The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RACKDOCTOR · 10-30-2009, 02:06 AM

Cabinet maker Kerry Wright has made the most authentic early 60's 4x12 I have ever seen. Blues Breaker grill cloth, handles, tolex, piping. Kerry's workmanship is breathtaking. It is as if a time machine dropped a new 60's Marshall cab in the shop. Eric Collins painstakingly duplicated the original grill cloth thread by thread. Sound wise the cloth smooths out the highs of the cab perfectly. Making is warm and full. EC Collins' TRUE "BLUESBREAKER-PINSTRIPE".

David Phillips

American Viking · 10-30-2009, 02:14 AM

Looks damn good.

george76 · 10-30-2009, 07:39 AM

very nice.

ive seen a few very accurate repro cabs knocking about. not sure what impact they are gonna have on the vintage market. they will surely raise peoples suspisions when the cleaner cabs come up for sale.

Gtrman58 · 10-30-2009, 08:36 AM

Wow, does it sound as good as it looks?

Sir Don · 10-31-2009, 12:12 AM

Certainly looks pretty good.

Australian · 10-31-2009, 03:38 AM

How does it sound? It does look awesome.
I'm looking for a 'B' cab to sit under my AHW. I've got the speakers laying around, but are looking for an empty cab.
If anyone knows some well priced empty vintage replicas in Australia , please let me know.

shawkey · 10-31-2009, 12:44 PM

fantastic. that cab takes me back. how does it sound/ whats in it ?

janarn · 10-31-2009, 01:59 PM

That pinstripe looks very close to the original.
I have ordered a 4x12" and a 2x12" pinstripe from Eric Collins,
and I'm gonna get them next week.
The 4x12" is for my '66 cab, and the 2x12" is for an emty Bluesbreaker box,
that have two early '66 speakers waiting.

HOT TUBES 70 · 11-01-2009, 11:14 AM

wow !! thats super clean work !!! very nice !!

thrawn86 · 11-01-2009, 06:06 PM

That is some beautiful hardware!

jaek · 11-01-2009, 11:32 PM

I sent him an e-mail asking about pricing and this is the real deal, but it's expensive!

Quote:

Jaek,

Thank you for your interest. I quote everyone the exact same prices, so as to be totally consistent.

I sell the 4x12 pieces on ebay for $510 each (plus $20 shipping):
http://cgi.ebay.com/TRUE-BLUESBREAKE...d=p3286.c0.m14

However, that costs me about $60 in fees by doing so. Therefore, it is $60 less when purchased directly:
Standard 4x12s $450 (Germino upcharge is $400 because $50 worth of BW won't be used)
Germino Amplification
"Tall bottom" 4x12s $500
2x12's for $350
1x12's for $250
Plus shipping ($20 USA, $35 Intl).

I do offer a considerable discount on multiple piece orders:
TWO 4x12s - one standard, one "tall bottom" - for $850 ($425 each)
TWO standard 4x12s for $800 ($400 each)
THREE standard 4x12s for $1000 ($333 each) Add $50 to make 1 of the 3 a "tall bottom"
THREE 2x12s for $850 ($283 each)

This may seem expensive, but it is really the best I can do, as each piece is an entirely handmade process, which takes five hours to produce with $100 per-piece in materials costs.

If you email me your mailing address, I'll ship a FREE sample swatch out to you ASAP!

Also, I have attached two photos from a collector in Sweden, who used my cloth to restore his gutted "tall bottom" stack. The original "Pinstripe" ripped and was discarded in the late-70s and the stack was subsequently parted out (He has two "tall bottom" cabs and I think he restored the other one, because the handles are different from the finished stack). He just completed it a couple of weeks ago and I think he may have even re-tolexed the cabs from the looks of things. I think it's great to see a long-forgotten derelict stack, finally restored and making music again after all these years.

Best regards,
Eric

10-30-2009, 02:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
RACKDOCTOR Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 1	The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cabinet maker Kerry Wright has made the most authentic early 60's 4x12 I have ever seen. Blues Breaker grill cloth, handles, tolex, piping. Kerry's workmanship is breathtaking. It is as if a time machine dropped a new 60's Marshall cab in the shop. Eric Collins painstakingly duplicated the original grill cloth thread by thread. Sound wise the cloth smooths out the highs of the cab perfectly. Making is warm and full. EC Collins' TRUE "BLUESBREAKER-PINSTRIPE". David Phillips

10-30-2009, 02:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
American Viking Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Posts: 1,510	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks damn good. __________________ -I'd rather be a good liver than have one...

10-30-2009, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
george76 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 74	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very nice. ive seen a few very accurate repro cabs knocking about. not sure what impact they are gonna have on the vintage market. they will surely raise peoples suspisions when the cleaner cabs come up for sale.

10-30-2009, 08:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gtrman58 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 148	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, does it sound as good as it looks? __________________ 2009 JCM 2000 Dsl 100 MLB MC412A 1951 Fender Deluxe 2006 Hot Rod Deluxe 1995 Blues Junior 1994 Blues Deville Vox Path Finder 1982 Legend A 30 1980 Gibson Herritage Cherry Sunburst Standard 1980 Explorer White with gold HW 2000 52 Telecaster USA RI 1983 57 Strat LH USA RI 2003 57 Strat USA RI 1960 Silvertone Danelectro 1994 Fender P-bass 68 RI Acoustic guitars....not enough space to list !!!!!

10-31-2009, 12:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sir Don Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 139	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Certainly looks pretty good. __________________ My gear: 2204, 2210, 2555, 9005, 1959, 5005, 4103, 2100, TSL100 www.myspace.com/rockthebosss

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Australian Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Outback Posts: 172	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does it sound? It does look awesome. I'm looking for a 'B' cab to sit under my AHW. I've got the speakers laying around, but are looking for an empty cab. If anyone knows some well priced empty vintage replicas in Australia , please let me know. __________________ 410h;410c;205h;RR1959;2203;2205. JCM 900 1960;JCM800 1960;1960AHW; 1960Classic;1960BW; JCM800 1936 v30's;1936 G12T-75'3.

10-31-2009, 12:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
shawkey Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: philly pa Posts: 36	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastic. that cab takes me back. how does it sound/ whats in it ?

10-31-2009, 01:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
janarn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 408	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That pinstripe looks very close to the original. I have ordered a 4x12" and a 2x12" pinstripe from Eric Collins, and I'm gonna get them next week. The 4x12" is for my '66 cab, and the 2x12" is for an emty Bluesbreaker box, that have two early '66 speakers waiting.

11-01-2009, 11:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
HOT TUBES 70 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SASKATOON Posts: 1,675	Re: The coolest vintage 4x12 ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow !! thats super clean work !!! very nice !! __________________ MARSHALL 6100LM MARSHALL 1960A W/-G12H 30's CUSTOM BUILT 2X12 W/-V30's "MARSHALL" - only the best will do !

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