Anybody had any experience of these at all? Judging by the logo i'm guessing it's a 70's cab? (serial is A810785 if anyone knows how to date using this.)
it has the diamond or pyramid 4 x 12 speaker layout which looks like it could be interesting. It is also the largest thing in the world and weighs more than my car!
Not working at the moment but for the price I paid I thought i'd just take a punt and see if it is worth getting it going again!
any opinions and/or suggestions as to what I should do with it gratefully received.
here's a picture to give an idea of scale! (looks pretty cool with my ol plexi up on top
it's about 5 feet high with the head in position ( I know a lot of people lay them sideways too.)
trotts
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The speakers are quite fragile too, I wouldn't crank that amp with it unless they've been replaced with something sturdier. (Remember it's a 4-ohm cab too, if the speakers are original.) It was designed to be run clean with a bass amp rather than driven into distortion. If it's not working at all, either something is up with the wiring or all four speakers are blown - they're wired in parallel so if even one is OK it would work otherwise. It could be as simple as the jack being corroded though.
Sad to say I have scrapped a couple of these that were in poor condition and not worth saving. The grille cloth is very handy for repairing old Fender combos without making them look 'too new'. Likewise the handles etc.
The first thing is to get it open and check the speakers individually.
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Let me know when is good to pop over chap.
Sound wise I quite liked it for bass, but like it a lot with guitar.