AC30CC2X with Celestion Blue "Bulldog" Alnico speakers

The world’s first dedicated guitar loudspeaker and a part of musical history. The unique tonal character of the Celestion Blue, combined with the valve amps of the time, helped to define the electric guitar as we know it today.

Variations of the Blue were actually released in several different liveries, including chrome, red and silver. Used by many classic amplifier manufacturers of the time, it was the speaker’s adoption by Vox for their AC30 that ensured the Blue’s place in history.

The Blue has a bright, lively character with a carefully controlled bottom end and shimmering highs which remains popular and distinctive to this day. This is the type of speaker used by JMI (Jennings Musical Instruments) Vox in all AC-30s made from 1960 through 1967. It is one of the major components of classic "Beatle tone."