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05-30-2011, 10:37 AM
|  | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Bass cab grill covers?
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Anyone still do this? Lets get some pics! I want to see all cabs with custom fabric grill covers!
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05-30-2011, 10:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | what kind of covers? ALL bass cabs have either a fabric covering, or metal grilles. You just want the metal grilles? Mesa Powerhouse for one.
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05-30-2011, 10:51 AM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Looking for the guys that put custom fabric over the front of there cabs! Seen a guy sat with a fabric grill cover of a bear looked kinda wierd but cool. |
05-30-2011, 12:50 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mc_muench  Just finished it tonight...I LOVE IT! 
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Ampeg SVT115e cab | Hope this works this is what i am talking about! |
05-30-2011, 12:54 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ursus Tyrannus Killer, thats the way to do it man, quick, easy, and fun. Looks very cool, I like it a lot.
I used a ladies scarf.  | And this! |
05-30-2011, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: austin,tx | | | That stuff's pretty cool. I don't have pics to share but you can sometimes find pretty neat grillcloth patterns on old junk organs. Looks kinda furniture-ish. Goes well with stuff other than the typical black coverings. |
05-30-2011, 01:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada | | I guess I'm old school. I want my equipment to be as unobtrusive as possible. I feel that the audience should be concentrating their attention on me as a performer rather than what my speaker cabinets look like.
That said each and every one of us is free to perform as we feel and if that includes "custom" finishes more power to you! 
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05-30-2011, 01:44 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | To each his own but it sure does break up the monotony.
Think that is how you spell it! |
05-30-2011, 08:37 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Also anyone have any cool painting on there grill? |
05-31-2011, 01:19 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Bump there must be more out there! |
05-31-2011, 05:25 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5230309_n.jpg
Found a painted one!
Nevermind it wont let me access. But is three cabs painted in a mario theme. Maybe someone can link a pic that works!
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06-02-2011, 07:48 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Last try bump! |
06-02-2011, 10:23 PM
| | | Buck up Fuzzy, I've been searchin eBay for cheapo scarves, shawls, wraps, and table cloths to make another grill cover for the Genz Benz.
Here's some contenders.   
I'm not in love with anything I've found yet, well, there was a Versace shawl that was amazing but it sold for over $200 so that was not gonna happen. Too bad, I really did like it but $20 is about all I can spare for this project. All I need is just the right piece of material.
Any one got any ideas for customizing the Genz Benz CHEAP lay it on me. I would prefer to match it to the Peavey in some general way. I thought about painting the front of the cab and grille bright contrasting colors or maybe utilizing various stencils but nothing I can do with paint would have the multitude of colors, intricate design, or be as easy as making another cloth cover. Plus I'm kinda messy with paint, dont wanna paint the speaker...speaking of which, I wonder if you can paint rat fur? Hummmm.... 
I think this is the photo you were referencing that you had trouble getting to post. 
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06-02-2011, 10:30 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | Thanks so you have the peavey that i found. Also go to a fabric store that is were i found the fabricthat i am working on installing on my cab now. Hope to have pics soon! |
06-02-2011, 11:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA | | | I hope these fabrics are more transparent to air flow than they look. But I can appreciate the urge to decorate. Whatever trips yer trigger, I guess... |
06-03-2011, 04:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: maryland | | I used to have this on one of my cabs back in the day. my son likes the look, so he drapes it over his rig.  |
06-03-2011, 08:08 AM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | 1n3 do you think air flow will be much of a problem. Looking at the ampeg covers they are pretty thick! |
06-03-2011, 12:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fuzzy beard 1n3 do you think air flow will be much of a problem. Looking at the ampeg covers they are pretty thick! | It's common to specify the percentage of open area for grill materials. Obviously, as you progress from 100% (nothing) to 0% (solid) the audible effect increases.
The vivid colors of these fabrics makes me wonder about the percentage of open area. There may be other important factors, such as total area and fabric weight. And the effect on sound probably varies with frequency, with high frequencies more affected than lows.
But if you like the way it looks, and the way it sounds... cool. |
06-03-2011, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 1n3 The vivid colors of these fabrics makes me wonder about the percentage of open area. There may be other important factors, such as total area and fabric weight. And the effect on sound probably varies with frequency, with high frequencies more affected than lows. | Elasticity and the density of the weave seem to be the most important factors. I cant put it into words but I know what works when I feel the material with my hands.
The first one I ever did was for a combo amp, the material was too thick, not enough air flow I guess. In a fairly short amount of time it stretched out and began to flap and ripple. At higher volumes certain frequencies caused it to vibrate so vigorously as to create a noticeable buzzing noise. I believe I used a large cotton bandanna. I re-did it with some synthetic stretchy material and it worked fine.
The one pictured was done in '92 and saw heavy gigging for several years with virtually no visible wear and zero streching.
The materials that work best (for me) are feather light with a medium weave and mildly strechy. When held up to the light the colors look pale, almost see-through, but because no light is showing through on the amp side you cant tell how transparent it is and the colors are darker, more vibrant. And they have no noticeable effect on the sound.
Its stupid easy to make these custom grills, I'm a total hack and I can do it. I've done several, I only wish I had photos of the others I've made.
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06-03-2011, 05:24 PM
| | Low wattage tube butter! | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: S.E Indiana | | | I may be in trouble with my fabric but will give it a try! It is pretty thick but after looking at the ampeg fabric cover i didnt think it would matter. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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