Help ID my new Mystery Cab?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:44 am
Okay, so I posted this to, uh, another forum, so please pardon the liberal copy/paste job, but it's got all the relevant info, below. Y'all know this is my real home.
Long story short, a buddy I really admire gave me the cab I used to see him slay with, it was sweet and has a lot of sentimental value for me.
I asked him about it and he said he'd bought it at Daddy’s Junky in Boston in the early 2000s and he used it for bass and guitar and keys for a million years before he knew about correct ohms and the like.
I was able to get the jack plate off, and there's a Celestion Vintage 30, 8ohms in there. I have no idea if it's original, but I know my buddy bought it like this, maybe even with the faceplates. The speaker has a UK address on it, so I'm assuming it's a pre-2002, which lines up with his timeline.
I was hoping that the somewhat distinctive covering -- unlike any I've noticed and unlike any of my other amps -- and the jack plate and serial sticker might be able to help. The exterior is very HARD (not very vinyl-y soft), for lack of a better term, and the thing's built like a rock. Almost feels fossilized.
I'm always so impressed watching these Cab Detective threads on OSG. Any idea what this mojo-soaked rawk cab started out as?
Long story short, a buddy I really admire gave me the cab I used to see him slay with, it was sweet and has a lot of sentimental value for me.
I asked him about it and he said he'd bought it at Daddy’s Junky in Boston in the early 2000s and he used it for bass and guitar and keys for a million years before he knew about correct ohms and the like.
I was able to get the jack plate off, and there's a Celestion Vintage 30, 8ohms in there. I have no idea if it's original, but I know my buddy bought it like this, maybe even with the faceplates. The speaker has a UK address on it, so I'm assuming it's a pre-2002, which lines up with his timeline.
I was hoping that the somewhat distinctive covering -- unlike any I've noticed and unlike any of my other amps -- and the jack plate and serial sticker might be able to help. The exterior is very HARD (not very vinyl-y soft), for lack of a better term, and the thing's built like a rock. Almost feels fossilized.
I'm always so impressed watching these Cab Detective threads on OSG. Any idea what this mojo-soaked rawk cab started out as?