Gut and refurb old ss combo

[JD01]

I don't want to be a lady.

Jesus... I don't want Greg to be a lady either.

[Greg_L]

I was in drag way before it was socially cool.

[Greg_L]

Okay this should be it. Totally finished. I've still got to really give it a workout, and that will be at band practice tonight. But so far so good. Working great, sounding great, and finally looking totally great.

There may still be a few little tweaks to come, but I'm calling it. The Assman lives!

[Bill L]

That looks amazing!

[Greg_L]

That looks amazing!

Thanks Bill!

[Tadpui]

That really does look great. Excellent work!

It looks like it belongs to a pimp that also plays surf guitar

Bad ass, man.

[Greg_L]

That really does look great. Excellent work!

It looks like it belongs to a pimp that also plays surf guitar

Bad ass, man.

Ha thanks. A pimp that plays surf guitar.

He'd have the best hos for sure.

[rayc]

The piping really gives it the finished, non amateur look.

[CrowsofFritz]

If you’re a fan of Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you can call it The Assman Liveth.

Looks awesome Greg. Cant wait to hear it in the tone thread.

[Greg_L]

The piping really gives it the finished, non amateur look.

The piping was a bit of a bitch. I've done piping before on speaker baffles and bigger Marshall heads. No problem. I skimped out though and bought some really cheap flimsy piping for this and it was hard to keep straight and even. And that front panel just barely fits...even after trimming. It's a pretty tight fit and I'm not keen on taking it back out. Ever.

Brilliant... grabs a lot of attention in amongst the Marshall colours.

Thanks, it does pop. The blue cheetah fur is pretty vibrant, though it doesn't really show in the dining room table photos. Those pics out in the sun is what it really looks like.

If you’re a fan of Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you can call it The Assman Liveth.

Looks awesome Greg. Cant wait to hear it in the tone thread.

Thanks, and I do love Sunny. I'd say it's easily in my top 5 TV shows of all time. Assman....ah-ah-ahhhhhhhh!

I'll throw some tones down real soon.

[JD01]

Looks great, mate. Well done.

[Greg_L]

Looks great, mate. Well done.

Thanks man.


Well I jammed it at a really loud practice last night - the Assman worked flawlessly. It sounds pretty huge. I've never played a real authentic vintage 6G6B Bassman so I can't compare them but I liked what I heard for my kind of surfabilly sounds. Most importantly, it just worked and worked well. It made it through a couple hours of very loud tube melting operation.

[Lt. Bob]

That looks fucking AWESOME!

You know that for an old dude I'm a fan of loud colors to go with the loud sounds and this looks like what I'd want it to look like.
Just really nice except no lightshow thru the opening ....... ...... but I guess you can't have everything! lol

Hate to say it but it needs a matching cab.

[Greg_L]

That looks fucking AWESOME!

You know that for an old dude I'm a fan of loud colors to go with the loud sounds and this looks like what I'd want it to look like.
Just really nice except no lightshow thru the opening ....... ...... but I guess you can't have everything! lol

Hate to say it but it needs a matching cab.

Lol. If I had been able to get the grill cloth I really wanted then it could have had a light show. But with that grill cloth nonexistent now and no alternatives that tickled my taint I just did it like it is.

On the plus side, since it is a solid front panel, I can get a logo plate made for it that says ASSMAN.

[Lt. Bob]

Lol. If I had been able to get the grill cloth I really wanted then it could have had a light show. But with that grill cloth nonexistent now and no alternatives that tickled my taint I just did it like it is.

it's awesome regardless!

[liv_rong]

Holy SHIT! That is ridiculous! Awesome work!

[Greg_L]

it's awesome regardless!

Thanks! I am thinking about an extension cab just for it. I've got two Celestion G12H30s just sitting here doing nothing. They might be good with this amp. Maybe I'll build me a 2x12 cab.

Shit I just remembered I have a donor 2x12 combo out in the garage. Maybe I could use that. Fuck I got so many amps now I can't keep track of them all.

Holy SHIT! That is ridiculous! Awesome work!

Ha thanks!

[Greg_L]

You know what kind of sucks about this? It's finished. In a weird way that actually kind of sucks. Don't get me wrong...I'm super happy with it. I'm happy with myself. I have a wonderful feeling of pride and accomplishment. I brought the beautiful Tender Assman to life with my own mind and bare hands. But there's not really anything else to do with it, but play the shit out of it. And it will get played, but the thinking and figuring and work of it is done. This thing has occupied a good chunk of my thought process for a while now and now that's gone. I bet this is probably exactly what postpartum depression is like.

Anyway, there is a next one.

[Greg_L]

It's probably not a million miles from "post-release depression" either... you put all this mass of effort over months and years into putting a new album out, and it, once again, fails to set the music world on fire - partly because you're not really the sales and marketing type and partly because even if you were it probably wouldn't make a difference - and you feel a bit deflated for a year or so, until you start the cycle again because the world needs more music and you're still cocky enough to think you're making a useful contribution ... and what else do you do with your creative energy?

My life in a paragraph.

At least you have the Assman and you'll play it, and there are always more amps to be built.

It's the journey, not the destination, as the saying goes.

Even though what you've been doing I understand technically at only a high level, I've really enjoyed watching it come together and am amazed at the stuff you know how to do.

Thanks. Yeah it totally is the journey. The final result is great for sure, but getting there is challenging and fun and when the result is a good result that's amazing. I know there are guys that can build these things in their sleep. I'm not there yet so the whole thing is still fresh and new for me. I've been doing a lot of repairs for people too. I'm stopping short of actually trying to make a little business out of it though. I'm definitely not good enough for that and I'd hate for it to become "a job". I'm happy to do it for local guys I know though. They pay me but I charge much less than a real amp tech with the very clear understanding up front that I'm just a hack.

I'm thinking about cabs for the Assman. Build one? Buy one and recover it in the blue cheetah fur? Repurpose something else? Don't know yet. But I like Boob's idea of the Assman having a matching gaudy blue fur cab.

And I've already started compiling parts for the next amp build. It should be a breeze compared to this one. I'm excited for it.

[JD01]

Yeah, just build one. It's just a box of wood, should he a breeze compared to the amp. I wonder if that blue cheetah print would would work as grill cloth.