Greenback 4x12 - good price?

[Woogie]

A local music shop has an old 4x12 marshall cab loaded with greenbacks for £195. Is that a good price?

[JamesHealey]

yes, we have an old 70s basket weave 4x12 atm in my shop at £325

[hamfist]

A local music shop has an old 4x12 marshall cab loaded with greenbacks for £195. Is that a good price?

It all depends on what year the cab is & what condition. Ditto for the speakers.

It would be an excellent deal for any 1970's cab in good condition, with original speakers that still all sound nice.

 For a battle-scarred 80's cab with replacement greenbacks (that are still all OK), then it's just an acceptable price.

[Woogie]

[Woogie]

4 16ohm greenbacks

[indysmith]

Try her out. if you like it, buy it. if not, don't.
Pretty simple.

[Woogie]

Got no heads at the moment and I won't be able to get a good impression with the MG's they have there :P

[hamfist]

Got no heads at the moment and I won't be able to get a good impression with the MG's they have there :P

If it makes an MG sound good, it'll be a keeper !

[HTH AMPS]

Woogie, that looks like an old basketweave cab with metal handles.  If thats the real deal with vintage Greenbacks, its worth in excess of £1000.  Even an empty basketweave Marshall cab would fetch more than £195

If you don't buy it, PM me with the details so I can.

[Woogie]

Just mailed them asking if its got a serial number and if the speakers are original.

So I could be in the money here?

[hamfist]

Just mailed them asking if its got a serial number and if the speakers are original.

So I could be in the money here?

  The serial number of the cab is actually not that useful. It's the date codes on the speaker frames that are the most reliable method of dating a cab like that.
You also need to assume that they know how to date the speakers - which is unlikely for your "average" guitar shop. If they say all the greenbacks are old and still working, then I'd buy it and consider selling the greenbacks (which will be very tired by now) for a silly sum of money, then buy some quality replacement speakers to replace them.
 

[Woogie]

Just mailed them asking if its got a serial number and if the speakers are original.

So I could be in the money here?

  The serial number of the cab is actually not that useful. It's the date codes on the speaker frames that are the most reliable method of dating a cab like that.
You also need to assume that they know how to date the speakers - which is unlikely for your "average" guitar shop. If they say all the greenbacks are old and still working, then I'd buy it and consider selling the greenbacks (which will be very tired by now) for a silly sum of money, then buy some quality replacement speakers to replace them.
 

A good silly sum of money or bad silly sum of money? I have EVM12L's going into my Zilla 4x12 which will be my gigging cab

[gwEm]

Just mailed them asking if its got a serial number and if the speakers are original.

So I could be in the money here?

  The serial number of the cab is actually not that useful. It's the date codes on the speaker frames that are the most reliable method of dating a cab like that.
You also need to assume that they know how to date the speakers - which is unlikely for your "average" guitar shop. If they say all the greenbacks are old and still working, then I'd buy it and consider selling the greenbacks (which will be very tired by now) for a silly sum of money, then buy some quality replacement speakers to replace them.
 

A good silly sum of money or bad silly sum of money? I have EVM12L's going into my Zilla 4x12 which will be my gigging cab

if they are old working original greenbacks we're talking CASHMONEY! ching ching >$$$$$<

i would personally risk it and buy that cab if i wanted a 4x12, up to you though :) in worst case you'll at least get your money back on ebay.

[Woogie]

Waiting for reply from the shop.

So if they are original greenbacks we're talking big bux?

Could be good  8)

[hamfist]

Waiting for reply from the shop.

So if they are original greenbacks we're talking big bux?

Could be good  8)

Won't make you rich, but could net you a tidy bit of profit. So much depends on the year, and the condition.
  Lets just say that I sold a pair of 1978 blackbacks for £120, and those are truly horrible speakers (yes, I know some folks like them).   70's (espec early 70's) greenbacks will be more desireable than blackbacks for sure.