Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.
I'm on my second DC5 now. Sold the first, instantly regretted it, and bought another as soon as I could find one. The only problem I've had is that I like my amps to make a bit more of a physical statement on stage, you know?
So I decided to take the amp out of the combo cab, and build a headshell for it and find a speaker cab to suit. I've never done any form of woodworking before, or tolexing, or pretty much anything, so it was a bit of a self-challenge.
So, brief photo essay follows, apologies for number of photos etc. Here we go....
First up, here's the first DC5 I had, the second one was the same, except it was UK voltage so didn't have the external transformer. I haven't got a pic of the second one that I used as a donor for the project but, well, it's the same as this:
I'm on my second DC5 now. Sold the first, instantly regretted it, and bought another as soon as I could find one. The only problem I've had is that I like my amps to make a bit more of a physical statement on stage, you know?
So I decided to take the amp out of the combo cab, and build a headshell for it and find a speaker cab to suit. I've never done any form of woodworking before, or tolexing, or pretty much anything, so it was a bit of a self-challenge.
So, brief photo essay follows, apologies for number of photos etc. Here we go....
First up, here's the first DC5 I had, the second one was the same, except it was UK voltage so didn't have the external transformer. I haven't got a pic of the second one that I used as a donor for the project but, well, it's the same as this: