DC Ron Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Anybody ever notice this? Are the cabinets both based on a common inspiration? Common cabinet makers? Or is imitation in fact the sincerest form of flattery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I'm pretty sure Mesa's cabinets are built in house. I'm pretty sure Peter Mather built the cabinets for Heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 It's a nice, KISSed design. Simplicity at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thx! Found a gear page string that confirms the Peter Mather connection. No apparent connection with Mesa other than cosmetics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Anybody ever notice this? Are the cabinets both based on a common inspiration? Common cabinet makers? Or is imitation in fact the sincerest form of flattery? My God! You're right! Both amps have carpet underneath them! hahahaha Okay, I'll shut up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 haha well, those are both full of "classic" amp cosmetics vintage marshall cutout around the control panel ( albeit upside down ) vintage ampeg inspired cutouts on the top panel, to allow better access to the controls the mesa even has vintage marshall inspired gold piping not to mention a somewhat renowned company called MATCHLESS who made a 2x12 amp that looks identical to that...actually I'd say they are both Matchless inspired cabinets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212Mavguy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Bolero, your amp related sickness is a wonderful thing. Thanks for putting another smile on my face. I predict that you will build two new amps within the next three years and emerge as a HOC amp wizard. I was Brent-ly misbehaving this afternoon myself... http://cgi.ebay.com/...514#description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thx! Found a gear page string that confirms the Peter Mather connection. No apparent connection with Mesa other than cosmetics... No need to go to TGP - it's on the Mather website: http://www.mathercab.com/custom_cabinets.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I was Brent-ly misbehaving this afternoon myself... http://cgi.ebay.com/...514#description holy crap...you don't see many of those around with JBL's.....well, at least I don't...even though they came stock as an $$ option congratulations!! very cool amp heh...I do have a bunch of parts, salvaged chassis, etc but I decided I would be better off learning to play guitar, than wading into the depths of tube amp electronics I might build a KT66 jtm45 circuit someday though...already have the power tubes and a really nice old Hammond output transformer #1656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 haha well, those are both full of "classic" amp cosmetics vintage marshall cutout around the control panel ( albeit upside down ) vintage ampeg inspired cutouts on the top panel, to allow better access to the controls the mesa even has vintage marshall inspired gold piping not to mention a somewhat renowned company called MATCHLESS who made a 2x12 amp that looks identical to that...actually I'd say they are both Matchless inspired cabinets Matchless--that's got to be it...Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Many Dr. Z amps as well have a similar look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212Mavguy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 holy crap...you don't see many of those around with JBL's.....well, at least I don't...even though they came stock as an $$ option congratulations!! very cool amp heh...I do have a bunch of parts, salvaged chassis, etc but I decided I would be better off learning to play guitar, than wading into the depths of tube amp electronics I might build a KT66 jtm45 circuit someday though...already have the power tubes and a really nice old Hammond output transformer #1656 You will want a primary impedance of 6.6-8.2k for a pair of those kt's for BB specs, but if you run lower, like 5k it will be a bit more punchy...C-tone has a nice JTM 45 chassis you can order prebuilt without the iron or tubes, just connect the trannies and choke and you're good to go. They did that because it costs a lot to ship heavy things from Malaysia. Can also get the kit with the boards prewired and assemble the rest from the kit parts, sourcing your own iron again, so how much time you wish to spend is negotiable so to speak. These kits are highly regarded, deservedly so. And as a bonus, if the KT's are not to your liking, then just slap some el34's in and re-bias. The 1600 series of Hammond iron is fantastic value. You are a lot closer to being able to do that build than you might have thought. Speaking from experience It is as worth your time to learn how to work on guitar amps as a fly fisher to build his own rods and tie his own flies. Yup, did that too. Caught some 2 pound brookies and 4 pound cutties backpacking in the Wind Rivers with that gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Just looks like tributes to classics designs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.