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Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:46 pm
by GattonFan
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:59 pm
by dubtrub
Outstanding & Congratulations!
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:13 pm
by Veenture
Hey, great news that you got her Dennis! ....congrats! Is it a tube amp?
[ edit: ...oops

...it says "SOLID STATE" on the panel]
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:14 pm
by MWaldorf
Looks great - congratulations!
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:37 pm
by GattonFan
Thanks, everyone - I just had the back off - looks like it had never been opened. 15" Jensen s.n 220643 - Alas, no autographs inside this one. The footswitch plug needs work - looks like the wires either have been cut, or just broke loose from the solder joints. But, man, sounds pretty good - deep springy reverb, and nice fuzz tone ...

Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:19 pm
by Sarah93003
GattonFan wrote:Thanks, everyone - I just had the back off - looks like it had never been opened. 15" Jensen s.n 220643 - Alas, no autographs inside this one. The footswitch plug needs work - looks like the wires either have been cut, or just broke loose from the solder joints. But, man, sounds pretty good - deep springy reverb, and nice fuzz tone ...

I would love to hear some sound clips of this one! Congratulations on a great find!
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:47 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
Big Congrats Dennis!

Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:30 pm
by Veenture
GattonFan wrote:...//... Anyone care to venture a guess as to dating this thing? Pix ...

Dennis, let me take a shot at it. You mention
15" Jensen s.n 220643 ...well, "220" is the code for Jensen and "643" translates to the 43rd. week in the 6th year of the decade (I'm at a loss here which decade*) that is, if I understood correctly what I was reading on the website
http://www.provide.net/~cfh/pots.html handbrake pointed out to us in a different thread
* probably the decade they started making transistor amps I venture to guess...
Adam (dorckrock), any ideas?
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:47 pm
by dorkrockrecords
Veenture & GattonFan -
I think that Jensen date code actually reads as the 43rd week of 1966.
Adam
Re: Model-400 - Something Went right for me!!
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:53 pm
by Veenture
1966...wow...that seems a nice early date, Dennis has got himself a little treasure there!
