Post a photo of the best looking combo amps of all time!

Lewguitar

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Here's a few classic designs that I favor. My brother Bruce and I are going to build an amp together and I'm looking for inspiration for the look of the cabinet. Thanks!

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Always liked Supros. A Supro was my first amplifier when I was a kid.

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Always thought Steve Carr had some cool ideas:


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Always loved that look. Kind of hard to maintain without it looking beat to death after years of gigging. But gorgeous none the less. I've built some cabs out of cherry and other hardwoods. Didn't think they sounded as good as my humble pine cabs unfortunately.
 
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I'm going to count Portaflexes as combos here, and nominate the Ampeg B12XT:

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I'm also really keen on my own newest amp, a custom-ordered Mesa Express Plus 5:25:

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I also have a '68 Princeton Reverb that I think looks awesome:

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I think that was the only year they used the metal piping around the grille. It looks nice.
 
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Always loved that look. Kind of hard to maintain without it looking beat to death after years of gigging. But gorgeous none the less. I've built some cabs out of cherry and other hardwoods. Didn't think they sounded as good as my humble pine cabs unfortunately.

One thing I've always liked about wood is that it still looks good with some scaring and the buildup of residue/staining just seems to add character... Something that can't always be said about tolex. Yeah, a beat up tweed has a certain somethin' somethin' about it, but it makes a totally different statement than a 40 year old Mark I.

The beauty of pine is that it takes stain really well.
 
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been gassing for this one for a few months now, gotta save up for a year or two first tho

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The AC30 and Hiwatt are great looking amps. So are these (say all you want about the Bugera, but this V22 is great looking and great sounding and in the past 3-4 years I've had no issues with it):

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