1960a mod !?
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Nightburst
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I went to the local home supply store and picked out a nice piece of Russian birch multiply. I had it sawn to the right dimensions there too. Only cost me 10 Euro. It's the best part of the mod IMHO
. I used a hair dryer to soften the glue residue on the tolex.
That along with the new jack, wiring and foam makes a world of difference.
I hated the cab when I first got it, it was harsh sounding and had almost no bass at all. Thats why I started looking around what I could do to improve the sound. I have spend about 500 total including mod materials and got one killer sounding cab!
I am not a cabinet expert but I got the foam trick from a local guitar store guy. He did it to many speakercabinets and he always got good repsonse from the customers.
The foam is to keep the sound clear and defined. I used simple grey 'egg carton' sound isolation foam you can buy everywhere.
Trying to figure out the physics behind this will only result in much speculation.
But in high end audio speakers you will always find foam on the inside so that can't be coincidence.
I think the middle block is to keep things tight together. Guitar speakercabinets are a piece of engineering with all kinds of vibrations and frequencies that come into play we might not know about.
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I went to the local home supply store and picked out a nice piece of Russian birch multiply. I had it sawn to the right dimensions there too. Only cost me 10 Euro. It's the best part of the mod IMHO
. I used a hair dryer to soften the glue residue on the tolex.That along with the new jack, wiring and foam makes a world of difference.
I hated the cab when I first got it, it was harsh sounding and had almost no bass at all. Thats why I started looking around what I could do to improve the sound. I have spend about 500 total including mod materials and got one killer sounding cab!
I am not a cabinet expert but I got the foam trick from a local guitar store guy. He did it to many speakercabinets and he always got good repsonse from the customers.
The foam is to keep the sound clear and defined. I used simple grey 'egg carton' sound isolation foam you can buy everywhere.
Trying to figure out the physics behind this will only result in much speculation.
But in high end audio speakers you will always find foam on the inside so that can't be coincidence.
I think the middle block is to keep things tight together. Guitar speakercabinets are a piece of engineering with all kinds of vibrations and frequencies that come into play we might not know about.
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Jeff_H
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I've just seen this a little late, but Scott Splawn of Splawn guitars (who makes killer cabs and amps) does something very similar. He modded my Marshall 1960A.
He takes the partical board back of and makes another out of high grade birch. Then upgrades the wiring and jacks to heavy duty components. I just had him do my wiring for now, but even that made a noticable difference in the tone of my cab. I'll have him do the back panel soon.
This mod does make a world of difference.
I've just seen this a little late, but Scott Splawn of Splawn guitars (who makes killer cabs and amps) does something very similar. He modded my Marshall 1960A.
He takes the partical board back of and makes another out of high grade birch. Then upgrades the wiring and jacks to heavy duty components. I just had him do my wiring for now, but even that made a noticable difference in the tone of my cab. I'll have him do the back panel soon.
This mod does make a world of difference.
edi_87
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I've been busy today with modding my cab, tommorow it should be finished!! I'll post a review when I'm done I just haven't got any wires yet.. Guys, anyone how do I pick a good, quality one????? They don't have any wires in music stores and in supply markets they've got hundreds but they have no idea which would SOUND best... HELP !! Oh!! And I've got the same prob with choosing a type of solder (?) Does solder make a difference ????
lol :laugh2:
Take care guys ! Keep on moddin'
Thanks for doing it for mejoelap said:
I've been busy today with modding my cab, tommorow it should be finished!! I'll post a review when I'm done I just haven't got any wires yet.. Guys, anyone how do I pick a good, quality one????? They don't have any wires in music stores and in supply markets they've got hundreds but they have no idea which would SOUND best... HELP !! Oh!! And I've got the same prob with choosing a type of solder (?) Does solder make a difference ????Jeff, did he just rewired your cab, or changed something in the wiring ?? I'm happy that the mod has improved your tone!!! And it also fulfills my heart with hopeJeff H said:
lol :laugh2:Take care guys ! Keep on moddin'
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This is an old thread, but someone asked about it and I just saw it and this is REALLY useful! I have the same issues with my Marshall 1960A cab....I will be doing this mod asap!
This is an old thread, but someone asked about it and I just saw it and this is REALLY useful! I have the same issues with my Marshall 1960A cab....I will be doing this mod asap!
