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Topic: To recone or not to recone.... |
Jeffrey Shu
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Posted 10 Apr 2021 5:44 am |
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As a vintage-gear fan, I'm increasingly aware of my obligation to pay it forward - to maintain these jewels for the next users, whomever they may be. Along those lines, I bifurcated and modified a '78 TRSF Ultralinear model before eventually moving to a '74. I can keep the '78 easier than selling it right now, but figure at some point someone will love this amp like I did. However, one of the original speakers has a bad coil.
I'm thinking future, not my own use - but if and when I sell the '78 head, should I have the bad speaker reconed to keep the originals together (this isn't going to be a collector's item - definitely a rat-rod)? If I do one speaker, should I get the other done too? Or are these easily replaceable or otherwise undesirable, so best not to bother? $250-$300 is a lot of paying forward, of course, for a rig that already has been modded so won't interest some, but I get sentimental at keeping the set together.
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Stephen Cowell
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Posted 10 Apr 2021 6:30 am
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IMO sell it with the caveat that one speaker is toast... the new owner will probably opt for a boutique (or other) speaker setup. Not very often you buy a Twin Reverb because of the speakers in it... and a '78 is not going to win any vintage amp awards. You should have a good 4ohm load for the prospective buyer to test with... your other SFTR would do that.
That said, I recently bought what amounts to your '74, 100w push-pull MV, for the speakers in it... a pair of EV12L's. It has a new quad of matched final tubes too. I did have to replace the final sockets, but I'm qualified to do that and I took the opportunity to re-wire with solid core for the final section.
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Jeffrey Shu
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Posted 11 Apr 2021 4:27 am
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Thanks, Stephen. Hate to not pass on a fully functional cab, but I bet you're right that it wouldn't be a deal-breaker for anyone looking for this kind of amp. The EV's you mentioned were custom? I'm assuming mine are Oxfords in a '78, but haven't verified.
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the bo-stevens (honky tonk/old country) & Tupelo Crush (Americana/rock)
'94 Marlen D-10 w/ BL 705s, '74 Fender Twin/JBL K120s. '73 Fender Pro/JBL D120s. |
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2021 4:33 pm
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| Thanks, Stephen. Hate to not pass on a fully functional cab, but I bet you're right that it wouldn't be a deal-breaker for anyone looking for this kind of amp. The EV's you mentioned were custom? I'm assuming mine are Oxfords in a '78, but haven't verified. |
Custom? Well, some owner put them in, back when you could get them. They look like OEM's from Ray Hennig, he sure sold a lot of EV12L and EV15L back in the day.
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Jeffrey Shu
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 12 Apr 2021 6:58 am
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Could be wrong, but as I understand it, you could custom order JBLs in the cab - I assume that was a factory option.
I'm not familiar with EVs - from what you said, sounds like an owner mod. Apparently, I should find out more about EVs 
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the bo-stevens (honky tonk/old country) & Tupelo Crush (Americana/rock)
'94 Marlen D-10 w/ BL 705s, '74 Fender Twin/JBL K120s. '73 Fender Pro/JBL D120s. |
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