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September 26th, 2010, 07:05 AM
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Gretsch Inspired Cab for Tweed Princeton
A while ago I decided to make a new cab for my Tweed Princeton Clone. My inspiration was the Gretsch Cowboy amp.
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September 26th, 2010, 07:35 AM
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Nice job, that looks really cool.
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September 26th, 2010, 07:46 AM
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You do great work. Where is the handle ?
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September 26th, 2010, 08:04 AM
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Hmmm... A handle. I knew I'd forgotten something!
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September 26th, 2010, 08:22 AM
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Nadles, it just looks great, even without handle!
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September 26th, 2010, 08:39 AM
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Thanks all. the wrap around grill just appealed to me.
I plan to fit this style handle in black
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September 26th, 2010, 09:03 AM
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September 26th, 2010, 09:04 AM
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Very nice work.
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September 26th, 2010, 02:18 PM
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Really nice work, looks very good 
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October 8th, 2010, 01:50 AM
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I love it! Any plans to put some cowboy s%*t on it? Tooled leather studded belt? Bull horns? Brandin' iron?
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October 8th, 2010, 09:10 AM
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This is FANTASTIC! I always loved the way those old amps looks. You nailed it, and possibly made it even better.
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October 8th, 2010, 10:34 AM
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Nice work!!!
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October 8th, 2010, 11:09 AM
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That looks fantastic! I've done tolexing myself and I know how challenging it can be to get it right. You've done an amazingly clean job. Congrats! Did you build the chassis too?
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October 10th, 2010, 11:50 AM
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Nice work, i think you've done it the justice it deserves!
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October 10th, 2010, 03:19 PM
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Beautiful work!
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October 10th, 2010, 04:23 PM
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Thanks all, I've been away for the last week and only just seen the recent posts.
I'm not planning any cowboy ornaments, but I am thinking about a car badge of some description to go under the small hole.
The chassis is from Ceriatone (their old champ model), I built the amp as a Tweed Princeton (5F2A) with the following mods:
* Tone control bypass switch (Choice of Princeton or Champ modes).
* Switchable cathode bypass cap (Boost) on V1a to select between 25uf/25, 1uf/25 or no cap (just 1.5K resistor).
* Variable Voltage regulator (VVR) control.
* Switchable NFB
The Boost switch is great addition. With the 1uF cap switched in there is a significant Treble boost.
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October 10th, 2010, 04:58 PM
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One of those old Cadillac V emblems would look really good on there??
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