Any ideas on what this amp is?

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Any ideas on what this amp is?

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Co-worker was gifted this many moons ago, but no real idea what it is. So I though I'd run it by y'all.

https://imgur.com/zhsPwcn
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Nice 2 prong outlet. huh?

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It looks like a 1950's Fender Pro chassis that someone put in a box that they had lying around.
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It's exactly what it says on the Panel : a Fender Pro Amp. They were around in the early to mid 50s like 53-56. This looks like a wide-panel , which would be a 53 model. What makes you think the cab is not original? Looks correct to me...

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Excellent. Thanks very much for the info. Does the addition of the 2-prong outlet in the back make this a 'boutique' amp? Not sure who the 'Moore' person was, but obviously far ahead of their time.

Surely this thing is worth something ( outlet, Moore badge and original headshell notwithstanding)?

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Thats a Fender Pro housed in what I think is an Alamo Paragon amp cabinet from 1963.

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diddlybo wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:19 pm Thats a Fender Pro housed in what I think is an Alamo Paragon amp cabinet from 1963.

Damn, that is mighty specific. Very cool.
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I think its a modified Paragon head cab, based on the handle, the tolex and the metal corners.

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Guitarbilly wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:42 pm What makes you think the cab is not original? Looks correct to me...

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Walt said: When the hour is nigh & the lights are low & I got a toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth & my friends want to hear me play Into the Void or TNT or Cemetery Gates I plug my $600 guitar into my $150 amp and I am a Rawk gawd

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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