V2factoryman Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi all, Does anybody know a good website or other reference which enables you to date a used Ampeg cab from it's serial number? You'd be surprised what you get when you Google "Dating Ampeg Cabinets" ! I can find stuff on Ampeg amps, but not cabs. Thanks in advance, somebody somewhere will know this I'm sure. Cheers, Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 [quote name='V2factoryman' timestamp='1362686665' post='2003439'] You'd be surprised what you get when you Google "Dating Ampeg Cabinets" ! Andy. [/quote] Not at all - that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of your thread! You are going to get soem weird Google Ads for the next few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ask Ampeg would be a start I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I dated an Ampeg cab once. She were a big lass, but a bonny lass wi' loads of bottom too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2factoryman Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yep have emailed Ampeg and generally find them pretty helpful, but they're five hours behind (or more, think they're in St Louis?) and I might get the answer on here first somewhere amongst the witty repostes....but I did ask for them with that title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 [quote name='V2factoryman' timestamp='1362696470' post='2003681'] but I did ask for them with that title [/quote] As you had to. This is BassChat, not boring BassScienceReport. best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Lifted from another, American, bass forum... [quote] The only way to date it is to pull a speaker and read the codes. There should be a number either 67 or 137...67 is Eminence, 137 is CTS. After that a 2 digit code for year, and a second 2 digit code for week of the year. You could add a couple months leeway to that. You can ballpark it into two eras, though...69-74 they made flatback cabs using CTS's, and 74-present, they made the more common towel bar cabs with Eminences, though some of the very earliest towel bar cabs still used CTS's.[/quote] Any use..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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