I bought some top/body wood for future acoustic builds, and received a nice billet of Padauk as extra. It was just a tad too short to be cut into guitar back & sides, and thus I finally figured a use for it. It was resawn into 13mm panels to make a new, flashy looking cabinet for my Fishman Loudbox Artist acoustic guitar combo amp.
Here are some pictures of the build process with short explanations attached!
The start. Rough cut 50mm thick mystery plank showed some nice red texture with distinct rosewood-like scent |
After initial planing it showed its true beauty! |
Then it popped to my mind. Would the plank be enough to make a new cabinet for my combo amp? |
After taking the measures, time to take the old cabinet apart |
New side panels: Solid wood in stead of particle board |
Loudbox Artist has a tilted cabinet, and most of the angles were something else than 90°. I glued the back to the bottom plate on top of the old cabinet to get support for the seam |
The front plate and top plate under the amp head were made of 12mm plywood |
Testing the fit before final glue down |
Box together, short of front grille only. On the floor you can see the old MDF cabinet. A future birdhouse perhaps? |
Done! I decided to discard the plastic corner protectors. I promise to be careful! |
Looking unique! |
The sides the audience will never get to see |
How does it sound? As good as always! ToneDexter and Voicelive Play Acoustic bring nice spice to the already gig worthy sound. |
Padauk cabinet matches nicely my cedar-cocobolo Terz guitar. |