Avatar Hellatone 30

it's a speaker! how many features can it have? 50 ounce ceramic mag., according to the Avatar website, essentially a broken-in Celestion g12h30.

i'm very pleased with this speaker after about 3 weeks of use, including playing out. i'm usijng it in a Peavey Classic 30 with JJ tubes -- formerly had an Eminence Legend 122 in it, which was a big upgrade over the stock Blue Marvel, but not quite what I was looking for -- the Hellatone 30 is i think as good as it gets -- i can't see getting a better sound out of this amp, at least not due to speaker changes. i play mainly blues, and it's great for that -- i would think for most rock applications and even jazz, since it's pretty warm and smooth.

so far, so good....

i bought it from avatar -- this is the second speaker i've gotten from them, and both times i've been very pleased with the quick shipping, excellent packaging, good email responses and high quality of the product, not to mention very good prices.

i do believe this is as good as it gets in terms of speakers -- i would definitely use it again

30 watt 8 ohms Celestion speaker that is 'broken in' by Avatar.

I put this in a Bogner 1x12 cabinet after using a Weber Californian and an Eminence Tonker. The Weber was very bright, good for cleans but really harsh with the drive channel of my Two Rock Custom. The Tonker was better, but the Hellatone is smoother and warmer on all counts--great with my Budda SuperDrive II and my Two Rock (although the Two Rock would still be better served with a 2x12). It really sings on the drive channel of the Budda--sounds like much more than a 1x12. The Bogner is a good cabinet, and that's part of the equation, but the Hellatone is really nice for vintage sounding overdrive, and is very nice on cleans as well.

It's gotten warmer in the month or so I've been using it. No problems at all, but I'll have to use it for a couple years before I can give a rating here.

Dave at Avatar Speakers was great to deal with, and I was able to pick this up for a really cheap price through a lucky ebay bid (I expected to lose, but I got got lucky). I'm sure others who have dealt with Dave have had similar experiences--a very friendly guy who knows his products well and delivers excellent customer service. I'll be coming back to Avatar sometime in the future for more Hellatones to try out in a 2x12 application.

Overall, this is a great speaker for my purposes/tastes. I wanted a speaker that delivered warmth with a full body. This is not a Tone Tubby, but it has a full-bodied sound that is vintage in nature. I wouldn't go to it as a speaker solely for clean jazzy tones, but it's versatile enough to work in most applications. But where it shines for me is both channels of my Budda--EL84s with a clean channel that has a little sag and a touch of roughness around the edges and a very warm vintage Marshall-y drive channel. I will keep experimenting with speakers for different applications, but this is my go-to for anything in a Marshall-style rock tone. For the price I got, I would have to give it a 10, but I'm applying the rating against the normal price. We all respond differently to different sounds, but if you like a bit of warmth in your classic Marshall sound the Hellatone will fit the bill.

Phenominal sounding speaker. I replaced the stock speaker in my old Randall RG50 1x12 combo, and the difference is night and day. The speaker (which is just a pre-aged G12H30) has really good high end detail, and a good strong mid "honk." I play a lot of classic rock, hardrock, and 80's metal, and the speaker is a great match.

In the room, no 1x12 is going to sound as "big" as a 4x12, regardless of the speakers used...but properly mic'ed up, the little 1x12 with the Hellatone sounds just as impressive!

Dave is a great guy to do business with - I told him what kind of sound I wanted, he recommended the speaker to me, and it's a perfect match! And the price is right.

I've owned Dave's cabs in the past also - great cabs for the price. I still favor my THD 2x12, but the Avatar cabs are almost half the price, and gets the job done just fine.

'04 avatar hellatone guitar speaker, 30 watts at 16 ohms. raw frame speaker for guitar cabs or combos. these speaks are excercised for 15 hrs to 'warm up' by the time you get 'em.

nice clean, emphasis on balanced high/low with scooped mids. sounds great distorted, nice punch.

avatar offers good quality as a rule.

dave at avatar is a real nice guy. go to avatarspeakers.com for more info.

i'd put this speaker in a 2x12 cab or combo, great with vintage/boutique amp setups. the 15 hrs 'break-in' on this model was genius, nothing sounds better than a broken in speaker compared to the sterility when you first get 'em. good price, good value, good quality. thank you avatar speakers.