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Thu, 26 December 2013 02:43 |
Superb69ca
Messages: 5 Registered: December 2013
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Hello, I need help dating my Kustom bass head and cabinet, model # 2-15J-1, Serial # 19197. It is blue, with 2 Jensen 15s in it. Any idea on it's value? I'd like to think I got a reasonable deal on it. Thanks
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Re: New Member [message #19851 is a reply to message #19843] |
Fri, 27 December 2013 07:18 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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If the original Jensen speakers are still to be found in the cabinet they will have a 6 diget date code on the mounting lip of the driver, and it will start with 220.
The next number will be the year and the following two numbers with be the week of the year,so 822 would be the twenty second week of 1968.
These C15L model 15" drivers are pretty rare in the muciscal instrument/ amp world and are the top of line in the concert serise of speakers that Jensen made back then.
You can play bass thru them as they where the latter model of bass drivers that Hammond organ used in there Leslie rotating cabinets.
The serisl number places the amps birth in 1967.
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Re: New Member [message #19854 is a reply to message #19851] |
Fri, 27 December 2013 12:41 |
Superb69ca
Messages: 5 Registered: December 2013
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The cabinet has the alum ports, casters are good, handles are good, one wrong knob on the head, overall condition of the roll-and-tuck material is good, one minor cut on the head about an inch long, no covers. Colour is good. As for the speakers, they look similar to the Jensens I have in my 147 and 122 Leslies, but the serial numbers do not correspond with those you listed above. Each speaker has a top 6digit number and a bottom 6digit number.
Top speaker, 043828 and below it 328037. Bottom speaker, 043828 and below it 328148. I paid $600 dollars for this rig and it sounds awesome. How do I send a couple of pictures?
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Re: New Member [message #19858 is a reply to message #19843] |
Fri, 27 December 2013 17:36 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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Well you may have over spent since it does not have the original drivers.
The Jensen code of 6 digets, like I posted starts with 220 very time, the 328 starting code that you posted are utah drivers and are not orignal to the cabinet.
I would ohm check each driver and check to see if its 8 ohms, or 16.
If they are 8 ohms they should be wired in parrallel so the amp will output its full power, even though from the factory they would have been 16 ohm drivers and and wired in parrallel.
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