Unusual headshells? (ideas please!)

[justinhedrick]

I have a peavey bandit that i want to use as a head, but i don't want to lug the whole combo around. i am NOT a woodworker. does anyone have any suggestions for unique headshell ideas?

[RacerX]

http://www.thecabguy.com

[justinhedrick]

thanks for that! i'd hate to spend $135 on a headshell, the amp only cost $125!

[Hemisaurus]

It's solud state isn't it? What were the dimensions?

[justinhedrick]

It's solud state isn't it? What were the dimensions?

it is. i want to say the chassis is 22 inches wide. something about 6 inches tall would work to rehouse the reverb pan and everything in.

[Slow]

pics. I THINK i have the same amp in my shop, if I do, ill build you one for a nominal fee...

[Hemisaurus]

Well it's a shame I can't fine one that opens at the top for it, you'd have to cut out or otherwise drill holes for the front panel, but it should be a nice fit.



Maybe with a bit more searching you can find one that has a top lid, like the smaller ones.

[justinhedrick]

that a cool idea hemi. would there be any issues with grounding or anything since it is a metal case?

[Hemisaurus]

Grounding, no, I'd make sure it's bolted firmly in, and the bolts should earth the chassis to the case BUT if there are external transistors on a heatsink, they may be isolated from the case, so you would have to make sure they don't touch the metalwork.

[justinhedrick]

pics. I THINK i have the same amp in my shop, if I do, ill build you one for a nominal fee...

it is the bandit that is called the "red stripe" bandit. it has a red stripe at the bottom of the cabinet.

[RAGER]

do you care about the original cabinet/enclosure?

[VOLVO)))]

Nah, I've got the other one, that looks like the Peavey ultra+. Just cut it in half. Fuck it.

[justinhedrick]

do you care about the original cabinet/enclosure?

i do. or else i'd just do the "choppy choppy".

[Hemisaurus]

Is it just me, or did everyone else skip over the word Unusual in the topic.

I'd go to the thrift store get an ancient giant VCR, and gut it, for a case  

Now that I think about it, that's not a bad idea, a lot of those VCR's have a folded steel top, all you need is to mount it on a wooden base, and put the top on over it, there's a case.

[justinhedrick]

Is it just me, or did everyone else skip over the word Unusual in the topic.

I'd go to the thrift store get an ancient giant VCR, and gut it, for a case  

Now that I think about it, that's not a bad idea, a lot of those VCR's have a folded steel top, all you need is to mount it on a wooden base, and put the top on over it, there's a case.

that's actually a really good idea. i also thought about just finding a bunch of old barn planks and cobbling something together, or going high tech and making one of out steel (again, i'm not a steel worker). i just need to find something that is tall enough to hold the chasis and give a few inches of clearance to mount the reverb pan, and the receptical for the power cord is on the bottom of the chasis.

[Hemisaurus]

When you say receptacle, do you mean hole? A drill and move the grommet

[justinhedrick]

When you say receptacle, do you mean hole? A drill and move the grommet

it's one of the plugs like on the back of computers (i think they even have an iec #?)

[Hemisaurus]

Yeah, we just called 'em kettle leads, cause they first appeared on electric kettles. Confuses the yanks as no-one seems to use an electric kettle over here, instant coffee not being popular

Well your choices are

• Move the socket, cut a big hole on the back panel
• Don't move the socket, get a right angled lead, and put 1.5" rubber feet on the unit
• Drill a hole in the back panel, fit a permanent cable (with grommet please) and make sure to disconnect the receptacle, we don't want live voltage on those exposed pins
• Run the unit upside down, plug into the top

Of course, you could just yank the speaker out the combo, that would lighten it, if the weight is the problem.

We used to have these really useful shelving connectors in the UK, two screws went into the wood, and each block had either a bolt hole or a captive nut in it, using them it was easy to knock up little cabinets, even I was able to do it. Never have found them over here, if you see 'em let me know.

[justinhedrick]

you know, thinking about it, i will HAVE to have the chasis elevated anyway to fit the reverb tank in there 

the more i think about it, the more i think i'm going to get some reclaimed wood from one of the reclamation places in town and do it up.

[Hemisaurus]

You want some wood? I have a whole barns worth here, just waiting.

[justinhedrick]

You want some wood? I have a whole barns worth here, just waiting.

. . . what color? (or colour, as you'd say).

[Hemisaurus]

Wood coloured?

[RacerX]

Heh. This is my guitar tech's shop. Pretty cool...

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/msg/2490434662.html

[Lumpy]

I was going to say put it inside a vintage radio, but it sounds like a whole lot of work for a Peavey Bandit

[justinhedrick]

I was going to say put it inside a vintage radio, but it sounds like a whole lot of work for a Peavey Bandit

that's true.

now i'm thinking of going a different route:

VTM 60 chasis and peavey C3000 power amp in 1 enclosure. I use it to push 2 cabs (diff impedances). i'm thinking a crazy "rustic rack" looking wooden box with old handles on it . . .