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Dude you have helped me out so much! So they couldn't of came together but according to the code, this means it was from 1959 right? Here's the code, 220919. Found another code a few inches from that, that read P12R-C6427-2. Just the serial number for the speaker?

Yes the speaker dates to 1959 ...

I have an M-9 amp from around the same vintage, circa 1957 serial no. S8147. It's on the Register. As yours has a Jensen speaker, there should be a six-digit date code on that speaker, begins with 220. 4th digit is year, last two are week of production.

I would agree it is highly likely the amp ...

I bought a B-22 amp (in the register) from the original owner. He told me that he had bought the amp in the late 1950's (with a 360 Capri that he no longer had), so the time frame seems right for the your amp having been bought at the same time as the guitar.

They make a great couple! 8)



So do ...

What's crazy is the strings that you see in the pictures were on that guitar when I first opened it up meaning they had to of been putting pressure on the neck for all those years considering they're not coiled like the strings you typically see today. Yet the neck is barely, and mean barely warped.

So I got this amp and guitar about a year ago from my great uncle who had it sitting in his garage since 1987. Now I know the guitar was made in 1957 and its a 450 combo Cloverfield Green. But the amp has been a bit of a mystery. The model is an m-9. Speaker in it is a Jensen. I'm guessing this is ...