Old Cab Rehab! Before/After photos

[chris1327]

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

I'm glad you like it! And i'd love to see photos of your project if you feel like sharing!

 

[chris1327]

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

The marble is from amazon, it's typical use is for a table top veneer, but some people do walls/backsplashes/etc. It's very inexpensive.. I think I spent about $20 on the roll

 

[chris1327]

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

Cool!! You must be in the New England area!? There's been so many great cabs on CL recently... lots of potential rehab candidates

 

[Rabidhamster]

Wow that looks great, like you stole the back line out of Cesars

 

[chris1327]

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

It was an unusual situation with the original speakers, they were held in with glue and four grill corners each. I had never seen anything like that, and I removed it all, sanded where appropriate, and drilled holes for the copper screws for the speakers.

 

[chris1327]

Absolutely specphomenal!

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the support!

 

[chris1327]

Wow that looks great, like you stole the back line out of Cesars

Haha that's awesome... obviously it can only be played while one wears a toga

 

[Wherestheone]

What a great result!!! Imaginative and creative. I like it!!

 

[LetItGrowTone]

Cabhenge

 

[RichardW]

With the marble veneer it looks like it might weigh a ton, so I'm curious about its actual weight.

 

[chris1327]

What a great result!!! Imaginative and creative. I like it!!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you approve

 

[chris1327]

With the marble veneer it looks like it might weigh a ton, so I'm curious about its actual weight.

The surface of the marble veneer is similar to a wallpaper with a varnish... like the whole roll weighs about a pound, and the adhesive is already on the back of the veneer, so once fully applied 'm guessing it adds less than a pound in weight. So 1 pound of veneer plus the 9000 pounds of the cabinet...

 

[chris1327]

Cabhenge

Hahaha yes! Nobody knows how it got here... or where it came from... scientists are baffled...

 

[Nick von Nick]

The gold/brass accents and the marble veneer make it look like an amp from the heyday of the Roman Empire ('cause that was clearly a thing - my children's educational programs in the late 1980s proved it).
~NvN

 

[mexicanyella]

So will you do a similar theme on some amp head to pair with it? Or do you have some kind of contrasting theme? What will that be?

Cab looks great!

 

[chris1327]

The gold/brass accents and the marble veneer make it look like an amp from the heyday of the Roman Empire ('cause that was clearly a thing - my children's educational programs in the late 1980s proved it).
~NvN

Whelp now I know what my Halloween costume will be this year.... thats so amazing thank you for sharing!!!

 

[chris1327]

So will you do a similar theme on some amp head to pair with it? Or do you have some kind of contrasting theme? What will that be?

Cab looks great!

Thank you so much! I don't know what to do with the head... any suggestions?

 

[nilorius]

Thank you so much! I don't know what to do with the head... any suggestions?

Do the same with the head and leave them bouth in the corner of the room as a collection items.

 

[rohi]

The marble aesthetic isn't specifically my cup of tea, but seriously, you did an amazing job. Fantastic!

 

[Yango]

Nice job, it looks great. But just looking at those pics gave me a back ache! Lol.