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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Catalyst77 on July 23, 2009, 12:11:11 PM

Title: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Catalyst77 on July 23, 2009, 12:11:11 PM: Talking purely aesthetics here, but if you could have an amp built what would you go for? Orange tolex? Black Face plate, chicken knobs?

Something different or a Marshall clone?

Am currently tried to decide, kind of want something a bit different, but not weird!

Its actually more difficult than i thought :?
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: richardjmorgan on July 23, 2009, 12:15:12 PM: Black control plate, black dome knobs w/ white dots, clear plexiglass front panel, white tolex, black corners and handles.

I spend FAR too much time thinking about this sort of thing.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Elliot on July 23, 2009, 12:55:23 PM: 1960 Fender Brown Styling - rough brown tolex, oxblood grill, brown circular knobs
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: WezV on July 23, 2009, 01:01:18 PM: red with white faceplate, plenty of chrome and black chickenheads to finish it off and a nice biscuit grill cloth for the speaker cab

but i already have all that sorted !
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: blue on July 23, 2009, 01:11:33 PM: i have two visions,

one is all shiny chrome with knurled chrome knobs and real snakeskin covering.

the other is all brushed aluminium with black leather covering.

mmmmm :)
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Lew on July 23, 2009, 01:13:19 PM: Here's what I did choose 8)

I'm well overdue for another amp though!
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: ash96 on July 23, 2009, 01:26:58 PM: Quote from: richardjmorgan on July 23, 2009, 12:15:12 PM
Black control plate, black dome knobs w/ white dots, clear plexiglass front panel, white tolex, black corners and handles.

I spend FAR too much time thinking about this sort of thing.

This is pretty much EXACTLY what i want!

With some sort of glowing LEDs like the H&K amps!
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Roobubba on July 23, 2009, 01:53:19 PM: Personally, I think almost all amps out there look 'funny'. There's something very old-fashioned about the look. While Diezels are a bit more forward-looking than most of the other brands, there's still something that I find very underwhelming about the look of all amps.
I haven't yet decided what I dislike/like in particular, or indeed what a suitable alternative look would be, but needless to say, were I to do so, no-one else would like it and it would be a waste of my effort!

Roo
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Catalyst77 on July 23, 2009, 01:59:14 PM: Quote from: Lew!! on July 23, 2009, 01:13:19 PM
Here's what I did choose 8)

I'm well overdue for another amp though!

I like the idea of a white head, but the reality would be that after a few months of gigging and being shunted around in my car it probably wouldn't look so nice!

I'm kind of thinking maybe a dark/maroon type red colour with a black face plate - i don't like chicken knobs though, which seems to bring the options down a bit.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Will on July 23, 2009, 04:49:42 PM: I don't tend to like the Marshall gold faceplate if it has too many knobs. Black is ok if you are putting a lot in there, leaves it feeling a bit more spacey
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Dreichlift on July 23, 2009, 05:01:15 PM: I always fancied trying to build a combo or cab out of granite, just to see the effect on the sound. Wouldn't want to gig with it though. :lol:
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: richardjmorgan on July 23, 2009, 05:29:38 PM: Quote from: Catalyst77 on July 23, 2009, 01:59:14 PM

I like the idea of a white head, but the reality would be that after a few months of gigging and being shunted around in my car it probably wouldn't look so nice!

Yeah, it's a nice idea in theory but unless you're in a position to flightcase the thing it's probably not going to end well.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Lew on July 23, 2009, 06:06:33 PM: Quote from: Catalyst77 on July 23, 2009, 01:59:14 PM
Quote from: Lew!! on July 23, 2009, 01:13:19 PM
Here's what I did choose 8)

I'm well overdue for another amp though!

I like the idea of a white head, but the reality would be that after a few months of gigging and being shunted around in my car it probably wouldn't look so nice!

It relics easy and looks even better for it :P
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Jonny on July 23, 2009, 06:28:21 PM: Red Snakeskin, Black metal faceplate, chicken knobs.

Sorted.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: sgmypod on July 23, 2009, 08:33:59 PM: faceplate wise I went for this..was in black originally
(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/82/l_7821291d965f4cedbdb288cd1d7e43a6.jpg)
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/106/l_6d69331d57274b8a93be556dde77fe10.jpg)
need piping now and different knobs
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: d1dsj on July 23, 2009, 08:53:56 PM: I'm with Lew... white heads and cabs rock! In saying that, I used to have a Fender Prosonic combo in light green lizard which was awesome... sort of surf green.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: sgmypod on July 23, 2009, 09:32:49 PM: Prosonic in green lizard ...nice
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 23, 2009, 09:34:44 PM: I'm a sucker for red tolexed amps - would probably go with a black faceplate or maybe gold brushed-aluminium.

I also like the look of Trainwreck amps - those bare-wood cabs with figured woods look NICE :D
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: murraymurray on July 23, 2009, 11:56:27 PM: Not very Surprising, no love for the grey russian industrial carpet as a covering like on my amp :?
think its time to recover it, need to find the leftover red snakeskin from my 5150 or get some nice red tolex from somewhere. Gotta be red, cant have a erd bear in any other colour.
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Catalyst77 on July 24, 2009, 02:50:36 PM: Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on July 23, 2009, 09:34:44 PM
I'm a sucker for red tolexed amps - would probably go with a black faceplate or maybe gold brushed-aluminium.

I also like the look of Trainwreck amps - those bare-wood cabs with figured woods look NICE :D

I'm definately edging towards Red, especially considering i already have three black heads.

Maybe a wine red head, with a black faceplate and matching Red Knobs? or is that a bit too different!
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: Plexi Ken on July 24, 2009, 03:44:42 PM: I love the look of this ÷13 amp,
http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/amplification/instrument-amps/guitar-combo-amps/edt-1329-combo-152697/review
Title: Re: Custom Amps - Tolex/Faceplate/knobs options etc - what would you go for?
Post by: ericsabbath on July 25, 2009, 10:45:37 PM: the logo will also light up and change the colours for each channel :D

(http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9b/wackstack.jpg)