original 'wide' 18 watt 2x12

[Tony]

Hi,

This weekend at a Dutch guitar show I saw an original 18 watt with a 2 x 12" setup. I immediately noticed it because it had a much wider cabinet, about 20" high while being about 30" (!) wide. It had the small metal vents (2 of them) and yellowish/gray pinstripe grill and two greenbacks. The seller insisted that it was an original 18 watt and asked 3500 euro (about $3800). I didn't bring my camera unfortunately .
I didn't know these existed..

Tony

[Ian]

Hi Tony,

No I don’t think they do exist, LoL. I think the biggest genuine 18W Cab is the 2x12 (mine is 20â€

[Wannatone]

Tony,

Yeah, I saw it, too. They had their stand next to me
I´m not sure if it was 100% legit. But, it had the first series cab like Ian´s amp, but with greenbacks. The chassis date was 2/67, but the chassis sticker may have been added later. The amp was in average condition with a number of tears and replaced parts. Their asking price was Euro 5.000 (some $ 5.700) and, afaik, it went in a partial trade for around that amount. I guess you may have heard the amount that was discussed in addition to the traded item.

Btw, the amp sounds awsome (just played at low volume). I discussed it with the lucky buyer, and we had the back panel removed ´n took some photos.

Adrian

[loverocker]

Never really knew why Marshall went to the hassle and expense of doing so many versions of the 2x12 cab. My '71 Artiste is yet another size at 28x23x9in.