Photo of the Deluxe Reverb

[Planobilly]

Hi Guys,

This was my first attempt at  trying to make a case and covering it. I made a few mistakes and learned a good bit about the process. I think I learned enough to do a good job on the next one. Education is never cheep...lol

The amp is basically a Hoffman AB763 with a few mods. The current speakers are  two Celestion vintage G12M  from the 1980s. I ordered Weber D12 and also Weber NeoMag to experiment with. The NeoMag is Weber's take on a JBL D120F. They should be here is a week or two.

The reverb is still producing more noise when it is turned up than I am happy with. Other than that the amp only starts to produce a very small amount of hum/hiss when the volume is turned up past 90%. I am not sure just how to reduce the reverb noise.



Cheers,

Billy

EDIT: The plate is actually not black but a darker brown. I want to get set up to do engraving for face plates but I need a new computer and a high speed 12000 RPM motor for my CNC mill. Most likely around $1500 worth of stuff. May be a while before I can afford it. Never enough money...lol

[TIMBO]

Looks great, what glue did you use for the tolex?

[Ed_Chambley]

Nice build.

[Joel]

You won't be disappointed with this amp.  My single channel build sounds amazing.  I'm positive yours does too.

I like how stuff from the 80's is now seen as "vintage".

[tubenit]

Very nice job on the amp!  It looks great.  Thanks for sharing the photo.

Best regards,  Jeff

[Planobilly]

Thanks guys

I used 3m spray glue. I would use a stronger glue on the next build.

Cheers,

Billy

[TIMBO]

Hey Billy, Yeah, used that spray stuff and...............
I use gel bond as it is less stringy than normal contact, less messy.
The trick I find is to apply the contact and leave it for at least 5 minutes before putting the tolex on.
I paint only to start of the radii on the edges.
Once I have wrapped the tolex around the four sides I do all the edges.
By doing this the contact softens the tolex enough to make it pliable and a little stretchy, makes the tolex stick to those square corners.

[markmalin]

Nice work!

[Planobilly]

Hi Timbo,

Nice looking cabinet.

Covering cabinets is like anything else....it takes a certain amount of skill that takes time to develop. I learned enough on this first attempt to know how to prevent most of the issues I encountered on the next one.


Cheers,

Billy

[TIMBO]

Great