Hello.I inherited a 1970 (or so) Fender Scorpio that was equipted from the factory with two wonderful JBL D120F speakers. The amp's tone is definitely not my cup of tea. I removed the speakers and was surprised to see that they have copper colored dust caps.
Please Note:To Register your product, you'll need to have the serial number handy and your original sales receipt from an authorized dealer for warranty service. Jan 15, 2010 I cannot find any info on JBL serial numbers. The serial number on the amp dates to 1965 according to the various sites.
Kind of odd I think. They definitely have never been removed from the cabinet since day one.
I'm curious what their value is? Grey frames with yellow tab on the magnet cover. They're in excellent shape. Any help will be appreciated. Click to expand.That's about right on price. The problem with them though is if they've been sitting that long in one spot unused they can develop a sag in the cone and have a nasty rub if you hit 'em with much juice. You can turn them in the mount 180 degrees and sometimes get a little relief.
It'd be great if they were OK as is. I've got a half dozen of them and I've had to recone all of them as they work and sound great at low volumes through something like a deluxe but spank 'em with a Komet or 50 watt marshall and they make some nasty ass noises. I've never seen JBL's with a copper dust cap before; but if they have been reconed with OEM JBL aluminum voice coils by sombody who knew what they were doing - I don't think that their having been reconed is a problem. Those surrounds all seem to eventually degenerate over time, as the paper just gets brittle and 'gives way'. I think that it's likely that most of them surviving today have been reconed. JBL was the best sounding, most efficient speak ever made, IMO. Thse things were selling for close to $125 'new' in 1960's dollars.
Hi Scott, It is kind of rare to find factory installed JBL 120F's in a twin but not unheard of. Supposedly, if they are original to that amp, they would have an ink stamp on them that matches the stamp on the tube chart inside the cabinet.or a stamp that would be a code like AA2565.25th week of 1965. Unfortunately these stamps are not always on the speakers and are sometimes on the cabinet, or on the inside or outside of the chassis.
Win500 Serial Keygen Photoshop. Another clue on a later 60's speaker might be a tiny F punched into the foil label. In the end, only your ears matter. JBL's are universally considered 'hi-fi'.very clean, good bass but perhaps a bit harsh on the treble side.brittle maybe? I had a factory JBL equipped twin for a very short time. It was a late 68 production with gray framed JBL D120F's in it and the factory JBL badge on the grille cloth. Absolutely mint. I sold it because, for me, it did not sound good.
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