Protective corner in chrome/metal vs plastic?

[Matthews Guitars]

Word of advice: Do not stretch the tolex. Not more than you HAVE to. When doing those inside curves, staple the tabs in place on the inside after doing the contact cement work.

Stretched tolex eventually separates from its contacd cement bond. It WILL regain its original shape, eventually.


Another word of advice: Contact cement in a spray can is USELESS TRASH. Avoid at ALL costs.

 

[MarshallDog]

Welcome aboard new MF’r and good luck with your Tolex project. Can wait to see how it turns out!

 

[Chris-in-LA]

I’ve enjoyed tearing into this amp. View attachment 97159

All cleaned up, ready for tolex.
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That’s the “before” picture? I expected much worse from your description.

 

[Tonefiend]

That’s the “before” picture? I expected much worse from your description.

The photo is deceiving. The tolex was really bad, most of the bottom was bare wood. The feet were broken, a few of the corners were gone, two top bolts holding the head on were stripped, handle needed replaced, faceplates were separating in spots and bent up.
After 40 years of use, needed some loving. It sounds great, and the amp looks super clean. Those are the two main things for me. Everything else will be new.

 

[Tonefiend]

I bought some corners, but ended up not needing them. The tolex was not easy, nor is it perfect. But, overall turned out pretty good - especially for my first time.

Here’s the final results of the remodel. The blue is more like the color shown from the top.

It’s different from the standard black, but I wanted something that was lighter/softer, given how aggressive the amp is. Seems unexpected to be such a savage beast!

 

[Marcomel79]

I bought some corners, but ended up not needing them. The tolex was not easy, nor is it perfect. But, overall turned out pretty good - especially for my first time.

Here’s the final results of the remodel. The blue is more like the color shown from the top.

It’s different from the standard black, but I wanted something that was lighter/softer, given how aggressive the amp is. Seems unexpected to be such a savage beast!

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Great job, love it

 

[Eric'45]

Looks... interesting?
But a cool idea, it's something unique and will shurely turn heads!

 

[Tonefiend]

Originally I was going to do it in teal, like the ToneKing amps offer, but it’s a bit too much.

I definitely wanted something different- I considered purple and 80’s-rock zebra print, etc.

It will likely sit on my desk in the studio. I will say that I was blown away last night with the low-input channel. It sounds incredible. Some of the nicest, bell like clean on the edge of breakup. I played for hours until my fingers had enough.

Here’s another photo that’s more realistic of the blue color. It’s a lighter/muted blue than my iPhone often captures.

Maybe not for everyone, but I learned a lot in the process. I like it in person more than photos.