Thought I'd share this.. My Cabinet guy Donnie V built this cab for a Custom..Flame Maple w/ Eucalyptus accent fake gold plated front..LOL..... Amp is HRM PCB w/built in Loop..Hope you like it...I'll get some clips together in the next day or so!!
Tony
Pretty Cool Cabinet!!
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Pretty Cool Cabinet!!
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Nice cabinet, nice maple. I made a bassman cab out of yellow birch---
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Thanks!!.. Yeah the Maple is cool but it's been done 10000 times.. I get kinda tired of it.. We just got in some wood accents out of African Mahogany that looks pretty good...Never seen Yellow birch!!butwhatif wrote:Nice cabinet, nice maple. I made a bassman cab out of yellow birch---
Tony
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butwhatif, get your upload below 2MB and it should come thru OK. I had the same trouble recently.
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Very Cool!!! Is that oil or stain?..Where did you get it?butwhatif wrote:Nice cabinet, nice maple. I made a bassman cab out of yellow birch---
T
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It is oiled, here in the UP of Michigan near Marquette we have a lot of great wood, of course it's the birdseye maple capital, but there's lots of other stuff. I got a stock of this yel birch many years ago from a small sawmill near here and have built guitars, cabs, etc out of it. I'm working on a d clone that will have one, and the rebuilt bassman is a d mod also.
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Both Heads look Top-Draw. I have a liking for figured Hardwood. (Pass me the envious smilie).
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Beautiful wood guys! 
I love a nicely figured wood cab!
Tony is that the cab you used the Tru Oil on?
I love a nicely figured wood cab!
Tony is that the cab you used the Tru Oil on?
Tom
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TomStructo wrote:Beautiful wood guys! :D
I love a nicely figured wood cab!
Tony is that the cab you used the Tru Oil on?
This one is Poly...It turned out ok but the Tru Oil is much better IMHO for bringing out the figure.. The one I used the Tru on was the Wreck cab..Can't seem to find pics of that cab..It turned out wonderful..Great tip..Found it
Tony
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I know for a fact you can spray nitro lacquer over Tru Oil with no problems.
As always start with light misting coats before going heavier.
I do not know if you can spray poly over Tru Oil so that may be a good experiment to perform.
I don't have the spray equipment to try that so I will leave that to others.
What you could do is take some scrap maple or other figured wood and apply 3 or 4 coats of Tru Oil and let it dry well.
If there is any irregularities, steel wool it lightly.
Then take it to your finish guy and when he is spraying a cab for you have him spray some poly on the sample to see how it reacts.
What I do is use Tru Oil on my bare wood Fender necks.
I generally give the maple on the back of a rosewood fretboard neck about 6-8 coats.
Maple fretboards are a bitch to apply it to unless you remove the frets because it wants to build up against the frets. But it can be done if you take it slow and apply real thin coats.
Then I will spray lacquer on the headstock and heel so it will age like lacquer but it isn't necessary really.
If you apply 10-12 coats, you can wet sand and polish the Tru Oil just like lacquer or poly.
In fact I think it may be just a bit harder than lacquer.
It was made for gunstocks after all.
It really makes a smooth feeling finish for a neck, it has a nice slick feel to it and if you are the type of person who's hand gets sweaty when you play and the neck feels sticky then this is the finish for you.
It does not gum up or wear like lacquer either.
As always start with light misting coats before going heavier.
I do not know if you can spray poly over Tru Oil so that may be a good experiment to perform.
I don't have the spray equipment to try that so I will leave that to others.
What you could do is take some scrap maple or other figured wood and apply 3 or 4 coats of Tru Oil and let it dry well.
If there is any irregularities, steel wool it lightly.
Then take it to your finish guy and when he is spraying a cab for you have him spray some poly on the sample to see how it reacts.
What I do is use Tru Oil on my bare wood Fender necks.
I generally give the maple on the back of a rosewood fretboard neck about 6-8 coats.
Maple fretboards are a bitch to apply it to unless you remove the frets because it wants to build up against the frets. But it can be done if you take it slow and apply real thin coats.
Then I will spray lacquer on the headstock and heel so it will age like lacquer but it isn't necessary really.
If you apply 10-12 coats, you can wet sand and polish the Tru Oil just like lacquer or poly.
In fact I think it may be just a bit harder than lacquer.
It was made for gunstocks after all.
It really makes a smooth feeling finish for a neck, it has a nice slick feel to it and if you are the type of person who's hand gets sweaty when you play and the neck feels sticky then this is the finish for you.
It does not gum up or wear like lacquer either.
Tom
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The wreck cab took about 14 light coats of Tru oil..In all took about a week... between 3-4 coats a day..Some wet sanding in between..It really brought out the figure in the cherry that wasn't there with the Tung Oil...If you like a glossy look the Tru is great for this like Tom said...The front is flame w/shellac Zisser Amber diluted 1/3 with denatured alcohol.. Then sprayed w Polyurethane Minwax...It really gives you that butterscotch look.. real close to the shade that's on the neck of my EJ maple neck Strat..
Tony
Tony