Help identifying a Marshall 4x12

[Stramm8]

Billed as a 1975 Marshall. Non original speakers, MDF speaker baffle. Shell is all plywood. no tolex but a cool vibe. Also has Marshall branded caster cups on top but it just doesn’t look right. It’s a straight, bottom cab but the baffle is slanted?? Your thoughts?

 

[japetus]

It almost looks like at some point, someone replaced the baffle. Also looks like replaced handles. Hey, if it sounds good that's all that matters. What speakers are in it and what do they want for it?

 

[Racerxrated]

That is not a Marshall cab from England. It’s a cab assembled here but sold as a Marshall cab by the US distributor here when the distributor thought they could save money and not import the real deal.
Basically a shit cab that most pass on, came with eminence and not Celestion speakers. But, it might have changed speakers? I read it was Korg or unicord that owned Marshall distributorship here and put those together. Unless you love how it sounds I’d stay away.

 

[Stramm8]

That is not a Marshall cab from England. It’s a cab assembled here but sold as a Marshall cab by the US distributor here when the distributor thought they could save money and not import the real deal.
Basically a shit cab that most pass on, came with eminence and not Celestion speakers. But, it might have changed speakers? I read it was Korg or unicord that owned Marshall distributorship here and put those together. Unless you love how it sounds I’d stay away.

I figured it was something like that. I thought it could possible be a Park. I couldn’t identify the speakers that are in it; looked like old PA speakers or something. Thanks!

 

[Racerxrated]

That is not a Marshall cab from England. It’s a cab assembled here but sold as a Marshall cab by the US distributor here when the distributor thought they could save money and not import the real deal.
Basically a shit cab that most pass on, came with eminence and not Celestion speakers. But, it might have changed speakers? I read it was Korg or unicord that owned Marshall distributorship here and put those together. Unless you love how it sounds I’d stay away.

I figured it was something like that. I thought it could possible be a Park. I couldn’t identify the speakers that are in it; looked like old PA speakers or something. Thanks!

The old eminence had square magnets. You can always tell those from the baffle. Looks like those old Mesa cab baffles

 

[Stramm8]

That is not a Marshall cab from England. It’s a cab assembled here but sold as a Marshall cab by the US distributor here when the distributor thought they could save money and not import the real deal.
Basically a shit cab that most pass on, came with eminence and not Celestion speakers. But, it might have changed speakers? I read it was Korg or unicord that owned Marshall distributorship here and put those together. Unless you love how it sounds I’d stay away.

I figured it was something like that. I thought it could possible be a Park. I couldn’t identify the speakers that are in it; looked like old PA speakers or something. Thanks!

The old eminence had square magnets. You can always tell those from the baffle. Looks like those old Mesa cab baffles

Yep. This has the square magnets...

 

[stoneage cabs]

It is a Marshall "BIG M" cabinet. Made in USA, New York, iirc, circa late 70's.

 

[Scumback Speakers]

It is a Marshall "BIG M" cabinet. Made in USA, New York, iirc, circa late 70's.

Correct, I had one like this in 1975 along with my first Marshall head. It sounded weird. Only later did I figure out what went wrong with the tone when I found the Eminence speakers with square magnets. Goofy cab, goofy sound.

 

[harddriver]

It is a Marshall "BIG M" cabinet. Made in USA, New York, iirc, circa late 70's.

Correct, I had one like this in 1975 along with my first Marshall head. It sounded weird. Only later did I figure out what went wrong with the tone when I found the Eminence speakers with square magnets. Goofy cab, goofy sound.

These guys along with Racer spotted it correctly. Marshall/Unicord was trying to save money on the importing of Marshall English cabs but they never took off, I wonder why... The Big "M" I had one for years in the mid 80's and it was in mint condition, I thought I got a grat deal at the time, little did I know... even if you load it with quality speakers it still sounded like shit.... There Jim I said it... you were being nice with the adjectives WEIRD and GOOFY!

I never tried to pass it off as an English Marshall either. I did leave the solitary script M in the lower left corner on the baffleboard when I resold it. I think I got 400 bucks for it with good speakers in it.

The MDF and the construction was not and never will be a true baltic birch MARSHALL factory cab, it should have very smooth levant tolex that is even smoother than early 70's Marshall levant tolex and the handles should have big U at the top for Unicord and I think it was 8 ohms if I remember correctly. Unless you get it given to you it is worth nothing sonically, at least tom my ears. George at Metro has one and he likes it, I doubt he is running the Eminence speakers, you might too... but I doubt it.

 

[Scumback Speakers]

These guys along with Racer spotted it correctly. Marshall/Unicord was trying to save money on the importing of Marshall English cabs but they never took off, I wonder why... The Big "M" I had one for years in the mid 80's and it was in mint condition, I thought I got a grat deal at the time, little did I know... even if you load it with quality speakers it still sounded like shit.... There Jim I said it... you were being nice with the adjectives WEIRD and GOOFY!

harddriver: Ok, fine! It sounded like crap, but it wasn't until later on that I knew why it did. But yeah, the materials, construction and those square magnet Emi's sounded like ass. There, I said it. LOL

(Can't let you have all the fun, although I am mellowing in my old age...)