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oh, i forgot to give an update on the 2x12. both speakers need rebuilt. i'm gonna leave it for a bit because i got a few other projects going atm

edit. i also googled fane 4x12 and a marquis amp that looked pretty close came up. everything was the same as my 4x12 except the grille. i'm starting to think 70's amp makers were just taking the piss

I have just got this exact cab with an old marshall head, has everyone agreed that it's a Simms-Watts? Any way to find out a manufacture date?

Cheers

MikeHero wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:13 pm

I have just got this exact cab with an old marshall head, has everyone agreed that it's a Simms-Watts? Any way to find out a manufacture date?

Cheers

let's see some pics of it please. also does it still have the fanes in it?

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:02 am

edit. i also googled fane 4x12 and a marquis amp that looked pretty close came up. everything was the same as my 4x12 except the grille. i'm starting to think 70's amp makers were just taking the piss

I love the idea of there having been a British Leyland for making guitar gear.

sessylU wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:02 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:02 am

edit. i also googled fane 4x12 and a marquis amp that looked pretty close came up. everything was the same as my 4x12 except the grille. i'm starting to think 70's amp makers were just taking the piss

I love the idea of there having been a British Leyland for making guitar gear.

as someone who's worked on BL cars...... no you don't

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:04 pm

sessylU wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:02 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:02 am

edit. i also googled fane 4x12 and a marquis amp that looked pretty close came up. everything was the same as my 4x12 except the grille. i'm starting to think 70's amp makers were just taking the piss

I love the idea of there having been a British Leyland for making guitar gear.

as someone who's worked on BL cars...... no you don't

Ditto.

If you like things breaking constantly and their electronics randomly releasing the 'magic smoke' (I'm looking at you, Lucas) then you'll be in luck
The British car industry was shamefully bad. Thankfully the British amplifier industry was a lot better.

This Fane-equipped cab is on FB marketplace at the moment...



Also, very similar to my old SW one, and Seans.

johnnysomersett wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:44 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:04 pm

sessylU wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:02 pm

I love the idea of there having been a British Leyland for making guitar gear.

as someone who's worked on BL cars...... no you don't

Ditto.

If you like things breaking constantly and their electronics randomly releasing the 'magic smoke' (I'm looking at you, Lucas) then you'll be in luck
The British car industry was shamefully bad. Thankfully the British amplifier industry was a lot better.

It's less that I think a BL amp industry would be A Good Thing, more that it tickles me. The thought of them repurposing old shelving units into cabinets, some lightbulbs instead of valves because they had them lying around and they look sort of the same. Wallpaper instead of tolex.

They'd somehow find wood that rusts in front of your eyes.

Okay I don't know how to post photos here so here is a link to a few from the cab, 3 fane speakers and one Peavey branded squareback(eminence perhaps?)

https://imgur.com/a/Huvy3y1

MikeHero wrote: ↑

Sun May 08, 2022 6:01 am

Okay I don't know how to post photos here so here is a link to a few from the cab, 3 fane speakers and one Peavey branded squareback(eminence perhaps?)

https://imgur.com/a/Huvy3y1

minus the big fucking hole on one side, it looks to be the same.

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑

Sun May 08, 2022 6:24 am

MikeHero wrote: ↑

Sun May 08, 2022 6:01 am

Okay I don't know how to post photos here so here is a link to a few from the cab, 3 fane speakers and one Peavey branded squareback(eminence perhaps?)

https://imgur.com/a/Huvy3y1

minus the big fucking hole on one side, it looks to be the same.

Okay so you reckon it's a marquis? I want to sell it as I don't have the space, what would it be worth? Is it worth anything?

MikeHero wrote: ↑

Sun May 08, 2022 6:27 am

Okay so you reckon it's a marquis? I want to sell it as I don't have the space, what would it be worth? Is it worth anything?

ok, all things considered. i think it's likely something similar to what drummers call "stencil kits" where they were sold under a lot of different names with small variations. i've now seen a few "similar" cabs come up locally over the last 18 months and because no one actually knows what they are, they usually go for cheap. my 4x12 was £50 or so. the 2x10 with dead speakers was £10 and a bottle of brewdog. i asked the dudes in my practice space how much they paid for the similar 1x15 bass cab they had and they said £15.

i think the "smart" way to sell something like this is to just say "unknown 70's cab with 3 fanes and one peavey. £50" and see if you get any bites.

well, still no update on what it is but my friend gave me the badge from a mk2 granada and the grill was looking a little boring so......

so browsing facebook market place and noticed these 2 for sale locally. we got a make for my 2x12

magnum.

the 4x12 is the same but with a different grille which makes me think it also might be a magnum or something like a stencil cab (sold without names and companies just put their own on it) also, here is the 4x12 with the granada badge

Bringing this one back from the dead as the plot thickens.

This cab popped up on Marktplaats a while ago:


It says Fender but the handles, jack plates, tolex, corners etc. all look the same as the no-name cab in the OP.
Only difference seems to be the size of the aluminium dustcaps.

Could this be a long lost brother? A DIY rebadge?