Overdone cosmetics?

[JimChjones]

I'm working up a new 1x10 cab for front room folk dance band rehearsals with acoustic instruments. Hopefully it should be the same internal volume and port resonance as the one it's replacing, but a good bit lighter and with storage for micro amp and cables (hence lid) so it's a one hand carry. It was going to be ultralight, but I got a bit carried away with trim and aesthetics. The mate who I bounce at lot of this stuff off thinks it's overdone. Opinions?

Incidentally the grill is an 18inch bugeye cut down and edges bent to square. This was over a third of the cost of any other option I could live with. Weird!

 

[jthisdell]

Pics?

 

[JimChjones]

Pics?

It didn't upload with the post for some reason. There now.

 

[funkinbottom]

Nice little cab. No, not really overdone at all. Not like some of the Mesa Boogie Gt. combos with the exotic wood and dovetailed joints.

 

[JimChjones]

Must admit I think the dovetail joints are really cool. Just wish I had the talent/machinery. Those Mesa cabs were what started me thinking about alternatives to black emulsion paint!

 

[Redbrangus]

I like it.

 

[Nebadon2000]

Looks fine to me; not typical black box or vintage style; actually looks like a nice Home Stereo Speaker you might see

That said I am more comfortable with my black box Mesa Subway 15 for a Bass Cab

 

[agedhorse]

Must admit I think the dovetail joints are really cool. Just wish I had the talent/machinery. Those Mesa cabs were what started me thinking about alternatives to black emulsion paint!

Without jigs, tooling or CNC, they are darn near impossible to finish out as nice as they do. We've done some really awesome stuff in the custom shop side of the wood shop, here's one of my acoustic amps blinged out in exotic hardwoods (Tasmanian Backwood):

Here's one in mahogany:

Her's one in Myrtle:

Here's one in black walnut:

Here's an example of custom inlay work (this gets really expensive):

 

[agedhorse]

Must admit I think the dovetail joints are really cool. Just wish I had the talent/machinery. Those Mesa cabs were what started me thinking about alternatives to black emulsion paint!

Without jigs, tooling or CNC, they are darn near impossible to finish out as nice as they do. We've done some really awesome stuff in the custom shop side of the wood shop, here's one of my acoustic amps blinged out:

Here's one in Tasmanian Backwood:
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Here's one in mahogany:
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Her's one in Myrtle:
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Here's an example of custom inlay work (this gets really expensive):
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[red_rhino]

I like it.

+1. Love the aesthetics. Seems perfect for the stated use case.

 

[Clark W]

I'm working up a new 1x10 cab for front room folk dance band rehearsals with acoustic instruments. Hopefully it should be the same internal volume and port resonance as the one it's replacing, but a good bit lighter and with storage for micro amp and cables (hence lid) so it's a one hand carry. It was going to be ultralight, but I got a bit carried away with trim and aesthetics. The mate who I bounce at lot of this stuff off thinks it's overdone. Opinions?
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Incidentally the grill is an 18inch bugeye cut down and edges bent to square. This was over a third of the cost of any other option I could live with. Weird!

Looks just fine

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Overdone= Beautifully done!

 

[J Wilson]

I love it. I've always hated that amps and a lot of stage gear is always black.

Music should be colorful.

And I always wanted something that looks like your cabinet or those custom shop Mesas for a home amp. Black boxes add so much warmth . . . .

 

[RandomKaren]

I thought the cream tolex on my Gibson Falcon 20 was fancy Now I want one in dovetailed agarwood.

 

[6thplanet]

Fine job! To some it might be,but definitely not to me.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

Looks good. If you like the way it sounds, tell your buddy to look at it with his ears & he’ll appreciate it as much as you do.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Without jigs, tooling or CNC, they are darn near impossible to finish out as nice as they do. We've done some really awesome stuff in the custom shop side of the wood shop, here's one of my acoustic amps blinged out in exotic hardwoods (Tasmanian Backwood):

View attachment 7207535

Here's one in mahogany:
View attachment 7207537

Her's one in Myrtle:
View attachment 7207539

Here's one in black walnut:

Here's an example of custom inlay work (this gets really expensive):
View attachment 7207541

These give new meaning to the term "tone wood".

 

[agedhorse]

I thought the cream tolex on my Gibson Falcon 20 was fancy Now I want one in dovetailed agarwood.

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I don't think we built any production Falcons in hardwood but we did some cool custom tolex units:

 

[agedhorse]

These give new meaning to the term "tone wood".

Don't get me started

 

[Hnz]

Not overdone at all. It actually is quite straight forward.

One thing though, doesn't the lid rattle when you use the cab?