Looking for pics of stripped cabs/combos!

[MusicManJP6]

Thinking of stripping a combo shell to expose the birch underneath. I know there won't be much figuring, but is it attractive at all under there? Let's see some pics.

 

[ryjan]

I wonder how hard it would be to glue a laminate cover on a cab? It looks pretty good on lower end guitars with laminate flame maple tops. Why not an amp?

 

[MusicManJP6]

I wonder how hard it would be to glue a laminate cover on a cab? It looks pretty good on lower end guitars with laminate flame maple tops. Why not an amp?

i thought about that too actually...

 

[Elpelotero]

Ian's boogie files page has some pictures

 

[MusicManJP6]

Ian's boogie files page has some pictures

Not bad...

http://homepage.mac.com/mesaboogie/resto.html

 

[t0aj15]

I wonder how hard it would be to glue a laminate cover on a cab? It looks pretty good on lower end guitars with laminate flame maple tops. Why not an amp?

How ya gonna wrap all the corners?

 

[GD_NC]

Here's a stripped one...

http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?p=121202

Not all that attractive.

 

[MusicManJP6]

Here's a stripped one...

http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?p=121202

Not all that attractive.

Agreed. The edges are not very pretty although the grain on the sides looks decent.

 

[ryjan]

A little bit on sanding and the proper use of wood filler could yield some very desireable results.

 

[zebpedersen]

'77 Mark I 15" - and the refinish was definitely not done recently. Personally I think it looks very nice, but like I said that finish has quite a few years on it (not to mention the age of the wood).

 

[GD_NC]

Looks like a really dark stain is the ticket if you are going this route. Don't be scared to re-tolex. It's not that hard. Probably MUCH easier than trying to get the plywood clean enough to stain.

 

[zebpedersen]

I would say dark stain would be a good idea if you were going down that route. If you want to be really picky with my cab I'm sure it could be a nicer bit of wood, however it's so old and 'vintage-y' now you don't really notice.

A decent stain with wicker gets you most of the way to that classic Boogie look, however it seems the quality of the ply once you strip the tolex is pure luck (from the stripped examples I've seen here and elsewhere, anyway)

 

[Herbie the Rad Dorklift]

Birch before any work is done to it (aside from sanding).