So what actually is the heaviest combo?

Dominic

Gibson Super Goldtone...............now that's a man's combo .......sounds fantastic too

jpfamps

thisisguitar said:

@jpfamps - For the love of god… if you have a hammond, get it cho

ICBM said:

I think the Quad might be fractionally heavier than the Super Six actually - the Six does have two more speakers but they're much lighter than the ones in the Quad, and although the cab is taller there's not a lot of extra material.

I don't think I've ever come across both together so I could try lifting one with each hand .

According to the Fender amp field guide, the Super Six Reverb edges it at 44.5 kg vs 40.7 kg for the Quad Reverb.

Neither is especially portable, but the Super Six must take the biscuit here.

The export version will be a tad heavier.

ICBM

jpfamps said:

According to the Fender amp field guide, the Super Six Reverb edges it at 44.5 kg vs 40.7 kg for the Quad Reverb.

Neither is especially portable, but the Super Six must take the biscuit here.

The export version will be a tad heavier.

It depends very much on the version too - the 135W ones are a lot heavier than the 100s. It's possible I haven't come across a 135W Super Six, but I definitely have of the Quad. The last Quad I had to lift was a 100W one and it really surprised me how not-heavy it was compared to what I expected -  I could easily believe it was as light as 40Kg .

jpfamps

ICBM said:

jpfamps said:

According to the Fender amp field guide, the Super Six Reverb edges it at 44.5 kg vs 40.7 kg for the Quad Reverb.

Neither is especially portable, but the Super Six must take the biscuit here.

The export version will be a tad heavier.

It depends very much on the version too - the 135W ones are a lot heavier than the 100s. It's possible I haven't come across a 135W Super Six, but I definitely have of the Quad. The last Quad I had to lift was a 100W one and it really surprised me how not-heavy it was compared to what I expected -  I could easily believe it was as light as 40Kg .

I'm not seen a UL Quad: that will indeed be heavy. I've seen, although not lifted (!!) a JBL loaded Quad.

The couple of Super Six Reverb I've worked on were both 100W. These were made until 1979, so I assume the last ones would have been UL.

I expect it wasn't a big seller.

Regardless of the weight the Super Six is a very awkward size.

The Ampeg VT40 4 x 10 combo must be another good candidate.

ICBM

jpfamps said:

Regardless of the weight the Super Six is a very awkward size.

It certainly is - even the intended horizontal-carry straps don't make it much easier.

jpfamps said:

The Ampeg VT40 4 x 10 combo must be another good candidate.

A friend of mine had one, I can't remember exactly how much it weighed but I think in the 80-90lb range. And also an awkward size.

The VT-22 - 100W 2x12" - is much worse though, that could be the heaviest guitar combo I know of, I think it's over 100lb. Even if it's not it's a horrible shape to move and the handles are extremely uncomfortable.

jpfamps

ICBM said:

jpfamps said:

Regardless of the weight the Super Six is a very awkward size.

It certainly is - even the intended horizontal-carry straps don't make it much easier.

jpfamps said:

The Ampeg VT40 4 x 10 combo must be another good candidate.

A friend of mine had one, I can't remember exactly how much it weighed but I think in the 80-90lb range. And also an awkward size.

The VT-22 - 100W 2x12" - is much worse though, that could be the heaviest guitar combo I know of, I think it's over 100lb. Even if it's not it's a horrible shape to move and the handles are extremely uncomfortable.

I think VT-22 is around 90 lbs.

A friend of mine had one for a while. I never tried lifting it. It exuded heaviness.

Puts those whinging about the weight of a Fender HRD to shame.