Beat-down Ampeg cab gets some love

So I have been looking for a second SVT 15e cab in my local CL for a while with not much luck (lots of fridges tho). Then, one day last week this old warrior shows up...... Seen better days for sure. The cab's leading edges have been absolutely shredded by someone's kitty including the grill fabric, too numerous to count tears and missing bits of tolex & the speaker is blown... just in rough shape. I ended up trading the owner a fishing rod I had lying around for the cab, he would have also been happy with 30 bux..... a solid start.






I decided the best course of action would be to have the original driver re-coned and to re-tolex the cab and replace the shredded grill cloth. So I ordered up the materials that I would need to get the cab back in fighting shape and dropped of the driver to be re-coned. Meanwhile I took to removing the old tolex, cleaning up the hardware and prepping the cab for it's new clothes. One week later driver is ready, good as new and the cab has gone thru full rehab and is ready to rock once more!






So here is Heckle & Jeckle. 2x SVT 15e (2005 and 1992 respectively) driven by a PF-500.... nothing but goodness.



All sounds right in the world.

Total cost for materials and re-cone was $200 USD ($250 CAN).

 

Cheers @blubass @Crusher47
It's a cool time we live in right now, so much information available to us all! 15 years ago I would have no idea how to do this and I for sure would not have attempted it.

 

@funkinbottom Naw.... The Black cab is still in good nick, besides... I'm kinda digging the B&W!
@alaskaleftybass HAHAHA! Rick Nielsen signature bass?? killer.
@JimmyM @Stumbo I knew the grill cloth was Fender.... didn't know about the tolex tho! FWIW, Ampfenpegder gets my vote!
@catcauphonic B&W bass you say? Check and check!




Right on fellas! @TinIndian @2saddleslab