I've covered about 30 or 40 cabs now, and I've gotten it down pretty well, but it's still a painstaking effort, and I like them all to look "tits", too, so I probably take a bit more time than necessary to achieve that. There might be other factors like "I did this!" if you want the personal pride enjoyment, and the show off factor, or "I saved "X" amount of $$$ doing this myself!" but you're the only one who knows that. Figure that out, and compare, then make up your mind.
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What you want may vary on the cost a bit, but there's not a big difference in wood or tolex cost from a 1x12 to a 2x12, and a 4x12 only adds on another $30 or so for the larger coverings needed, plus metal handles.ī) What's a finished cab going to cost compared to you doing it yourself. For me, it's right around $400 for a 2x12 cab with proper Marshall tolex, cloth, etc. Total it all up and come up with your personal $$ amount it's all worth. Factor that amount times your "X" dollar per hour time you're worth.Īssuming you think you're time is worth $20 per hour, then you'll spend roughly $200-$260 worth of your time, plus the covering materials, which can then run into just $50 to $150 depending on handles, castors, cloth, piping, tolex, screws, nuts, T nuts and other factors. Covering a cab properly, and I mean making it look professional, if you're experienced, is about a 5-8 hour job, too (new wood, no stripping, or any filling nonsense).
A 5 x 5 foot piece is around $22, the pine for the cab is 3/4" #2 (minimal knots), and that's about $15 per cab (2x12 combo size), so there's $165 into the cab alone without it being covered. 9 ply 1/2" baltic birch is what I use for baffles and back panels. I pay him $125 per cabinet, $25 per hour (probably high, but he's local and I don't pay shipping fees, either), if I supply the wood. My cab guy says it takes him about five hours to properly finger joint, glue, cut the wood, brace, cleat and drill the holes for the baffle board, back panels and holes for a combo chassis. If you make "X" amount of money, use this as a guide. Mbratch, to be honest, I've done the whole argument where you make the decision of "buying a cab finished", "bare" or "build it yourself".Ī) What's your time worth to do it yourself, assuming you have the tools and skills. He said it was the ultimate Plexi tone.ĥ) The cab head has been "bagged", of course (heh heh).complete with Scumbag logo on it in gold with the gold piping, etc. He couldn't recommend this one enough, so I went for it. According to Paul MM, this particular OT has about 5 watts less output, but a much creamier overdrive and has more even harmonics resulting in a richer overall tone. Warning: large picture at this link!Ĥ) Mercury Magnetics Axiom Output Transformer O50-PLM with 6K primary. I'll post the completed chassis, head, and everything when it's all done this weekend. Here's a pic of the wired chassis (almost complete). The upgrades & modifications I'm having done to this JM 45 kit are as follows:ġ) Mullard preamp & phase inverter tubes (perhaps Amperex Bugle Boys or Telefunkens depending on how they sound).ģ) PPIMV / Post Phase Inverter Master Volume modĤ) Mercury Magnetics Axiom Output Transformer O50-PLM with 6K primary. So, with four beefier screws, 6 Switchcraft or Cliff jacks, you're in business. According to the amp builder I hired to get this done, that's all of the bad news. The supplied ones are 8/32 and the guy wiring the kit for me drilled out the chassis for 10/32 screws & nylock nuts. Past that, apparently the only other things that needed to be addressed are installing slightly beefier chassis mounting bolts (again, this is nitpicking, OK?). the jacks weren't the highest quality (for my needs), and somehow I got the wrong impedance selector in my kit (I got one for another amp by mistake, Weber is sending me out a replacement for free, too). The amp tech I hired had only two issues with the kit parts. You do need to have some previous skills or access to someone who has built or done amp tech work for the best results. In all honesty, it's a pretty serviceable kit. I ordered a JM45 kit last March, and have just gotten around to getting it wired up (I'm not doing the work on this kit, as it's a demo amp for shows).
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