CELESTION NEO V TYPE 12" SPEAKER Light weight, GREAT TONE!

[@savoirfaire8979]

Pete is literally one of the best guitar players on KZbin.

[@PeteThorn]

Hey man thanks a lot! I appreciate it

[@TheMasonator777]

No lie.

[@christophervincent8420]

He is literally one of the BEST top 2 session guys in the bizz! Between him and Tim, yeah, good frigging luck deciding that spot of number 1 or 2. Lmao

[@robertkeene7909]

Hey Pete! I’m excited about this speaker, thank you for the demo! Also, your composition skills are head spinning, really great chords and turns in the harmony. Kudos!

[@Nellil]

I have the original V-type's in my 2x12 and they are fantastic... 👌🤘

[@PMiller3425]

I have them in a 2x12 and am replacing with a vintage 30 and g12h30. The original v types have a hair to them that does not appeal to me. I never realized how much I didn't enjoy them until I heard my JJ Jr head with what I would consider better speakers.

[@rickmorse9884]

Just finished building a 1x12 cabinet with one of these, in a 16" x 16" x 24" solid pine / closed back / bass reflex design. I had the exterior sprayed with Line-X truck bed finish, and the entire thing weighs about 20 lbs. 😊 With my H&K Tube Meister 18 plugged into it, it has a fantastic full-sounding tone, in an easy-on-the-back package. The Neo-V is easily one of the warmest sounding neodymium speakers I know of, and not thin sounding like some earlier generation neo speakers were.

[@baimun]

Just commented elsewhere regarding swapping my Vintage 30s in my Mesa Recto combo and sealed Recto cab with Celestion G-12 Neo speakers and have never looked back. They do sound a little tighter, but better than most others…. And the Neo magnet is almost seven pounds lighter per speaker! Carrying your shit in and out of venues is enough of a drag, switching to SKB style cases, Mono bags, and knocking 14 pounds out of the guitar amp (while still having the same sound)…. Yes Thank You!!! Glad to hear others are having the same experience with these speakers. ☮️❤️🎶

[@OnfloorAudio]

The undisputed king of product / Gear Demo's !!! Cool Speaker !!!

[@budgetguitarist]

I really want to check one of these out. The older I get, and I'm OLD, the less I want to carry heavy speakers.

[@danieln2967]

Supreme tone as always Pete!.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Daniel!

[@Ralphydub]

Decided! This speaker is going in my cab.

[@philipdonovan5127]

Yeah, sounds rather nice and likely versatile for many tones, overdrives. Seeing that I'm building a stereo 20 watt Plexi into a Twin Reverb size cabinet, at 67 years old I'll probably appreciate the weight savings. There is a V30 in my gigging single channel 20 watt Plexi and I do like how they work in the genres and style I play but, these NEO V's seem worth giving a shot. Nice Pete, thanks. - Phil Donovan

[@sebastienboisvert3268]

Your playing is always spot on! Whatever the style. Very cool.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I have one and have in a small open back pine cabinet which weighs a lot less than a guitar in hardshell case. LOL I run my 50 watt Plexi into it. My rig is both compact and reasonably light but zero compromise on tone in my 3 piece Power Trio.

[@markkosa1]

I have a Celestion Neo Vintage in my Blackstar HT5MKII and it sounds so good and huge while being light to carry to jams...I have the V Style in my Bassbreaker will have to check this one out to make it more portable.

[@scottbembry5255]

I’ve used 2 Neo’s in builds. A lil Texas in a 5C3 build and a Celestion V12 Century Vintage in Marshall 18W build. Both great. Cannot find the Celestion anymore. They should better and the weight relief is significant

[@Javier-qk7ms]

I have the Neo Century Vintage and like it too, it was discontinued, it is a shame as I wanted a second one. I may try the V Type.

[@yessitsme6884]

Well I did not expect this... Interesting that they would make the V-Type their next Neo speaker, but it also kind of makes sense. Less pressure of actually matching the V30 in Neo version if you're not naming it V30. Wondering if this was asked by an OEM in hopes of making lighter combos, seeing how popular the V-Type is with OEMs.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Very insightful comment, bravo!!!

[@DANWRIGHTITIS]

Great Video Pete!!! I use a homemade mini stack. 12´NEO Celestion Century & a G10. Driven from stereo out by my trusty old MOSFET CRATE POWERBLOCK!! Each cab weighs less than 5kg. Handy as I live on 4th floor with no lift & no car for gigs iin Madrid,,,,, .... Mind you ...They have not been downstairs in a while .

[@hanten10]

I always like your sounds and how you mix/choose each type of guitars for the backups, rythm and solos

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@johnrupert4535]

Celestion creambacks are my favorite speakers. I have a pair with the alnico magnets. Incredible. However, I have listening to reviews of the cream neos and am very impressed, not only for sound, but for light weight. If I hadn't already bought the alnicos, I think I would now go for the neos. Thanks for the review.

[@notasilicaanimus]

I have a pair of neo creambacks. Great speakers.

[@seanmurrayguitar]

Great vid as usual Pete 🤘 really nice speaker

[@miguelafonso8746]

Got two Celestion G12 century Vintage on my Peavey VK212 and it cut the weight significantly. And as a bonus, the sound improved a lot!!

[@gearoftones8585]

One characteristic with neo speakers is they seem to always have a more open and chimey top end than their ceramic counterparts as well as more definition. Great for cutting through a mix. I'm a fan of neo speakers.

[@michaelmattson3515]

Wow I just saw a video of you 9 years ago with your green Suhr Strat. The song is Homage on the Axe FX 2.

[@Tomix1980]

wow. just wow. thank you for sharing this !!!

[@hoboroadie]

Nice video. Too bad Celestion dropped the ball and forgot to post a product page on their website. They also have a Neo Creamback, and the Neo Copperback looks like something I need to try out, my EVMs seem to be getting heavier.

[@CelestionUK]

Thanks for the reminder... that's now activated.

[@Ontariosound]

I have a Neo Creamback 8 ohm in a Doyle 1 x 12 sealed cab. Love it ! My go-to for recording.

[@MatoMisik]

NEo sounds realy good. Thanks Pete.

[@thathorrorshow4126]

Awesome. My favourite speaker is the Creamback.

[@mikeault]

Wonder what the difference is between the Neo creamback 60 watt speaker and this V type 70 watt speaker, (besides 10 watts)?

[@sepherus]

I really hope you do go through with putting it into a cabinet more suitable for high gain stuff. I'm very interested in how these will handle heavy amps and fuzz.

[@MoreMeRecording]

Beauty! Would love to put one of these in my [back breaking!] MKIV Combo. Thanks!

[@toshiyanagi5745]

Love the tone Pete 😁

[@davidhoxit4274]

That was some seriously good sound!

[@vonmilash823]

Six minutes, beautiful tone. Six twentyfive, awesome too. A bit like Brad Roberts' tone in the crash test dummies cover of the ballad of Peter pumpkinhead.

[@Yupppi]

It sounds good, but how does it place in comparison with other speakers if someone would replace their current speaker with this? After all a speaker in isolation can sound good, but it might not fit your setup.

[@WillyRaschke]

Thanks! looking for a new speaker for my wet amp, and later I'll save weight on my dry...

[@ianorourke6320]

Nice job again Pete!

[@slappywag7210]

Those tasty licks remind me of Richie Kotzen on electric joy.

[@jeremyjohnson7429]

As I said many times, and am reminded of constantly, PT is the GOAT. Bar NONE. Alex Lifeson looks up to Pete.

[@PeteThorn]

Ha Alex is a hero of mine! Love me some Rush

[@relevantinformation6655]

I have your Thornbuckers on a Suhr modern T - love em. Playing through a Celestian G10 gold on practice amp. Sounds creamy.

[@ericksousa911]

Great tones, but I missed higher gain examples in this Review. I guess there's a reason for It? I mean, these speakers don't sound good on high gain tones?

[@ryanbrogan2910]

There is a lot of 'winning' in that room...

[@davidneily3532]

Great demo!

[@revsharp777]

This is right up my alley!

[@TheMysteryG]

Wonder how it would sound paired with my creamback g12h-75(heavy magnet). Thinkin of a neo in the combo and g12h in the single cab.

[@michaelmattson3515]

I have two 12”Jensen 100 watt neodymium speakers.They sound great.

[@pyrimid]

Which did you get? Tornado classic or the jet? The bell cover or non bell cover? I’m torn and now they have the n12k which is gorgeous but way too much

[@jublaim]

Hi Pete, always a treat to watch your videos! Now this speaker is up on Celestions site and it's EQ curve looks fairly similar to the Classic G12M-25. Did you get any Greenback vibe at all from it?

[@danieltv123]

I don't think they sound very similar, I noticed that slight differences in EQ curve make a big difference in tone

[@robmurtha9582]

I love my Aguilar neo 112, so light and sounds great. Pete, you've mentioned some affordable headphones that you like but I can't find the reference, do you mind sharing again thanks!

[@qua7771]

Interesting Les Paul. What exactly is it? I'm amusing it's a luthier built 50's replica.

[@jacobbockover1628]

Man my back has been hurting and i wanna put a neo speaker in my bassbreaker 30 its just do i want the v type (it comes stock with a v type very bass heavy) or the neo creamback

[@TheRemizinho]

Awesome tones, I'm loving that Suhr PT into the Neo! I'm curious how you're adding the fx, you have your pedalboard patched into the amps fx loop or you adding them in post? Thanks!

[@CharlesWillisBonsai]

Does anyone know what kind of 1x12 cabinet he's using for the speaker?

[@Grant_Ferstat]

Is there a speaker from the NEO series that sounds like a Cele Alnico Blue..or towards that?

[@nsc217]

How does this compare to the regular v type?

[@JamnThang]

HEY PETE, what model and make of Les Paul type guitar? I looks like the 1959 Epiphone LP Outfit I just ordered.

[@nicolasrodriguez4766]

mr @petethorn also a demo of the new celestion G12M-50 Hempback

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Top job!

[@superfishially]

Great demo & playing, as always! Are these available yet, and where? Couldn’t find any vendors or info from Celestion’s site.

[@PeteThorn]

More info coming very soon probably this next coming week

[@dgmwitz]

I prefer V Types to V30s, please don't kill me

[@333Lightspeed]

HaHa shure not! Either me...I never liked this Speaker much.

[@notasilicaanimus]

@@333Lightspeed Same, I don't understand why V30's are so popular. To me, they sound muffled but harsh at the same time.

[@CorNigrum]

OK, we're going to need your address...

[@dgmwitz]

@@CorNigrum this was a year ago and I've very much changed, my apologies sir

[@vincent33195]

Maestro- is this the same ribbon mic you recently recommended in another video? (Sorry I forget which vid it was) In that video you were really excited about a particular ribbon mic you were using. ✌🏼

[@PeteThorn]

These are great, as are the Sterling ST120 on a budget (they are like $199 I think)

[@georgefromgreece4119]

I can't understand how it sounds compared to the original, great, V Type. Neo versions of speakers tend to have less low mids due to lower weight construction and less open highs due to lower sensitivity than their ceramic counterparts. They tend to feel faster too. To me they have more of an aluminum sound, not a bad thing, as speakers with aluminum/ metal dust cups.

[@gearoftones8585]

This is nonsense. Neo speakers usually have more highs than their ceramic counterparts. The magnet may be smaller but it's far more powerful.

[@sebastienboisvert3268]

Do you have treble bleed circuit on your guitars

[@themchangesband]

Which is apparently not available from Celestion yet?

[@PeteThorn]

Product page is up now on their site. When I get a second I’m going to change the link in the video description to the specific page for the speaker

[@DankenNordstrom]

Sounds awesome! Have been wondering which neo speaker to get paired with a Neo Creamback in a 2x12 and now I know! Sounds full and balanced but still clear! But as others mentioned, I can't find any info or anything about the Neo Type-V being announced by Celestion!

[@vonmilash823]

Question for anyone who knows more than I do! Can you run, say, a 100W head into a single 70W speaker? How does that work? Thanks

[@PeteThorn]

Not advisable unless you have a master volume and don't really turn the amp up to where it's making real power. I'd use the 150W Redback

[@vonmilash823]

Awesome. Thanks Pete. Ps didn't realize you were from wild rose country. Very cool.

[@joeywilder9708]

Pete could you please recommend a good set of studio monitors that sound great with irs like to be used with a tube amp and captor x. I’m just looking for good recommendations in the $300 to $500 range. I wanna be able to enjoy what I hear when recording and stuff. It’s important to be inspired by what you hear when your playing, super important for me to play my best. Anyway I’d greatly appreciate any recommendations!

[@PeteThorn]

See if you can find some of the less expensive Adam’s or I like the Yamahas in that price range as well

[@joeywilder9708]

@@PeteThorn another person on KZbin suggested the adams to me I think that’s what I’m gonna go with. The A7T

[@joeywilder9708]

A7V I mean

[@noisesoundtonevibe]

Nice speaker... But man, the PT-15 is amazing! I should save up...

[@funfreq9282]

Nice tone but I still like me a good and well broke in V30!

[@davetube2ful]

i can't find that speaker anywhere, not even at celestion.

[@WilliamTanaka]

Probably because for it being a release and distribution in the covid era

[@PeteThorn]

I think more info will be coming this next week

[@davetube2ful]

@@PeteThorn Thanks Pete

[@Mcchubz]

V30s get muddy . Neo all the way

[@billsstudio2528]

Has a cool sag to it .

[@patrickmckay6621]

Your ability to make ANYTHING sound amazing is a real problem sometimes......😀

[@redmaplerecording]

Bear? You mean Beyerdynamic M160 ;-)

[@PeteThorn]

I said Beyer

[@redmaplerecording]

@@PeteThorn I know 😉 it sounded like bear 🐻

[@everythingaudionetwork5960]

Eminence gb ,12

[@doctiberius2717]

Mmmm! Neo did you choose the red or green pill? 🤔

[@stephenchow5161]

every neo that i have played always too high fi without oomph......

[@mattstrat1]

White Sammy Davis Junior freak guitarist ...

[@dimebagtribute]

Just by seeing your video Pete I can't ear much differences compares to your "normal" tone, I'm pretty sure if I had this speaker in my gear I will notice a difference and it may be as well a feeling difference as much as a tonal difference I bet...