• Registered: 2012-05-30
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Topic: Celestion JB85 Speakers

Just saw Joe's post on Facebook with a photo of his new signature Celestions.

Love to know more about them...

Joe, care to chip in??

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  • macg1
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  • From: St. Petersburg, FL
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Re: Celestion JB85 Speakers

Note also the usage of TAD rectifier and power tubes in that picture.

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  • From: Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Registered: 2010-10-19
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Re: Celestion JB85 Speakers

They're the speaker that's going in the JB signature Fender high power tweed twin.

  • From: Bristol, UK
  • Registered: 2011-10-20
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Re: Celestion JB85 Speakers

macg1 wrote:

Note also the usage of TAD rectifier and power tubes in that picture.

I like TAD tubes and use them in my Deluxe Reverb amp. I'd like to know what tubes are in the pre-amp but as Joe doesn't post here anymore I guess I'll never know!

  • From: Detroit
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Re: Celestion JB85 Speakers

I've tried JJ tubes, and I'd love to get a set of TADs...

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  • From: Bristol, UK
  • Registered: 2011-10-20
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Re: Celestion JB85 Speakers

NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

I've tried JJ tubes, and I'd love to get a set of TADs...

In my Fender Deluxe Reverb I am using a TAD 7025 S in V2 (first gain stage for Vibrato channel), a TAD 7025 E83CC (which is a highgrade premium selected JJ ECC83S) in V4 which is the reverb recovery/second gain stage and TAD 6V6GT-STR in the power section. It sounds fantastic, especially with my Strat and Tele.