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Fwiw the indicator of an older vs newer metal grille half back cab is the handle. Earlier cabs had a handle that was sort of rectangular albeit with rounded edges. The handle was silver and black in color and had a “Mesa” label on it. The newer cabs had the all black round handle (which were way more comfortable on the hands when lifting the cab - those rectangular handles were kind of brutal on your hands.
I’ve owned more than a few of the metal grille 4x12’s and 2x12’s over the years. Both the 4x12 bottom cabs and top cabs. Most common speakers in them are the EV12L’s, MS-12’s, and C90’s. Cabs could come with a mix of these speakers or be all the same speaker (you can only imagine how heavy a 4x12 loaded with four EV12’s would be)!
Last but not least Mesa made a metal grille half back 4x10. I’ve only seen one. It could have been a special order or a one of experimental cab. It had Celestion G10S-50’s up top and EVM-10L’s (or 10M’s) in the bottom. (Rivera might not have grabbed all the 10M’s. I still need to check which EV-10 was in that cab).
Of yeah I’ve also seen an EV “Force 12” too.
I’ve owned more than a few of the metal grille 4x12’s and 2x12’s over the years. Both the 4x12 bottom cabs and top cabs. Most common speakers in them are the EV12L’s, MS-12’s, and C90’s. Cabs could come with a mix of these speakers or be all the same speaker (you can only imagine how heavy a 4x12 loaded with four EV12’s would be)!
Last but not least Mesa made a metal grille half back 4x10. I’ve only seen one. It could have been a special order or a one of experimental cab. It had Celestion G10S-50’s up top and EVM-10L’s (or 10M’s) in the bottom. (Rivera might not have grabbed all the 10M’s. I still need to check which EV-10 was in that cab).
Of yeah I’ve also seen an EV “Force 12” too.
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