Amp Head Case

Sick…

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

I’m old… I’m gonna say thanks… :)

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

Looks good. What kind of amp is that? Kind of looks like a Marshall.
JJ

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

It’s a clone of a Marshall model 1986 (50w Bass Plexi)

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

Ron,

This looks pretty good to me. The wood combination and grain is just gorgeous.

Well done. I am sure that your friend will love it.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Sweeeeeet!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

What a great idea. Somehow you should get the name of the amp manufacturer where the Marshall logo would be. Maybe an inlay. As a guy that has seen his unfair share of musical equiptment, this really grabs my imagination. Great work

-- surfdude

That rocks! Er…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

very cool. Nice workmanship. Looks very nice.

-- JJohn

nice work … awesome

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Looks great to me! Nice wood selection.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Looks great. Is there enough ventilation to keep it from overheating?

The jury is still out as to ventilation. I’ve got a bunch of drill bits ready just in case.

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

That is sweet. I sure hope that aint heading for regular bar gigs. I’d hate to see that covered with spilt beer, groupie barf, and drunken roadie dents.

-- Use the fence Luke

Hi Ron;

That’s a beautiful piece of workmanship!!!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Doug-
You sound like you are all too familiar with Rock and Roll Glamour! I’m afraid that this is exactly where this piece is headed… hurts huh…

Thanks Lee.

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

I’d say you did that amp justice! Beautiful!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

That is VERY cool.

I took an old amp head and made it into a 2×12 combo out of oak plywood. I’ll be rebuilding it soon with Poplar and Purple heart…when I get the other 12 projects finished.

I hope mine comes out nearly as well as yours.

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

Thats beautiful. A cabinetmaker friend of mine wants to make some 1×12 cabs out of Baltic birch with finger jointer corners. Nice work!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

I’ve been wanting to do a project like this for a bass amp. I was thinking about doing a rebuild on like an old ampeg amp. Yours is awesome!!

-- Steve-o

Very cool!

As someone else noted, I hope that baby is captive to a studio.

As I remember, most tube heads had vent slots in the bottom. If you’ve got those, the amp should cool through the holes in the back.

What kind of glue are you going to use to attach the vinyl or carpet? <ducking>

-- - Please help keep Lumberjocks an enjoyable escape by refusing to participate in political discussions. Simply spit out the bait and ignore the thread...

Very nice. I have a Pignose G40 that I want to do this with. Mainly so I can make a 2×10 speaker cab for it to sit on. Haven’t decided what wood to use yet. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Looks great what’s an Akeda jig??? Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Thank you-
An Akeda Jig is just one of a variety of Dovetail jigs available on the market. It has semi-fixed spacing at 1/8” increments and allows for quick, easy, reproducable set-ups of dovetails or finger/box joints…geez, I sound like a commercial…
Good to hear from a Scot! I was just in Edinburgh last week. Rained…

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA