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    NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

    So last week a local fella posted this cabinet up on Facebook and I just sent him a message telling him I thought it was awesome but I had no way to swing it right now. He responded and quoted an unreal low price. I told him I still just didn't have the spare cash and then a few messages back and forth, and I ended up trading some odds and ends I had around the studio that I hadn't used in forever for this beautiful (well, awesome) cab!

    This is a 1968-1970 Leslie Model 16. These were developed in a partnership with Leslie and Fender specifically for guitarists and were the precursor to the Vibratone (in fact they're identical mechanically/electronically). I got to the guy's house, plugged it up, sure enough it worked! I got it home and took off the front grill (someone replaced the original grill cloth with some terrible black burlap-like material), the side vents, cleaned up the inside, oiled the motors (this was the first time it'd been fired up in years), did some tinkering to get both the slow and fast motors operating, and voila! It's beautiful.

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    Ignore the terrible playing. I was listening more than I was playing to see if everything was functioning properly.

    Link to YouTube since I've forgotten how to embed videos apparently!
    Last edited by CapoFirstFret; 05-07-2018, 05:41 PM.
    Originally posted by Jakob Dylan
    It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
    Originally posted by LesStrat
    Paris Hilton's psychiatrist... Now that's gotta be an easy job. Kinda like being an auto mechanic in an Amish community.
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  • #2
    Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

    cool score!

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    • #3
      Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

      Wow, awesome!
      Why don't you take your little Cobra Kais and get outta here?!
      My collaborative PROGRESSIVE ROCK PROJECT, As Follows.

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      • #4
        Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

        Awesome!
        Oh no.....


        Oh Yeah!

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        • #5
          Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

          Wow, those aren't so common. How much does it weigh?
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          • #6
            Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

            Originally posted by Mincer View Post
            Wow, those aren't so common. How much does it weigh?
            I was actually quite surprised by the weight on it considering the size. It weighs considerably less than my Super Reverb despite being much bigger. Suddenly makes it a possibility for live shows...though it is still huge.
            Originally posted by Jakob Dylan
            It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
            Originally posted by LesStrat
            Paris Hilton's psychiatrist... Now that's gotta be an easy job. Kinda like being an auto mechanic in an Amish community.

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            • #7
              Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

              and super reverbs are heavy as hell. not quite boogie heavy, but close enough

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              • #8
                Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                I rarely see these here in Australia. As soon as the word Leslie pops up on Gumtree, it's immediately overpriced and some undesirable model.
                Gear
                Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
                Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
                Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
                Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
                Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
                Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35

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                • #9
                  Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                  I was flabbergasted at the reasonable price. I'm going on vacation in a couple of weeks but as soon as I get back I'm going to be ordering some aged blackface Fender grillcloth (which to the best of my knowledge is what these had originally) and will be recovering it. I'm going to order enough to recover my Super as well while I'm at it (since it's grillcloth is ripped). I may order some new corners for it to and get it looking all fresh and clean.
                  Originally posted by Jakob Dylan
                  It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
                  Originally posted by LesStrat
                  Paris Hilton's psychiatrist... Now that's gotta be an easy job. Kinda like being an auto mechanic in an Amish community.

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                  • #10
                    Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                    Great find! Those are the definitive Leslies for guitar, IMO. One word- 'Badge.'
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                    "You should know better by now than to introduce science into a discussion of voodoo."
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                    • #11
                      Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                      Got a small update on this thing! I got my grill cloth in yesterday and gave it a go today. I'm pretty happy with the results considering this was my first attempt at doing grillcloth work ever.

                      Gonna order some new corners, screw eyelets and then try to track down an emblem. I may be stuck throwing a Fender emblem on here.


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                      Originally posted by Jakob Dylan
                      It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
                      Originally posted by LesStrat
                      Paris Hilton's psychiatrist... Now that's gotta be an easy job. Kinda like being an auto mechanic in an Amish community.

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                      • #12
                        Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                        That looks awesome next to the Super Reverb! Great choice of grill cloth.
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                        • #13
                          Re: NAD [Saturday] - Rotary Goodness!

                          Originally posted by Mincer View Post
                          That looks awesome next to the Super Reverb! Great choice of grill cloth.

                          It's actually really close to the original grill cloth that came on these since CBS bought both Fender and Leslie at the same time. They had the silverface grill cloth originally.
                          Originally posted by Jakob Dylan
                          It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
                          Originally posted by LesStrat
                          Paris Hilton's psychiatrist... Now that's gotta be an easy job. Kinda like being an auto mechanic in an Amish community.

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