I have an old Orange Matamp 4x12 cab which has actually been discussed on this forum before and it is 12" deep. When I first got it, I assumed it might not be authentic, but I was wrong as I discovered photographs of other 12" deep Orange/Matamp cabs identical to mine down to the jack plate and the screw-hole layout on the back panel. The speakers were replaced, among other things, in the 1980s and the serial plate / sticker is long gone so I don't have any way of figuring out when this thing is from.
Judging by these 1970 catalog scans indicating that the 4x12 cabs were 15" deep, I assume these 12" deep old OM cabs must be from the late 1960s? There was a mint OM stack on some collectors site (one of the pictures below is from that) and it was dated 1968 but I don't know how accurate that is.
There is another thread I just found which was posted a year ago where a member also has a 12" deep OM cab, again identical to mine, and was trying to date it. Is it possible that these were only made in 1968 / 1969? Does anyone have a catalog?
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These pics are not mine, but my cab looks exactly the same as these (aside from replacement plastic handles drilled out when it was butchered in the 1980s )
12" Deep Orange Matamp 4x12 cabs... when are they from?
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Re: 12" Deep Orange Matamp 4x12 cabs... when are they from?
Did you find out where they're from because I think they look awesome!
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Re: 12" Deep Orange Matamp 4x12 cabs... when are they from?
The two pics are different in that the top cabinets don't have any handles where the bottom picture's cabinet has handle pockets. Not sure about the age... don't think I ever saw this post....
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