Does anyone know what the difference is between the Altec 418 and 418B 15" guitar speakers? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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I'm not sure it's as clear cut as A, B, C, etc. Altec often made incremental changes. And older and newer models can have either frame.
Generally, as amps got bigger, changes were made, mostly to increase power handling.
I would look more at date codes. I suspect the best sounding 418's would be pre-1974. But then again, often they can have replaced cones. Guitar speakers get blown up a lot.
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Thanks. The date code for my 418 is 391221, which I believe is 1962 and appears to be all original.
1972
Last edited by bowtie427ss; May 11th, 2021 at 06:28 AM.
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1969 supposed catalog on FeePay shows the 418b.
VINTAGE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CATALOG #10105 -1969 ALTEC SOUND SYSTEMS - MICROPHONE | eBay
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