How do I date this cab I just got?

[ghettoshelf]

I made a trade with a guy on Craigslist for this cab.He told me it was a 74 he thought.For the trade I made I got a good deal IMO.Just trying to figure out the real year.Thanks.

[Scumback Speakers]

The cab is a later 70's model from 76-79, but if the speakers are original, they'll have two lines of code on the speaker spoke frames (I can't make yours out, sorry).

Post the Txxx #'s, and the ones next to it on your speakers, that will tell what the speaker type/model/ohm/power handling is, the alphanumeric date code will tell when it was made. From that, and if the speakers are original to the cab, you can date the cab as well.

[ghettoshelf]

I already have the back on the cabinet and am about to leave for practice but the picture on my camera looks like the top line is AM10 and the bttom is T3120 with an 8 or B inside of a circle and there is a 15 ohm stamp as well.I will try to pull the back off and get the rest of the numbers another night.

[908ssp]

Late 70's with what appears to be 65 watt speakers.

[BaronGreenback]

lack of gold piping means its a 1979 or 1980 doesnt it? but it looks like it has the earlier tolex not the elephant. bit wierd.

[HTH]

AM10 date codes show the speaker to have been made on 10th January 1979 - not sure if they're original to that cab though, thought they'd gone to black fretcloth by then (or did the US cabs retain chequerboard for longer than the UK stuff? - seem to recall that).

[beaulieu]

I have a 76 or 77 cab thats all original and has no gold piping.Mine does have the small ck like this cab does as well but mine has 30 watt BlackBacks Mark

lack of gold piping means its a 1979 or 1980 doesnt it? but it looks like it has the earlier tolex not the elephant. bit wierd.

[908ssp]

AM10 date codes show the speaker to have been made on 10th January 1979 - not sure if they're original to that cab though, thought they'd gone to black fretcloth by then (or did the US cabs retain chequerboard for longer than the UK stuff? - seem to recall that).

Yes the us kept the small check till 1980.

[Scumback Speakers]

T3120 is a G12-65 16 ohm 65w, AM10 is January 10, 1979. The check cloth was continued through late 79 for sure. It would appear the cab is original including it's speakers.