especially when playing through modeling amps. Is that just the nature of the speaker? Or is the literally just the sound I always have in my head and I’m trying to reproduce ? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@stevezane]

Thanks Pete, I think I will be making the switch to A type...they sound more balanced.

[@PeteThorn]

They are warm but clear. I dig em!

[@garykiser1363]

I am looking to switch the stock speaker out of my Peavey classic 30. I really like this speaker. Do you think it would be a good match for my amp. I like the Webber blue dog ceramic 50 watt speaker as well. Your playing is amazing! I really like your music. Thanks!

[@lordviewer7305]

man you playing is so tasty, already a fan!

[@KasparBindeman]

Would you recommend to put an A-type speaker in a Marshall amp?

[@JayValorMusic]

Hey Pete, as you know, the Suhr Bella comes stock with the V-type speaker. Would the A-type be an improvement for that amp in your opinion? Thanks! Incredible playing as always 🙌

[@J.C...]

Weirdly, I prefer the 70/80 on the drive channel of my 2024 Hot Rod Deluxe. It sounds quite a bit better than the A-type, imo. TBH, I probably should have bought a Marshall vs a Fender but I wanted Fender cleans so I bought the Hot Rod Deluxe

[@ryanbrown5552]

Hey Pete what is the song you are playing in this video? Would love to pick it up on itunes if it was available. Thanks!! :)

[@hugomejia593]

¿A type does mean American type? Is it right for Fender amps?

[@guitarmage0072]

Nice playing! HOw would you compare the sound of this speaker as to a Celestion Green Back?

[@AndyK.23]

Juicy tones! That '64 Strat has a Suhr neck - so you don't wear out the original?

[@Bognerman14]

How well does it work with British amps, Marshalls, etc?

[@adalightmusicofficial2718]

Would you recommend The A Type Speaker for The Brownface/ Suhr Hombre Amp over an V Typen or a Greenback? Cheers, Love your Playing ❤

[@NNash92]

Pete Thorn What did you think of the Del Mar? Any chance on a full demo of it? Been on the fence about getting this pedal.

[@arikoenig4536]

What better in a 1 x 12 Marshall tube combo amp?

[@tommc49]

Do you think this speaker would be a good choice for a low watt tweed amp?

[@istvandejesus]

Hi and God bless!!! Would this speaker make a difference in a Fender Champion 40 amp. Solid State

[@matt926uk1]

o

[@hgostos]

Prob. It warms up almost any amp and works well in open back cabs.

[@MrEmohdee]

ROCK ON

[@Wacho106]

Amazing Pete! What pickups you have on the Fender strat at the beginning? It sounds great.

[@kenm6533]

Hi Pete,I was wondering about what your opinion is about this new Celestion Cream alnico speaker, do you think that this is on the same company as the A type?

[@BenGraceCreative]

Love it Pete! Think I asked you this is another video, but what kinda pickups do you have in your les paul? Your middle position sounds great and very balanced! I've got burstbuckers in my r8 and the pickups are a bit inbalanced- the bridge too shrill and the middle/neck a bit too flubby.

[@dandullen3559]

Would you prefer open or closed back cab with this speaker for rock/pnw music?

[@alecboyyes]

Out of interest, would the A-Type and V-Type compliment each other well in a 2x12 format?

[@PeteThorn]

alecboyyes I haven't tried it! Id expect it'd be cool. Mixing speakers isn't for everyone, but some folks love it.

[@dartagnanone]

Pete, I got curious. They are 16 or 8 ohm? Btw, your playing is inspiring. Thanks for this great work.

[@davederlego6267]

Is this similar to a vintage c12n Jensen ceramic? Nice lows? Subdued mids? Glassy highs? Thnks

[@delilah2125]

Dope

[@tedapollol7435]

This speaker pairs beautifully with the V type speaker in a 212 cab, they have the same output of 98db which is a perfect match...tried 2 A types at first but knew there was something missing for me personally in the slight upper mid range

[@AMPSHOWS]

What's the street price gonna be, or did I miss that?

[@rickskillman]

$99! Same as our V-Type

[@edwinpringle7342]

I'm all about the green 😎 the A's are quite ice picky to me. When I think of celestion, I think grrrowl.

[@hgostos]

I agree that Celestions have that bark that make them so desirable. However, the A type is not a bright speaker. Not as dark as a G10L-35 but not far off. Very smooth.

[@OperationEndGame]

sounds perfect for a Fender blackface or a Dumble OD.

[@PeteThorn]

OperationEndGame yes!

[@andystephenson5407]

as soon as I heard the first note I knew this was it

[@bluesrocker91]

To me that's just about the perfect Strat tone... Loads of bottom, but crystal clear tops.

[@andystephenson5407]

do they make this in a 10 in

[@stephenwadephotography4633]

Why would you ask him to take time out of his day to answer a question you could find out in about 10 seconds by going to Celestion's website? Just curious. I'd rather Mr. Thorn take time to answer questions that aren't already available. Great demo Pete!

[@f.duranleau4416]

Hi Pete, since you reviewed both speakers, do you prefer the Celestion A Type or the V type? Do you think that one of each would sound good in a 2x12" cab? And finally, what is your top favorite Celestion speaker? Thank you!

[@sargentppeper]

Great speaker demo Pete! Where these 8ohm or 16ohm for the pair? I'm definitely getting some this week. What wattage is your JK amp? Where you using a outboard reverb pedal effect or was it from the JK amp? Sorry for all the questions. Greatly appreciate it. Thanks :)

[@mudshark6666]

Not bad for a frost bitten Canadian boy!! ;)