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Post by Sean on Dec 7, 2011 8:30:22 GMT -7
Those aren't mine I was just looking for some pics online.
When I made one a few years back (for church use) I think it was about $40 for everything. I just did the three piece thing (think a "science fair display board" layout) because I left it at church. I think I used 1/4" thick panel. Prob a 4'x2' piece would work. Depends on the cab height and width of course.
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Post by gizmo on Dec 7, 2011 10:17:23 GMT -7
I think you have the makings of a business there Sean!
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Post by jammers5 on Dec 7, 2011 10:49:09 GMT -7
Thanks for the info. The other guys in the band are using headphones with their avioms. What are avioms??? J5
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Post by randalp3000 on Dec 7, 2011 10:58:48 GMT -7
Thanks for the info. The other guys in the band are using headphones with their avioms. What are avioms??? J5 a digital mixer with a headphone or line out so you can do your own monitor mix. One of the best things ever invented, except the headphone part. I once threw my strat (57 RI with real knobs and pickup covers) down and walked off stage during a church rehearsal because of my monitor mix once. Broke my pickguard and a tuner along with some nice nicks. The Avioms are a life saver.
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Post by randalp3000 on Dec 7, 2011 11:06:05 GMT -7
w/r/t the plexiglass idea - I just went to a building supply store and bough a sheet of plexiglass and a few hinges....if you measure the width of the cab, usually the stores will make a cut or two for you there which is a good thing as it is tough to cut plexiglass cleanly w/o the right saw...anyway, just cut it into three pieces - one big enough to go across the cab, and two smaller ones to swing out on the sides to support it and block the sides a bit. drill some holes and put the hinges on. Works great, and you can pull it out a bit from the cab to have room for a mic. Or you can do multiple sections to help with portability. some ideas: This one is a bit fancier... I made one out of plywood and put it behind my amp so I don't loose the sound coming out of the back on a big stage(huge bottom end loss). I also put my amp in front of me facing backwards like a monitor. That way it's not blasting the audience and especially the sound man. Now I'm using a Boogie Thiele ported, sealed back cab so I don't need the shield anymore.
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Post by zigzagman on Dec 7, 2011 14:12:34 GMT -7
If I were in your situation I'd isobox the Wreck's cab before I'd sell the amp. Build a foam lined box for the cab with a hinged access panel on either the top or back, and put a permanently installed mic inside, maybe with an amp clamp, and set the amp head on top of the box for control access. Install two wired input jacks on the box: 1 for the amp to speaker cab and 1 for the mic. Then just wheel the box in, connect the amp to the cab via the pre wired jack, connect the sound system mic cable to the XLR input on the box and send it to the sound guy. That would allow you to hang on to the amp for using in other gig settings and control the volume while keeping your tone. And it would have wheels! You could cover the iso box with silver tolex. Or just get one of those plexiglass enclosures... Check out this video at 11:20 in for some cool ZZ Top isobox info.
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Post by TBox on Dec 7, 2011 20:01:30 GMT -7
Thanks everyone, I posted earlier that I have decided to keep the Z-Wreck and give it another try. All your help is really appreciated. I haven't decided which way to go yet, attenuation, isolation, plexi-station , segregation, or whatever, but I'm going to give it my best shot. Thanks for all the encouragement!
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