Old Cab Rehab! Before/After photos

[chris1327]

ha! i think that looks great! nice job --- bringing an old 'eyesore' around to that kind of classiness took some hard work and some good lovin' --- congrats on your new cabinet!

Thank you so much for the kind words!! I’m glad you dig it!

 

[johnpbass]

Great work!

 

[Bleecker]

Haha maybe I should’ve used a material with less visual weight! I’m open to suggestions for the next one... maybe I’ll cover it in feathers?

Yeah! LOL

 

[chris1327]

Great work!

Thank you!

 

[sears]

Since most people listen with their eyes I think you have a hit on your hands! Seriously, great work.

 

[chris1327]

Thank you for the kind and thoughtful words! I truly appreciate the support

 

[chris1327]

Yeah! LOL

Ok here’s the pitch for the next one: a giant 8x10 covered in yellow feathers with a big pair of googley eyes on the grill, and i’ll name it Big Bird! But that doesn’t exactly reduce the visual weight... ok never mind...sigh back to the drawing board...

 

[bassfreakah]

NICE BRO!!!!

 

[chris1327]

NICE BRO!!!!

Thank you!! much appreciated

 

[Bleecker]

Ok here’s the pitch for the next one: a giant 8x10 covered in yellow feathers with a big pair of googley eyes on the grill, and i’ll name it Big Bird! But that doesn’t exactly reduce the visual weight... ok never mind...sigh back to the drawing board...

...and it could walk itself in and out of the club and jump right in the van!?!

 

[chris1327]

YES!! and of course audiences will love the opportunity for making puns, like “wow that big bird really sings!” or more realistically it’ll be like “yikes I can’t stand that Big Bird squawking”

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Nicely pimped rehab, well done indeed. Your use of the copper bits is fantastic.

I dig the faux marble too. And I never thought about repainting speakers, cool idea for bringing the life back to them.
Dirk

 

[braud357]

Good job, and one hell of a good deal !! Concerning speaker paint - (and I am sure that some will disagree), but I have had good results using regular satin black spray paint. I only use enough to "dye" the cones. So far I have done probably 8 speakers, and have had no problems. The first speaker that I tried it on was a friends cabinet with a JBL E-140 15" - he has been gigging with it for a couple of years now with no problems. I guess that I subscribe to the idea that if it looks better, it sounds better !

 

[2saddleslab]

I've put a cab in recovery as well, but on a much smaller scale. Nice job resurrecting that monster!

 

[braud357]

Please tell me about the Marble veneer - and where did you get it ?

 

[Stewie]

Good job! I saw that cab and came close to grabbing it myself. Glad you brought it back from the (un)dead.

 

[Lammchop93]

That looks awesome. The speaker edges look different. Did the covers come off?

 

[Wesley R]

Absolutely specphomenal!

 

[chris1327]

Nicely pimped rehab, well done indeed. Your use of the copper bits is fantastic.

I dig the faux marble too. And I never thought about repainting speakers, cool idea for bringing the life back to them.
Dirk

Thank you so much Dirk! I’m glad you dig it!

 

[chris1327]

Good job, and one hell of a good deal !! Concerning speaker paint - (and I am sure that some will disagree), but I have had good results using regular satin black spray paint. I only use enough to "dye" the cones. So far I have done probably 8 speakers, and have had no problems. The first speaker that I tried it on was a friends cabinet with a JBL E-140 15" - he has been gigging with it for a couple of years now with no problems. I guess that I subscribe to the idea that if it looks better, it sounds better !

I totally agree! If it sounds good, it is good!