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Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:25 pm
by Cobra
i LOVE that purple 2x12 cab -- that amp looks GREAT, and i bet it sounds good too.
I would love to build an amp someday, i sure did mod and "italian engineer" some amps when i was a kid, because i could not afford a good one....
nice work on that one!!!!

Thanks for the kind words, Bobby D! "Italian engineering"... Hmmm... That's some funny stuff! :mrgreen: I bet if you bought a kit, you could "italian engineer" the everlovin' hell out of it, & have something very cool when you finished!
BTW, I bought my kit as part of a group buy with about fifteen others, so it was significantly cheaper. Ceriatone will discount on group buys, but I wasn't the guy that put it together. At first it was gonna be all one type kit for everyone, (Wreck) then it opened up for any kit, so that's when I jumped on board...

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:35 pm
by Donner
hey watch t he 'italian engenering' thing - my wifes Italian... next youll be making fun of swedish meatballs or something :mrgreen:

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:55 pm
by Bobby D
Donner wrote:hey watch t he 'italian engenering' thing - my wifes Italian... next youll be making fun of swedish meatballs or something :mrgreen:


well, i am half italian myself, with the other half being cherokee indian 8)

and that's how my mom used to refer to some of my Dad's Rube Goldberg like contraptions -- no matter WHAT it was, my Dad could fix it.....but it would be slightly off-kilter, ala "italian engineering" -- no offense to any italians out there and especially not your wife!!!! :D

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:58 pm
by Cobra
What? I likes meatballs! Swedish or Italian engineered! :mrgreen:
Lutefisk? Not so much...
I don't think "Italian engineering" would help!

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:25 pm
by Donner
mmmmmmmmmm Luteballs 8)

how weird shes part cherokee/lakota

ah Italian engenering/Leaning tower of Pizza 8)


hmmmm

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:07 am
by Bobby D
Donner wrote:mmmmmmmmmm Luteballs 8)

how weird shes part cherokee/lakota

ah Italian engenering/Leaning tower of Pizza 8)


hmmmm


well, to my father's defense, when we were building our Heathkits and electronics stuff, that was done to a pretty high degree -- I was soldering pretty good by the age of 12 :lol:

You get good fast when you get "that look" from your Dad every time he sees a dodgy solder joint!

But when he would fix something around the house.....here in the USA, we call them "honey-do's".....you know, that list of stuff your wife wants fixed around the house???

I have seen my Dad rig some contraptions that still make me laugh to this day. And they woudl always "work"..well...sort of. But they weren't "broken" any more :lol: :lol: :lol:

THAT was my father's version of the "italian engineering" -- only said with LOVE :)

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:31 pm
by Cobra
Holy moly!! I just played the Cobralux thru an Austin Speaker Works KTS-70, loaded into a Port City 1x12 OS cab, that I borrowed from a friend, & I'm really impressed!
What a kickazz combination!
The ASW KTS-70 is like a high power (80 watts) greenback, but better, & the Port City 1x12 OS cab puts out some big low end without being boomy... I gotta try the speaker in my Z-28 combo next!

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:38 am
by Jagattack
Hey Cobra,

Glad to hear the amp is continuing to give you tone surprises!
Also, thanks for the info about the parts.

Cheers
Jag

Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:35 pm
by Cobra
I'm hoping I just found the last piece of the Cobraluxe sonic puzzle! I ended up trading for a 30watt Scumback H75-16, which just arrived, to be paired up with a 25watt Scumback M75-LHDC-16 in the 2x12 below. Basically a pre-Rola greenback and a pre-Rola G12H30, with one small difference: The M75-LHDC-16 has a larger G12-65 dustcap to smooth some of the highs... Since the cab load is 8ohms, it'll also be a perfect test bed for...
The LouderAndMore!!!
WOOHOO!!!
Tone party tonight!

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Re: It lives!!!

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:40 pm
by Bobby D
is it just me, or is purple tolex just COMPLETELY SEXY?