Last year I bought a nice early 50's M-11. After some digging around I found some talk and pictures of the actual amp that I bought
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Even though It needs some work....I really fell in love with it. This lil guy can get down....breaks up right where I want it to But after practicing with it the past year it finally gave out.
So first thing first I found a guy that I can trust to go through it and get it back up to speed. I dropped it off this morning and worst case scenario I'll have it back in 2 weeks.
Next step is what to do about the cabinet. Actually as soon as I got it I removed it from the original cabinet an put it in this old fender cabinet I had...doesn't look the nicest but it gets the job done...and the old one is not getting torn up. A friend of mine who does custom cabinets said he can build me one as soon as I get it back from amp repair. I'm wondering if i should keep it a lil combo...or turn it into a mini head...what do you guys think?
Either way I'm super excited to get it done. I think I'm leaning towards mahogany for the cabinet....you guys have any other suggestions?
M-11 Restoration
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Re: M-11 Restoration
Matt: Welcome to the RickResouce Forum. It sounds like an exciting restoration project. I would lean toward a light wood if you can arrange it. Having said that, I consider that the most important feature is to maintain the RICK carved into the front of the amplifier. A classic, surely. I know, "don't call me Shirley."
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Re: M-11 Restoration
I think that mini-head/cabinet amps look ridiculous. There's absolutely no reason to split the two in such a small size, as combined they are not overly large or heavy. Just another ridiculous marketing ploy. Cute, but inconsequential. Keep it a combo, and while we're at it, keep the original design. A nicely-varnished light wood cabinet in the original style would be an heirloom!
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Agreed, they just look goofy. Unless it's an Orange tiny terror, and even then it's questionable. Stick with a combo.jingle_jangle wrote:I think that mini-head/cabinet amps look ridiculous. There's absolutely no reason to split the two in such a small size, as combined they are not overly large or heavy. Just another ridiculous marketing ploy.
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I thought that the Tiny Terror was a micro-amp head, and you had to buy a separate speaker cab for it ($900 total street price!); not my def of a traditional stack, which has the two pieces sized to the same width and trimmed to match...it's more like a flip-top Ampeg, except it doesn't flip.
Re: M-11 Restoration
Yeah...I think you guys are right. The main reason I am restoring this amp is because I don't like hauling my 2x12 combo around (I'm sure it weighs over 50lbs)...so for me to get into the mess of separating the amp into 2 parts doesn't make sense..I'm trying to make one trip when loading and unloading the truck....guitar in one hand amp in the other
...less is more....right?
...less is more....right?
Re: M-11 Restoration
Each to his own, I guess. I love little amps turned into head-and-cab arrangements! Some of the Fender guys have done some good conversions.jingle_jangle wrote:I think that mini-head/cabinet amps look ridiculous. There's absolutely no reason to split the two in such a small size, as combined they are not overly large or heavy. Just another ridiculous marketing ploy. Cute, but inconsequential. Keep it a combo, and while we're at it, keep the original design. A nicely-varnished light wood cabinet in the original style would be an heirloom!
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