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03-12-2011, 01:55 PM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | Funky White Hot GK 210
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Here's the story. I bought this GK BLX210 to leave at my drummer's house for practice. It was literally brand new in November 2010. We took a little hiatus over the holidays, and when I went back to pick it up (drummer changed jobs and was moving to Charlotte) his cat had decided that it was a scratching post and had ripped the carpet off of the back.
awesome.... 
well, I've never liked rat fur anyway so I decided to re-tolex this bad boy in a light cream colored vinyl which actually looks pretty Badass, but due to some other recent gear acquisition, Mrs. Rocket says this has to go.
This was my first re-covering attempt, so it's not perfect, but it is functional and solid.
It's not really worth it to ship, but I thought if anyone in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area would want it, I'd put it up here for sale. It's going on CL too for $125 or trade, so how about $100 for TalkBassers.
I'm also plenty interested in trades for items of similar value. Nothing in particular in mind, so if you have a trade idea, run it by me.
Here are some pics:  
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03-12-2011, 02:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: north carolina | | | was just looking at this on craigslist! whats the weight on this?
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03-12-2011, 03:13 PM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | ~58 lbs
You could certainly shave a few pounds off with neo speakers.
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03-14-2011, 02:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC | | Looks awesome in white! Seems to be a nice job. To bad your not in NYC I'd be there in 5 min!! Good luck bump 
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03-14-2011, 05:19 PM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by cyclomatic Looks awesome in white! Seems to be a nice job. To bad your not in NYC I'd be there in 5 min!! Good luck bump | Thanks! It's certainly not a perfect job, but it does look way cooler in white than it ever did in rat fur.  |
03-14-2011, 05:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Orleans | | | Damn, wanna come to Nawlin's and drop it off?........Hurricanes on me......LOL.....
Good luck with the sale......someone needs to scoop this up......
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03-14-2011, 06:10 PM
| | | | grrrr... I want this too! hit me up on a PM if you decide you want to ship it.
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03-14-2011, 06:23 PM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | It's probably not worth shipping. I will reiterate however that I'm totally up for trades for anything in the same cash range. Pedals, etc... |
03-16-2011, 09:23 AM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | Still around. Hmm, what sort of trades might be interesting? Pe-amp tubes? Pedals? Non bass related paraphernalia? |
03-17-2011, 08:05 PM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | Late St Patrick's day decision making. $75 takes it for TBers in the area. |
03-17-2011, 08:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore,MD USA | | | Damn!
Looks good enough from here.
What's the ohmage?
Have a happy St. Patty's.
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03-17-2011, 11:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, TX | | | I'd be all over it if I weren't in west texas. |
03-17-2011, 11:42 PM
|  | This is what happens, Larry... | | Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH. | | That does look hot! Very nice, man!
Did going from rat fur to tolex have any effect on tone that you could hear?
I'm contemplating this kind of alteration on my cab now 
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03-18-2011, 12:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca | | | Those look great!
My wifes cats (3) completely tore up both my SWR cabs. "Rat Fur" describes it perfectly... Then they tore up all the foam on my new auralux great gramma isolator and had a go at my PA speaker and monitor bags as well.... I was so pissed off I rented a small storage area down the street where all my good gear goes between gigs and rehearsals since nothing is safe at home... here's why I'm still married: she felt so bad she bought me a new Bergantino Ae212 to make up for it... So far the cats have no interest in Bergs!
Anyway, I think I'll try something like this with the SWRs... Any tips for someone who has never attempted anything like this before? did you just jump in or did you already know bit of what you were doing? any on line resources?
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03-18-2011, 09:51 AM
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03-18-2011, 10:13 AM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | | and replied...
As far as your question mglabrie, I just jumped in after reading on the internet. Removing the rat fur is the hardest part. I just searched for advice on re-tolexing a cab on google and waded through that info. nothing in particular though. |
03-19-2011, 01:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX | | | If you were near Houston it would be sold. Nice job on the cover. |
03-19-2011, 08:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore,MD USA | | | 4 or 8 ohms?
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03-19-2011, 09:07 AM
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builder: Baddy 1 Shoe Pedals | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, NC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Edward G. 4 or 8 ohms? | 8 ohms |
03-19-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmy rocket and replied...
As far as your question mglabrie, I just jumped in after reading on the internet. Removing the rat fur is the hardest part. I just searched for advice on re-tolexing a cab on google and waded through that info. nothing in particular though. | Thanks for the info. Can't possibly turn out looking any worse than they are now. Good luck with the sell
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