Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

[xxxplorer]

I was staring at my amp setup (Marshall JCM800 2204 into a Mesa Recto Cab w Vintage 30s), and while it looks totally shweet and awesome... I came to a startling discovery. Almost every band with those infamous white Marshall Letters and White Piping automatically is going to pretty much be awesome.

Stack of Mesas = 'Hmmm, this could be good"...

There for, I want to guarantee my band's bad a$$idness with a back drop with those purty white letters, but that MESA sounds purtyfull.

SOOOOO long stupid story short,

How hard would it be to take the black piping off and replace it with white piping?

Tankyu vedy mooch

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Last edited by xxxplorer; Today at 09:18 PM. Reason: Alcohol infused rambling

Consider your request tomorrow, when you're good and sober.

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

I've considered it many and most times sober. Very rarely do I catch a good buzz... but when I do I tend to speak up a little louder

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Let me get this straight - you want to put a Marshall logo on your Mesa cab?

If that's the case, I'll tell you straight - don't be a poser.

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

No, not a Marshall logo, I want to put white piping and MAYBE get a custom 'Marshall Script' style Mesa Logo, or maybe my initials or band name...

Either way... don't get your painties twisted. It isn't worth the death of a kitten.

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

I dunno man, I'm just not into the whole "make it something it's not just for appearances sake." I'm 99.9% sure you're the only one that will care if it looks like a Marshall cab or a Mesa cab. Most guitarists wouldn't even care.

But if it'll make you happy, more power to ya.

 

[Mr 9finger]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Depends on how it's attached. You may end up tearing the tolex when trying to take the staples out for the piping then you'd really be up shat creek. Further more, I understand why you want to I guess....but then again I don't.

Mesa cabs are probably some of the best cabs out there. I really don't see the point in messing with them, even if it is cosmetically. If it were me, I'd just put back a little cash and pick up a used Marshall cab. I've seen the JCM900 cabs go as cheap as $100 on craigslist. That $100 to $200 would be well worth it, to me anyway, in trying to avoid possibly messing up the tolex on my Mesa cab.

Better yet. See if you can find an unloaded Avatar or similar cab that has the cosmetics of a Marshall cab.

 

[some_dude]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Save yourself the headache and paint the piping white.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Put up a Craigslist ad, and trade your cab straight across for a Marshall 1960A, requesting that you both keep your speakers if they're not the same.

 

[SteveAlysis]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Mesa cabs look and sound better than Marshall cabs...

But as 9 said I guess I can understand where you're coming from. Everyones wants that classic Marshall backline at least once. Just get a cheap marshall cab and save the time/ probably money

 

[woemoejack]

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[Chickenwings]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

just buy an old marshall 1960A cab. keep whichever cab sounds better.
1960s usually have g12t75s stock and put out 300w total (4x75). I like them better than v30s but thats purely a matter of taste. you could make two cool quads with a mix of gt12ts and v30s too maybe.

 

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

I always thought the Mesa cabs look great as it is. Great looking, great sounding, high quality cabs, be proud of it as it looks.

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

Mesa looks just fine, just would be kinda cool and unique to maybe change the piping. I will investigate further. I got the idea actually from the 'albino 5150' thread haha. Retolexing would probably be harder than just a piping change.

I do like the sharpie idea haha.

 

[speed2dirt]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

This guy on eBay has labels for his Mesa that look like Bogner's label. It says Boogie in the Bogner script. Kind of a cool idea, if that matters to you. You might want to hit him up and see if he has or can make something for the Mesa to Marshall conversion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bogner-Mesa-Boogie-Amp-Cabinet-Logo-Custom-Shop-Cab-/140568698973?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20ba8c205d

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

This guy on eBay has labels for his Mesa that look like Bogner's label. It says Boogie in the Bogner script. Kind of a cool idea, if that matters to you. You might want to hit him up and see if he has or can make something for the Mesa to Marshall conversion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bogner-Mesa-Boogie-Amp-Cabinet-Logo-Custom-Shop-Cab-/140568698973?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20ba8c205d

Exactly like what I want to do! Only in Marshall font! Awesome!

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

The more I think about it the more I really don't want to get a different cab... this one sounds sweet, just want it too match a little better. Don't want it to say Marshall, just match a little better... funny as I never thought I'd be a guy to care hahaha.

For example, my Earcandy Cab is great sounding, but I HATE MY CIRCLE GRILLS. Makes it look SO cheap and blah. I'm gonna order a tan grill and piping for it and maybe see about getting a script Ear Candy logo made hehehe.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Marshallizing a Mesa Cab?

In this matter of changing the cosmetics of the MESA cabinet, there are just two absolute certainities.
1) It will reduce the perceived resale value of the cabinet.
2) Nobody in your audience will notice the change UNLESS you point it out to them.

On a positive note, I did once get a very good exchange deal with a fella who modified a Marshall 1912 with a Boogie logo and an EV loudspeaker against my stock Recto 1x12. He got what he should have bought in the first place. I restored the 1912 with the correct badges and a NOS Celestion G12 Gold 'speaker. The EV12 went into storage as a spare for my rack rig.