Avatar Hellatone 60L

The specs on this speaker are the same as a Celestion Vintage 30, except it has a Hellatone logo instead of a Celestion logo. Mine is a 16 ohm model, but there are 8 ohm versions as well. Avatar buys Vintage 30's and breaks them in with their own special process. Whatever they do... it makes for one hell of a speaker. My only complaint is that the logo sticker was slightly off center and a little crooked.

OMG... can we say best sounding guitar speaker ever! This speaker makes for a creamy smooth clean channel, and a warm crunchy gainy dirty channel. Nice! I swapped out the stock speaker in my Peavey Classic 30 for a 16 ohm Hellatone 60 and man... what a difference! The amp is louder, warmer, fuller, and just plain better. The speaker combined with a new set of tubes completely transformed my Classic 30 from good to great! This speaker shines for Rock, but I think it would fit just about any genre.

I've only been playing it for a few months, but its a Celestion so I'm sure it will last.

Dave was very friendly on the phone, and even offered advice when I asked. Top notch service in my opinion. I'll be buying another one soon.

I've only been playing guitar for the past few years, but I've been playing bass since the early 90's. I've played in plenty of bands and I had an idea of what kinda guitar sound I like. This speaker paired with the Peavey Classic 30 is the perfect sound for me. I tried a couple of other speakers (including a Weber VST Ceramic, Celestion G12K85, and Eminence Legend) in the amp and I thought the Avatar smoked them all. A great speaker at a great price.

The Hellatone 60L is advertised as a Celestion Vintage 30 with a slightly modified voice coil. Avatar breaks the speaker in and re-brands it a Hellatone 60L.

Apparently this is a "limited" speaker. The wording I've heard implies that this is the same speaker large amp companies (Mesa, etc.) are using in their cabinets. In other words, when you see a cab made by a large manufacturer loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s, it is likely loaded with this version of the Vintage 30 (but not yet broken in).

I love this speaker! I have it in my Avatar G212 Premier Vintage 212 Cabinet along with a Celestion G12T-75. The Hellatone 60L has a very characteristic tone to it. As advertised, it sounds great out of the box. In retrospect, I wish I had ordered 2 Hellatone 60Ls in my cab instead of the combo with the G12T-75.

I also own a Mesa Recto 1x12 cabinet with a Celestion Vintage 30. I have mic'd all speakers (Hellatone 60L, Vintage 30, G12T-75) to compare the tone. I like the tone of the Hellatone 60L best by far! It doesn't have the ice pick shrill mid-highs that the Vintage 30 has. The G12T-75 has a slightly more pronounced attack than the others, but when a power chord is ringing it sounds like nasal fuzz in comparison. Yuck. The Hellatone 60L has a grinding growl tone that just sounds superb.

Regarding the Hellatone 60L I was quite literally blown away with the tone when comparing the recordings off the 3 speakers. This is truly an awesome speaker!

It's a speaker..

Perfect 10. Dave is the best guy I have ever encountered in this industry. Nice, personable, and knowledgable. I had a great chat with him over the phone when placing an order. He talked about the various speaker options and told a few stories from his youth. He responds to emails quickly. I've never seen anything like this from any other vendor!

If you're like I was, you are wavering on the various speaker options out there. I was interested in the Celestion Vintage 30 because it is what I knew best. I was hesitant at first with the Hellatones because a pre-broken in speaker seems like such a strange concept. In addition to this, the 60L claims to be something different from the Hellatone 60 (Celestion Vintage 30). It absolutely is a different speaker, and I like it more than the Vintage 30.

I would load a cab 100% with Hellatone 60L's without hesitation. I'm even considering swapping out my G12T-75 with a Hellatone 60L to turn my 212 cab into a 100% Hellatone 60L cab. This speaker is truly a gem, and I highly recommend it.