Amp Cabinets (not speaker cabinets)

[Quilly]

Just finished a tweed guitar amp build (5E3) and am eager to get cracking on a 50/100w bass amp (Marshall plexi 1986 type). I’m finding the actual cabinets are as expensive as the innards ! Anyone know where I could get plans for the short/compact Marshall amp box? Maybe I could take to a cabinet builder or carpenter. 

[BassBunny]

Not sure if this would be of use but Ashdown have a couple of Hayden Amp sleeves in their clearout sale. 

https://ashdownmusic.com/products/hayden-speakeasy-head-sleeve

[Phil Starr]

Not being unhelpful I hope but amp sleeves aren't too difficult to build, certainly simpler than a speaker cab, a bass or indeed the innards. That all depends of course on what level of finish and /or authenticity you want to achieve. Unless you can find a retired carpenter or enthusiatic hobbyist I don't think commisioning someone is going to be cheap either. Certainly in the UK carpenters are in short supply and frequently you can wait longer to secure a chippie than it takes to get a GP appointment. Ireland might be better for both of course. Last time I thought about employing a carpenter mates rates/cash jobs were £140 a day and it'sgoing to take more than a day to build an amp sleeve and finish it as a one off job. Most carpenters are going to be specialists and their workshops set up for whatever is making them most money. Few of them will have ever used vinyl coverings so finding someone will be a matter of good luck or a lot of searching to find the right craftsman.

 

It might be worth asking over in the build diaries forum is anyone is prepared to do it or who knows of a cabinet builder.

[Baloney Balderdash]

Just go to your local super market and get a discarded cardboard box, punch a couple of holes in it, and with the help of some Gaffa tape, glue and scissors you'll have an amp cabinet in no time! 

[Quilly]

On 29/02/2024 at 22:05, BassBunny said:

Not sure if this would be of use but Ashdown have a couple of Hayden Amp sleeves in their clearout sale. 

https://ashdownmusic.com/products/hayden-speakeasy-head-sleeve

Thanks for that , just bought one !