VOX 1968 SUPER BERKLEY lll Model V-4083 2-10" CELESTION BLUE BULLDOG CABINET on FRAME w/WHEELS ORIGINAL CLEAN

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Based on the serial number, specific model codes, and speaker details provided, this 2-10" cabinet is a mid-to-late 1960s Vox Berkeley Piggyback Stack. This configuration consists of the Vox V-4083 2x10" Speaker Cabinet paired with its original chrome swivel trolley frame on wheels and original UK-made Celestion/Jennings Blue Label 7724 speakers. Below are the detailed historical and technical specifications for these specific components.

Vox V-4083 2x10" Speaker Cabinet Specs:

The V-4083 cabinet was manufactured by the Thomas Organ Company in Sepulveda, California. It was explicitly designed for the transistorized Berkeley II (V1081) and Berkeley III (V1083) solid-state amplifier heads.

• Cabinet Model: V-4083
• Enclosure Style: Open-backed design (typically features a central oval-shaped or horizontal cutout for acoustic projection).
• Materials: 3/4" fir plywood top, bottom, and side panels; particle board front baffle and back panels. Wrapped in classic black basketweave Vox Tolex.
• Grille Cloth: Black Vox diamond pattern grille cloth or early "Blue Weave" pattern depending on the exact year transition.
• Inputs: Features a 3-pin XLR speaker jack input on the back panel, requiring a specialized male-to-male XLR speaker cable to connect to the head.
• Total Impedance: Wired for 4 Ohms or 8 Ohms total load (depending on the internal parallel wiring of the specific production run).

Celestion / Jennings "Blue Label" 7724 Speakers

The Celestion 7724 is a famous 10" speaker choice highly sought after by collectors. During the mid-1960s transition, Jennings Musical Industries (JMI Vox UK) shipped these British-made components to Thomas Organ in the US.

• Manufacturer: Celestion (UK) for JMI / Jennings / Vox.
• Model/Frame Number: #7724 stamped on the unpainted steel chassis.
• Aesthetics: Known as the "Blue Label" or "Blue Bulldog" speaker due to the distinct blue and silver Vox sticker applied to the back of the magnet plate.
• Magnet Type: Ceramic magnet fastened directly to the frame with three flathead screws.
• Voice Coil: 1-inch voice coil.
• Cone: Eight-rib "NIB" paper cone.
• Power Handling: Rated at approximately 15 Watts Max per speaker.
• Impedance: 8 Ohms per speaker (typically wired in parallel or series to match the solid-state head's required load). "piggyback" aesthetic is defined by the inclusion of this tubular frame.

• Construction: Heavy-duty, chrome-plated tubular steel.
• Functionality: A swivel design that allows the cabinet to tilt back for better sound dispersion on stage.
• Mounting: Includes the essential side-mounting wing-bolts and clamps designed to firmly lock the accompanying amplifier head onto the top bars of the trolley.
• Mobility: Equipped with four original ball-bearing casters/wheels.

Serial Number History (1109152)Vox/Thomas Organ used a 7-digit serialization system for their American-made lines.

• Serial numbers beginning with 110xxxx consistently pinpoint production to the 1967–1969 window.
• That places this cabinet right at the peak transition era between the Berkeley II and Berkeley III solid-state line.
• Pickup only at our shop unless special arrangements are made.
• Proper packing with labor, materials, weight, etc. will be expensive.
• We will give shipping quotes but prefer pickup here at Gordy's Music
• We do have pictured in this listing, the Vox 1960's Buckingham amp head . It is for sale at the following Reverb link in a different listing.
• https://reverb.com/item/101574745-vox-1966-buckingham-v-112-head-clean-original-tech-serviced-tone
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Visit our new secured still under construction website to see the long list of celebrity musicians and groups we have met and serviced in the past 40 years. 

NOTE: Too cool. Late last summer we shipped a 1967 MapleGlo Rickenbacker 6-12 Converter 'comb' guitar to Billy Corigan of Smashing Pumpkins! We also then shipped a vintage 50 watt Marshall head to L.A. studio-touring guitarist extraodinaire, Michael Landau, and 2 vintage guitars to Jack White's organization down in Nashville just a few days before his 50th. birthday! mmm? Add 'The Kentucky Head Hunters' to the list, just sold Greg a cool little 50's Valco tube combo amp!

Gordy's Music has become a Detroit institution! Our shop was used as a filming location for a few films like "Miracle in Motor City" a Christmas movie on Lifetime (featuring Smoky Robinson). We've supplied gear for movies including "Bill & Ted Face The Music" with Keanu Reeves. We've got decades of celebrity customers, including recent visits from Beck, Eric Johnson, and we recently sold Billy Joel's bassist a cool Gibson SG he is in love with. One day a while back Andre 3000 and his group stopped in to browse as they were playing Masonic Temple that night and right after that we sold an old oil can Morley Wah Vibrato pedal to Credence Clearwater Revival's thee John Fogerty!

We are having and have had a lot of fun here at Gordy's Music! I was just remembering about 35 years ago a tour bus pulled up to our little shop, and who rolls right in and hangs out for an hour? Lenny Kravitz and his entire group, right about the same time I was selling many guitars to and chauffeuring around Dee Dee Ramone who had an apartment a block down from my house.