Rocket finished, with homebrew headcab

[Blindog]

I had this piece of oak laying around the garage for a few years. It was just long enough to make the cab, but not the front panel. I always thought the Boogie Mark series looked good with that cane, so I thought I would give it a try. I was also a bit worried about the heat those EL84's put out, so I like the extra ventilation. I tried her out at rehearsal yesterday and it was well recieved. I like it WAY better than my late 90's Vox AC30 reissue that I sold. I used the OT from that amp in this build. Big thanks to RJ and everyone else that weighed in on the recent Rocket build thread.

Mark

[skyboltone]

Love that cane.

[drhulsey]

Looks great Congratulations

[Blindog]

Thanks guys. If ayone is interested in the cane , I found it here:

http://www.constantines.com/index.asp?P ... &ProdID=59

I used the 1/2" spacing. You soak the cane in some tepid water for about 4 hours. Apply it to your frame and focus on keeping the pattern staight rather than getting it super tight. When the cane drys in a couple of hours it will be nice and tight. Right now with the thickness of the cane around the edge of the frame, it fits nice and tight without anything to hold it in place.

Mark

[chromaticdeth87]

I'm not sure what material your cane is made out of, it looks like a genuine wooden type, but when I used to do antiques I made the habit of cover the cane with a shellac from Zinsser, this stains out the cane into that more light yellow that you see on the old mesa marks. This also protects the cane from alot of structural defects like unwinding and gives it a more rigidity towards tears and holes. you just brush it, wait, and then apply another coat. Just some info, nice cab by the way.

[RJ Guitars]

Mark,

Very nice work, I like the cane touch and I think you made a good call to get some air to those EL-84's. I am amazed at the heat they throw out and I've been wondering about how long they will last.

BTW, which EL-84's are you using and how does your amp sound?

Again, nice job!

rj

[Blindog]

Thanks for the shellac tip, I was planning on doing that, but i didn't know what kind to use.

RJ, I'm using some Marshall branded EL84's that came out of my Vox Reissue. I believe they are made by EI. They sound pretty good actually. Makes me wonder why I took em' out to begin with!

Thanks for the kind words.

Mark