Author Topic: Its finally arrived!!!!! (Read 7441 times)

Ted · « **Reply #15 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:34:16 PM »

Sweet Mat wez. Hope you like it.

Good job on twisting Jeff's arm!

:? edit : nice cats too!

WezV · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:40:41 PM »

finally someone got it the right way round!!

cheers Ted

So far i am loving this thing, cant wait to get it round my cousins to muck about with it slaved through his dual rec :twisted:

Oli · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2007, 06:47:57 PM »

Wes, can you tell me what the 'upper limit' of gain is with the Little Rock, perhaps comparing it with a band/track?

Cheers! :)

WezV · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:02:37 PM »

its apparently jcm800 classic rock kind of gain levels on full according to the factory. Its certainly in that territory with the drive and volume up near the top but I havnt been able to check that with the master up full yet, can you believe i just said that about a 4w amp!

The tone controls seem to work really good as well - i didnt even miss the mid control

38thBeatle · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:08:05 PM »

OK Wez, the amp looks great and you did a fine job on the cab. The cats are both beauties but no-one has mentioned the flooring..which looks great to me.

blue · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:15:50 PM »

and noone's mentioned that the cat on the floor seems to have some poor innocent creature trapped in behind the cab!

Oli · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:29:36 PM »

Quote from: 38thBeatle

OK Wez, the amp looks great and you did a fine job on the cab. The cats are both beauties but no-one has mentioned the flooring..which looks great to me.

I like how they've kept the same colour throughout- the floor, skirting board and window sill are all matching, good stuff! :P

WezV · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:51:41 PM »

Quote from: Oli

Quote from: 38thBeatle
OK Wez, the amp looks great and you did a fine job on the cab. The cats are both beauties but no-one has mentioned the flooring..which looks great to me.

I like how they've kept the same colour throughout- the floor, skirting board and window sill are all matching, good stuff! :P

not quite matching actually. skirting and windowsill is cherry varnish and the floor was beech varnish, and god forgive me - the furniture is all antique oak . . . varnish. that bloody house doctor woman would have a field day with the way i mix wood tones

Anyway dont look at that stuff - my DIY is surprisingly bad!! i'm just not interested if its not guitar shaped

Quote from: blue

and noone's mentioned that the cat on the floor seems to have some poor innocent creature trapped in behind the cab!

nope, she is just investigating the dodgy bit of white piping on the corner of the amp... i told her it would be sorted when i finally added a logo to the amp but she has no patience!!!

Twinfan · « **Reply #23 on:** August 22, 2007, 09:47:39 AM »

Nice custom Little Rock Wez - can't believe they made you one like that!

Quote from: Oli

Wes, can you tell me what the 'upper limit' of gain is with the Little Rock, perhaps comparing it with a band/track?

Quote from: WezV

its apparently jcm800 classic rock kind of gain levels on full according to the factory. Its certainly in that territory with the drive and volume up near the top

Interesting you say that Wez as I find that the Little Rock doesn't have much gain at all, and having never played a JCM800 I expected them to be a gain monster!

Oli - if you want lots of gain in a low wattage head, great for home use and recording, then you need a Tiny Terror. I did, I now have one, and my Little Rock is standing idle...

WezV · « **Reply #24 on:** August 22, 2007, 10:09:04 AM »

dont take my word for anything soundwise, i am certainly no amp expert!! :oops:

It seemed like a lot of gain to me but it never got over the top - i do tend to favour my amps set just past clean and grumbling along so i am happy!

dave_mc · « **Reply #25 on:** August 22, 2007, 01:12:49 PM »

very nice!

CJ · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:15:21 AM »

nice stack there Wez. i like anything out of the traditional black. how easy is it to re-tolex a cab? my tolex is completely torn up on my cab, and i'm thinking of maybe going white...

WezV · « **Reply #27 on:** August 23, 2007, 08:55:22 AM »

not the easiest job to do but it really wasnt as bad as i expected. But if you look at the cab i did you will see that the black bumpers mean there are very few corners to worry about - i could literally do a bit at each end and a bit goin all round... most cabs will not be that easy because of the work you have to do at the corners.

there are a few re-tolexing tutorials on the web that helped a lot

Watsonica · « **Reply #28 on:** August 23, 2007, 10:59:19 AM »

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i cant beleive you are all more interesting in talking about cats!

i do have a rule about never leaving a guitar case open in my house - why is it cats always seem to think they are a good place to pee :shock:

I found out the hard way in the early 80's, left my case open to my 62' Gibson SG and "Charlie" (my beloved cat) ruined it forever..tried everything to salvage it but had to trash it.. :oops:

Nice looking amp, was just looking at the "Sky" amp that Uli Jon Roth uses and there are a lot of simalarities, the tolex looks great, kinda like a custom Marshall. :)

WezV · « **Reply #29 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:56:59 PM »

yeah the cab is marshall red levant tolex - i couldnt source any red basketweave like the head but its close enough, the cab is slightly brighter!

glad its not just my cats that cant be trusted

I found one squatting in a customers case before but luckily i caught the little bugger just in time - that would have been embarasing to explain!!