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Originally posted by jbl_man jbl_man wrote:

 I did buy a couple of these new around 1976, were only about £45, those were the days! 

That was more than a week's wages...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Robbo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 January 2025 at 7:05pm
I am sure that we used to have some really old Martin VRS cabinets used for sidefills and the 18" bass drivers were based on that Goodmans chassis.
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If they were VRS1000 cabinets with the origianl drivers, they were probably Celestion B18-1000. They had a distinctive double spider suspension and were exceptionally good.
They were actually designed to go in that cabinet, but became part of Celestion's standard product  range. I think Dave Martin decided not to take out an "exclusive" deal as the production quantities weren't going to be enough to justify it. Some Martin 2x18 bins were also fitted with them.
They were never a big seller for Celestion, probably because it was very expensive (although worth it) and Celestion wasn't generally known as a maker of such up-market drivers.



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