oh oh! let me flex on this...
i used to own one of Sykes' weird ass custom 4x12's from the 80's that Rik from Wizard made for him. It was THICK wood probably 18 ply like Orange, if wasn't just solid wood. not 100% sure. the back was totally sealed. no screws, just glued together and finished over. no tolex... it was painted black. front loaded with the old Hiwatt style slanted front baffle that is a vertical slant, not the usual horizontal slant. and yes, 4 of the sweetest sounding 65's i've ever had. DUMB ASS ME got rid of it (i was in my early 20s...didn't know better) because it did weight a million pounds and had no wheels. There is video of him with these on stage out there. i remember it being well balanced, and TIGHT/STIFF low end.
this has nothing to do with the original question, but its still an interesting piece of Sykes / Wizard amps history.
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