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Topic: Fender amp cabinet??? |
Neil Owens
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 2:50 pm |
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Can someone tell me what I,ve got here?
It,s a close back fender cabinet with a 1 12" speaker in it . its 20. 7/8L X 19.H X9.3/4 W I will try to post a pic . Thanks Neil.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 2:53 pm
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By it having a closed back, it was probably a small bass amp.
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Neil Owens
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 3:15 pm
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| Thats what I was thinking. maybe some one will know what model it is . Thanks Neil. |
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Rick Johnson
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Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2008 5:13 am
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I can't identify that cabinet
as "original" Fender.
Fender dropped the tail logo
in 1976, there were a couple
of versions without the tail.
Notice the angled tolex cuts on
the top front of the cab.
Fender would not do that.
I don't think Fender used
corners on the top of combo
cabs back then. Usually when
you see those angled tolex cuts
along with corners, the tolex
is wrapped around the cab and
not the standard 4 pc application.
The handle is a newer style
with four screws.
I see chassis bolt holes on the
top of the cab that are not
in the right location for
regular Fender amp.
I can't tell if the baffle
cleats are dadoed into the sides.
The grillcloth doesn't look
very old and I can't tell if the
sides are tapered.
My guess is if its not an
old Deluxe Rev cab that was reworked
with newer tolex and grillcloth
to handle a solid state head for
a bass amp amp of some kind,
then its a home made cab.
Just my opinions.
Rick
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Neil Owens
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Posted 5 Jun 2008 6:09 am
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| Thanks Rick, I,ve seen pic,s of your work with cabinets and I think you would know as well as anybody. Thanks again for your responce. Best regards Neil. |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 5 Jun 2008 8:03 am
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That's an an empty combo cabinet from the Fender Sidekick series in the mid 80s, a solid state Japanese run of amps that varied in quality. I had a Sidekick Bass 60 for a short while and it was a fun little amp. It had the same closed-back style with the recessed top. Your cab looks like the regular Sidekick 50, as pictured here:
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Rick Johnson
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Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2008 4:54 am
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Chris
Looks like your guess was
better than mine.
It does have a angled cuts
on the tolex. It was a wrapped
tolex job too. I guess I'm
partly right 
Rick
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Neil Owens
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Posted 6 Jun 2008 6:24 am
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| Guys , Thanks for the input. A Friend of mine found this thing at a yard sale for next to nothing . The speaker in sounds pretty good. I will probably wind up trading it for something I can use. again thanks .. Best regards Neil. |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2008 6:29 am
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| Actually,,,corners on the top back are a pretty good idea. |
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