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Info and dating my orange cab

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:53 am
by matumbi
Dear all,

I´m searching for some information about my orange cab (serial 8406) and I can´t find anything about this cab.

I did not open it until now but I think its about 1979/1980!? With Celestion G12-75.

The top part of the logo is missing. It is a smaller body than the other 70´s cabs and had a brown grill cloth.

Here with my GT100 Matamp on top! ;)

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The logo!

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Backplate with serial 8406!

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I found a nearly similar build combo in the field guide!

I took the fotos from the field guide website here just to show the equal logo ...

1979 Reverb Master!

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Does anyone now something about the build date!?

Thanks in advance for every information!

Re: Info and dating my orange cab

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:17 am
by bclaire
Those were only made around 1979 - 1980 - it's from the Series II.

Your best bet for a closer date is to figure out the dates of the Celestions from their date codes.

Re: Info and dating my orange cab

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:35 am
by matumbi
Here some more pics from the speakers inside!

Celestion G12-80 Rola Type T2873 Date EM3 (I think 3 May 1979 correct!?)

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Re: Info and dating my orange cab

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:42 am
by a.hun
Nice. The G12-80s will sound a ton better than G12T-75s would have with that amp!
http://www.unclespot.com/celestion_date_codes.html wrote:The date codes from 1968 to 1991 are written in the form: Month, Year, Day.
EM3 = 3rd May 1979, which fits!


Andy.

Re: Info and dating my orange cab

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:25 am
by matumbi
Fine, I think I have all information that I was searching for.

Thanks to you for your replies! ;)

... I send some of the pics of this box to the orange amp field guide, perhaps it will help other to identify series II cab!