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150 sources are wired into the archive row by row. Every row on every page names the source it came from.

Maker’s own material · 11
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Mesa/Boogie — Amplitude archives

legacy.mesaboogie.com · cited by 67 rows

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Ampeg — official knowledge base

ampeg.com · cited by 66 rows

Maker’s own material
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Peavey — official manual archive — serial number dating guide

assets.peavey.com · cited by 16 rows

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Standel — maker history

standelamps.com · cited by 6 rows

Maker’s own material
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Fender — official support (amp dating)

support.fender.com · cited by 3 rows

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Orange — official support

orangeamps.com

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Peavey — tech notes

peavey.com

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Peavey — official serial lookup

secure.peavey.com

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Sunn — current maker

sunnamps.com

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Magnatone — current maker support page

www.magnatoneusa.com

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Mesa/Boogie — support

www.mesaboogie.com

Maker’s own material
Reference works · 39
493

Blue Book of Guitar Values — Fender tube-chart date codes

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 493 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — gibson

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 64 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — gretsch

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 46 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — fender

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 38 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — valco

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 32 rows

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Vintage Guitar magazine

www.vintageguitar.com · cited by 25 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — ampeg

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 21 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — kustom

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 20 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — marshall

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 20 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — peavey

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 20 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — premier

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 20 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — orange

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 18 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — vox

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 18 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — mesa boogie

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 17 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — sunn

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 16 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — sunn

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 14 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — hiwatt

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 13 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — gibson

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 12 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — premier

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 12 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — hiwatt

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 11 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — kustom

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 11 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — gretsch

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 10 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — silvertone

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 10 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — supro

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 10 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — traynor

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 10 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — vox

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 10 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — traynor

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 9 rows

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Vintage Guitar magazine

www.vintageguitar.com · cited by 9 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — dating tools (PDF)

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 8 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — standel

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 7 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — marshall

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 7 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — magnatone

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 5 rows

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Stringjoy — Sunn amplifier history

stringjoy.com · cited by 5 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — magnatone

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 3 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — Fender transformer date codes

bluebookofguitarvalues.com · cited by 3 rows

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Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org · cited by 2 rows

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Schematic Heaven — date codes

schematicheaven.net · cited by 1 rows

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Blue Book of Guitar Values — silvertone

bluebookofguitarvalues.com

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Vintage Guitar magazine

www.vintageguitar.com

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Archives · 3
35

Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) — snapshot of www.ampwares.com

web.archive.org · cited by 35 rows

Archives
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Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) — snapshot of www.ampwares.com

web.archive.org · cited by 4 rows

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Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)

web.archive.org

Archives
Specialist research & community · 97
456

ggjaguar — Fender amp research (Gagliano series) — Part 6

www.ggjaguar.com · cited by 456 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vox AC30 — dateable amplifiers register — dateable AC30/AC15 list

www.voxac30.org.uk · cited by 185 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vox AC30 — dateable amplifiers register — the 11xxx series

www.voxac30.org.uk · cited by 77 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vintage Orange Amplification — technical info

www.vintageorangeamplification.com · cited by 62 rows

Specialist research & community
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Amp Archives — Marshall serial numbers

www.amparchives.com · cited by 59 rows

Specialist research & community
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Stratopastor — dating Rivera-era Fender amps

www.stratopastor.org.uk · cited by 58 rows

Specialist research & community
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Superior Music — Fender dating page

www.superiormusic.com · cited by 48 rows

Specialist research & community
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hiwatt.org — Hiwatt dates & history

hiwatt.org · cited by 37 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vintage Kustom — collector forum & charts

www.vintagekustom.com · cited by 35 rows

Specialist research & community
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Orange Field Guide — dating page

www.orangefieldguide.com · cited by 33 rows

Specialist research & community
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Found Sound (Ampeg & Mesa dating guides)

foundsound.com.au · cited by 28 rows

Specialist research & community
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Bygone Tones — Celestion date codes & Plexi checks

www.bygonetones.com · cited by 24 rows

Specialist research & community
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Hendrix Guitars — Fender & Vox date codes

www.hendrixguitars.com · cited by 17 rows

Specialist research & community
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0rigami — Traynor dates

www.0rigami.com · cited by 15 rows

Specialist research & community
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NTNU — JTM100 evolution study

roef.folk.ntnu.no · cited by 13 rows

Specialist research & community
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guitarhq — pot & EIA date codes

guitarhq.com · cited by 12 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vox Showroom — dating Vox equipment

www.voxshowroom.com · cited by 11 rows

Specialist research & community
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Bygone Tones — Celestion date codes & Plexi checks

www.bygonetones.com · cited by 6 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1484

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 5 rows

Specialist research & community
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Gretsch forum — dating Gretsch & Valco amps

gretsch.forumactif.com · cited by 4 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1472

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 4 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1485

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 4 rows

Specialist research & community
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Les Paul Forum — GA-40 dating thread

www.lespaulforum.com · cited by 3 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1482

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 3 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1483

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 3 rows

Specialist research & community
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Vintage 47 Amps — Valco research

www.vintage47amps.com · cited by 3 rows

Specialist research & community
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ampwares — vintage amplifier reference

ampwares.com · cited by 2 rows

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Gibson forum — GA-series dating threads

forum.gibson.com · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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ggjaguar — Fender amp research (Gagliano series) — Part 5

www.ggjaguar.com · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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Hendrix Guitars — Fender & Vox date codes

www.hendrixguitars.com · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1336

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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Silvertone World — model 1396

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1432

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1434

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1463

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1481

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 2 rows

Specialist research & community
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Amp Archives — Marshall serial numbers

www.amparchives.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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reverb.com

reverb.com · cited by 1 rows

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True Vintage Guitar — dating a Fender amp

truevintageguitar.com · cited by 1 rows

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1

Vintage Fender Amp Repair — date codes

vintagefenderamprepair.com · cited by 1 rows

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www.ebay.com

www.ebay.com · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1344

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1433

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1448

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1457

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1464

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1471

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1473

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Silvertone World — model 1474

www.silvertoneworld.net · cited by 1 rows

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Orange Amp Guide — timeline

orangeampguide.atspace.com

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Traynor Talk — collector notes

www.lynx.net

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Found Sound (Ampeg & Mesa dating guides)

foundsound.com.au

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hiwatt.org — Hiwatt dates & history

hiwatt.org

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mhuss — Hiwatt history

mhuss.com

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Silvertone World

www.silvertoneworld.net

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Superior Music — Fender dating page

www.superiormusic.com

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Vintage Silvertones gallery

www.vintagesilvertones.com

Specialist research & community
What the archive will not do with a source

It does not copy a source's photographs or tables wholesale, it does not turn a single forum anecdote into a range (those stay marked unofficial), and it does not date an amp from a code the source itself calls unreliable.