Blackbird Guitar Cabs - latest projects

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Thanks so much for all the cool comments, always very much appreciated!

Modulus_Amps

Wow, some great work there. Well done!

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Cheers @Modulus_Amps - I'm hoping we cross paths somewhere down the line, would be good to meet up (then again Devon to Scotland is a bit of a journey for a chin wag!)

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Here's some pics of a great little project - a small head enclosure for @Fuengi (always nice to do stuff for a fellow Fretboarder). Mark came to me with an idea of what he was after and sent me over some very nice detailed measurements for me to work by.

We've used Ash for the cabinet with Olive Ash for the front and back panels. The two timber types actually come from the same tree (the 'olive' being the heartwood at the centre of the trunk). The 'olive' colour and swirly patterning is a result of minerals in the soil - apparently Devon trees tend to be particularly olive-y compared to, say, trees grown in Kent.

These photos were a bit rushed as the courier was on his way but you get the general idea

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For the back panel we needed to make sure there was room for the plug to be tucked away when not in use (LH cut-out) and access to the speaker jack, sag switch and preamp valve (RH cut-out). This was idea no. 4 or 5 but I think it was worth the procrastinating!

Chris.B

It's lovely to see such excellent woodwork  - that looks superb.

Fuengi

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I must say it was an absolute pleasure dealing with Sam on this, and he has produced a fantastic quality cab that I couldn't be happier with.

normula1

That's lovely, have a wow

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Here's a few shots of a headshell in Ash, quite possibly made from the same tree as the project above. This has been designed to fit a 'medium' Fender chassis: Deluxe Reverb, Vibroverb etc. I made it for a show (and to fit one of my amps) but it's available via the website if any Fretboarders are interested.

Batman-GMT

Lovely stuff 

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It's been a while since I put anything up on this thread, so here's some pics I took today while the sun was out....

It's a compact 1x12 in UK grown Scots Pine. Beautiful and underrated timber in my opinion. I've also used Dumble-style corners for the first time and they definitely added some touch-sensitive sustain to the tone

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This cab is actually available as I made it on a whim to show off the gourgeous knot-free grain of these particular boards.

Here's a few more pics........

Chris.B

Absolutely superb craftsmanship - a beautiful cab

Winny_Pooh

That ply fingerjointed cab you did is a beauty. 

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Thanks folks.

Winny_Pooh said:

That ply fingerjointed cab you did is a beauty. 

Yeah I was really happy with how those ply cabs turned out. I'd just got the technique down when Putin decided to invade Ukraine 

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Here's some pics of my latest project, a lovely 1x15 made from reclaimed Sapele/Meranti (not sure which!) that's going to house a JBL d130f no less. We have a removable back panel for open or closed-back ear pummeling, and a recessed handle so amp heads will sit happily on top.......

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a few more......

jasonbone75

My favourite in this thread. Love the recesses.