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Mon, 23 August 2021 10:42

MrShake
Messages: 22
Registered: August 2021

Junior Member

Hello, everyone. Sorry if this has been addressed, but I've searched extensively through the board's archives and can't find a solid specific answer, perhaps I'm overlooking.

Was anyone who was fortunate enough to speak with Bud directly ever able to find out the history of Woodson? I have a Woodson monitor cabinet I've wondered about for a number of years. I seem to have read conflicting stories, for instance that Mike Woodson, Bud's brother-in-law ran it, or that it was named after a neighboring county to Chanute, that it was a sly side brand like Kasino, or even that was a post-Baldwin way to use up old stock. I've even heard rumor that some Kustom employees were involved in the production. The styling and design (especially the serial plates) are undeniably Kustom-like, but I'd love to see if there's any specific information out there, for instance, regarding the transition between the Missouri tagged units and the Oklahoma tagged ones.

With my cabinet having 1974 speakers in it, would Woodson have been one of Bud's moves after he left Kustom, as a way to transition the resources he had from the company into a new brand to compete with the new owners of Kustom?

I've always assumed my "2-12WM" Woodson cabinet assumed was a 16 ohm monitor cab, but have never been able to find anything further about it. Once I cross the line and have enough posts to be allowed to post links, I'd be happy to share some links to photos of this cab, I've never seen a model with the "M" designation.

Thanks in advance, always a pleasure to learn more!

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