Old Mystery 4x12 Craigslist find

bantam rooster · November 8th, 2009, 09:58 PM

So I bought a 4x12 cab yesterday on Craigslist for a very modest sum, and I just can't figure out what it is.

The guy said he bought it in the mid 70's, and it was old and beat then. It's got three gold oxfords with date codes 465-840, a Peavey from '79, and one EG with no codes. (One of the Oxfords is thrashed, and not mounted in the cab.) It looks kind of like a Marshall, but I'm no Marshall expert, and it doesn't quite look like a 1960. The grill cloth looks like it's either been painted over, or changed, probably painted because all of the tolex besides the back is missing with the bare wood sprayed black. The handles on the side are a little weird, but look like they are original. The input is on the bottom of the back, and there are two mesh grates on either side of the jack. Gold piping runs around the cab in two strips parallel to the baffle, and more piping runs around the baffle.

I don't know Oxfords that well, but I think the code would put them at either '58 or '68; I think the gold changed to black (along with a quality drop) in the mid 60's. But probably none of the original speakers are present. It's a really well built cab, and surprisingly light for a 4x12.

Anyway, does anyone have any idea who made this and when? Here are some pictures.

http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/i...nknown%204x12/

lewis · November 8th, 2009, 10:13 PM

Can't help but the guys at the link below live for this kind of stuff:

http://www.vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewforum.php?f=1

Octave Doctor · November 8th, 2009, 11:31 PM

It might be something like an Oliver--my guitar teacher had one in his store back in the early '70's, I think it had the vents on the back. That would probably explain a couple of the Oxfords.

backalleyblues · November 8th, 2009, 11:37 PM

Kinda reminds me of a Sunn cabinet, stripped down. Could easily be wrong, though...

Franc Robert

Groovey Records · November 8th, 2009, 11:45 PM

These guys are looking for it as we speak

bantam rooster · November 9th, 2009, 12:19 AM

Ha! I knew I should have cleaned all of the strange, family-with-mullets pictures out of there.

Post Toastie · November 9th, 2009, 10:39 AM

Looks like some sort of electric organ cabinet.

November 8th, 2009, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
bantam rooster TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: St. Paul Posts: 39	Old Mystery 4x12 Craigslist find So I bought a 4x12 cab yesterday on Craigslist for a very modest sum, and I just can't figure out what it is. The guy said he bought it in the mid 70's, and it was old and beat then. It's got three gold oxfords with date codes 465-840, a Peavey from '79, and one EG with no codes. (One of the Oxfords is thrashed, and not mounted in the cab.) It looks kind of like a Marshall, but I'm no Marshall expert, and it doesn't quite look like a 1960. The grill cloth looks like it's either been painted over, or changed, probably painted because all of the tolex besides the back is missing with the bare wood sprayed black. The handles on the side are a little weird, but look like they are original. The input is on the bottom of the back, and there are two mesh grates on either side of the jack. Gold piping runs around the cab in two strips parallel to the baffle, and more piping runs around the baffle. I don't know Oxfords that well, but I think the code would put them at either '58 or '68; I think the gold changed to black (along with a quality drop) in the mid 60's. But probably none of the original speakers are present. It's a really well built cab, and surprisingly light for a 4x12. Anyway, does anyone have any idea who made this and when? Here are some pictures. http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/i...nknown%204x12/ __________________ Most things go unnoticed with your eyes gouged out. -The Locust

November 8th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
lewis Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,260 32 Photos	Can't help but the guys at the link below live for this kind of stuff: http://www.vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewforum.php?f=1 __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

November 8th, 2009, 11:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
backalleyblues Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay, FL, USA Age: 46 Posts: 1,079	Kinda reminds me of a Sunn cabinet, stripped down. Could easily be wrong, though... Franc Robert __________________ When Will The Blues get YOU?!?!? The Delta Aces http://www.myspace.com/francrobert

November 9th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
bantam rooster TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: St. Paul Posts: 39	Ha! I knew I should have cleaned all of the strange, family-with-mullets pictures out of there. __________________ Most things go unnoticed with your eyes gouged out. -The Locust

November 9th, 2009, 10:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Post Toastie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: fullerton,ca Age: 55 Posts: 2,287	Looks like some sort of electric organ cabinet. __________________ I don't need no I.D.,I know who I am,I'm Tommy Bolin!

November 8th, 2009, 11:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Octave Doctor Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Morgantown, WV. Posts: 360	It might be something like an Oliver--my guitar teacher had one in his store back in the early '70's, I think it had the vents on the back. That would probably explain a couple of the Oxfords.

November 8th, 2009, 11:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Groovey Records Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 2,389	These guys are looking for it as we speak

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