Hardwood Head Cab for a IIC+

[Octavarius]

Does anyone know if I can order a head cab for my IIC+ from Mesa? I live in Norway, so that might complicate things a bit. But it should be possible to order through the distributor in my country, right? 'Cause it's a replacement part or whatever.
Only problem I see is that it has to fit my IIC+. And that would make it more of a custom job than a replacement part (f.ex. for a currently produced amp, like a Mark IV).

Anyone tried to do this before? I'd just like to know if it's possible at all, before I negotiate with my hard-*** distributor over here.
I'm just dying to see my Boogie in a Imbuya head cabinet w/ wicker cane grille! :shock:

 

[Elpelotero]

you can order anything you can think of...but it'll cost $$$$$

 

[Octavarius]

Cool. Fortunately, money's not a problem.

Anyone from Europe ever tried this sorta thing? Any experiences someone would like to share?

:shock:

 

[devilrob1979]

Aren't they the same size as a Mark IV short head?

 

[Octavarius]

Yeah, but the mounting screws on the top have slightly different placements.

CORRECTION: No, they are the same. Thanks, Joey. :lol:

 

[Octavarius]

Does anyone know if it's possible to get them with fan and reverb unit? The combo reverb tanks have different mounting than on the heads. Plus the cable lengths.

 

[kirk19]

listen everything is possible but for waht you want you are going to pay 700 euro for a headshell, thats just crazy. Get someone to do it for you in europe, a good carpenter should get the job done as nice as the mesa wood shop.

 

[Aart]

listen everything is possible but for waht you want you are going to pay 700 euro for a headshell, thats just crazy. Get someone to do it for you in europe, a good carpenter should get the job done as nice as the mesa wood shop.

The problem is the wood. I wanted to make some hardwood headshells but the wood(pure, no multiplex, glued parts) are hard to get, and impossible in 18 mm, you'll have to find a supplier, a woodcraftsman to get it from 26 to 18 mm and someone to build it nice and tidy.

It will be very expensive.

 

[kirk19]

its possible to get leftovers tropical wood from large woodmills. They will give it cheap and I know people that can cut the wood to 18mm. It must be possible I think. The biggest problem indeed is getting the wood you want. But you will pay top dollar at mesa too, I checked

 

[Aart]

its possible to get leftovers tropical wood from large woodmills. They will give it cheap and I know people that can cut the wood to 18mm. It must be possible I think. The biggest problem indeed is getting the wood you want. But you will pay top dollar at mesa too, I checked

Well, woodmills don't have matched pieces, the good wood with stripes etc. is picked out by a lot of woodmills and sold top dollar as being 'tone wood'.

 

[kirk19]

hey aart I think there is a place in holland that sells tone wood in small amounts. Its the place where the guitarbuilders get there wood, cant remember where they are located but I found their site last year when looking for bubinga wood.

edit:found the site again but they only sell a min of 0.25 cubic and thats alot... Shame

 

[Octavarius]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I'm considering having one made over here.
$950 is just... ridiculous. :shock: