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Brian Payne (bmichael)
Username: bmichael

Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 08:53 pm:   

This is my first post; I just got a 65-210 last week. I took apart the amp because it had some bad clipping at a middling volume, and the cabinet seems to be in bad shape. But that's not what's really wrong.

The top two long bolts (in between the corner-molding pieces) didn't screw back into anything hard--they just dropped in. I was thinking, then, about just rebuilding a new wooden cabinet for the amp and then retolexing the thing. Do you think this is a good idea, or should I just try to tighten up with nails or woodglue the existing cabinet and retolex that?

Thanks!
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Mike Kaus (mm210)
Username: mm210

Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 - 06:30 am:   

If you're talking about the chassis bolts, they SHOULD drop through and they are supposed to have nuts on the bottom. If I am mis-understanding you, sorry. I would always repair though, rather than replace. It's a great cabinet to start with and I would definately fix IT. Mike.
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Brian Payne (bmichael)
Username: bmichael

Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 - 10:15 am:   

Ah shoot, I totally lost the nuts, then. I imagine this presents something of a formidable problem. I didn't have a good workspace or good tools (I used the kitchen table, a bottle of wine, and a leatherman). Well, maybe I'll bring it to a repair shop or something.

I have another question that doesn't pertain directly to this section's topic, but maybe someone would be kind enough to help me with this one as well: When I'm using a distortion pedal (a proco rat) and have the amp set to breakup, too, the amp distorts in a really dirty way (good) but then the volume kind of drops out (bad). Is this the nature of the speaker, that it can't handle so much breakup?

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