My Peavey combo restoration finally completed!

I've had this Peavey TKO 80 since the early '90s and in the recent years I decided to restore and upgrade it. Now it's done!

a) Piezo tweeter with on/off switch
b) Extension speaker out
c) Casters
d) Metal grill (gorgeous!)
e) Camouflage plastic fabric (absolutely wild!)

Enjoy!

http://www.andresdemarco.com.ar/peavey.html

ANDRUCA

P/S: Also got a TKO 75 yesterday and I plan on doing the same upgrades and refinish, but converting it to a 2x10" (with Eminence Alphas, I think).

 

Thanks! Just had to have some entertainment while I join the money for the Schroeder cabs!

ANDRUCA

 

Thanks guys. I'm glad you like it. I definitely had "flashy looking" in my mind when I decided about the covering. The total cost of all tme mods I did doesn't exceed the 35EUR (around 42$). I know it 'cause yesterday I bought everything for my second one (TKO 75). This time I'll use a compression tweeter instead of a piezo one. It is way more sensitive, but it's surely clearer. If it is too loud I can allways put a resistor in series with the hi-pass cap to attenuate it. This next weekend I'll do the mods on the 75 (except for the 2x10" conversion thing -I'll leave that for the future as I need to carefully choose the drivers-) and then I'll post again.

By the way, Highpines, there's no necessary skill for doing such things. Believe me, I have a brother (1 year younger than me) and he's been always the handy guy at home (me being the useless one ). I have no skills at all (except with the sewing machine, no kidding, I use to make my own clothes or modify them for me and my wife -totally unrelated skill as you see-). No need for special tools either (I only used just a drill, a stapler, a saw, scissors, a soldering iron and some screwdrivers). I'll illustrate my next one step by step so you'll see how easy it is!

ANDRUCA

 

I got it in a fabric shop. It's sinthetic (sort of nylon) fabric with a rubber coating in the reverse. It's good it's a nylon thing 'cause it's easyer to clean and sturdy.

ANDRUCA

 

Thanks everybody on the compliments!

OK! I'll definitely document my upcoming restoration in english and I'll start working on a (deficient) english version. Gear reviews are exactly what I wrote on Harmony-Central but in spanish. All in all, don't get excited, my site is just verborragic bullsh|t out of my troubled screwed-up mind. By the way, have you seen my wife's photo with Anastacia? Funny!

ANDRUCA

 

OK, so last weekend I finished with the TKO 75 too. Here's the process, in a much more documented way...

http://www.andresdemarco.com.ar/peavey_eng.html

ANDRUCA

 

Yes, I know it looks very bad. I started drilling several holes and then joining them with a saw (couldn't use one of these http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=noNavProcessor&sec=esp&p=spanish/BuyGuide/JigSawBG.html -although I have one-, because as the hole is in the corner, I had no possible access with such a big tool). I did the same with the TKO 80, but looked a little better (just a little -maybe the holes were drilled closer to each other-), despite maintaning the "bit by rats" look.

Just for you to figure out how bad was the "incision" made, once it was loose the piece of wood didn't come out pushing nor pulling. Had to hit hardly to remove it (I insist it was completely cut and loose).

Maybe I should consider buying these circular saws that can be adapted to the drilling machine.

Anyway, I did mention I'm not the skilled kinda guy!

ANDRUCA

P/S: By the way, Cassius is an 8 month old Cocker Spaniel.