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11-19-2010, 07:10 PM
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11-19-2010, 07:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | | That would be a "straight-back" or "square-back" SVT cab. The original. Made 69-73, exact dating can be found by looking at the speakers, they should have a 137-YY-WW number (CTS, year, week). If it's an early enough model, the quarter inch jack is a replacement as it would have originally been a 4-pin connector.
That is the king of 8x10s IMO, I love mine. Fantastic sound. |
11-19-2010, 07:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Deaf | | | Yes my friend, you have gotten yourself a flatback. If it has the original CTS drivers in it, you're in possession of the "gold standard" of vintage 8x10 cabs, tonewise.
NOTE: these era cabs are only rated for 240 Watts (they intended for most users to use two of them with an SVT).
Many people (myself included) prefer these lower-rated cabs because you can really whack those drivers and get a better sound that the later '70's 8x10s. Just be careful not to hurt the poor thing. |
11-19-2010, 08:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida | | Looks like a lot of fun ....Does that say 8 0hms? In any case, I have 2 of the newer 810 cabs. The one you show might be as old as 30 yrs. I'm sure you'll get many more posts telling you much more. My question is "How does it sound?" It should break all of your dishes, since its in the kitchen...best of luck with it.....  |
11-19-2010, 08:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | | Looks just like mine. You won't be disappointed with it. Mines a PITA to move around because it's missing the dolly board and has no wheels but it's worth it. |
11-19-2010, 08:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gastonia, NC | | Welcome to the happy cab Ampeg club. Looks like it's been through a lot of good times. Although not everyone is in to doing it, I love rehabing cabs like that. Here's to hoping it's still got the original speakers in it. Congrats. 
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11-19-2010, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Oren Hudson  Here's to hoping it's still got the original speakers in it. | ^ This. |
11-19-2010, 10:42 PM
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The Low End, Orange Amps, SIT Strings | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn | | | I have had new SVT cabs but never a straight back. Im not not sure if the all of the speakers even work, but if they don't I guess thats part of the $100 price tag and part of the rebuild. |
11-19-2010, 10:45 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | if they're cts's, it's well worth it to have the broken ones reconed.
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11-19-2010, 10:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NYC | | Very nice cab! Here is a photo of the CTS speaker codes on my 73 if it might help.  ]
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11-19-2010, 11:01 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | yep, those are the cts's...you have a 73 cab like mine. definitely if any speakers are broken, get them reconed. the cts's are the gold standard in those cabs. you made out for $100.
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11-20-2010, 12:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | | i got me onea these, enjoy! they'll definitely take a beating, just watch the LOW low end.
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11-20-2010, 05:23 AM
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The Low End, Orange Amps, SIT Strings | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyM yep, those are the cts's...you have a 73 cab like mine. definitely if any speakers are broken, get them reconed. the cts's are the gold standard in those cabs. you made out for $100. | That is what I need to know right there.. I was wanting rebuild the cab taking off the tolex and spraying bed liner on it but Im going to reconsider my rebuild now. Who re-cones CTS's? and where can I find new tolex?
once again thanks guys! |
11-20-2010, 05:29 AM
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11-20-2010, 05:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mississippi Coast | | | You actually have a great reconer not far away in Memphis. Glen Cammack at Speaker Services, 549 S Cooper St, Memphis, TN. Tel: 901-725-9620.
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11-20-2010, 06:06 AM
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The Low End, Orange Amps, SIT Strings | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn | | | Thanks Jimmy and Eric for the helpful info! |
11-20-2010, 06:33 AM
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Orange County did my CTS recone. Good price and super quick turn around, very happy!!
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11-20-2010, 06:50 AM
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The Low End, Orange Amps, SIT Strings | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn | | | Bill what it run ya for the re cones? |
11-20-2010, 06:57 AM
| | | | The recone with return shipping was $68. It cost me about $14 to send it out.
Well worth it IMO.
-Bill
PS: I only had one driver repaired. |
11-20-2010, 08:08 AM
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The Low End, Orange Amps, SIT Strings | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn | | | If I re-cone all the speakers and restore the out out side to stock what is this cab worth? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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