Assuming the speaker impedance load is properly matched to eight ohms, the concept is sound. I once drew up plans for such a combo conversion and it is eminently feasible. The finished cabinet would've resembled a Super Reverb.
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Sounds heavy to me. I'd not want to lugging that around. Roadies would have something to say about it.
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+1Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
Precisely the reason why I never built a prototype. But the engineering itself was sound. One of my clients seemed intrigued with the concept but ultimately had me build him a 2 x 10 conversion.
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2x10 does sound a bit more feasible, but I would love just to hear a 4x10 Deluxe
Maybe a AA/AB763 Bandmaster head with a 4x10 cab would be better?
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Like this?
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I would think the cabinet and speakers alone would be worth close to $500. I can't tell for sure from the photos, but it looks like the speakers might be wired series/parallel, which would give an 8 ohm impedance if the speakers are 8 ohm (can't tell that either from the photos).
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That's pretty much a Super Reverb with no reverb
Strangest looking speakers I've ever seen. The baskets look like Jensens, but the magnets? What's up with that?
Yeah, I rarely use reverb since I'm going through FOH. I'll add tails for sustain but never reverb as it kills the stage mix.
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They are definitely Jensens. EIA Code 220. 1954 26th week? Or perhaps 1964? There would be alnico magnets under that strange cover held on by 3 screws. The 3 slots opposite each of the screws look like they would be for attaching the traditional bell cover
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They look like P10S or P10T, originally good for about ten watts apiece. Somewhat rare, usually found in hi-fi radio/phonograph consoles.
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So in that case, they might not have much value in a guitar amp. I guess it depends on how they sound. What do you estimate their age to be, given their appearance?
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I'd guess they'd be around 70 years old if the EIA codes are correct. No way of course to know if the coils/cones are original. i wouldn't write them off out of hand though -- they might sound marvelous. Many off these drivers were installed in up-scale consoles from National Radio, Philco, Magnavox, etc and were generally state of the art for their time.
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Aaaaand it's gone. The seller dropped it down by $20 (to $480) this morning. I did not buy it.
I think you missed an opportunity Rob, but I have more money than sense.
I tried to buy a Fender Bassman-10 from a guy in Thibodaux, Louisiana, but he is now "away" on Reverb. I offered to meet him halfway from Houston and pay his gas money and a seafood lunch, but no response.
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Something else will come around, I'm sure of it.
Gear deals are like city buses. Miss one, no sweat......there'll be another along in twenty minutes.
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