Creative Edge Music

I recently picked up a Marshall 1960A 4x12 Guitar Cab that was missing a side handle.  The guy who sold it to me on craigslist was nice enough to order replacement handles as part of the deal, and I was looking forward to installing them for the past few weeks.  Finally, today I went over to my father-in-law's shop and made it happen. Marshall has been using plastic side handles on these cabs as a matter of routine for years and years.  Since they use plastic, it's no surprise that they break often.  Plastic simply can't hold up to heavy road use and abuse like metal.  In fact, today I went to another guy's house from craigslist to check out another 1960A with the same issue -- a missing handle, on the other side of the cab compared to the one I purchased a few weeks ago.  Funny how these iconic guitar cabs, loaded with the well-known Celestion G12T-75 speakers and all, staples of rock and roll for ages now, have brittle plastic handles installed from t...