Giant Magnatone 6x15 4x12 etc

[beebassdude]

So i came across this cab today searching on here and it looks like the biggest cab ive ever seen. not sure of the model but its made by magnatone and its seriously a mammoth box of doom. anyone have any information about this thing? when was it made, who has used them, can you even buy them and are they even capable of handling modern amps? any info would be awesome. heres a pic:

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[billfitzmaurice]

It was a late 60s POS that sounded about as ridiculous as it looks, a failed attempt at competing with the likes of Marshall stacks.

[beebassdude]

Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

It was a late 60s POS that sounded about as ridiculous as it looks, a failed attempt at competing with the likes of Marshall stacks.

but it looks so awesome! and probably weighs 300 pounds! haha

seriously tho, do you know anything about it? how many were made, did anyone actually use them, what years were they manufactured?

[BassmanPaul]

The problem with the thing is that it could only get so loud due to the drivers available at the time. It would be left behind by something like a Fearful today.

Imagine trying to get THAT into the back seat of a Honda!

[babebambi]

would putting it side-way make that thing sound better?

[Sundogue]

Originally Posted by babebambi

would putting it side-way make that thing sound better?

Yeah, if you also left it unplugged and behind a real bass cab.

[BassmanPaul]

Originally Posted by babebambi

would putting it side-way make that thing sound better?

LOL! Thanks Babe, I needed that laugh!

[beebassdude]

any clue what these things cost today? has anyone ever even seen one for sale? hell i just wanna see one in person just for the lols!

[the blast]

FYI, I'm fairly certain this photo of the Magnatone was taken on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, either in front of Voltage Guitars or Vintage Gear. You could prob look them up & give them a call if you had specific questions.

[beans-on-toast]

Here is Neil Young's.

[beebassdude]

lol, it may sound horrible but thats one of the coolest looking cabs ever. look how tiny the acoustic guitar looks next to it!

[johnk_10]

Originally Posted by beans-on-toast

Here is Neil Young's.

Neil's is the exact same cab in front of vintage gear (hollywood). he bought it from them.

[beebassdude]

johnK, know anything about this unit, how much one might cost if it ever was for sale, and are they total garbage?

[johnk_10]

yep, they are pretty funky and IMO, useless due to the crappy drivers, of course, unless you like the look of it. i played thru one at Melody music in Hawthorne in the late 60's and a 2x15 JBL dual showman blew it away.

[Blues Bass 2]

A guy I knew back in the late sixties had a Magnatone bass amp in his basement , the head and a 215 cabinet , where I would jam once in a while . He also had a Hagstrom solid body bass there too and with that amp and bass I got the coolest Entwhistle Live at Leeds type tone I've ever heard . This doesn't have anything to do with this thread about that cab , just that the one I played through sounded great in that basement back then .

[Sartori]

It looks awesome but probably doesn't sound that great. Still... I wonder if you stuck some decent drivers in it, if it would be any good at a sort of Lemmy-ish sound with a cranked tube amp.

[johnk_10]

Originally Posted by Sartori

... I wonder if you stuck some decent drivers in it, if it would be any good at a sort of Lemmy-ish sound with a cranked tube amp.

IMO, prolly sound pretty cool loaded with six K140's and four K120's,

[RickBlair]

That's a little bedroom cab compared to this:

Alembic Club: Dean M and Ox Junior at NAMM

Ampeg actally made one of these back in the 70's.

Rick B.