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Old June 30th, 2008, 03:17 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 59TweedVibrolux View Post
Fender was uniform with Screws, Phillips Head. Having Slot Head & Phillips
Head on the front baffle is unheard of for them. I doubt that Fender would
design and build a custom one off cab. Even the Forrest White amps
were standard design. And that was for Forrest White. They would never
deviate from the standard design of the period, for a one off that looked
so un-Fender like.

It looks very Valco ish to me (the Cab). IMHO Leo would never design or
make a cab that looked like that one. Its not like anything Fender ever did,
cab wise.

Leo never did cabs with Round Exposed Speaker Holes like this. To me this is
just a 1950 Pro put into a Custom Built (Non Fender) cab at a later date
by the then owner. Its a big call to say its the " Missing Link " Woodie Amp,
and therefor worth $28.500 I'm sure any expert on / from Fender
would verify its not a Fender Cab.

Man I could Buy 2 x Original '59 Bassmans for that

But yeah....the Free Shipping really makes it Tempting. Hmmm be like
Buying that Prized 1956 Strat only to find when you took it apart nothing
matches date wise.
I agree. That cab is just all wrong, and the baffle is atrocious. Phillips screws and black tolex? That gill cloth is very Valco.

I may be wrong, but I'd bet it's just a 1950 TV Front Pro that someone built that cab for later on. Maybe even many years ago the cab was built, but I can't believe it was original.
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