Why am I a sucker for basket case cabs?

I fear I may have an ilness a strange sort of GAS. I have immaculate non beaten up cabs that are just fine but I find myself drawn to buying banged up pieces of poopie that need attention. The kick is the cheaper the better. What on earth? It seems to be related to gear I once had and wanting to rescue it from the dumpster. Latest aquisition is a Peavey (I'm predictable) 410 US TX I completely don't need that looks like it went down with the Titanic. Suggestions on what to do with it are welcome. Cost 30 euros. Fully working but full of woodlice and rust.... Help me...

 

Sound advice I will ponder for a while...

 

Allot of what you said is true. Yes I think it was to good to pass up. Maybe I see the value of things to easily. Here in holland If smartened up the resale value is reasonable. Yes I can see myself using it as it matches my favourite head. The cabs I have are a bit newer and don't really come out of the time period of music we play so that played a role also. Also youth sentiment plays its part also . And the construction quality is good and the fix is an easy one.....but I still have to stop doing this

 

I purchased it in the UK and will collect on my next trip to the folks. My old man was kind enough to collect and was so disgusted by the condition started to tinker. I have photos after a vacuum and re- sticking parts of the covering removing fungus spiderwebs and drying. It's clear one driver has been rather damp but no rips or splits....wood is fine but it was full of woodlice they like the damp.... May have eaten inside but I won't know that till I get it here.... To be honest it scrubbed up quite well..... Better than expected after the shocked call from my old man. Do you really want this piece of crap Mark.... Or something to that effect ) I have to correct it's a US built UK assembled unit...

 

Yes the initial migration of animals exiting the cab perhaps lead to some exaggeration on my fathers behalf...I've seen speakers of this series going brown and quite ridgid with age. Is this an issue? With my frontline tx rig I just replaced everything with neos at great cost. That wasn't the idea here.....I wish I had a picture of it with animals but father didn't want to hurt my feelings I think.....)

 

It had crossed my mind nice thick 3/4 inch ply. Turns out to be less like a ship's anchor than i originally thought. So I will try and fine a use for it ...

 

I don't win when it arrives here and my wife says *** another ???? I'm thinking of flipping the Pro series as they are mint keeping the tx series for myself always preferred the look of them anyway

 

I have had the 410 tvx for a long time but sold that have the 410 pro at the moment which handles of power but I'm a sucker for a matching rig so this will get a light restoration and a reasonable chance I keep it. For 40 euro it turned out be better than originally thought if I understand correctly the price and sound of the tx was largely the reason the Pro series never really caught on. I look forward to comparing them.