Repro serial number stampings on repro plates
1990s and later
Updated August 2025
A small photo page on the repro stampings found on a number "repro" plates. The identity of the two men who made those presented as types (2) and (3) below is known.
(2) evidently made by someone who knew something of Vox amps, though by choosing impossible numbers, he may have been protecting himself from potential complaint. His name will not be given for the time being.
(3), the most sophisticated, unlikely to have been produced by Eric Snowball (a former JMI employer and owner of E.S.E. Music in Maidstone), as previously suggested however. These plates, many faked with numbers in the 5000s and 6000s. were made up by a fabricator still in business - beware!
The types below are by no means exhaustive. There are obviously also a number of unique home-made stampings at large.
(1) Just nuts
As signalled a little while ago, the original plate with this number still exists:
(2) Tall and spindly
Currently on an AC30 Expanded Frequency in the USA.
On the back panel of an AC30X cab sold a while ago. A small picture, but evidently 22279 TB in the same tall and spindly stamping.
Also 5014T on a black panel AC30/6, a complete nonsense of course, the picture too small to be worth including.
(3) Curly and spiky
Two sets of stamps were used to produce these, one for "AC30", the other for the number itself in the second panel. Unlikely to have been made/provided by Eric Snowball, as previously stated. A fabricator still in business is the source. Numbers in the 5000s and 6000s are common.
Repro plates artificially "aged". Numbers 5802, 6344(?), and 6603.
Fake Vox UL430 plate. The story surrounding the "appearance" of this 430 was utter hogwash.
Also to mention AC30 Twin, stamped in the same manner as above, serial number 15224. Photo to follow in due course.
(4) Probable one-offs
A random selection of what are probably one-off stampings on repro plates. The AC2 stamping is not a bad attempt. The less said about the plate the better though.
