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That's a really cool amp you got there.
or keep an eye out on ebay... The vintage cloth is quite different with a brownish colour that looks lovely, that's such a great amp you have there it really deserves it. Good luck with the restoration.
Im not great on vox stuff, but I do know that the CT3757 is a pretty rare speaker, and to my knowledge was only used in the AC15. It is considered the pre-cursor to the "vox blue" and the first speaker that Celestion designed as a dedicated guitar amp speaker. The previous B024 / B025 G12 was really designed as a PA speaker in the 1940's, but did get used in some 1950's vox amps before the CT3757 was created.
That T530 is an interesting speaker too. I guess they made them with the standard paint job like that for a while before painting them blue? Or would it be a westrex made speaker? I wonder if the CT3757 was actually produced at the same time as the T530 then? and not a 'pre-cursor' to the vox blue at all? hmmm. I could do with grabbing Jim Elyeas book, probably clears up a lot of this stuff.
I've never really been one for vox stuff, always been a marshall guy.
I would definitely test both speakers thoroughly before deciding though! It would be annoying to choose one based on the date and then find out it wasn't working right.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Thanks for your help @Bygone_Tones and @ICBM - it's coming on pretty nicely! Will keep you all updated!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
We managed to finally finish the AC15. Although I'm not 100% happy with it, but it's turned out better than it came to us. Managed to get all the glue off, but the paint wouldn't shift. Here are some photos. Internally it's really good actually!
I've been as honest as I possibly can with the description too. If you want the link, let me know but I don't want to post it as it is against the forum rules.
Thanks again for all your help! Really appreciate it as always!
You need to properly replace the cable back to the soldered connections on the amp, get rid of the chocolate block and the metal clamp, and tie a good strong knot (preferably with a cable tie through it to lock it) in the cable which should be above the shelf, with a small amount of slack between it and the clamp on the chassis.
You need to be much more careful about this sort of thing these days.
I would also knot and retain the footswitch cable in a similar way, although that's just to stop it getting damaged, it's not dangerous.
I'm trying not to be too nit-picky, but your website description is slightly misleading because it implies (I know it doesn't state!) that the speaker is original. It is also not 'really clean and original' inside - quite a lot of components (mostly caps) have been changed.
Why not be completely honest with the description? It doesn't devalue the amp. This is something that really pisses off a lot of people about 'vintage' dealers.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"There are a few service components that have been changed too. The amp has had a number of components changed to get the vib/trem circuit functioning correctly including a new speed selector switch. This is quite common on Vox amps of this period".
I'm trying to be more and more in-depth with our listings, as I'm sure you can tell. 'Every day is a school day', ey?!
Thanks for your help @ICBM - I'll have a think about the cable too. Thanks for having our backs!
The period correct speaker for that amp would be a goodmans Audiom 60. 59-60
Ostyer coloured t530s (with the paper vox logo) were more commonly found in the end of 60 AC15s and the early ac30 twins 60-61 before then being replaced by the blue t530 (foil vox logo)
Did you also disable the voltage selector? I forgot to mention that… can't quite see in the pic.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein