Meet Lori Pearl

[Gibsonman63]

The 1/8" sheet of cork came in yesterday. I trimmed it and stuck it on the chassis and it adds just enough dampening that I can put my amp on a 4 x 12 cabinet and not hear the insides of the tubes rattle against the glass envelopes.

I have noticed that the amp feels better after it has been on for about an hour, but it could just be psychosomatic and the amp just sounds better as my fingers warm up and my playing gets tighter. It is really unbelievable what you can do with just the volume knob on the guitar.

Thanks to all who helped.

[Big Jim]

It sounds like you just confirmed what I thought was happening to my Express. I have a 1960A with the 75watt Celestions that everyone hates. These speakers have buttloads of low end, and when I would let the amp moan on single low notes, it would get this weird sizzling, crackling sound. Since I started running the attenuator that all disappeared. I also noticed that Glen tends to place his amp of to the left side of the cab. I wonder if that helps as well. It would seem that the middle of the cab would vibrate more than the corner would.
By the way, I had a similar occurance to your speaker jack blowing the cable out of the cab. I built a JTM45 that would make the cable end vibrate inside of the jack. The cab was a homemade 2x12 closed back. I rebuilt the back panel to a partially open design, and that fixed it. (sounded way better too).
Jim

[Gibsonman63]

I was having to use shop towels between the head and my cabinet to reduce the vibrations. For the gigs, I have been setting my amp on a keyboard stand. It works well. No vibration and a better height to work with.

I am finding that I adjust the presence a lot with this amp from song to song depending on how early I want it to break up.

[M Fowler]

Go to the Lowes or other home/garden store and get one of those throw down knee pads gardeners use.

Mark

[Big Jim]

Sounds like we have all been down the same road. I guess this is somewhat inherent to these amps. I also recently dropped in a set of Siemens EL34's. These tubes dont seem as rattle prone as the tubes I had previously. Has anyone heard of these symptoms in a real Trainwreck?
Jim

[Big Jim]

Sorry Gibsonman,
I didn't mean to hijack your thread....I guess it's still kind of on the subject.
Jim

[Gibsonman63]

No worries, Big Jim. I am just here to learn something!

BTW, I have the Siemens NOS tube in mine. I only had the test tubes in it breifly when I first fired it up and I had the amp sitting on my bench.

[ampmike]

Wow!!That cab is stunning,Is that a figured cherry,I have to get that wood.
Really!!It is awesome,Let me know,Mikey

[Gibsonman63]

The cabinet is made out of Lacewood. One of the regular customers for my Thursday gig runs a cabinet shop. I spent a month building the amp. He spent three days building the cabinet and he gets all the compliments!

[RJ Guitars]

The cabinet is made out of Lacewood. One of the regular customers for my Thursday gig runs a cabinet shop. I spent a month building the amp. He spent three days building the cabinet and he gets all the compliments!

Life is not fair. I have spent much longer than 3 days building a cabinet and I usually get comments like "that's a great sounding amp"??

Lacewood... isn't that an Australian commodity? I recall a guy building an acoustic guitar out of it and telling me that it was miserable to work with but one of the best looking woods on the planet.

rj

[Gibsonman63]

I was told that it was difficult to work with, expecially planing the faceplate down.

I didn't post pictures, but I got more compliments on the sound when I used the cabinet I built. I made a crude cabinet out of plywood so I could field test the amp.

[Structo]

I have a telecaster body that is laminated mahogany and lacewood.
In my case it was called leopard wood but I think it is the same or similar.

That stuff is heavy!
I haven't weighed the body but I am guessing over 8 pounds.

Haven't decided how I am going to finish it. I have the grain filled now.
May go natural or a slight tint or stain.
Then finished with clear nitro lacquer.

[Gibsonman63]

Mine ended up being pretty heavy. Then I bought an Anvil type case for it so I can gig with it without worries and it is super heavy.

It was all worth it. I always get compliments on the amp.

[Zippy]

The cabinet is made out of Lacewood. One of the regular customers for my Thursday gig runs a cabinet shop. I spent a month building the amp. He spent three days building the cabinet and he gets all the compliments!

Life is not fair. I have spent much longer than 3 days building a cabinet and I usually get comments like "that's a great sounding amp"

[Zippy]

I have a telecaster body that is laminated mahogany and lacewood.
In my case it was called leopard wood but I think it is the same or similar.

That stuff is heavy!
I haven't weighed the body but I am guessing over 8 pounds.

In my more naive days, I build a tele' body of white oak - sustained like a pedal steel... I'm so glad that I sold it.