New cabinet day

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Like I needed another cabinet! I made the mistake of stopping in a music store last week when I was dropping my amp off to my tech.

Mom and pop shop where I bought my first Les Paul.

They had a beat up Marshall 1960av cabinet on its side in the back room.
I asked him out of curiosity what they were doing with that. The guy said $600 or maybe pull the speakers and sell the box for $100.
He said the black label Marshall vintage speakers were going for good money and that's all he wanted it for.
I gave him $100 and gave myself a new project to spend money I don't have on!

I thought this would look cool
Started with zip ties, but he mesh is pretty dry and rotten so it was just ripping out.

Ended up using some Bungie type material I had to sew it up.

The back had 2 big dents/holes in it.

Which I took a sledge hammer to and then flex sealed them shut.

I already had 1 of those fancy black labeled Marshall vintage speakers sitting here, so that went into it.
I got on Amazon and ordered speakers I've never listened to or used yet, a pair of Celestion Midnight 60's. (Because they were cheap) And sounded pretty cool in some videos I watched...And a Celestion V-Type that was used but looks brand new. Because it was also pretty cheap. I think 79 bucks.

The V-Type showed up yesterday so it went in with the Vintage. The others will show up next week.

Be interesting to do another speaker flavor video.

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Sweet. I've been wondering about those Midnight 60's myself (cheap speakers are a thing of mine :lmao. Would be cool to hear your thoughts/check out clips :bigthumb:

If you like V30's and want a quad for $100 or so ..check out "Pulse PM12S's" ...they're practically indistinguishable from the real thing.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I love Marshall Vintage speakers. The 1960AV is my favorite in-the-room cab, and it records well too.

 

[Securb]

I found when repairing MDF with fractures like that the best way is to mix some carpenter's glue with a little sprinkling of sawdust. Get it deep in the breaks then put a piece of paper over it, "persuade" it back into shape with a hammer gently, and then add some weight while it dries. Once dried I sand for smoothness.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I found when repairing MDF with fractures like that the best way is to mix some carpenter's glue with a little sprinkling of sawdust. Get it deep in the breaks then put a piece of paper over it, "persuade" it back into shape with a hammer gently, and then add some weight while it dries. Once dried I sand for smoothness.

That sounds like a much better idea than the way I did it lol.