Old Ampeg SVT-810e to verify - how old is it?

[baton18]

Hi!
I hope some Ampeg experts will help me
What do you think about this cab:













How old can it be?
How much is it worth?

Thanks in advance for your help

[johnk_10]

my guess is mid to late 70's (smooth tolex, white logo with the silver/blue grill cloth-painted black in this case). IMO that era of 8x10 cabs sound great.

[baton18]

Thanks.
Didn't cabs from that era have straight back (rather than slant like that one)?

[johnk_10]

no.

[baton18]

It does make sense, as it is definitely very old ("Linden, New Yersey" factory on the plate).

[Oren Hudson]

Unless the speakers have been replaced, pull a couple of them and check the date code. That'll give you a good time frame. BTW - the square to slant back occured somewhere in 1973. I know because I have one of each that are all original and the speakers are all 1973.

[JimmyM]

i would think it would have to be 74 since that was the year magnavox moved ampeg to elkhart.

[One Drop]

Did you sell your soul for that cab? Worth the price, anyways, for that ungodly tone.

[michael_atw]

It's worth about as much as it weighs.