Can someone help me date a head?
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Can someone help me date a head?
I have orange head rockerverb 50. Serial number is: RK 50H - 03325
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- Lord of Orange
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
Thank you. I bought it used from eBay just for 1290 USD, but I have been told that it is much more expensive special edition. It sounds conspicuous to me. May I ask you for helping me with verification? Head looks like new one
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I have not heard of a special edition RV50 other than the ones with white tolex from 2009, which say "Limited Edition 2009" on them. I think that 2003 was the first year of production though. It should have four 6V6 power valves in it (the new Mark II RV50s have two EL34s instead).TheNorman wrote:Thank you. I bought it used from eBay just for 1290 USD, but I have been told that it is much more expensive special edition. It sounds conspicuous to me. May I ask you for helping me with verification? Head looks like new one
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
Hi TheNorman. Welcome!
Actually that doesn't sound like a dated serial number at all. Normally (since ? 2003 or so) the last four digits have given the month and year.
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But that doesn't seem to fit yours. Neither does the fact that if you do a search back on the forum the Rockerverbs were only first being mentioned around Feb / March / April 2004...
I don't know of any other special edition Rockerverbs either. Photos might help us...
Andy.
Actually that doesn't sound like a dated serial number at all. Normally (since ? 2003 or so) the last four digits have given the month and year.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1266&p=6625&hilit=s ... bers#p6625" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
But that doesn't seem to fit yours. Neither does the fact that if you do a search back on the forum the Rockerverbs were only first being mentioned around Feb / March / April 2004...
I don't know of any other special edition Rockerverbs either. Photos might help us...
Andy.
aNDyH.
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
RK - 50H - 03325 - 03 - 09
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
March 2009 then...
a. Enjoy the new amp!
(Or b. Send it back due to seller giving a BS description - no special editions known by this forumite anyway. Probably not worth the hassle, though up to you.)
Andy.
a. Enjoy the new amp!
(Or b. Send it back due to seller giving a BS description - no special editions known by this forumite anyway. Probably not worth the hassle, though up to you.)
Andy.
aNDyH.
Ever tried to outstare a mirror?
In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find!
Ever tried to outstare a mirror?
In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find!
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
No, it's orange tolex. I have rockerverb 50 (older production), no MARK II. I don't understand it.
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Re: Can someone help me date a head?
Well they were still making the Mk. 1 RV (4 x 6V6 output valve version) in 2009. Which appears to be what you have. The Mk.2 EL34 version is pretty recent.
Is it working okay?
Andy.
Did you mean suspicious? Yes I can verify that that description of being a 'much more expensive special edition' was suspicious. And conspicuous BS for that matter. But the amp itself is hopefully the real deal. (Again, photos would help!)TheNorman wrote:I have been told that it is much more expensive special edition. It sounds conspicuous to me. May I ask you for helping me with verification? Head looks like new one
Is it working okay?
Andy.
aNDyH.
Ever tried to outstare a mirror?
In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find!
Ever tried to outstare a mirror?
In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find!
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