butterguitar

^^Topic!!!

What guitar amp heads were they supposed to be paired for? I see a lot of jcm 800's and 900's paired with the 1960A/B series, but the 1960A/BV series I haven't seen as much? Which cabinet is the older of the two? Just wondering on some Marshall history.

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Bugera 1990
Crate Blue Voodoo Cab w/ Celestion 75's
Marshall AVT w/ MC412
Kramer Pacer
Epiphone SG Double Neck
OLP MM1 Guitar
1987 Yamaha Pacificia

Wilder Amplification

According to my "The History Of Marshall" book, the 1960 cab was first available as a "slant cab only" as early as 1964/65, while the straight cab model number was a 1984 bass cab up until '65, when they released the 1960B cab. This cab was only rated for 60 watts and was available for both lead and bass use. From 65-70, power rating was increased to 75 watts and still available as a lead or bass cab.

From 1970-1979, power handling was increased from 75 to 100 watts and was only available as a lead cab from here on out.

From '79-'83, power handling was increased to 260 watts.

'83 - '86, power handling increased to 280 with the G12M70s

From '86 on they were fitted with the G12T-75s, with stereo/mono switching added in 1990.

The 1960BV cab along with every 1960 series cab they made was introduced in 1990 as an "updated 1960" for the JCM900s.

I don't think Marshall ever had an intended cab for their heads. Back then I don't think they knew quite as much about how much speakers/cabs affected tone like we do today. Hell, for the longest time their amps lacked any sort of consistency in regards to what components they used, or if they even used certain components. They were building amps with whatever parts were available at the time...this is why a lot of old Marshalls sounded vastly different from each other back in Marshall's early days.

The book I obtained this info from is called The History Of Marshall and it's written by Michael Doyle. I highly recommend it to anyone who's into learning Marshall history.

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butterguitar

^^Ahhh good find, my man! You sure know your stuff! haha. Im just still stuck on which cabinet to get for my JCM 900 copy. It sucks when your picky with tone haha

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Bugera 1990
Crate Blue Voodoo Cab w/ Celestion 75's
Marshall AVT w/ MC412
Kramer Pacer
Epiphone SG Double Neck
OLP MM1 Guitar
1987 Yamaha Pacificia

george76

you should base your decision on the speakers rather than the cab model number. the most popular ones to try are the G12M, G12H and vintage 30.

personally I think you cant beat an orange 4 x 12 with vintage 30's in it.

modern marshall cabs are not as well built as orange and matamp.