Nice job!!! I use the same jig to cut my dovetails, but I get chipping on the exit side. Now I try to rout from the “far side” inward towards me first, then finish going “away from me. But you don’t get chipping at all! Impressive.
Awsome build! Allways loved the separate head and cabinet.. it splits the weight ... and when the speakers are in an enclosed cabinet that just sounds so much more thick and full-bodied!
Brilliant job on that. Glad you didn't wrap it because it would've just looked like a reissue or refurb of the reverb. Now we can see your artistic skills. I had a brand new Super Reverb I sold back in the 70s and I still regret it. "Keep On Truckin'!"
I've built two cabs with the help of a friend who knows more than I do. Felt pretty good about it. Watching this makes me see what we are missing. Nice job. BTW went with the varnish too.
Can’t believe I stumbled across this video. My dad wired a Blackface Twin kit and built a head and extension cab. Was one of the last things he did before unexpectedly passing. It looks eerily identical to this.
wow, that looks bad ass man! I didn't know what to think of those dove tails at first but after a few minutes it all came together, you're a wood genius man.
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So addictive to watch! I saw it more than 5 times!! Thanks for the post! Great work Adam!!
Cool! This is the first time I've ever played through a solid pine cab. Its very lively with no extra ribs or reinforcement. It's quite different from the shimmery-clean sounds I get from my other birch-ply cabs with celestions. This has eminence "Lil Patriot" neo speakers. It's clean but when I play a humbucker through it and get past 6-7 on the channel vol (master at 10) this thing really roars - very similar to a Tweed twin or Blackface tube distortion.
Yeah I'v e been using pine for years for cabs, it's cheap, readily available, and sounds pretty good. I've always felt fender amps, being bright complement gibsons well. I play fenders, but with a marshall on at the same time to add some ass since I mostly play fenders.
Beautiful! Ive got a Ampeg B25 head that needs to be recovered, but the way you have constructed this tongue and groove, natural wood grain looks awesome.
"Don't know if I'm gonna finish it or wrap it." The I remembered the word "dovetail" in the title. Right then, I knew you weren't gonna wrap it. Nice work, Adam.
That is jam up and jelly tight ! It may be more practical to wrap it,..But I think it would almost be a friggin crime to cover up that beautiful wood. Use a sanding sealer and then go with a satin clear finish.. The cab and the head are absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!
Now try this: pull out 2 of the 4 power tubes, either the middle 2 inside ones or the outer 2 outside ones, NOT 2 adjacent tubes. Now the amp is around 50 watts instead of around 100 watts. It now also wants to “see” an 8-ohm load instead of a 4-ohm load. With Fender amps, you can usually safely go up or down in ohms but only one level. So an amp that “prefers” an 8-ohm load could go to 4 or to 16 but not to 2-ohms. An amp that needs a 2-ohm load could go to 4 only. Run that now 50-watt twin into a single 8-ohm speaker (or 2-16ohm speakers or the original speaker set-up but it won’t be the ideal impedance match), It will be much easier to carry and you‘ll be able to turn it up and hear the power tubes working.
Thanks! Fender made cabs out of MDF for many years (70's and 80's I think). It's fine. I was trying for the vintage 50's quality when fender was built from solid pine. Also MDF is easy to work but is a nightmare if there is any moisture or gets knocked into. I prefer to use 3/4 birch if I'm doing plywood, it's super strong and sounds great too.
@@AdamBeckSpeed Yeah, it is a problem if MDF gets wet. I don't remember what you used for a finish but, I started using Osmo about a year ago & really like it. It's called a "hard wax oil."
Hi Beck....wonderfull project! very well done and clean, solid, just beautiful.... But you should have refurbish the original cabinet... to preserve the Fender Legacy...thank you for showing your skills....Antonio Alçada
Superb craftsmanship, beautiful result. Can you post a video of how you made the jig for the dovetail joints? I am very interested because I just bought a Quilter amp but decided to make a speaker cabinet for a 15" and 12" speaker, to make it sound like a Solid state Fender Bassman which I returned, not because it didn't sound great, but because it is too heavy to carry up and down 3 flights of stairs.
What a great project I think any guitar player would like this! I wish I could find an old Fender Deluxe Reverb I lost mine years ago in a house fire, best amp I ever had! That would be a great project!
I actually sold this - and I forget the specifics. The head is still heavy but in line with my marshall. 45-50 lb I think. way easier to handle than the cab with jensens
I actually have built one of those kits. It was a 5w Ampmaker.com SE-5a kit. Sounds awesome. Built a little cab for it too. Simple birch plywood box and black tolex, no dovetails or anything though. Its actually cheaper most times to find and restore old amps than it is to build the kits. instagram.com/p/lVEbiEqzrN/ instagram.com/p/lVEmboKzrg/
I made a pine cab in 2004. The dovetails were that tight I didn't bother knocking it apart again to glue it. It's still in one piece 17 years later. I didn't use tolex, it's too much work just to make it look like every other cab. Natural wood looks much better anyway.
@@AdamBeckSpeed hi Adam ! I just watched your video where you mad a head cabint for you twin reverb chassis. Are you located in the United States ? Im interested in a cabinet. Im located in Indiana, near Chicago.
Looks great! I'm sure it will sound great too. Now you need to build a nice road case to protect it. Unless you want to sell it. I would buy it is heartbeat if you were interested. Great job thanks for the vid.
Ken B. Yeah I agree. It was super humid and they cupped pretty fast, I was able to pull them straight too when I put them together. Was dead straight once I glued.
Adam Beck : I was hoping that was the case. I watched you clamp and work it until straight. I think old Leo did those dovetails for at least that reason. Except when he was doing it the pine was old growth. Your tree looked like it was a puppy on steroids. Pretty much all you can buy now.
standard 3/4" think stuff from Lowes - get the best pine they have, it's worth it. I would have liked to go deeper (12") but it's tough to find solid boards over 10" - which is why cabs are often built from plywood or MDF.
duffermod1 yeah I didn’t A/B it to the original so it’s hard for me to say. I’ve heard many of these twins before and they all sound the same. The new cab is deeper and pine so it has more growl when pushed. Also it’s much lighter and easier to transport.
Wouldn't it seem advisable to leave openings behind the head's grill cloth, too, to enable some air circulation? As the head's cabinet isn't that spacey inside it might help to avoid too much heat inside. I'd guess that would contribute to longer life of tubes and other parts in there, wouldn't it?
moreorlesslikeso maybe, it's pretty much wide open on the back of the amp. Every old Marshall or Fender head was built with much less circulation than this has. Actually when it was cold out it took a little while to warm all the way up.
I'm possibly a bit over-cautious then, but I even added a fan to the head cabinet I once built for my Kitty Hawk (ex-)combo (which was mega-heavy)... But one more thing: did you transplant the spring reverb tank to the head cabinet as well? I think I didn't notice in your vid. For sake of size I left mine in the speaker compartment (= ex combo casing) and every now and then I find myself wondering if I hadn't done better otherwise...
Ok i solved the enclosure wood piece just one las part which I’m kind lost got any idea tip trick on how to make the holes true the wood so they match the metal enclosure because once I slide the head there’s no way to see the holes
Thanks! I'm using the Peachtree woodworking rig. I built my own Oak rail to mount it to and to hold the clamps, theirs is MDF and I hate that stuff. Plus this way I could make it the way I want - It's extra long for easier clamping.
Did you have a problem with noise when you installed the reverb pan? I built a Princeton in a head, but when a friend who knew what he was doing checked it out, it was because the pan was too close to the transformers. Even a couple inches seemed to make a big difference. I sort of figured that's why the Bandmaster Reverbs have such ridiculously tall head boxes...
trevor deke bajus - no noise issues. I cheated the reverb box away from the transformer and I installed a grounded aluminum shield on the top of head box (above the chassis)
Mark AG no it's an old garage sale score then a hand me down. It's not great but it does the job. Basically it's a box on wheels with a hole in the top and a cheap router on the inside. I set the fence with clamps.
Just scored a 76 twin reverb without speakers online. Planning on building a shell myself. Do you happen to still remember the chassis dimensions of yours? I obviously can’t measure yet but wanted to get a head start on planning it out. Thanks in advance!
I made it "convertible" with panels I can screw in or not. I had it divided horizontally into thirds and usually left 2 in and the middle one out. SO "semi-open"
@@AdamBeckSpeed OK, I get it. I have a 64' deluxe reverb, and I want to build a 2x10 cabinet, like the Tremolux cabinet, but with 2, 16 ohm speakers. I wouldn't make a head and cabinet combo, just unplug the 12" in the amp, and plug in the external. I was thinking of doing exactly what you said, top and bottom back panels, pretty much the way the combo has.
Pete Urbann I coated with a few coats clear nitrocellulose lacquer like you use to finish a vintage style guitar, and buffed out with a grey or white scotch-brite for a matte finish. The speaker baffle is 1/2” edge-glued pine from Lowe’s. Looks like a butcher block but it’s solid pine.
This is like visual potato chips. I couldn't stop watching! Awesome and beautiful work.
Nice job!!! I use the same jig to cut my dovetails, but I get chipping on the exit side. Now I try to rout from the “far side” inward towards me first, then finish going “away from me. But you don’t get chipping at all! Impressive.
Awsome build! Allways loved the separate head and cabinet.. it splits the weight ... and when the speakers are in an enclosed cabinet that just sounds so much more thick and full-bodied!
Thanks! It did sound great.
The most talented people are the most inspiring because they make it look easy.
Brilliant job on that. Glad you didn't wrap it because it would've just looked like a reissue or refurb of the reverb. Now we can see your artistic skills. I had a brand new Super Reverb I sold back in the 70s and I still regret it. "Keep On Truckin'!"
I've built two cabs with the help of a friend who knows more than I do. Felt pretty good about it. Watching this makes me see what we are missing. Nice job. BTW went with the varnish too.
Can’t believe I stumbled across this video. My dad wired a Blackface Twin kit and built a head and extension cab. Was one of the last things he did before unexpectedly passing. It looks eerily identical to this.
"We got wood"
-Nice, yeah, you'll need it for..
"We got the dog"
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Thank you. I will never, ever, complain again about the price of a custom made cab. Well done.
That inspires me to make a new speaker cabinet. Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail.
wow, that looks bad ass man! I didn't know what to think of those dove tails at first but after a few minutes it all came together, you're a wood genius man.
So addictive to watch! I saw it more than 5 times!! Thanks for the post! Great work Adam!!
This is one of the most coolest and bad ass things I’ve seen
What a great deal for a beautiful vintage head and cab. New ones go for that without the beautiful wood work.
Dropped it off a 3 story building yesterday, aint broke and still works.
That’s beautiful work! I love that natural wood look.
Tweed on wood great skills nice job cab & head very gorgeous congratulations my friend
The CORRECT way to do cabinetry. Well done..............Sweeeet!
Man, I tell you- I'd love to hear a voice over explaining what you are doing. Already really instructive though! Thanks!
Rad,
I'm glad you kept the wood exposed, looks great.
How did you get the front top edge of the cabinet rounded? Is that a different router bit? Thanks, great video
Yes I used a round over bit on all of the corners, I think it was a 1/4” radius. For the front edge where it’s beveled I did it by sanding it by hand.
@@AdamBeckSpeed thanks
Great work Adam, looks fantastic
That's awesome, I'm actually doing the same thing for a 67 blackface, doing it in blonde/ Oxblood to match my cab.
Cool! This is the first time I've ever played through a solid pine cab. Its very lively with no extra ribs or reinforcement. It's quite different from the shimmery-clean sounds I get from my other birch-ply cabs with celestions. This has eminence "Lil Patriot" neo speakers. It's clean but when I play a humbucker through it and get past 6-7 on the channel vol (master at 10) this thing really roars - very similar to a Tweed twin or Blackface tube distortion.
Yeah I'v e been using pine for years for cabs, it's cheap, readily available, and sounds pretty good. I've always felt fender amps, being bright complement gibsons well. I play fenders, but with a marshall on at the same time to add some ass since I mostly play fenders.
Looks fantastic how easy you do a complex thing! Thanks!
Beautiful! Ive got a Ampeg B25 head that needs to be recovered, but the way you have constructed this tongue and groove, natural wood grain looks awesome.
"Don't know if I'm gonna finish it or wrap it." The I remembered the word "dovetail" in the title. Right then, I knew you weren't gonna wrap it. Nice work, Adam.
Beautiful craftsmanship!
That is jam up and jelly tight !
It may be more practical to wrap it,..But I think it would almost be a friggin crime to cover up that beautiful wood.
Use a sanding sealer and then go with a satin clear finish..
The cab and the head are absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!
Now try this:
pull out 2 of the 4 power tubes, either the middle 2 inside ones or the outer 2 outside ones, NOT 2 adjacent tubes.
Now the amp is around 50 watts instead of around 100 watts.
It now also wants to “see” an 8-ohm load instead of a 4-ohm load.
With Fender amps, you can usually safely go up or down in ohms but only one level. So an amp that “prefers” an 8-ohm load could go to 4 or to 16 but not to 2-ohms. An amp that needs a 2-ohm load could go to 4 only.
Run that now 50-watt twin into a single 8-ohm speaker (or 2-16ohm speakers or the original speaker set-up but it won’t be the ideal impedance match),
It will be much easier to carry and you‘ll be able to turn it up and hear the power tubes working.
Looks nice, really like the dovetails!! I like to made my cabs from MDF & cover them with veneer, its denser.
Thanks! Fender made cabs out of MDF for many years (70's and 80's I think). It's fine. I was trying for the vintage 50's quality when fender was built from solid pine. Also MDF is easy to work but is a nightmare if there is any moisture or gets knocked into. I prefer to use 3/4 birch if I'm doing plywood, it's super strong and sounds great too.
@@AdamBeckSpeed Yeah, it is a problem if MDF gets wet. I don't remember what you used for a finish but, I started using Osmo about a year ago & really like it. It's called a "hard wax oil."
Lovely work. Looks great.
Nice Job! My wish list has my Twin head in a recessed box so that the knobs don't get raked off during transit.
give me a shout if you want to make that happen!
Hi Beck....wonderfull project! very well done and clean, solid, just beautiful.... But you should have refurbish the original cabinet... to preserve the Fender Legacy...thank you for showing your skills....Antonio Alçada
you could also use some moving straps to reinforce the square mold
Great Carpentry !!!! Thanks! I need that dovetail jig !
This is gorgeous.
It looks really good.
Superb craftsmanship, beautiful result. Can you post a video of how you made the jig for the dovetail joints? I am very interested because I just bought a Quilter amp but decided to make a speaker cabinet for a 15" and 12" speaker, to make it sound like a Solid state Fender Bassman which I returned, not because it didn't sound great, but because it is too heavy to carry up and down 3 flights of stairs.
The dovetail jig is form Peachtree woodworking, it works great.
CONGRATULATIONS. A true masterpiece.👍👍👍
Looks fantastic, nicely done! I love the look of the exposed wood... much nicer than most tolex in my opinion :-)
Me watching this video @3am getting to 10:00
"Good God! Hundreds of headphone users will die.. "
You editing this video in 2016 ..
"Thousands."
Man I love select pine
superb job mate, really enjoyed watching!
Awesome build... i would not use warped wood though..
Gorgeous.
Holy cow you are fast. I’m going to start drinking coffee again.
Very nice work, been thinking about doing mine similar too yours
Really enjoyed this video, nice work.
What a great project I think any guitar player would like this! I wish I could find an old Fender Deluxe Reverb I lost mine years ago in a house fire, best amp I ever had! That would be a great project!
That's pretty slick!
Very nice job. I want to do the same to mine. How much does the head weigh now and the cabinet being seperate
I actually sold this - and I forget the specifics. The head is still heavy but in line with my marshall. 45-50 lb I think. way easier to handle than the cab with jensens
Beautiful work, very nice!
Maybe you can buy a few "build your own" amp kits and fit them to your heads/cabs.
I actually have built one of those kits. It was a 5w Ampmaker.com SE-5a kit. Sounds awesome. Built a little cab for it too. Simple birch plywood box and black tolex, no dovetails or anything though. Its actually cheaper most times to find and restore old amps than it is to build the kits. instagram.com/p/lVEbiEqzrN/ instagram.com/p/lVEmboKzrg/
I made a pine cab in 2004. The dovetails were that tight I didn't bother knocking it apart again to glue it. It's still in one piece 17 years later. I didn't use tolex, it's too much work just to make it look like every other cab. Natural wood looks much better anyway.
How much would you charge to build one of these? I would pay for this.
I'd be glad to help! Shoot me an email we can discuss. beckspeed.com/blog/info-request/
$600-$800 for labor and materials. You provide the amp and speakers. Thanks!
I would love to have this done to my amp someday. Just expensive. Ive seen an amp from 74 that was just like this. It looked sick
@@AdamBeckSpeed hi Adam ! I just watched your video where you mad a head cabint for you twin reverb chassis. Are you located in the United States ? Im interested in a cabinet. Im located in Indiana, near Chicago.
Bryan Keith I’m in USA! Not too far either. I’m in Ohio between Dayton and Cincinnati. I’d be glad to discuss building one for you. Thanks!
Looks great! I'm sure it will sound great too. Now you need to build a nice road case to protect it. Unless you want to sell it. I would buy it is heartbeat if you were interested. Great job thanks for the vid.
unfortunately I already sold it! It lives in Texas with a pedal-steel player. Thanks
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Very nice work, but personally I would not have used pine boards that were cupped. Did the final result remain stable?
Ken B. Yeah I agree. It was super humid and they cupped pretty fast, I was able to pull them straight too when I put them together. Was dead straight once I glued.
Adam Beck : I was hoping that was the case. I watched you clamp and work it until straight. I think old Leo did those dovetails for at least that reason. Except when he was doing it the pine was old growth. Your tree looked like it was a puppy on steroids. Pretty much all you can buy now.
Excellent video, it looks great!
What are the wood’s thickness?
Building my own cabinet and don’t have much experience in woodwork.
standard 3/4" think stuff from Lowes - get the best pine they have, it's worth it. I would have liked to go deeper (12") but it's tough to find solid boards over 10" - which is why cabs are often built from plywood or MDF.
Awesome work! How its called the tool that helps you to cut the unions
peachtree woodworking dovetail router jig
Thank you! Keep uploading your work, it's amazing. Saludos desde Argentina
Love your tutorial man! Would’ve loved it more if you would’ve added a narrative on the steps you were doing while you were putting it together.
Looks like some good clear Radiata or Monterey Pine? Enh maybe not. Looks a bit green. That isn't poplar is it?
Does the wood casing give a better sound?. Great job by the way.
duffermod1 yeah I didn’t A/B it to the original so it’s hard for me to say. I’ve heard many of these twins before and they all sound the same. The new cab is deeper and pine so it has more growl when pushed. Also it’s much lighter and easier to transport.
Wouldn't it seem advisable to leave openings behind the head's grill cloth, too, to enable some air circulation? As the head's cabinet isn't that spacey inside it might help to avoid too much heat inside. I'd guess that would contribute to longer life of tubes and other parts in there, wouldn't it?
moreorlesslikeso maybe, it's pretty much wide open on the back of the amp. Every old Marshall or Fender head was built with much less circulation than this has. Actually when it was cold out it took a little while to warm all the way up.
I'm possibly a bit over-cautious then, but I even added a fan to the head cabinet I once built for my Kitty Hawk (ex-)combo (which was mega-heavy)... But one more thing: did you transplant the spring reverb tank to the head cabinet as well? I think I didn't notice in your vid. For sake of size I left mine in the speaker compartment (= ex combo casing) and every now and then I find myself wondering if I hadn't done better otherwise...
yeah I built it with just enough room to tuck the reverb tank into the head. Works great. Still weighed a ton.
I really enjoyed this video.
So nice man. Just perfect.
Beautiful job.
Perfect, and about the sound? Improved?
Sounds great! There were. Lot of things changed, (speaker, materials and dimensions) hard to say what had the most affect.
@@AdamBeckSpeed nice :)
one questio i got the randall rh100 1g but without the case is there any page how to attached in the new wood case that i got D:?
I’m not familiar with that head but I’m sure it’s possible. You just need to get creative
Ok i solved the enclosure wood piece just one las part which I’m kind lost got any idea tip trick on how to make the holes true the wood so they match the metal enclosure because once I slide the head there’s no way to see the holes
That. Was beautiful!
Beautiful job!
Hello mate. The contribution is very good, I saw that the head has no advantage, does the fender amplifier work well, or did it focus?
How do you get the edges even and the joints lined up?
Bob C. You line up each side with its corresponding joint. I lined them up prior to each cut. Male A to female A and so forth
I'm almost finished my Amp Speaker box(weathers been shitty). What did you use for the Speaker mounting screw holes?
I used 10-32 threaded "T-nuts" from partsexpress.com www.parts-express.com/10-32-t-nuts-50-pcs--081-1070
That beautiful!
What is that tool/stencil you used for the dovetails?
its the peachtree brand dovetail jig. I love it.
Nice Job !! What brand of jointing rig ? Thanks
Thanks! I'm using the Peachtree woodworking rig. I built my own Oak rail to mount it to and to hold the clamps, theirs is MDF and I hate that stuff. Plus this way I could make it the way I want - It's extra long for easier clamping.
yea man, thats what im talkin' about right there! good work!
Did you have a problem with noise when you installed the reverb pan? I built a Princeton in a head, but when a friend who knew what he was doing checked it out, it was because the pan was too close to the transformers. Even a couple inches seemed to make a big difference. I sort of figured that's why the Bandmaster Reverbs have such ridiculously tall head boxes...
trevor deke bajus - no noise issues. I cheated the reverb box away from the transformer and I installed a grounded aluminum shield on the top of head box (above the chassis)
Awsume Job! i like it! Pardon my ignorance, but why seperate amp from spkrs?
Dave Hollamon because it was heavy!
this is awesome! Has inspired me to make my own!
well done !!!
enjoy it !
Ohio should be proud of you.
Did you custom make that router table? If so can you do a vid on it?
Mark AG no it's an old garage sale score then a hand me down. It's not great but it does the job. Basically it's a box on wheels with a hole in the top and a cheap router on the inside. I set the fence with clamps.
What size radius round over bit is that in the router table?
3/4" I think
Nice work for sure. Dang!
Bueatiful man! Good look for the twin!
Great work my friend, I wish you were my neighbour.
Just scored a 76 twin reverb without speakers online. Planning on building a shell myself. Do you happen to still remember the chassis dimensions of yours? I obviously can’t measure yet but wanted to get a head start on planning it out. Thanks in advance!
Rene Fierro no sorry
Just curious if your speaker cabinet was closed back, or you left it open like the Twin has?
I made it "convertible" with panels I can screw in or not. I had it divided horizontally into thirds and usually left 2 in and the middle one out. SO "semi-open"
@@AdamBeckSpeed OK, I get it. I have a 64' deluxe reverb, and I want to build a 2x10 cabinet, like the Tremolux cabinet, but with 2, 16 ohm speakers. I wouldn't make a head and cabinet combo, just unplug the 12" in the amp, and plug in the external. I was thinking of doing exactly what you said, top and bottom back panels, pretty much the way the combo has.
that was awesome man! congrats!
Very nice work
What kind of dovetail jig is that?
Samuel Jones peachtree woodworking
Love it. Wish I could do this!
I would have stained it darker but this is so badass
Pine is a funny wood to stain. It often turns out really splotchy (even with conditioner). It's always a gamble as to whether it will look good
Amazing work mate 👍✌️👌🏽
BEAUTIFUL.
You should have minimized the gluing footage and talked more about the construction which you did at the end!
Super cool!
The stationary guide where did u got it sir?
Two questions, did you coat it with poly and kept it natural? and what did you use for the speaker Holes? thanks
Pete Urbann I coated with a few coats clear nitrocellulose lacquer like you use to finish a vintage style guitar, and buffed out with a grey or white scotch-brite for a matte finish. The speaker baffle is 1/2” edge-glued pine from Lowe’s. Looks like a butcher block but it’s solid pine.