Painy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) I really love the classic look of the Ashdown CTM300 head but unfortunately it's just not in my price range at the moment. To tide me over until I can save up a couple of grand, I decided that I'd try to at least achieve the look of the amp even if I can't get the sound of it right now. I've spent my spare time over the last week building this new case from scratch for my ABM 500rc Evo iii and I'm really pleased with the result so thought I'd share it here. 🙂 Edited November 6, 2019 by Painy 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looks excellent man, way better than a 2u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice work. You should go into business, building old school sleeves/cases for those of us who use modern class D jobbies and want the vintage look. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: Nice work. You should go into business, building old school sleeves/cases for those of us who use modern class D jobbies and want the vintage look. To be honest, as much as I love the sound of that, there's a fair amount of bodging under the surface! 😄 I did have fun doing it though so maybe. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice job, that looks great Painy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 That looks ace, nice one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 @Ashdown Engineering get him! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I love this. What a great idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 That looks bloody awesome, well done, great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looks great, I'd like a case for my Head of Doom just to save having to have it in a rack case, if it had a nice wood/tolex sleeve like the ABM, so you could just buy a slip cover to go over it, it would be perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, doomed said: Looks great, I'd like a case for my Head of Doom just to save having to have it in a rack case, if it had a nice wood/tolex sleeve like the ABM, so you could just buy a slip cover to go over it, it would be perfect. It is a bit strange that tolexed rack sleeves seem so hard to come by or are really expensive if you do find them. I reckon the sleeve that Aguilar make for the the DB751 would probably fit the Head of Doom but at $199 (and possibly plus shipping and import duty from the US if they're not available over here) it's a pretty expensive option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 That looks fab! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Painy said: To be honest, as much as I love the sound of that, there's a fair amount of bodging under the surface! 😄 I did have fun doing it though so maybe. 🤔 I've been sketching out a case like this to house my Markbass F1 for years, i'll probably never get round to though so buying something appeals to me! my thoughts have usually included an easily replaceable front panel and an open back so that it could be modified to fit a different head if needed. and the whole thing sized to fit perfectly on my Barefaced Midgets Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 14 hours ago, ped said: @Ashdown Engineering get him a free CTM300! I agree with the site owner, sort it out Ashdown! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: I agree with the site owner, sort it out Ashdown! C'mon Ashdown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 15 hours ago, ped said: @Ashdown Engineering get him a free CTM300! 24 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: I agree with the site owner, sort it out Ashdown! 21 minutes ago, Teebs said: C'mon Ashdown! Absolutely this! 😄😄😄😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Yeah Ashdown - what the hell? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Finally got to take this to a gig for the first time last night (we'd had to cancel all our gigs through November because our singer developed an abcess on his tonsil). I also decided to try a little experiment running my big rig and my little rig together. Anyway, I posted up a picture on Facebook and got a share by none other than Mr Mark Gooday himself. 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Wow, I bet that sounded immense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Wow, I bet that sounded immense. The staccato low notes felt like sledgehammer blows to my back! I loved it! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashdown Engineering Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 19:44, Painy said: I really love the classic look of the Ashdown CTM300 head but unfortunately it's just not in my price range at the moment. To tide me over until I can save up a couple of grand, I decided that I'd try to at least achieve the look of the amp even if I can't get the sound of it right now. I've spent my spare time over the last week building this new case from scratch for my ABM 500rc Evo iii and I'm really pleased with the result so thought I'd share it here. 🙂 Nice, Jeff Ament did a similar thing not long ago. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Ashdown Engineering said: Nice, Jeff Ament did a similar thing not long ago. Thanks! Well if a homemade case is good enough for him then it's good enough for me. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashdown Engineering Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Painy said: Thanks! Well if a homemade case is good enough for him then it's good enough for me. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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