Would it change the tone any if i took the tolex vinyl off of my cab, sanded the wood smooth, and covered it with some kind of varnish or wood finish??
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Tone won't be affected, unless the glue and vinyl are keeping the panels from rattling.
It will be ugly wood. You could veneer it, or give it a faux wood finish. Use plenty coats of poly on top and let it dry for weeks before hauling it around.
It will be ugly wood. You could veneer it, or give it a faux wood finish. Use plenty coats of poly on top and let it dry for weeks before hauling it around.
alright that is good news. the cab i bought was pretty beat up and i think it looks ten times better with no vinyl on it then with 50% covered and 50% dinged up, peeling, and cut up areas. 
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I just read a post on a hii-fi site where an 'audiophile' was going to use a $100 per ounce varnish on the block of wood that his CD player sits on, convinced that it will sound better. 
It won't. But for $100 an ounce he'll convince himself that it does.
It won't. But for $100 an ounce he'll convince himself that it does.
if you ever get a metal/modern rock gig, the band members will kick your ass when they see the cab
No, it won't change the sound at all but you'll have a real mess to clean up, lots of old hard glue/cement. If you're looking for a nice looking wood finish you'll be sanding until both your arms fall off, might be easier to recover it with new tolex or spray it with truckbed liner or something.
You're kidding. I can't believe that. That is so sad. And lame.billfitzmaurice said:I just read a post on a hii-fi site where an 'audiophile' was going to use a $100 per ounce varnish on the block of wood that his CD player sits on, convinced that it will sound better.
It won't. But for $100 an ounce he'll convince himself that it does.
will33 said:
Word. I refinished an old Ampeg cab that was tattered and beat down. I used a gallon of mineral spirits trying to loosen the glue that was left behind after the tolex came off, and I didn't get past the back of the cab (an 8x10). You'll never, and I mean NEVER, get down to bare, smooth, stainable wood. Even once all the glue is off, the wood is still saturated with the adhesive; it feels like it was hot-waxed.
Get some tolex from Parts Express and re-cover it. You might as well buy it before you strip it, because I promise you'll be buying it anyway.
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