I just bought a used Ampeg BXT-410HLF4 cabinet. The material covering the cabinet is something like velcro (the fabric of the velcro). The fabric is a bit ruffled all over, as if somebody took the wiry part of the velcro and pulled it on-and-off the fabric part a hundred times or so, leaving an unruly mess. Could I use some Wal-Mart-type electric haircut sheers to get the fabric to behave (i.e., cutting off the unruly excess)? Also, where can I get some replacement fabric for spots where there are holes? Thanks!
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Need advice on repairing an Ampeg cabinet
- Thread starter stikmup12345
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Its commonly referred to as "rat fur". Use the shreds from the excess parts that you remove to fill in the bare spots (use contact cement).
I'm going to market a special rat fur shaver to musicians for $100. Bet I make millions.
Not going to lie...I've tried it. It looks better but still looks pretty ragged out.
BTW, why is it called rat fur? Actual rat fur looks nothing like it.
Not going to lie...I've tried it. It looks better but still looks pretty ragged out.
BTW, why is it called rat fur? Actual rat fur looks nothing like it.
Because it sounds obnoxious, and the folks who dubbed it rat fur don't use it, don't like it, and needed to make it sound bad so they could claim an advantage for their own stuff................
In other words, competitive marketing.
It's OK, but gets dirty, picks up a lot more of that "bar smell", probably because it basically cannot be cleaned..... But it won't "scuff", and can be somewhat more rugged in that when abused it doesn't look any worse than its normal ugly self, unless abuse is really extreme.
