First project - 65 (ish) Epiphone Futura

[bsfah3]

Hi all,
Just got a good deal on an Epiphone Futura that is blowing fuses. Looking forward to getting in and messing with this beast. This thing has been cannibalized a bit. A previous owner decided they didn't want a 4x10 anymore and lopped off the bottom two speakers, adding a new bottom to the cabinet. It's not a particularly nice job, in fact it's hideous. I'm debating whether to attempt to pretty up what's left of the original cabinet or go for a head conversion. What do ya'll think you would prefer if you were looking for something interesting?

Jim

[Phil_S]

Unless you have very good cabinet making skills and tools, a fix up job is not so likely to look much better than what you receive. You might be able to convert it successfully to a head cabinet. However, given the amount of work required and the extra care that must be taken to modify it, you are probably far better off getting a new head cab for it. You'll spend less time and possibly as much money reworking it as you will with a new head cab. You are virtually guaranteed to get a good result with a new cab, too, and not so much in doing any rework of the old. Good luck.

[Jana]

Or--tweak the amp to make it awesome sounding and butcher up the cabinet even more to make it look like the crappiest amp ever. Sometimes the "sleepers" are fun.

[bsfah3]

Hmmm, yes I've got a neighbor who is a cabinet maker and a musician so I might suggest a collaboration. I can see a sweet sweet stained maple cabinet in my head... or, for some reason, I've had that tooled leather tolex on my mind for a long time.

[HeeBGB]

If it were me I'd get the amp sounding the way I wanted it first then if I really liked it I would make a decision on the cab. No sense putting all that money into a cab if you don't like the way the amp sounds.