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Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:40 am
by Herec
Does anybody know anyone who makes anything close to the Herringbone grillcloth that was on the early Hiwatt/Sound City cabs?
I think you can see it on PT's amp in the Rock n' Roll Circus video.
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:44 am
by Dr.HI-TONE
I don't,
But I bet Buster knows who made it originally and maybe they still do???
Paging Buster...
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:51 pm
by Herec
Anybody know?
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:53 pm
by Herec
Just wondering about this again. Its either this or possibly the new pinstripe replica that is in the works.
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:55 pm
by Dr.HI-TONE
I asked Buster, he didn't know. It is very likely that the material hasn't been made for decades.
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Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:04 pm
by Herec
Gah! Foiled again.
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:21 pm
by Vintageheadbox
Are there any good pics of this grill cloth?
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:41 pm
by Dr.HI-TONE
not a great pic, but a great cab. It is the only pic I have of it, maybe the owner can take a close up of the grille cloth????
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Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:45 pm
by Vintageheadbox
Thats some interesting grill cloth right there Aup close pic would be great.. What era cab is this.. Im learning...lol
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Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:49 pm
by Dr.HI-TONE
that cab is a late 1960's. There are several pics of Pete Townshend with them circa late 1968-early/mid 1969.
there are some good shots of them in the 1969 Rolling Stones R&R Circus..............When the WHO stole the show!
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:58 pm
by Vintageheadbox
I really like Petes sound back then and the Who overall . The cab to the left and the one below What era are those. Or are they from the same era with just some goofy fadding on the lower one grill cloth?
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:02 am
by Dr.HI-TONE
the lower two are the standard style from 1970 -1981
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:21 am
by shakti
Bumping an old thread. Is there any way to contact the owner of this cab? Those early herringbone cabs are really rare, and I would love to have it fully documented.
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:12 pm
by shakti
Nudging this one again...this is the only example of an original Herringbone Hiwatt cab I've seen other than in old Who stage photos. Is there any way to get more details about the cab and the speakers? What was the model designation - SE4121, SE4122 or SE4123...or all of them? Did they ever come with 14000 gauss Fanes, or was the 17000 gauss model the only 50W type at this time (presumably '68 or early to mid '69)?
Re: Herringbone Grill Cloth (Paging Buster)
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:26 pm
by buster
Hi.
Go here.
http://hiwatt.org/RegCabs.php
Cab number 1194.