Nice work Wilko! Can you superimpose the Style I combo from this pic (credit Bobby V) to confirm it matches the dimensions of EC's amp?
Without a reference dimension, no, I can't confirm any dimensions.
In the photos I used, I had two amps that are the same. For a style one, I don't know if the baffle is the same size, or if it's smaller due to the outer box rim...
I can see if the grill and panel are similar, but for smaller dimensions he rate of error increases.
I'm sure Eric would remember if it was 2x12 or 4x10 having had the amp custom made for him and using it many times, loading it in and out of
his car.
I've had tons of gear over the years and remember them all.
Unless he's memory is totally fried ?......... He might still have it stored among his vast collection and is keeping shtum
Got it. I was referring to overall dimensions...my guess is that EC's amp was 30" x 24", which theoretically matches the overall dimensions of the Style I combo (also 30" x 24"). If you superimposed the Style I combo from Bobby V's pic over EC's amp in the original photo, my guess is that they'd "match" in overall dimensions (or at least be very close in the Height / Width ratio). But I can't really try it myself since I don't own Photoshop or decent photo editing software.
Great thread!! Keep it coming, so interesting!!
Well it started of interesting but discussing if its 28" or 29.4" wide is getting a bit boring IMO.
I still can't believe that this was a custom order to fit in his car. In all the photos shown it looks a big beast to me.
Let's not forget that EC's first car was a 1938 Cadillac Fleetwood....a huge car with a huge boot/trunk. I believe that's what he owned during his Bluesbreaker days.
Nice work Wilko! Can you superimpose the Style I combo from this pic (credit Bobby V) to confirm it matches the dimensions of EC's amp?
But unfortunately not big enough for a stack:lol
Somewhere on YT is a british blues documentary with film footage of Clapton with the BB amp. It revealed that the amp did indeed have a JTM45 Tremolo chassis - clearly showed eight knobs.
Viewable here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dtvxd?GK_FACEBOOK_OG_HTML5=1
If you mean the section at about 26:45 where they talk about Clapton's combo, then the footage is a mock-up of vintage footage of Clapton, along with new, "made-to-look-old" footage of a bone stock 1962 reissue combo. It tells us nothing about Clapton's actual amp.