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What Speaker Is In My 1968 Fender Deluxe Reverb

Discussion in 'Glowing Bottle Tube Amp Forum' started by saleake, Jan 22, 2021.

  1. Jan 22, 2021 #1
    saleake

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    B41A0EF4-B91C-4EB6-8D96-A551CCC66C52.jpeg 5A1F4CC9-5054-4A04-A94D-54224D2EDAF1.jpeg Can anyone tell me what blue label speaker this is; Oxford, Utah, Other?

    This is on the paper label behind the blue label.
     
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    That is the standard late 1960s BFDR speaker. Oxford 12k5.
     
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    I think the date code is the 49th week of 1967 (Oxford has th 465 code).
     
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    It may not look like much but it is a good sounding speaker.
     
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    Can you take a photo of the front?

    * Sorry, I used to own a '68 DR , and had to sell- miss it!
     
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    Sweet machine! Blackface inside.
     
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    It is a wonderful speaker. Thanks for your help identifying it.
     
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    I bought this amp for $70 in 1972 when I was in the Air Force. It had a blown speaker and, being poor, I replaced it with a Radio Shack speaker. When I started playing again in 2009, I had it completely rebuilt; new tubes, new caps, and a grounded cord. And I found this re-coned speaker on eBay.
     
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    Do you still have the Radio Shack speaker?
     
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    saleake

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    No.
     
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    You've taken great care of that.
     
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    Did you keep the old tubes?
    They're probably better than the new ones, particularly the preamp tubes.
     
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    Yes, except for the reverb driver, which blew and was replaced.
     
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