son of frog Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hiya everyone! Basically, i'm looking to re-cover (in Tolex) my beaten up old Ampeg 8x10... I would rather not do it myself though, does anyone know anyone / anywhere around Surrey (Guildford) i could get this done, i remember seeing a website that sells the appropriate Tolex, so getting hold of that isn't a problem, But i am no carpenter...! I may also be looking to replace the grill on the front... and of course the white piping... The wooden grill frame has become warped in its old age and no longer fits onto the front of the cabinet straight, so i may be thinking about a full restoration. Does anyone know anyone who does this, preferably local to me. Thanks! -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 if you try it yourself its easy and could save you a lot of cash just take your time, i did a marshall 8x10 for the first time (full recover/piping and grill cloth)and it looked better than a new shop one and it was much easier than i expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Try this for tolex, speaker cloth and piping. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Solsound-Limited?_trksid=p4340.l2563 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvisions Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I think Zilla cabs does it, pretty cheap too, if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I`m looking to re-cover my three cabs also, but I can`t find anywhere in the UK that sells the proper Ampeg tolex. Allparts pretend to sell it, but don`t actually have any in the Ampeg tolex section. Fliptops in the U.S seems a good place to go. If you find any, could you let us know? ta MM ps there is a youtube vid of a place in america re-covering an 810 ampeg, not too much detail, but enough to give an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 for ampeg toltex contact an ampeg dealer see if they can get it direct, i did that for my marshall they needed the serial number before they would supply it, i assume to make sure i wasnt making an ampeg copy seem original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Personally I would try and find a better, tougher tolex than the ampeg stuff as it's crap! Lol. I just sold my 410hlf and the quality of the tolex was rubbish in my opinion! Should be much better for what you pay for these things and mine was a USA one. I had an old trace 810 that I toured with for years and dragged around Europe and the tolex never budged or ripped. The ampeg would unstick at the seams and peel away from even pulling it out the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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