Yeah, it's about as long as a flight deck(2 cruises on aircraft carriers),but not as wide.
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The Combo Club
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I started on Gibson also. A ‘68 EB-2, soon after switching to EB-3 and bought another EB-3 after all these years with Fender and really enjoying its quirkiness.
I used to carry my Peavey rig to gigs in an old crate too Z..lol I believe it was an old Ford Thames (A Ford Prefect panel van) loll. welcome to the club.
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@Giffro, I cannot believe how our pasts were so alike! I too had a Ford Thames van back in the '60's and it was my band vehicle. I used it to carry my Dynaco 60 watt tube amp and a 2-15" JBL D140F speaker cab...didn't carry much else and was very slow on the hills
.Something like this, only in chocolate brown metallic and the "Soul Reflections" sign on it:
Replaced the "flat design" 2 screw plastic logo on the Fender Combo 500 (pictured), plus the 3 screw plastic logo on the Fender 115 cab with the metal blackface designed logos. It took nearly a month to have them shipped from the US to Aust. but boy they do look purty on both cabs now..nice solid metal logos. I decided to change them when my sleeve caught on the combo logo, bent it forward and nearly broke it, so decided to replace them with the metal type. I'm a happy camper.
In rainy weather SR avoided using the vacuum wipers as it slowed the engine down going up hills lolll..we are very alike with our experiences SR.@Giffro, I cannot believe how our pasts were so alike! I too had a Ford Thames van back in the '60's and it was my band vehicle. I used it to carry my Dynaco 60 watt tube amp and a 2-15" JBL D140F speaker cab...didn't carry much else and was very slow on the hills
Something like this, only in chocolate brown metallic and the "Soul Reflections" sign on it:
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Actually, I found the engine sucking all the vacuum and it slowed down the wipers going up hill! The hand-crank to start the engine when the battery failed got me going a few times. Oh, then there were the up hill-climbs and the signs said, slow to 25 at the curve...I couldn't get above 20 mph! The summer was special. Climbing up hills and carb gets vapor (vapour) lock
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Did the same with my Combo 200!
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Actually, I found the engine sucking all the vacuum and it slowed down the wipers going up hill! The hand-crank to start the engine when the battery failed got me going a few times. Oh, then there were the up hill-climbs and the signs said, slow to 25 at the curve...I couldn't get above 20 mph! The summer was special. Climbing up hills and carb gets vapor (vapour) lock
A new, shiny replacement Ford logo on the grille helps.
Those darn hand cranks nearly broke my wrists a few times before and after a gig...summer vapour lock was a wonder to behold cough cough loll guess younger members havent got any idea what we're talking about SR lolllActually, I found the engine sucking all the vacuum and it slowed down the wipers going up hill! The hand-crank to start the engine when the battery failed got me going a few times. Oh, then there were the up hill-climbs and the signs said, slow to 25 at the curve...I couldn't get above 20 mph! The summer was special. Climbing up hills and carb gets vapor (vapour) lock
edit. From memory SR I tried asbestos "rope" wrapped around the glass fuel bowl / fuel pump and doused in water in high summer to try and relieve vapour lock..lol It worked to a degree of success.
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Yes, I had to carry water in the van during the summer. Not for thirst, but to pour over the carb every few miles so I could keep driving! Never did try the old trick of putting half an orange or grapefruit over the carb though
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A friend of mine has this rig, loves it. Myself, I haven't found the sound hitting the spot, but I have a great appreciation for the unbelievable lightness of their being (don't know if the movie reference will get got).A week or two came sooner, then later. i acquired the NY121 cab today.
I'm still mostly endeared to old iron.
For me this Markbass combination gives me the lows, in a compact package. I'm back also with the lighter Markbass Combo, because the 85 pound Ampeg SVT-410HLF just got to be a bit much for this old man.
Great minds think alike. I think I've said that about us before.
Are you thinking hay bales alongside GP's rig, M? I'd say more likely if it was a P.
I guess once a year each member could show off a part of a former combo amp...? We could call it, "Combo Club's Take Your Combo Part to Work Day." I dunno.
A week or two came sooner, then later. i acquired the NY121 cab today.
Beauty! Take good care of the pair and it'll take good care of you. Congrats!
Who's that super-cool rocker in the pic? Yep, that's our Giff, laying down the low end in the Southern Hemisphere. Very cool, Giff!
@Giffro, I cannot believe how our pasts were so alike! I too had a Ford Thames van back in the '60's and it was my band vehicle. I used it to carry my Dynaco 60 watt tube amp and a 2-15" JBL D140F speaker cab...didn't carry much else and was very slow on the hills
Something like this, only in chocolate brown metallic and the "Soul Reflections" sign on it:
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And I used to own a Matchbox car that looked much the same until my sister flushed it down the loo.
Well, back to your guys' fond memories. I'll see myself to the door.
It's not my favorite idea, to disassemble things in effort ro reinvent them, but in this case the nearly-MkIII head was going to do me more good, and be lighter, than the whole combo with what I think is a less-than-optimal speaker enclosure. It's also not the very slickest job of it, but it's pretty good- and when I get the grille resized and installed with the Peavey logo, the new bottom painted a close-to-correct finish black, and the metal corners put on, it should be funky and presentable for places outside the garage, as it were.
I'm on the lookout for a cool old 215 cab now.
