I wish AMPEG would build an amp head... - Page 3

will33 · #41 02-12-2013, 12:30 PM

JohnK has some "faux" amps like this including a GK loaded Vox head and a 7-pro that looks like an SVT. Check those out for ideas. . The Vox looks authentic from the feont and the GK is mounted with it's controls hidden at the back of the top panel.

jlepre · #42 02-12-2013, 12:30 PM

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In that case, I would mount your real amp in the back. Use a "pass through" sort of input jack in the front panel as mentioned above and just mount knob and switches on the front panel that aren't connected to anything. and a battery powered led for the power light.

Cool idea.

This is probably the way I might go. I'm just waiting for an email back from the supplier to see what the internal dimensions might be. I want to see if I have enough room to mount.

will33 · #43 02-12-2013, 12:35 PM

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This is probably the way I might go. I'm just waiting for an email back from the supplier to see what the internal dimensions might be. I want to see if I have enough room to mount.

Really, the only thing to keep in mind is to allow enoigh clearance around the real amp for proper cooling/ventilation. The rest is all cosmetic....no rules.

walterw · #44 02-12-2013, 12:38 PM

Nobody in the crowd cares at all what the backline looks like, it just doesn't register in their minds. To them it's all "speakers and stuff".

Only other musos notice that stuff, and they're the ones who would think a fake SVT head was cheesy.

jlepre · #45 02-12-2013, 12:43 PM

Oh ok I get it..

C'mon...do you think I'm going to open the top of the head to show everyone that I'm NOT using a true SVT? The whole point is the ILLUSION

GRAHAM SG1 · #46 02-12-2013, 12:43 PM

As well as the awesome amount of sound my Streamliner 900 kicks out, I love the fact it is so small and light, I really like it when people are amazed something so small can be so powerful, its as though they are looking around the venue for the real bass amp, it would be a shame to spoil that feeling of pride by hiding it in a wooden box

jlepre · #47 02-12-2013, 12:44 PM

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Really, the only thing to keep in mind is to allow enoigh clearance around the real amp for proper cooling/ventilation. The rest is all cosmetic....no rules.

The great thing about this little STM is that it runs really cool

GRAHAM SG1 · #48 02-12-2013, 12:46 PM

Yep, it is totally cool

will33 · #49 02-12-2013, 01:59 PM

Now you've got me contemplating rigging my 400RB into my Bassman135.....and my 12" neos in a wider faux cabinet.

jlepre · #50 02-12-2013, 02:08 PM

Old school with a NEO twist!

Russell L · #51 02-12-2013, 02:20 PM

I can't believe so many care that much about looks. I wish Ampeg would make something lightweight that didn't scare me away due to reliability issues. And I don't mind the yellow and black of my Markbass rig.

jlepre · #52 02-12-2013, 02:21 PM

The yellow and black was the precise reason I returned my Markbass combo. Hated the look.

jlepre · #53 02-12-2013, 02:26 PM

Plus don't get me wrong. I LOVE the look of my STM-900. I just want something with a vintage vibe. I might just have to make my own box.

hover · #54 02-12-2013, 02:28 PM

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Plus don't get me wrong. I LOVE the look of my STM-900. I just want something with a vintage vibe. I might just have to make my own box.

That's kind of what I would do. I have made a few really cool cabinets for friend's homebuilds that pruposely echo the vintage tube radio / console stereo aesthetic...which imo, for what you're going for looks-wise, might garner the same effect you're looking for, even from the non-gear heads, and probably moreso FROM the gearheads wondering what it is.

Russell L · #55 02-12-2013, 02:48 PM

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The yellow and black was the precise reason I returned my Markbass combo. Hated the look.

jlepre · #56 02-12-2013, 02:49 PM

Sorry. Not trying to start a flame war now. It's just my opinion.

BassmanPaul · #57 02-12-2013, 02:50 PM

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You could always put a magnifying glass in front of a Micro VR...

Is that anything like the magnifying glass, tweezers and pepper technique???

You use the glass to look for it, shake the pepper until you sneeze and then grab it with the tweezers when the sneeze makes it pop out! Works well for me!!!

Russell L · #58 02-12-2013, 03:02 PM

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Sorry. Not trying to start a flame war now. It's just my opinion.

I know. No prob. Everyone's different. I didn't mean it offensively at all. Just surprised. I've been out sick all day and in a bad mood. Shouldn't have posted it. My apologies.

stiles72 · #59 02-12-2013, 03:17 PM

I mounted a pair of 3-Pros in SVT-CL housings. Got the shells from SLM back in the day, and used blocks of scrap 2x4 to fill in the sides where the amp mounts in the front. There was enough existing tolex wrapped on the inside that I simply pulled it back and re-glued it. I then made a small bracket in the back to help support the rear of the amp.

groovaholic · #60 02-12-2013, 03:29 PM

All you really need is a wooden "sleeve" with some vintage looking grille cloth.

Get plywood from Home Depot, Tolex and grille cloth from Parts Express, and you could probably build this "box" for less than $50.

Heck, if you were local, I'd build it for you.

It doesn't have to look EXACTLY like an SVT because people shouldn't be getting close enough to spoil the illusion anyhow.